New Years Day @ Gilboa

[skyking]

On a good note. I quit smoking and haven't in over a week now.

Good for you! Gave it up in 1979 - brain is getting too feeble to do the math now but it's been a long time. For a while try to stay away from smoke-filled bars since alcohol and smoking feed off each other.

 

[tiggrr]

Good for you! Gave it up in 1979 - brain is getting too feeble to do the math now but it's been a long time. For a while try to stay away from smoke-filled bars since alcohol and smoking feed off each other.

Hey, thanx for the advice. That is a long time. Always good to hear it can be done.


I'm lucky enough to have quit drinking already. My vice is underwater now.

And food. And chocolate.

 

[skyking]

Hey, great, John; I thought I might have to go solo tomorrow (as if Mike would really allow that!) What time are you guys planning on getting there? I'm looking maybe 10 - 10:30.

Just remember ..... SIXTY FIVE!

 

[Barracuda2]

Just remember ..... SIXTY FIVE!

Sorry Skyking, I didn't get the connection. What do you mean by, "SIXTY FIVE"?

 

[gtxl1200]

Sorry Skyking, I didn't get the connection. What do you mean by, "SIXTY FIVE"?

I thought it was your age:shocked2:

 

[Randy43068]

Who went to Gilboa today?

How was it??

 

[Notso_Ken]

Who went to Gilboa today?

How was it??

It was great! Water was 40, altho vis wasn't the best. Air temp was 20.

About 15-20 people showed up, I'd guess.



Ken

 

[tiggrr]

It was great! Water was 40, altho vis wasn't the best. Air temp was 20.

About 15-20 people showed up, I'd guess.



Ken

WHO won the scooter???

 

[skyking]

Sorry Skyking, I didn't get the connection. What do you mean by, "SIXTY FIVE"?

A joke from the Meet & Greet. Won't expand further...

Ted - Good try but if you must know, you're off by more than 10 and less than 20.

 

[skyking]

Two groups of us from the Dayton area arriived mid-morning. Got about 30 minutes in before GETFRIGGINWARMITIS, GETFOODNOW, and BEERMUSTHAVEBEER set-in and we froze our butts off gearing-down and packing up for the short drive to Road House in Lima for Steaks, Chicken, Beer, and other varieties of stuff.

The water was pretty much a uniform 41-42 degrees with not the best viz. One of the guys measured 39 someplace during the dive. Surface 20 +/- and windy - bad enough that by the time I got my drysuit off my BC, regs, etc had frozen together and I ended-up disassembling the whole mess in the bathroom after returning. Think several others had a similar experience.

Don't remember the name of the fellow who won the scooter, but they also gave away $5K in instructor prizes - none of those winners were there so I assume they'll mail them.

A good day all-in-all. Those who missed it get a chance to redeem themselves in 365 days