05 Nov 95 18:04, Paul Barton wrote to Wwwi:
 PB> Here it is 42 degrees on the NH seacost. This morning as I loaded tanks,
 PB> wetsuit, weights etc into the car for the ride to the diveshop it was 
only
 PB> 23. I shivvered at the 61 degree air temp difference between today and 
y
 PB> last dive off Key Largo. But being certifiable (as my wife puts it) I 
just
 PB> looked forward to the dives.
 PB>         We met at a local dive shop; several folks from New York, a PADI
 PB> rep and the national sales manager for DUI (in of course - a dry suit.)
 PB> The first person down the ramp to the dock skidded to the boat on the 
ice.
 PB> I knew it was going to be an interesting day. The trip out to the Isles 
of
 PB> Shoals 4 miles off the NH (or Maine, if you like) coast was a bit lumpy.
 PB> Three to five feet with a brisk wind off the starboard bow. Nine of us
 PB> huddled by the captain to stay out of the wind and watch the wave break
 PB> over the bow. Temperature was up to 35.
The next time you get one of these urges, go to the hospital instead and get 
a lithium level drawn.  
Jay
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