Gilboa Quarry in January...Invitation!

[snuggle]

well you are the one who said ealier in a post that you OWNED a dive shop and lost your life savings..so i thought that you didnt own one anymore and hey mike. getting a little agitated i see..thats real funny....and you have already said that youWONT pay the 50 so like i said get over it and stop crying about it..maybe ya better pull this thread befoe you get over heated ..you can get mad all you want at me..all im saying is that if some want to pay the 50 thats their business..if some dont thats their choice too..

 

[MikeFerrara]

Whatever happens, I feel assured that Mike is trying to do what is fair to everyone.

There isn't much more that I can say other than that I wish him well and that he has made his quarry unaccessible to us in the winter. For his sake I hope he doesn't have to close but as far as I'm concerned it is closed.

The new policy seems a clear statement that either you dive there often, not at all or pay a very high price for the diving you do.

Other than the fact that it feels like a slap in the face to me it's not a big deal. I have plenty of places to dive especially in a year like this when there isn't any ice any place around here.

There's a quarry 20 minutes from my house that I can open up and have the place to myself for $10 per diver.

Blue springs is an hour and a half away and open 24/7 for $10 per diver.

I have lake Maxinkucky 1/2 hour from home

Mermet is further than Gilboa but it just became more economical.

There are other Ohio quarries open also and one that's open 24 hours a day according to the web site.

I have the Missouri caves that are twice as far away as Gilboa but other than that they are free to dive.

I would prefer to give the quarry diving business to Mike but he has made the cost differenial so huge that it's not a realistic option especially if I need to teach a class. Surely he knows of some of these other options and took that into consideration in deciding his policy.

Other than teaching, I go to quarries to socialize as much as anything. As it stands now if I go to Gilboa for a get together I'll pay the $5 non-diver fee to visit with folks and skip the diving.

 

[MikeFerrara]

well you are the one who said ealier in a post that you OWNED a dive shop and lost your life savings..so i thought that you didnt own one anymore

Again, I metioned the shop to illustrate my understanding of Mike's problem. I don't know why that concept is so hard for you. I don't own a shop any more but I still own everything that was in it.

and hey mike. getting a little agitated i see..thats real funny....

Why is it funny? Why would you take pleasure from anothers displeasure? Have you thought about talking to some one about that?

and you have already said that youWONT pay the 50 so like i said get over it and stop crying about it..

I'm not crying about anything. I have lots of places to dive, lots of equipment and even a full blown fill station 20 paces from my back door. Still I'll miss Gilboa a little.

maybe ya better pull this thread befoe you get over heated ..you can get mad all you want at me..

We don't moderate threads that we participate in. There's no risk of me getting overheated. I've got lots of experience dealing with arguments like yours. It isn't likely that you could make me mad. LOL

all im saying is that if some want to pay the 50 thats their business..if some dont thats their choice too..

Of course it's their choice. Why would I care what any one else pays? I've made no effort to influence any one elses decission.

 

[Boogie711]

If I could just weigh in here with a word of advice, Mike - Snuggle is best left on an "ignore" list. He (or she?) has been residing there for me since last summer. He's the only one on this board who made it that far, aside from Karl_in_Calif, and he's banned now.

Personally, I think Snuggle is obviously mentally ill, and should just leave us all alone. It makes it pretty easy to ignore all the non-sensical rambling if you just put him on "ignore."

 

[snuggle]

hey hello there boogie boy..how are ya theses days..

 

[snuggle]

oh i forgot..if having a different opinion means being banned boogie boy then the board would be closed for sure..but then again your the one talking...

 

[diverbrian]

For the people that couldn't make it, we had a great time.

This was where we set up. It was so nice to be next to the dock with me having my doubles and all!


http://www.palmerenterprises.net/divephotos/surfaceinterval.jpg


Then there was the wildlife:


http://www.palmerenterprises.net/divephotos/imag0024.jpg


Does this make us think of anyone who we see on this board (a sailboat by the plane):

http://www.palmerenterprises.net/divephotos/imag0022.jpg



Someone had added a flight computer for the plane:


http://www.palmerenterprises.net/divephotos/flightcomputer.jpg


And many thanks to the carver who made the totem pole for the shallow side:


http://www.palmerenterprises.net/divephotos/imag0036.jpg


And we can't forget my dive buddies for the day:

Dave


http://www.palmerenterprises.net/divephotos/imag0017.jpg



Tom


http://www.palmerenterprises.net/divephotos/TomSide.jpg


And how good of dive buddies that they are:


http://www.palmerenterprises.net/divephotos/imag0043.jpg



I have many more photos. This is a sampling of what I had time to upload to my website. I don't have a page made up for them, yet. Enjoy!

 

[Tractor Tom]

The resolution is much better on line then on the tiny screen on the back of your camera. Thanks for the photos! It was a pleasure sharing the dives with you, and I look forward to doing it again, soon!

 

[cornfed]

oh i forgot..if having a different opinion means being banned boogie boy then the board would be closed for sure..but then again your the one talking...

First of all, Karl_in_Calif went a bit beyond voicing a different opinion. In the end he was banned for being a beligerent prick. Why do you feel the need to throw more gas on this fire?

 

[cornfed]

Then there was the wildlife:

http://www.palmerenterprises.net/divephotos/imag0024.jpg

Yikes! A little warning before having my screen filled by a giant fish would be nice!

I understand your point about training during the off-season but aren't there closer places that would suffice?