wb416
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Ber Rabbit:
Wow... that's pretty cool of him... might want to remind him a couple of days ahead of time so that he gets 'em though!
Pumpkin Carving Dive at Gilboa Oct 28, 2006
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Wow... that's pretty cool of him... might want to remind him a couple of days ahead of time so that he gets 'em though!
Steve_Dives
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Ber Rabbit:Who is still planning to be at the Pumpkin Carving? I want to get a ballpark figure of how many divers we'll have. We now have a few small prizes for best costumes and pumpkins
Ber :lilbunny:
I'm still planning to attend. I'll show up early to lend a hand, maybe take a quick trip to the tubes, and decorate. I have a tarp and a pair of chairs already in the car.
My bag of treats includes hot chocolate mix (and I can scavange a camp stove), bottled water, baked chips (not greasy, so you won't get queasy), Nutter Butter cookies, a costume (for surface intervals only), maybe a second costume, and some other stuff. I thought about bringing baked beans, but the resulting buoyancy could be problematic. :shakehead
JEScholz
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I plan to be there Friday night and Saturday. Sunday is questionable.
cmufieldhockey8
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I'll be there in spirit. I'll be thinking of you all when I'm in the 80 degree water of the gulf 
wb416
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I hope you folks stay dry this weekend! Looks like the rain should be clearing out!
Have fun!
Have fun!
Steve_Dives
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What an awesome event. Thanks to Ber for being the most bestest hostessest (and dive buddy) ever! I, unfortunately, had to leave last night so I could do homework today. :crying2:
For those not able to attend, here's a brief report. Both the air and water temperatures were a bit
under 85F. Visibility was quite good (honestly). A "breeze" kept the fall leaves from collecting on our cars and gear! And we sited a number of unique fish species, including a tiger, a rabbit fish, a thong fish, and we even heard rumors of an air breathing parrot fish.
The carving dive resulted in a number of trout attacks. Fortunately, we (and our pumpkins) were able to escape without injury. One diver who survived the attack was quoted later, "They kept coming at me from everywhere!"
The night dive was spectacular with a number of illuminated pumpkins and decorations. The pumpkins were having such a good time, several lept back into the water and were recovered a second time! And if a pumpkin had fun in the quarry, you can too. BE THERE NEXT YEAR!!!
For those not able to attend, here's a brief report. Both the air and water temperatures were a bit
under 85F. Visibility was quite good (honestly). A "breeze" kept the fall leaves from collecting on our cars and gear! And we sited a number of unique fish species, including a tiger, a rabbit fish, a thong fish, and we even heard rumors of an air breathing parrot fish.The carving dive resulted in a number of trout attacks. Fortunately, we (and our pumpkins) were able to escape without injury. One diver who survived the attack was quoted later, "They kept coming at me from everywhere!"
The night dive was spectacular with a number of illuminated pumpkins and decorations. The pumpkins were having such a good time, several lept back into the water and were recovered a second time! And if a pumpkin had fun in the quarry, you can too. BE THERE NEXT YEAR!!!
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Did we dive the same quarry?Steve_Dives:
Now if you dove on Friday, like I and riff-raff did, then I'd completely agree with you. But vis for my first dive on Saturday hanging decorations on the platform was poor and vis for the carving dive itself was awful.But guess that's all relative if you're at Gilboa often
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AWWWWW! I wish I could have been there. But on Saturday night I... well. Actually. I did nothing. I did watch The Fifth Element while talking on the phone to my husband. THAT was exciting, let me tell ya.
I'm in Florida, still, though, so coming wasn't an option. I will be diving at one of the springs down here tomorrow- I'm hoping it's a little warmer here than it is up there. It was 78 degrees when I took a walk on the beach today. Poor me.
I'm in Florida, still, though, so coming wasn't an option. I will be diving at one of the springs down here tomorrow- I'm hoping it's a little warmer here than it is up there. It was 78 degrees when I took a walk on the beach today. Poor me.
Sounds like a good time. I had fun last year, I can imagine you all had as much fun this year. Sorry I missed it.
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