Hey Pete,
 > Seems like this echo is from the 'balmy' parts of the S.E. where 72' is
 > 'cold'...Hmmmm......C'mon out to the Sierras where the snow is at 32' &
 > the water somewhere @ 50!!!  The 'fur-lined diveskins' are honest-to-
 > goodness dry suits & a heat pack ain't wimpy!!
What's wrong with warm water?  Some of us have enough common sense
to realize that it's worth the effort to move somewhere where we
can dive year-round.  :-)
 > Someone was complaining about not enough messages on this
 > echo......Okkee-dokeee, here's one to fill up the 'space'......I'm sure
 > some of the Canadian bretheren will agree, that 'real' diving is a
 > neoprene encounter of the 'serious' kind; not to mentinon, survival!!!!!
It also causes certain portions of your "dive equipment" to
shrink up and seek a warmer environment.  Rumor also has it that
extremely cold water affects a diver's brain and gives them the
mistaken impression that they are having fun!
 > There has to be more to diving than 'primordial soup!!!!!!!'.  Now don't
 > get me wrong, warm is wonderful, & I would love to do it on a regular
 > basis, but here in the L. Tahoe area things are not so convenient...
Out of curiousity, what sort of fishlife do you see in Lake Tahoe?
 > So, in the interest of 'good will', which this season is supposedly all
 > about, lets all agree that there is a 'whole world' of diving out there
 > & that we should all enjoy our sport in whatever environs it happens to
 > take us.
Chuckling...  I learned to dive in a chilly quarry in the NE,
and like most young guppy divers fell for my instructor's claims
that we would see a real German wreck on our first dive.  My
excitement quickly turned to embarassment upon seeing the rusted
out hulk of an old VW bug sitting in about 40 feet of water.
 > Happy Holidays & safe diving from the chchchillly W. coast.....
Thanks Pete!
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