--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: CDF00010 Date: 09/03/95 From: STEPHEN WEIR Time: 09:53pm \/To: HERE HAS BEEN A RUMOUR GOING AROUND (Read 1 times) Subj: Zebra mussels ^^^Are they basically white/light grey with 4 or 5, thin horizontal black stripes, and about 2 to 3 times the size of a zebra mussel? If so I may have seen some on the CARLINGFORD off about Pt. Maitland just this past weekend. alled a Round Goby , a natural predator to the zebra mussel has been discovered in the St. Clair River. Have you heard anything to that effect? This Round Goby as it is called is yet another "import" and is the natural predator from the Zebra Mussels home environment. Answer: The quaggas are white and do on occassion have black stripes. They tend to be deep water pests. Don't know about the size thing. Up until last month I know nothing about quaggas. Also some other zebra morph working its way across Lake Erie. Can't spell it though! Don't know anything about the fish. Maybe others can post?? SWEIR --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: BoarD_BoB BBS Ontario *Canada* (Bottom-Time) (1:250/218) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: CDF00011 Date: 09/04/95 From: JESS WILLIAMS Time: 10:09pm \/To: ALL (Read 3 times) Subj: Cave Diving Death It was reported on the news today that a Diver lost his life at Sharks Cove, Oahu (North Shore). He was diving in a cave called the elevator. I believe the news media said he had his advanced underwater. The silt from the cave was stirred up and the diver got lost. The name of the diver has not been released at this time. Jess Williams I do not claim that all of this info is 100% accurate, I just saw the report on the news. I am 100% sure that it happened at Sharks Cove. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Phantom Connection (1:345/4.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: CDF00012 Date: 09/05/95 From: JAY HANIG Time: 01:16am \/To: MICHAEL CHUA (Read 1 times) Subj: Lesson learned 01 Sep 95 23:04, Michael Chua wrote to Helene Mainville: HM>> Should not the mask be brought down around the neck, so as not to fly HM>> off the forehead? Fly? My mask isn't capable of flying unless I buy it a ticket. MC> Over here in the Philippines, that's a NAUI tradition, lot of new MC> instructors are starting to ignore it though. I've heard this my entire diving career. I tell my students and tell them that now they know....they can do what they want. Personally, I find a mask around my neck very irritating, but I don't tolerate neckties very well either. In 20 years of diving, I've never lost a mask off my forehead. Your mileage may vary. Jay PADI M-9033 --- MeanMail 2.15 * Origin: ** Jay's Mean Machine *Charlotte, NC* USR 33.6 ** (1:379/41.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: CDF00013 Date: 09/05/95 From: JAY HANIG Time: 03:47pm \/To: HELENE MAINVILLE (Read 1 times) Subj: Firebugs in the water? 02 Sep 95 19:20, Helene Mainville wrote to Roland Stephens: HM> Hi Roland, I'm not sure if you should buy a special regulator for colder HM> waters. The practice here is to do so if one plans to dive under ice or if HM> the air is below freezing. I would think that below freezing temperature HM> could create problems. I have not tried cold winter diving yet. Maybe, HM> when I'm old enough to not feel anything! Hlne. The air doesn't have to be at or below the freezing level to be able to freeze up a regulator. Moisture present above the freezing level may freeze if the regulator is tested prior to the dive by depressing the purge button. As the pressure drops across the venturi, the temperture will also drop. I avoid all this by diving in the Caribbean. Jay PADI M-9033 --- MeanMail 2.15 * Origin: ** Jay's Mean Machine *Charlotte, NC* USR 33.6 ** (1:379/41.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: CDF00014 Date: 09/05/95 From: JAY HANIG Time: 03:52pm \/To: HELENE MAINVILLE (Read 1 times) Subj: Lesson learned 02 Sep 95 19:23, Helene Mainville wrote to Cliff Sumbler: CS->> No, the mask should be brought down around the neck so that it can CS->> catch the next wave that happens along. So that it may then scoop HM> I 'm having problem with your syntax... That's because english is not your first language. It's very difficult to understand idioms in more than one language unless you live in an environment where both are used continuously. I suspect you are more comfortable with french. Jay --- MeanMail 2.15 * Origin: ** Jay's Mean Machine *Charlotte, NC* USR 33.6 ** (1:379/41.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: CDF00015 Date: 09/05/95 From: JAY HANIG Time: 03:56pm \/To: HELENE MAINVILLE (Read 1 times) Subj: Yea!!!!! 03 Sep 95 19:03, Helene Mainville wrote to Chris Ballard: HM> Hi Chris, I'm planning to get my boyfriend certified in Florida after HM> taking his course here in Lachine. Bu the time open water testing will HM> roll in the water and outside temperature will be too cold for a beginner. HM> Can you give me the name of any outfitters in the Miami, Ft Lauderdale HM> area that could do the two day open water? Thanks in advance. Hlne You can't throw a rock in Miami or Ft. Lauderdale without hitting a dive shop window. There is a huge selection of places that would be delighted to finish your friends checkout. I'm sure somebody here has a specific shop to suggest? Jay --- MeanMail 2.15 * Origin: ** Jay's Mean Machine *Charlotte, NC* USR 33.6 ** (1:379/41.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: CDF00016 Date: 09/07/95 From: MONTE RINKENBAUGH Time: 01:06am \/To: MIKE CALABRO (Read 1 times) Subj: Dive trip When you do a Night dive in Cozumel you must do a night dive at the Barracuda hotel not a real great day dive but one of the best night dives in the world it is a must see an your trip to Cozumel... Monte Rinkenbaugh --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Barsoom BBS Kansas City, Mo (816)765-9306 USR V.FC 24HR (1:280/20) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: CDF00017 Date: 09/06/95 From: BRYAN CHANCELLOR Time: 06:07pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Cozumel trip info Thanks to everyone who sent their advice/experiences on diving in Cozumel. As the day gets closer to the time we leave, we're getting all that more excited about it. Can't wait to hit that blue water! --- msged 2.05 * Origin: I had a flat on the Information Superhighway.. (1:124/4115.237) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: CDF00018 Date: 09/06/95 From: ROLAND STEPHENS Time: 11:56am \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: santabarbra Island california 11:56:0009/06/95 does anyone know about thew type diving on this island. or how much it would cost to fly to la, and what dive chater to use to get santabarbra? --- QScan/PCB v1.18b / 01-0162 * Origin: Jackalope Junction 501-785-5381 Ft Smith AR (1:3822/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: CDF00019 Date: 09/05/95 From: LANNY CHAMBERS Time: 10:42am \/To: HELENE MAINVILLE (Read 1 times) Subj: Lesson learned In a 9/2/95 message to Cliff Sumbler, Helene Mainville wrote: CS-> No, the mask should be brought down around the neck so that it can CS-> catch the next wave that happens along. So that it may then scoop HM> I 'm having problem with your syntax... HM> HM> Hlne I think you're actually having a problem with Cliff's notoriously wry wit: he was being sarcastic. --- MacWoof 1.5.3 * Origin: St. Louis, USA / email: creative@inlink.com (1:100/514.2)