It seems to never fail, that when Im dead tired things go to poo.
I had gone to bed at 11pm after being up for around 38 hours. I dont remember my head hitting the pillow.
At 0202 the wife wakes me up. Honey the pager is going off. Thats nice. Honey its a dive. #@$%^, get up, lift the lid ;^), brush teeth and read the page. MVA RESPOND TO HAUSER LAKE BOAT LAUNCH UNK HOW MANY OCC IF ANY. VEH SUBMERGED IN 5 TO 6 FEET OF WATER AT THE MAIN BOAT LAUNCH. 0202AM. It's an easy trick when you get used to doing it.
Throw on a swimsuit, T-shirt and grab the portable radio and shoes going out the door. In the car and enroute at 0204.
Its raining hard enough to be flowing off the roads in sheets. That kept speeds to the high 60s and real slow around corners making for a little longer response time.
I get on scene at 0214, the fourth diver in line. Three were either on duty or just getting off. The rest of us responded from home. Two were already in the water searching when I arrived. I take another section and within 30 minutes we are sure the area is clear. While we are diving 2 patrol units are checking the 3 local bars.
Sure enough, drunk leaves bar, turns left instead of going straight at the fire department and not paying any attention to the half a dozen speed bumps, drives straight into the lake.
Then as drunks will do, go back to the bar and not tell anyone. So later some innocent bystander sees the submerged vehicle, freaks out and calls 911.
Drunk is now drying out in more ways than one in our cooler, the Brown Bar Hotel.
The boat ramp in in the center of this pic. going due north from the south label. The bar is near the upper left corner.
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=11&Z=11&X=1246&Y=13226&W=1
20 minute dive, 12, vis as around 10 which is good for that little lake, temp 79df.
Now that I have unwound, Im going back to bed.
Gary D.
I had gone to bed at 11pm after being up for around 38 hours. I dont remember my head hitting the pillow.
At 0202 the wife wakes me up. Honey the pager is going off. Thats nice. Honey its a dive. #@$%^, get up, lift the lid ;^), brush teeth and read the page. MVA RESPOND TO HAUSER LAKE BOAT LAUNCH UNK HOW MANY OCC IF ANY. VEH SUBMERGED IN 5 TO 6 FEET OF WATER AT THE MAIN BOAT LAUNCH. 0202AM. It's an easy trick when you get used to doing it.
Throw on a swimsuit, T-shirt and grab the portable radio and shoes going out the door. In the car and enroute at 0204.
Its raining hard enough to be flowing off the roads in sheets. That kept speeds to the high 60s and real slow around corners making for a little longer response time.
I get on scene at 0214, the fourth diver in line. Three were either on duty or just getting off. The rest of us responded from home. Two were already in the water searching when I arrived. I take another section and within 30 minutes we are sure the area is clear. While we are diving 2 patrol units are checking the 3 local bars.
Sure enough, drunk leaves bar, turns left instead of going straight at the fire department and not paying any attention to the half a dozen speed bumps, drives straight into the lake.
Then as drunks will do, go back to the bar and not tell anyone. So later some innocent bystander sees the submerged vehicle, freaks out and calls 911.
Drunk is now drying out in more ways than one in our cooler, the Brown Bar Hotel.
The boat ramp in in the center of this pic. going due north from the south label. The bar is near the upper left corner.
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=11&Z=11&X=1246&Y=13226&W=1
20 minute dive, 12, vis as around 10 which is good for that little lake, temp 79df.
Now that I have unwound, Im going back to bed.
Gary D.
