Anyone in for the traditional Alki Wednesdays (Aug 16)

Sergeant Pepper · Post by **Sergeant Pepper** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:56 am

Well?

Sasquatch · Post by **Sasquatch** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:00 pm

Yup. Few folks from ScubaBoard are meeting there tomorrow. I think it's 6'sh but I'll check.

'Quatch

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:09 pm

I'll be there on Wednesday!

jlehigh · Post by **jlehigh** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:22 pm

The wife and I ended up missing last Weds (Wife was ill), but we will be there tonight and on Wednesday if all goes well.

We'll probably arrive just before 7..

Joshua Smith · Post by **Joshua Smith** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:52 pm

Yeah, I'm in!

Diver_C · Post by **Diver_C** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:56 pm

Yes to Club Wednesday this week.

Next week, not likely. Supposed to go to Ross Lake, but work might get in the way. If work does, then next week is a-go.

:rr:

Sergeant Pepper · Post by **Sergeant Pepper** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:30 am

Ok, 6:45ish for me.

epuffy · Post by **epuffy** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:15 am

I want to go... but i've been dealing with a root canal ](*,)

And if you don't know already, a toothache gets 10 times worse when you dive. I learned that 2 weeks ago... even vicadin didn't help.

Sergeant Pepper · Post by **Sergeant Pepper** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:16 am

I gotta bail tonight all. Until next time.

Diver_C · Post by **Diver_C** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:06 pm

I will be there tonight. I hope by 6:30, but I have to go back to the Eastside to get my tanks, and finish setting up my harness. Ughhh!!! I so tried to avoid this late afternoon drive to/from the Eastside but UWS - Seattle was most unhelpful about filling my tanks today. Thank goodness for the small shop, Fifth Dimension.

thelawgoddess · Post by **thelawgoddess** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:10 pm

epuffy wrote:I want to go... but i've been dealing with a root canal ](*,)

And if you don't know already, a toothache gets 10 times worse when you dive. I learned that 2 weeks ago... even vicadin didn't help.

ouch; dude! i rememer reading in my scuba diver materials something about fillings and holes in teeth being potential problems. not like a root canal doesn't hurt anyway!

hope you heal quickly!

heard you saw an octo recently - that is so cool!!! $\:D/$

epuffy · Post by **epuffy** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:56 pm

thelawgoddess wrote:ouch; dude! i rememer reading in my scuba diver materials something about fillings and holes in teeth being potential problems.

Crap, I must have missed that chapter in the book!!

Diver_C · Post by **Diver_C** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:51 pm

Calvin, Nailer (and Cuppie Maverick for that matter) - what happened to you guys tonight? I was there, but didn't see you-all. Well, it doesn't really matter. I could not have dove anyhow. I was going to dive doubles, but as I was gearing up, realized the yokes on my first stages (Oceanic) would not fit onto the valves (OMS). ](*,) I am hoping UWS- Seattle has wider yokes to install in the morning so I dive Thursday. If they do/I can dive $\:D/$ , hopefully someone else besides will want to dive Cove 2. $\:D/$ I cannot do Mukilteo (too much screwing around today getting ready to dive tonight - have to work until 6 tomorrow). See ya....

Rich

Joshua Smith · Post by **Joshua Smith** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:24 pm

Urrr- sorry we missed you, Rich- I was there from 5:30 until 6 trying to find a parking spot. The place was packed with Divers- I think there was an Orca bait gathering from Scuba board as well? I didn't see any NWDC people, so I called Calvin and we decided to hit the junkyard instead....didn't realize you were gonna be there later.

Sasquatch · Post by **Sasquatch** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:29 pm

Lots of divers there after I got out. I splashed at 6:45 but there were only a trio of DIR suiting up ahead of me. Didn't think they were NWDC but I didn't ask.

Good dive, though. Spent some time looking for six gill sign but didn't see any at the i-beams so cruised around the Honey Bucket for a while doing a circular search exercise. Pretty fun with that viz today.

Sorry I missed everyone!

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:30 pm

Yep, it was pretty much all Nailer's fault

I called him and he said no one showed and so we decided to try something a little different. I'm sorry we didn't catch you! Mav, Cuppie, were you there?

Diver_C · Post by **Diver_C** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:36 am

Squatch, I think I saw you. You looked a tad familiar, but wasn't sure why you seemed familiar. Didn't see anyone else around, so figured the dive was moved or scrubbed. Were you in a Ford truck or full size Bronco? I was in the black 4/Runner just a couple of spots ahead, trying to get my reg.s to work on those doubles in the back of my truck.

Rich

thelawgoddess · Post by **thelawgoddess** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:01 am

Diver_C wrote:Squatch, I think I saw you. You looked a tad familiar, but wasn't sure why you seemed familiar.

i find it difficult to tell people apart when they're all suited up and only their face is showing, particularly when everybody is wearing all black and their faces are all contorted by their hoods!

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:08 am

This may be a stupid question, but it seems that there are LOTS of groups who dive Wednesday nights at Cove 2. What if club dives were moved to Thursday? More parking, less crouded, etc? Of course, this is coming from the guy who can't seem to catch a break and has only been out a handfull of times since getting my gear. Eventually, as long as I can avoid car accidents, I'll be there!

thelawgoddess · Post by **thelawgoddess** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:11 am

hey sounder, there's another thread about starting a thursday dive at mukilteo. i'm going to the t-dock tonight. (well, this afternoon.) feel free to join us! (or if you can't come that early; i'd be keen to do a 2nd dive when we're done - limited by depth and darkness, of course.) :hello2:

Sasquatch · Post by **Sasquatch** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:17 am

Yeah, Rich, that was me! I thought you looked familiar, too. We met at the John Rawlings presentation.

That's too bad you couldn't dive. That was a small window of opportunity right near seven o'clock where there weren't that many divers stirring up the bottom. You were the only one there then besides me. I had to dive solo but no big deal.

Next time I'll fly my NWDC flag!

Diver_C · Post by **Diver_C** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:11 pm

Squatch - that's right (John's presentation), I remember now.

The problem with the parking has nothing to do with the diving - it's the water taxi commuters. The taxi runs monday through friday. After 6:10, the parking starts to get much better. I was there at 6:30 and found parking right away, and right in front of the Cove 2. Trying to meet up for diving prior to 6:15 will result in parking problems.

Rich