Mean Bob came through with one that he thought would fit.<\/p>\n
Bob even brought another diver to test it to make sure it didn’t leak.<\/p>\n “Why can’t I test it?” I asked.<\/p>\n “You need to be trained in a dry suit, otherwise you might die,” I was told.<\/p>\n OK, now the add-ons to boost profit!<\/p>\n Well, I was later told that I would get trained for the payment of a bottle of Scotch, so I had no issue with that.<\/p>\n I hooked up with Dr. D. for my dive in my wetsuit.<\/p>\n Logged SCUBA Dive #438<\/p>\n Dove With Dr. D. In With: 3000 psi The dive was perfect, with no events worth noting – we saw shrimp, crabs, small fish, etc.<\/p>\n Once I arrived back in the parking lot, I got the word, “The wetsuit is good, my right sleeve is wet, but only because the under garment was sticking out of the seal.”<\/p>\n I bought the dry suit, with the under garment.<\/p>\n I put it back on as I was told it has a “pee valve” in it.<\/p>\n “What is a pee valve?” I asked.<\/p>\n “It’s so you can pee without taking the suit off.”<\/p>\n Great!<\/p>\n Having a couple of debriefing beers, I actually had to go pee, so I decided to test the pee valve by standing on the grass and letting it lose.<\/p>\n I felt this warm sensation go down my right leg and my boot started to fill with liquid.<\/p>\n “I don’t think the pee valve works!” I yelled.<\/p>\n “You need a condom with a tube that connects to the valve, dumb ass!”<\/p>\n OK, how embarrassing, I guess I do need dry suit training!<\/p>\n Luckily, I was not in a life threatening situation.<\/p>\n During debriefing, the Redondo Police rolled up on us…<\/p>\n “It’s the cops, hide the beer!” someone yelled.<\/p>\n The Officer asked how conditions were.<\/p>\n One of the divers said that, “The water was cold at depth and when we ascended, it was like swimming up into warm urine.”<\/p>\n The Officer said, “OK, we didn’t need to know that… and by the way, we don’t care about the beer in your cups, or the peanut shells on the ground.”<\/p>\n The Police drove off.<\/p>\n Dan and Jimmy The Bagman started talking about giving the Redondo Beach Police free SCUBA lessons since they are so cool – well, except for the ones that give dog tickets.<\/p>\n Now, I just need 20 dry suit dives and training with doubles before I leave in September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, I guess I haven’t officially announced it on this blog until now, but my next macho diving adventure is going to be in Poland this September. I had no idea what I was getting in to – the water is 38 degrees Fahrenheit and I need a dry suit – which new, also costs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,19,25,9,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAnd it fit me!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe whether was really funky – 83 degrees, but raining slightly; the ocean was flat.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nVeterans Park, Redondo Beach, California, USA<\/p>\n
\nOut With: 1000 psi
\nMax depth: 70 feet
\nWaves: Pretty flat, with some rollers
\nVisibility: 10 to maybe 15 feet
\nWater Temperature: 58 degrees at depth, 64 at the surface
\nAir Temperature: 84 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 35 minutes or so<\/p>\n
\nDebriefing continued.<\/em><\/p>\n