richerso
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Lake Ouachita Road Trip (Oct 3/4)
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Timeliner
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If I listed all the equipment issues, failures and other idiot things I did to myself I'd be in trouble here with the lurkers, thread jumpers and Scuba Protocol Enforcement Patrol for the next 6 months 
But what the heck, here is a partial list.
I forgot to bring my hood.
I lost my buddy seconds after we entered the water.
I had an out of air thing at about 30 feet...so I got to use my pony bottle and then do the valve drill I usually do before I get in the water. (you got to turn that darn valve on your main tank on all the way you know)
I did the rest of the dive solo wearing split fins.
Next dive ~
On my recently serviced Regulator the center of my second stage purge just punched out when I pressed it and so I opened it up and replaced it. I should have also put the diaphragm back in too when I assembled it again and that would have made it flow air instead of water when I tried to dive with it later.
I then broke a fin strap. Both the Regulator and fin strap service were perform while floating chest deep in water wearing 7 mm Henderson gloves.
The dive went great after that.
The next day~
Dive one I went deeper then the SPEP Officers told me I was ever allowed to go without additional badges and bribes. That's not an idiot thing to me but they don't like it.
Dive two I did Solo wearing split fins. ( do you detect a trend ?)
Though it was fresh out of passing Hydro testing, the dive shop would not air fill one of my tanks because they said it had a few scratches on the side they didn't like.
The Bones warned of surprises. They also told of grand and beautiful underwater vistas, good food, friends and long life in abundance.
The Bones never lie....
Soon , the Crows Feet will be added to the bag of Bones
But what the heck, here is a partial list.
I forgot to bring my hood.
I lost my buddy seconds after we entered the water.
I had an out of air thing at about 30 feet...so I got to use my pony bottle and then do the valve drill I usually do before I get in the water. (you got to turn that darn valve on your main tank on all the way you know)
I did the rest of the dive solo wearing split fins.
Next dive ~
On my recently serviced Regulator the center of my second stage purge just punched out when I pressed it and so I opened it up and replaced it. I should have also put the diaphragm back in too when I assembled it again and that would have made it flow air instead of water when I tried to dive with it later.
I then broke a fin strap. Both the Regulator and fin strap service were perform while floating chest deep in water wearing 7 mm Henderson gloves.
The dive went great after that.
The next day~
Dive one I went deeper then the SPEP Officers told me I was ever allowed to go without additional badges and bribes. That's not an idiot thing to me but they don't like it.
Dive two I did Solo wearing split fins. ( do you detect a trend ?)
Though it was fresh out of passing Hydro testing, the dive shop would not air fill one of my tanks because they said it had a few scratches on the side they didn't like.
The Bones warned of surprises. They also told of grand and beautiful underwater vistas, good food, friends and long life in abundance.
The Bones never lie....
Soon , the Crows Feet will be added to the bag of Bones
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The Bones warned of surprises. They also told of grand and beautiful underwater vistas, good food, friends and long life in abundance.
The Bones never lie....
Soon , the Crows Feet will be added to the bag of Bones
The Crows Feet should represent the talons of evil trees awaiting unprepared divers.....
Should they land in the proposed path of properous diving, caution should be taken....had a blast... even with K-Valves hex of traffic jams.....
OP
heavyjeffd
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Man that looked like a nice time!
Oh well, maybe next time for me. :|
Oh well, maybe next time for me. :|
Lets hear some about the underwater experiences folks had!! John A those were sweet photo's, brings back memories of a wet weekend on the lake a few years back. Frank I don't believe as much time as we have dove together you having such issues! John A what was the deepest area you dove and found on the lake??
You guys are making the on lake portion of the trek sound like a bunch of Keystone Cops! I just don't believe it!
richerso
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Split fins?!?! You're going to die!
You guys are making the on lake portion of the trek sound like a bunch of Keystone Cops! I just don't believe it!
Believe it Alan! It was quite the weekend of misadventures for most everybody. Having said that, everyone dealt with all of the little, unexpected surprises and emergencies with competence and professionalism. And everyone had a good time with the adventure! :cool2:
briankinley2004
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Any info on temps and viz? I'm headed up there this weekend to get my boat and make a couple dives.
Timeliner
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74 degrees on top..... Thermo. @ 40 feet .... it's a soft thermo.
48 degrees at 130 feet. some light down to 70 feet. you need your light on the way down but you could come up without it from about 80 feet on if you like twilight diving. ( I do )
Vis is good.... depends where you go 5-20 feet
some places a hazy 5 to 20 feet if you get my drift
Hmmmmm Key of A everybody... lets all sing a little song for Zinc...
I got a clothes washin' Woman.... I got a clothes washin' woman....
48 degrees at 130 feet. some light down to 70 feet. you need your light on the way down but you could come up without it from about 80 feet on if you like twilight diving. ( I do )
Vis is good.... depends where you go 5-20 feet
some places a hazy 5 to 20 feet if you get my drift
Hmmmmm Key of A everybody... lets all sing a little song for Zinc...
I got a clothes washin' Woman.... I got a clothes washin' woman....
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