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Looks like we have a tropical storm to deal with next weekend. I'm watching it on Tropical Weather Information and the forecast so far is OK, but if she speeds up, or swings west rather than north, we may have an issue. Tractor Tom in Okeechobee

Hiya kids! Well, I just got home to Okeechobee after making a couple Keys dives with my 'old' dive buddy, GTXL1200 (Ted Bristol). I left our place in Okeechobee about 7am on Saturday morning and made the four hour drive to Key Largo in light traffic and nice weather. Ted and I met at...

I've been trying to get to Coz to do some diving for the last couple of years, but life and work seems to get in the way. Anyway, we're going on a short cruise (that I won) and will stop in Coz on the 27th of January. Any idea who Royal Caribbean uses for a dive operator in Coz? I've signed...

Hi kids! Wanted to let all you cold water divers know that (GTXL1200) Ted and I had a good week in Islamorada this past week. Made 10 dives in four days in the warm (80 degree) water of the Keys. No more 'old one dive' for Ted. He was ready and willing to make every dive, and was using...

Hiya Kids... Just got back from a four day, 10 dive trip to the upper keys. Made three dives on the Eagle, two on Wednesday morning and one on Thursday afternoon. In each case, the water was FLAT, no real breeze to speak of, but there was a current just RIPPING through the area. Was...

Hi kids, Well, I have been trying like crazy to get away from the Tractor Business and get in some Keys diving. Just got off the phone with the nice folks at Ocean Quest in Islamorada and have booked for five days of diving 8-12 May. My buddy Ted (GTXL1200) from the Great Lakes Wrecking...

Hi Kids! My buddy Ted (GTXL1200) and I are planning a week of diving in the Islamorada the middle of May. I have been looking at motels for us to stay in. The obvious place to stay was a bit more expensive than I wanted to pay. However, I have been reading about the Key Lantern Motel &...

Sold my drysuit and artic weight undies on eBay last week to a fellow in Maine who wants to use them to dive for lobster and stuff. If the water is too cold for my 3 mil steamer and beenie, I'm staying home! No more cold water diving for this kid. If my blood gets so thin that I need a...

Hi guys! I posted this over at the Florida Divers board, but thought that some of my friends in the Great Lakes area might want to read it too. Anyway, last weekend was our 30th wedding anniversary and Diane and I popped up to Orlando for a few days to celebrate with the mouse. So, when I...

... at the 'Living Seas'? The boss lady and I are headed up to Orlando to visit with the mouse during the Labor Day holiday and celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. I'll be the large, walrus looking diver in the Living Seas around 6:30 or so on Sunday, smile and wave if you see me...

So, the newspaper is calling Katrina "lumbering and sloppy". So is this going to be a hurricane or not? Some of us, living in Okeechobee in an RV would like to know what to expect. The RV is currently "nailed" to the ground with big screw in anchors and straps, the awning is rolled up, chairs...

Well, things in Florida are going pretty well, and I'm thinking that I WON'T be moving back up for any cold water diving, so I have put my Dry Suit up for sale. Check the listing here on the board. Viking Xtreme with all the accessories, size 05, under suit, the works, $600 + shipping. Hope...

...talking about 110 or so by later in the week. So when does it start to really get hot down here? As it is now, I can't work out in the shop or sell a tractor in the yard without carrying a towel in one hand. Does it really get hotter than this?????

MAN! It's been a long uphill climb getting the new tractor store opened up and working, but now things are pretty well set up and running. Have even sold a couple tractors. On the down side, have been working six or seven days a week for the last two months and an thinking about a dive...

...Port St. Lucie/Stuart/Ft. Pierce???? I dropped my regs off at Blue Planet for an annual, and my pony tank for a VIP. Seems they have been sitting there for a week now. I just called and the technician "just came in, and is working" so I should know how much longer they will be tied up...

Hello Conch Divers... Well, things at the new tractor dealership here in Okeechobee are clicking along. The building is looking pretty good and our partner says we FINALLY have a license to do business (tho' we have been open about two weeks now). With all this work (seven days a week...

...and I have my Dive Gear with me (finally). So, what weight undies do you folks wear in your dry suits this time of the year? I have a 300 wt and some long johns to wear under them if the water is REALLY COLD. I found that an attached hood and drygloves are a great help too.

Hiya Kids! Well, Diane and I are back in Frankenmuth for a few days to pack boxes and load up office equipment in a rented truck and head back to Florida. Things in Florida are coming along pretty well. We have our new place of business and have it pretty well cleaned up. The utilities...

Greetings from Okeechobee! Well, it was two long days in the truck, but we made it! Friday I packed every tool that I owned into my new 20’ lowboy gooseneck that I had put four foot sideboards on the previous weekend, and covered it with a tarp, that was well secured with battens and deck...