Up bright and early to get ready for today's dives. Today we dove the Hilma Hooker. As I was putting on my fins, one of my fin straps broke. No problem. I had a spare in my save a dive kit. So I only lost about two minutes in putting on my spare strap. The longer I dive, the more stuff I accumulate. I still have my old dive computer as a backup for my new one. Redundancy is good.
As has happened on my last few wreck dives there was a current. So we had to go down the mooring line and swim over to the wreck. I had to be towed twice on this dive. I had a spare carabiner that I have hooked to one of the rings on my BCD. Charlie grabbed that to tow me. Paige used it to tow me back to the mooring line. Works great! We worked our way up and made our safety stop hanging on the line. It was only a 20 minute dive so we didn't get to spend too much time on the wreck. Bummer! At least I've dived it before in optimal conditions.
Our second dive was a nice restful one and I got 60 minutes in. After lunch and we were at it again. I came to dive! Half the group usually eschews the afternoon dive. There were only seven of us this afternoon. I was the only crip and I don't need much help under water. If there is a current I sometimes need to be towed. This afternoon there was a small current, but I was able to swim against it without too much trouble. That freed up Bert, Graham, and Charlie to take pictures. This was a 70 minute dive. You get to make nice long dives in Bonaire.
Here's a picture of our group at dinner last night.
Of coarse we are mostly busting our butt's at work while you play.
How the hell do civilly comment on this stuff.
We are jealous.
What the Hell are you doing diving on a hooker?!?
That's just nasty!
Posted by: Ralph Gizzip on September 25, 2007 10:04 PMLooks like y'all are having fun!
Obviously you're having a bitchen time Denny, but you're teasing us by not posting some underwater pics. WTF? I wanna see this hooker...
I guess you can do that when you're a SRF, eh?
Posted by: CharlieDelta on September 25, 2007 11:41 PMYEAH!
Where's the UNDERWATER pic's?
Are you sure you ain't 'round the Horn of South America?
It was mere Month's Ago that you were Drivin' ... and now you are Divin'?
Where's the pictorial evidence?
You may be sick, halt, or lame, but you have GOT TO provide a pictorial-trail!
Elsewise, you are but another 60-Year old! Weak, but Readable!
Posted by: DanS. on September 26, 2007 12:10 AMDanS-
You say "60-Year old" like it's a bad thing.
I hope if I make it to 60 I will be doing kick-ass things like diving a wreck and/or hooker...
Posted by: CharlieDelta on September 26, 2007 01:37 AMCD:
I say "60-Year old" like it's BUT a thing!
Care for a math pop-quiz?
My Dad went AWOL from Ft. Lewis in Washington State to be in Chicago for my birth in January of 1950; His punishment was Song Ri, Korea. At the time, he was a Staff Sgt. MP in the 6th Army.
So how old was I when I first laid Eyes on him? And how old is my Dad? (He died in 1979).
HINT: My dad was 18 when he went ashore at Leyte Gulf with MacArthur in 1944.
Are you flummoxed by the preponderance of data?
Another HINT: Ike was our freshly re-elected -President when my Dad finally got home to Chicago.
DanS.f*ck off with your math story problems okay? Why do you gotta always be such a buzz kill?
Big Den; tell me about this dive computer thingy? I'm thinking that this would make an ab-fab gift for my Boy-Oh. I love this photo btw, lemme guess, you're the glowing eyes guy? The Truth is Out There! Ha! Super Righteous F*ck
Denny - Sounds like a terrific dive vacation. Fighting the currents can take all the joy out of a n otherwise fun dive for this old guy. Give me a nice calm drift dive where the mild current takes me where I want to go -- that's the ticket.
Any night dives scheduled?
Posted by: capitano on September 26, 2007 09:00 AMHoly shit Dan, you just got bitch-slapped by LisaKay! WHACK! SLAP!
Posted by: Paul on September 26, 2007 05:47 PMDanS. may now ask my permission to lick my spike heeled boot.
Posted by: LisaKay on September 28, 2007 05:47 AMLisaKay:
Do you know the movie that features this bit of dialogue? I think it apropos.
Giuseppe: That would take an artist. I am BUT a mechanic. BUT are my eyes blind that I cannot see, that I musta falla to my knees to worship a MANIAC who has made of my country a concentration camp, who has made of-a my people SLAVES ? Must I KISS-a the hand that beats me, LICK-a the Boot that kicks me ? NO !
I’d rather spenda my whole life living in this-a dirty hole than escape to fight again for things I do not believe against people I do not a-hate and for your Hitler. It’s because-a of a man like him that God created HELL!
Posted by: DanS. on September 28, 2007 11:50 AMAh HA.
Just as I thought.
Your spike heeled boot is but a prop.
You can now apologize to all the REAL Women who actually wear spike-heeled boots and DEMAND something of the Men who adore them!
G'wan and play your phony Game!
YOU have NO-IDEA of what you request, ask, or invoke!
G'Bye, Little Woman! :) NEVER wear the Medal's of those who have EARNED them.
Posted by: DanS. on September 30, 2007 12:30 AMDanS-
Don't eat the brown acid...
DanS
My pooter died! But, lucky for you, I'm baaack!
Guess who's coming to dinner?
Posted by: LisaKay on October 2, 2007 09:01 AM