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I once saw an instructor who had 4 students on the Algol, leave them and come screaming up the line, leaving his students alone. On his way up, I didn't back off the line quick enough and he screamed by me finning off my mask (not completely, but it was now vertical on my face). I'll take some monofilament anytime.
"Low visibility which at times make it hard to find your way back to the anchor line, many of us just use a reel to find our way back. Many of the wrecks are scattered, making them difficult to navigate. Sea sickness is a common problem. Oh the cold water is no fun either. Tell me why we dive up here again, thats right we are Jersey divers and we don't give a damn what we dive in.BTW a redundant are supply is a must for Jersey so if you don't dive doubles or have a pony bottle you will need to look into upgrading your gear or renting what you need."
Ok not so bad, low vis and cold dark water is something I'm quite used to. I've doubles and an 80 stage as well so I'm good there.
"Deer. I nailed one on Four Mile Road on the way to the boat one morning about three years ago. Little bastards ! I thought I was a dead man."
Hehe I've actually seen more deer swimming the st.lawrence than on the highways but good point.
"Seriously though: Rough weather, cancellations, poor viz (get a wreck reel and learn how to use it), entanglement hazards like monofilament (wear at least two cutting tools), seasickness, etc..."
I generally only carry one knife and it's on the belt towards the front so I can get at it with either hand. I've also never had to deal with any hardcore mono-filament issues though.. What sort of cutting tool do you prefer for that sort of thing, EMT shears?? What have you found the most useful place to stow it, pocket??
"And if you dive out of Barnegat Light the entire 20 minute trip up the island is one big speed trap, so slow down."
Ok so the big question.. Usually around here the limit is 100kph however pretty much anything under 122-125kph is ignored (in 15 years of driving I've gone through many a trap at 118-122kph and I've never been pulled over). What sort of grace limit do the po-po give out if any? Yes it's subjective so no worries about a truly accurate answer
Thanks all!
