On Thu, 20 Jun 2002 13:22:22 +0100, Huw Porter <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>>>Huw still hasn't managed to part with his Force Fins;
>
>There were a few gasps of horror when I pulled them from the bag! ;-)
>
>However I'd like to mention that the force fin wearer and his buddy (- Kuty
>:-)) were among the few who made it back to the boat against a nasty little
>current on one dive, while another group of divers with, say about
>5,000-10,000 dives experience between them - who shall remain nameless -
>had to get picked up in the skiff...  ;-)

Aw, c'mon.  Name those wimps.  :-)
>
>> Anyway, in the last dive he borrowed a pair of jets from a
>>member of the crew and tried to chase a turtle with them.  He used so much
>>air in this attempt that I don't think that he would ever try them again :
>-)

>I swam with the little turtle for about 5 minutes, but he wasn't as
>friendly as he seemed, next time I looked at my gauge he had somehow
>managed to sneakily empty 50 BAR out of my tank!

I had told you guys you should try using the LONG fins.  You could
out-kick the little turtles without breaking hard.  As for the big
turtles ...  :-)


>The web page archive has been down for the last few days, I've got so
>desperate to find out what is going on I've subscribed my w*rk address!

Well, I didn't get that desparate ... which is why I am about 60 posts
behind in my reading ... cuz the archive link has revived just now.

-- Bob.