On Thu, 3 May 2001 19:52:10 -0400, Philip Brooks <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>>> Stay away from those heathens!
>
>Aww, c'mon...haven't you heard about the abundance of southern hospitality
>in Charleston? =)

For the Rebels of Civil War, perhaps.  But if those folks have to drive
hundreds of miles to dive in Lake Jocassee (yuck!), I can imagine what
kind of diving they have there.  :)


>Of course, the rivers can't be much worse than the lakes here in Clemson!
>You're right though, we had 5 students in our group while doing our
>checkout dives and I couldn't see every member of the group and we
>were literally shoulder to shoulder.

It must've been a day of GOOD vis.  When Sue (my pardner) did her AOW
cert there (in Jan or Feb), it was snowing and she couldn't see her
gauge on her hand!

> So if that has me this hooked on SCUBA, I can only imagine what
> it'll be like when I can actually see! =)

You might freak out!  :-)  That's what happen to some quarry of lake
divers diving Cozumel for the first time.  On the first (deep) dive,
when they look down and all they can see if the bottomless ocean --
some actually panic!  :-)
>
>>> Checking out in the COLD water of the lakes around here
>
>I do believe I recorded a water temperature of 55F in my log book.  The
>wonderful lake Keowee.  Could we dive in the nuclear runoff in Lake
>Jocassee?  70F water temps and things to see?

Nah, you didn't miss a thing!  Did my AOW cert at the Hot Hole of
Jocassee.  The current from the hot water discharge was so strong
that my compass-navigation run must have set a world record on
the LONGEST MISS of the first leg of a 10-meter square.

>  Hmm...and what were we wearing?
>3mm wetsuits?  of course, it was doubled up in our chest and thigh area, so
>a whopping 6mm!  Yeah, that *almost* kept us warm!  Hood...what's that?
hehe

You sound like a NATURAL Warm Water Wimp.

( SNIP )

>  Atleast now, just about
>*anything* will feel warm to me! =) hehe

That's because we have a HEAT WAVE there (in Clemson).  :-)


>I'll definately, ::clearing my throat::, definitely be looking forward to
>talking to you when you come back to Tiger Town! =)

Probably toward the end of the month, to check how much the grass
and weeds have grown.  Send me an email to remind me if you're in
town.

-- Bob.