Who knew....
But he is. I didnt hear this from some suspect source, or read it on some flame-throwing internet chart board I have eyewitness, first hand confirmation.
I met the old guy this weekend in Monterey. The first thing that caught my eye was his exposure suit. It was a bit unconventional. I mean, its red and thats OK. Lots of people wear red exposure suits - JJ and mini-me (our own O-ring) among many others. I will hand it to Santa he did opt for the extreme Cave Cut I dont think suit drag will be an issue. Good thing he got the CF200 (although the shoulder entry must be a pain) and the suit has a little stretch going - a couple of more Santa Snacks and hes likely to bust a zipper.
That said, I told St. Nick he needs to mix in a salad and get on the elliptical. No way dude is gonna make a 200 or 300 yard surface swim to the drop point. That bowl-full-of-jelly nonsense needs to change. We should get this guy hooked up with some of our own ScubaBoard fitness members and whip him into shape.
He was also wearing a very high volume mask. I told him he should put a low volume two window mask on his own list. I also mentioned that some people (even in this enlightened age) still consider it a distress signal to have your mask perched on your forehead. He said, oh yeah, check THIS twice . Not sure what he meant. Can anyone assist there?
More good news for Cringle hes sticking with his stiff, small blade fins. At first, I thought maybe he liked the precision control they offered when hes doing a helicopter turn or a back kick. After further consideration, I really think theres just no way he can motor his ample butt through the water column with a pair of splits. Whatever the case, at least hes not given into popular convention and is stickling with the classics. He needs to reconsider his color choices, but whatever. The guy is a walking Rule 6 violation.
His hood is essentially worthless. Its an entanglement hazard of the highest order.
His gloves are pretty high-viz. I surmise hes doing instruction now and this allows him to get the attention of his Students in the impaired viz the local Monterey waters often offer up. That or he has a teal-green tropical suit he wears to Coz and just put the wrong gloves in his bag this day.
I tried to get him to join Jaye and me on the Monterey Express this weekend. But he said he was busy. I wasnt buying it. When we met he was hanging on Cannery Row, just flexin for the chicks. How can you be too busy to dive? It was a glorious weekend in Monterey. After we spoke for about 20 minutes, and after I ran him through the pre-dive gauntlet of buddy questions (experience, equipment, attitude, etc.) Im glad he didnt make the dive. Dude is a complete stroke. He just stares off with his wild beady eyes. He's creeping me out. No way am I diving with this guy.
Ken
But he is. I didnt hear this from some suspect source, or read it on some flame-throwing internet chart board I have eyewitness, first hand confirmation.
I met the old guy this weekend in Monterey. The first thing that caught my eye was his exposure suit. It was a bit unconventional. I mean, its red and thats OK. Lots of people wear red exposure suits - JJ and mini-me (our own O-ring) among many others. I will hand it to Santa he did opt for the extreme Cave Cut I dont think suit drag will be an issue. Good thing he got the CF200 (although the shoulder entry must be a pain) and the suit has a little stretch going - a couple of more Santa Snacks and hes likely to bust a zipper.
That said, I told St. Nick he needs to mix in a salad and get on the elliptical. No way dude is gonna make a 200 or 300 yard surface swim to the drop point. That bowl-full-of-jelly nonsense needs to change. We should get this guy hooked up with some of our own ScubaBoard fitness members and whip him into shape.
He was also wearing a very high volume mask. I told him he should put a low volume two window mask on his own list. I also mentioned that some people (even in this enlightened age) still consider it a distress signal to have your mask perched on your forehead. He said, oh yeah, check THIS twice . Not sure what he meant. Can anyone assist there?
More good news for Cringle hes sticking with his stiff, small blade fins. At first, I thought maybe he liked the precision control they offered when hes doing a helicopter turn or a back kick. After further consideration, I really think theres just no way he can motor his ample butt through the water column with a pair of splits. Whatever the case, at least hes not given into popular convention and is stickling with the classics. He needs to reconsider his color choices, but whatever. The guy is a walking Rule 6 violation.
His hood is essentially worthless. Its an entanglement hazard of the highest order.
His gloves are pretty high-viz. I surmise hes doing instruction now and this allows him to get the attention of his Students in the impaired viz the local Monterey waters often offer up. That or he has a teal-green tropical suit he wears to Coz and just put the wrong gloves in his bag this day.
I tried to get him to join Jaye and me on the Monterey Express this weekend. But he said he was busy. I wasnt buying it. When we met he was hanging on Cannery Row, just flexin for the chicks. How can you be too busy to dive? It was a glorious weekend in Monterey. After we spoke for about 20 minutes, and after I ran him through the pre-dive gauntlet of buddy questions (experience, equipment, attitude, etc.) Im glad he didnt make the dive. Dude is a complete stroke. He just stares off with his wild beady eyes. He's creeping me out. No way am I diving with this guy.
Ken
