If its winter in SoCal, that phone ringing must be a cancelled boat dive...

[Mo2vation]

DAMMIT JIM

"Ring Ring..."

"Hey - Ken Here..."

"Dude, boat's cancelled. Huge swells... we can reschedule..."

CLICK

Its become my least favorite time of year here. Jan and Feb. Some call it winter, I call it Dive Boat Roulette. You book a trip, and quite often, it gets cancelled hours before boarding.

So far, that's two this year - and its only 2/11. Better than 2002 (when I had 5 cancel by March) but ahead of last year.

I get the deal - safety, etc. Better to cancel than to go all Perfect Storm and go hull-up. I'm there. But its so frustrating. I'm packed, I'm fired up, I'm focused, and "ring, ring...."

Yeah yeah - and we got no ice, blah blah. Its SoCal. I want 70/70 all the time. That's why I'm here. This rain is tired. Lets turn the page and friggen dive. Looks like a few more Malibu night dives later in the week. Oy.

@$(*&%#%

OK.

So - DrB... just how ugly is the park looking right now?

I'm packed. I'm ready. Who's diving this weekend? San Diego to SLO - lemmie know, and I am there.

---
Ken

 

[ScubaSeanMaui]

Going to Los Coronados, on a BOAT! Sorry it's full!

Enjoy the beach, I know you love it!

 

[Mo2vation]

Going to Los Coronados, on a BOAT! Sorry it's full!

Enjoy the beach, I know you love it!

* Lube your dry suit zipper. Again.

* Change the batts in your back up light.

* Re-fold your Polartech Drysuit Undies. Again.

* Clean the science experiment gunk off your back up mask... ew

* Re-read your wet notes. Crimany - was I narked or is my penmenship at 103 FSW really that poor.

* Re-sew the tab on your left rock boot. Consider going to SC to get some bright red Chuck Taylors... then shake youself.

* Fix that dodgey Spring strap on your Turtles.

* Try to get that smell out of your hood. Crimany - what the hell crawled in there and died?

OK.

This sucks. I gotta dive this weekend. I'm gonna start dialing for a road trip to SLO or Monterey, or LoCal or some place....

---
Ken

 

[drbill]

Ken... I'm beginning to believe we need to move further south, at least for the winter. A tropical island with great shore diving sounds just awesome right about now. Wonder how it is to live on Bonaire for a few months? Doubt I will dive tomorrow but hope to get a few in Sunday if the forecast holds.

Dr. Bill

 

[scottfiji]

Ken,

I just had a great shore dive last night. Try one - I know you love them!

Scott

 

[Mo2vation]

Ken,

I just had a great shore dive last night. Try one - I know you love them!

Scott

Dove Malibu on Sat. I'm sure I'll be back there this week later on (probably Wed or Thurs). I actually did the rare Malibu day dive last Sat, before hitting Cat on the Encore on Sunday. We usually dive it at night.

This stinks...

I gotta get wet this weekend.


Thanks, DrB. I may see you Sunday.

---
Ken

 

[bertschb]

I'm 1,000 miles away and I still feel your pain. I want to dive badly myself. I bought a Zodiac a couple months ago just so I could get to more dive spots up here in the NW. I thought my flakey dive buddies might be more interested and less flakey if I had a boat. Nope.

I was sick with the flu last weekend and REALLY wanted to take the Zodiac out tomorrow. Nope.

I'm soooo bummed. What does a guy have to do to get wet? Sheesh! I'm about ready to bag cold water diving and just schedule more warm stuff.

More flippin TV tomorrow!!!! Ug!

 

[Frank O]

"Dude, boat's cancelled. Huge swells... we can reschedule..."

Boats are cancelling for Saturday? Things look kind of whipped up today from the rain, but none of the forecasts seems to be looking toward a continuing swell event. If beaches are too messy, I was mulling the possibility of Casino Point Sunday a.m. ...

 

[Mo2vation]

Boats are cancelling for Saturday? Things look kind of whipped up today from the rain, but none of the forecasts seems to be looking toward a continuing swell event. If beaches are too messy, I was mulling the possibility of Casino Point Sunday a.m. ...

I'll probably end up at the Point on Sunday, too.

---
Ken

 

[Ann Marie]

Ken,
I feel your pain. Right now the friggen pool is looking good!