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[divecutie]

someone provided me with a fin since mine fell off during our night dive.. thats where i get my latest name "gimp spice" it was REALLY hard to try and get myself out of the bus with only one fin... i probably would have been swimming in circles if there had been enough space to do so.

[scubahoney]

I'm liking Gimp Spice.

[Walter]

i probably would have been swimming in circles if there had been enough space to do so.

In close quarters, use finger pulls. Once you're in the open, use a dolphin kick. You should practice one fin swimming from time to time for just such an emergency.

[hnladue]

What great pictures you guys!! The Angels are completely adorable!! Sounds like you all had a good time!! Someday I hope to join in. Maybe if it's closer to my area and I have the $$ to travel!

[divecutie]

i probably would have been swimming in circles if there had been enough space to do so.

In close quarters, use finger pulls. Once you're in the open, use a dolphin kick. You should practice one fin swimming from time to time for just such an emergency.

i had to pull myself out actually but i had no gloves and im glad i didnt cut myself! ya i need to practice for sure cause i had NO CLUE what to do.

[WreckWench]

What great pictures you guys!! The Angels are completely adorable!! Sounds like you all had a good time!! Someday I hope to join in. Maybe if it's closer to my area and I have the $$ to travel!

Hey girl! We'll see you SOON!!! I can't wait for the trip 'up North' to get all worked out! It will be a blast as well!!! -ww

[DandyDon]

i probably would have been swimming in circles if there had been enough space to do so.

In close quarters, use finger pulls. Once you're in the open, use a dolphin kick. You should practice one fin swimming from time to time for just such an emergency.

i had to pull myself out actually but i had no gloves and im glad i didnt cut myself! ya i need to practice for sure cause i had NO CLUE what to do.

It always good to wear gloves on any kind of wreck - or any dive other than a Reef Dive, when they're usually not allowed.

I wore Tropical Dive Gloves, costing $15, but cotton gardening gloves @ $1 are better than nothing.

[cyclingmike31]

i probably would have been swimming in circles if there had been enough space to do so.

In close quarters, use finger pulls. Once you're in the open, use a dolphin kick. You should practice one fin swimming from time to time for just such an emergency.

i had to pull myself out actually but i had no gloves and im glad i didnt cut myself! ya i need to practice for sure cause i had NO CLUE what to do.

It always good to wear gloves on any kind of wreck - or any dive other than a Reef Dive, when they're usually not allowed.

I wore Tropical Dive Gloves, costing $15, but cotton gardening gloves @ $1 are better than nothing.

I agree with gloves on any wreck but in Athens it is a different story. In Athens, the wrecks have been made "diver friendly" with sharp corners and edges removed. Most of the entrances and exits have been worked over with either carpet or the edges pushed back so that there are not sharp edges exposed. The edges that are left are in places that folks should not put their hands. Some of these places are inside the wings and in the APU area on jet. Otherwise there are guide ropes that divers can use to pull themselves through the wrecks that can be penetrated. So there is no real need for gloves other than a comfort factor.

[divecutie]

there wasnt a rope in the bus charlie!!! well i dont remember if there was i couldnt see it or chie for that matter..

[DandyDon]

there wasnt a rope in the bus charlie!!! well i dont remember if there was i couldnt see it or chie for that matter..

That's what I was thinking - rope in the jet, but not the bus...?

[cyclingmike31]

The vis was so bad this trip that I didn't see a rope in the bus. Last I dove the bus was about a year ago and there was a rope in the wreck. I don't use the ropes to pull myself through the wrecks in Athens so I was focused on bouyancy control to get through the wreck vs looking for a rope.

[mischievous]

DC's right. there was a rope in the plane but not the bus. i thought that was odd when i noticed it during our first dive (yogaboy, DC, and me) when i looked up at the ceiling of the bus, but thought that there was a reason for it. i guess it just hadn't been replaced yet.

[divecutie]

Well look at you Charlie!!! Buoyancy is all you need to maneuver through a bus!! Well unfortunately not all of us are as wonderful and experienced as you, especially with LOW vis and no fin. Teach me your ways!!

[DandyDon]

Well look at you Charlie!!! Buoyancy is all you need to maneuver through a bus!! Well unfortunately not all of us are as wonderful and experienced as you, especially with LOW vis and no fin.  Teach me your ways!!

Yeah, that's how I did the bus & plane both, too, with Frog Kicks to keep from stirring the silt, but it does help to have two fins.

I'm thinking, if you can lose a fin in a quiet quary, it could be really bad in a strong current. Hope you got the problem resolved so it won't happen again.

Edited by DandyDon, 25 May 2004 - 04:10 PM.

[Starfish Sandy]

WELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL............You can bet your sweet biceps I will make it over to the hot tub in Athens for THAT event next time! Even if I have to take a nap during the day to make it up that late!!!!! OH MY!!!!!!!