On Thursday, May 16, 2002 5:48 AM, Ed wrote:

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> The water temp. was an eye-opening 43F at
> 60fsw. I was a tad cold at the end of the dive, the 3mm gloves are okay
for
> classes, but not so okay for long slow dives.

G'Day, Ed!  They've been out now for a little while, but your talk of gloves
reminded me of one of the exhibitors at the ADEx Show who's from Sweden.
He's developed a quick-locking system for attaching gloves to dry-suits.
The clamps allow quick docking - and release by the diver, and can even be
used for changing latex seals quickly and easily.  They can be used with a
variety of glove types and liners can be selected to suit the temperature
conditions.  (Their site's at:
http://www.sitech.se  )

>Saw lots of fishies, crabs,
> nudis, usual cast of characters.
> Agate Pass, cold, dark, 5 foot vis, 4 knot drift dive, lost Mike less then
2
> minutes into the dive, but since I had the float I wasn't too
> concerned...yes, I am a bastard, Cranky Old Bastard (COB) to you. We kinda
> forgot the jon-line when we left the boat.
> It was a rare day in the Puget Sound, the Sun was shining, the water was
> smooth as glass. Nobody nagging me about the hole in the roof, that the
yard
> needed mowing, etc. Heaven...

Mate!  43 degree F.; 5 foot vis?  I would have opted for mowing the lawns!
:-))))

Strike