<\/p>\nThe technical divers were coming back to the boat as Joe and I were jumping off for our second dive.<\/p>\n
Logged SCUBA Dive #409<\/p>\n
Notable Event: Went into mandatory decompression<\/p>\n
Dove with Joe R.<\/p>\n
The Palawan Wreck, Redondo Beach, CA<\/p>\n
In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 900 psi
\nMax depth: 126 feet
\nWaves: Slightly choppy
\nVisibility: Up to 40 feet
\nWater Temperature: 65 degrees, colder at depth
\nAir Temperature: 75 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 25 minutes or so, including deco<\/p>\n
Joe descended, and so did I.<\/p>\n
The technical divers were still on their deco stop coming up on the anchor chain. <\/p>\n
I descended and sort of got twisted around; I saw divers, but not the anchor chain.<\/p>\n
I actually surfaced to find the chain and tried again – I think Joe came up to make sure everything was OK, and all was good.<\/p>\n
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We spent about 10 minutes at the wreck; again Joe had to remind me to get back.<\/p>\n
I would have been a lot more careful if I had been solo diving, but I relied on Joe to tell me when to leave.<\/p>\n
By the time I got back to the anchor line, my computer was screaming that I had gone into deco – not very smart on my part.<\/p>\n
If I needed to make an emergency swimming ascent to the surface, I might be really fucked up by the time I got to the surface.<\/p>\n
I stopped at 50 feet for five minutes, hanging on to the anchor line, watching my Nitrogen levels decrease.<\/p>\n
I slowly went up, stopping every 15 feet or so for a few minutes; at fifteen feet I stopped until Joe gave the thumbs up.<\/p>\n
Joe told me on the surface, “Don’t get used to going into deco.”<\/p>\n
Traditional debriefing on the boat, spilled over into the parking lot of King Harbor.<\/p>\n
One of the divers is a famous video editor named Neno; I had given Professional Debriefer Paul his contact info, but Paul never called, potentially missing out on a very good video editing gig.<\/p>\n
We also talked about someone’s brother who gets laid more than anyone else.<\/p>\n
His secret?<\/p>\n
He doesn’t drink, has a good job and plays the numbers game, not concentrating on any chick who gives him any resistance.<\/p>\n
“He doesn’t drink, so he looks very healthy and doesn’t act like an asshole,” I was told.<\/p>\n
Oh yeah, and his good job?<\/p>\n
He’s a sperm and egg broker.<\/p>\n
Also, another thing that was brought up was when Neno mentioned to me, the first time that I met him several months ago, he said that he was a big fan of my blog.<\/p>\n
Well, apparently I did not show very much appreciation to him initially, but I do have one thing to explain…<\/p>\n
I have met a lot of people personally through this blog, and all of them have been cool; however, about once every two months I do get some kind of a correspondence that could be considered a “death threat” – usually from psychos that think lobster hunting is cruel or nut jobs that.. just don’t like me.<\/p>\n
Well, “If everyone likes you,” you are doing something wrong in life.<\/p>\n
So, fuck the the haters.<\/p>\n
But thanks for reading my blog!<\/p>\n
If you ever meet me and I seem sort of unappreciative for you reading my blog, I don’t mean to be – I just want to make sure you aren’t the guy that emailed me last week, telling me he wants to cut my nuts off. <\/p>\n
I made another lame ass video that condenses today’s events:<\/p>\n