On Friday, September 03, 2004 12:00 PM, John Nitrox wrote:

(snip)

>As you no doubt
> recall, viz, here is a measurement of thickness and not of viewing
> opportunities.  As old and fat as I am, if I were you, I'd still drop my
> wrinkly lard ass into the pristine  waters of Easter Island (and at 2000
> miles from the nearest land, they must be pristine) just for the joy of
> it.  If you don't dive Easter Island now, when will you.  Bon chance!

G'Day, Mate!  Wot's with the 'pristine' bit?  :-))))

That sounds like a description from a diving magazine destination article -
any destination!!  "We sank down through the azure blue, our bubbles rising
above us like a silver screen as we descended onto the pristine reef below
where a myriad of kaleidoscopically coloured fish greeted our arrival."
(Where 'pristine' goes, 'kaleidoscopically' and 'myriad' are seldom far
behind!)  :-)))


>          Also, you're right; I think Doug quit posting well before the
> "troubles," but before I start sounding too Irish, I'll just mention that
> we spend far too much time with the unimportant work of this world, and
not
> nearly enough time with the important liquids, water and ethyl alcohol.
We
> should learn to follow Strike's example and bring them all a bit close
> together.

I'll drink to that!!!!  :-)))

Strike