On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 09:31:27 -0500, Crusty Russ <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Hi John & Vicky,
>
>
>John Hauer wrote:

>> As far as reading the digiests, sorry I just can't open
>> most of them...the internet has a bit more room to grow
>> out here....

The internet HAS GROWN.  The LISTSERV Digests are a thing of
the past, listserv dinasaurs of sorts.  For accuracy of knowing
who said what to whom and reference to posts in general, I have
campaign for MONTHS for everyone to use the WEBPAGE archives to
read Scuba-SE.  You can post and reply directly from it too.

Go to the webpage

http://raven.utc.edu/Archives/scuba-se.html

    If you want to read CURRENT posts in the order they are posted,
    click "Search the Archives", and put in the "Since" box the
    word "today" and you'll get all the posts TODAY (Trumpetfish
    time -- aka EST);  or "13 April" if you want all the posts
    since 13 April, US EST.


>> On Caymans: Crusty, et al. Vicky and I would surely join
>> along if 1) you still have two spots, and 2) it's after
>> our school graduation in June 2002(grad is Usually around
>> June 6th to 10th).

Hope you can make it.  See below.

But you can find out the EXACT date NOW, can't you?  :-)  Our
university calendar of main events have these listed years in
advance.

>> Please send email details directly if
>> it is possible. Like I said, The list is very hard to
>> read on the road.

I'll email you, John, a copy of this (so you can read from the
webpage archives).


>>(I'll worry about the accountant later.)
>
>I've sent you info on the trip direct to your email address.  We would
>be delighted to have you aboard.  The trip dates are June 8-15, 2002 so
>that might be a problem for you.  I'm sure everyone else on board
>wouldn't mind waiting around moored at the dock for the first few days
>of the trip until you could get there.  :-)

Let's do a bit of determinstic and probabilistic calculations here:

John's graduation is usually June 6-10.  CAIV02NEDfest June 8-15.

So the probability of a conflict of dates is AT MOST 3/8, for
June 8-10.  June 8 is just boarding the boat after 2 pm and drink
beer the rest of the day.  :-)  June 9 is diving in Grand Cayman
and USUALLY depart at night to arrive Little Cayman on June 10.
So, the worst case senario for John would be to take a flight
DIRECTLY to Little Cayman, and Crusty and others can drink his
beer for him until then.

>
>> I used to think I'd like my boat to speak english, but we
>> had some great captains in mexico that knew only sign
>> language, we still loved the experience.

The only Mexican spoken on the CAIV is probably taquila and khalua.
But the English spoken will be the USA variety which will definitely
be foreign to the Brits and Aussies.  :-)  As for sign language,
to the best of my knowledge, most of those who have already signed
up for the CAIV02NEDfest are perfectly CAPABLE of signing with
their middle fingers, when suitably motivated.   :-))

>> All's good from western OZ..
>> John and Vicky
>
>Best regards,
>Russ

Just returned from Trumpetfish country, where the Trumpetfish (Jeff)
and I saw the 3-D IMAX film on Galapagos, and I pointed out to Jeff
the sights and close-up scenes Crusty couldn't POSSIBLY have seen
when he spent two weeks diving and land-grubbing in Galapagos,
because Crusty was skeptical when I first mentioned it.  :-)

-- Bob.

-- Bob.