{"id":3270,"date":"2014-09-26T06:16:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T13:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3270"},"modified":"2014-09-26T06:16:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T13:16:07","slug":"california-money-grab-good-luck-hunting-and-other-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3270","title":{"rendered":"California Money Grab, Good Luck Hunting – And Other News…"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, I’m getting ready for lobster season, and stop by Big 5 to get this season’s lobster report card.<\/p>\n

If you remember, prior to last season, the report cards lasted the entire calendar year. <\/p>\n

Last season, if you bought a lobster report card at the beginning of the season, the card would last the entire season.<\/p>\n

If you already had a report card from that year from the previous season, that card would be valid until the end of the calendar year.<\/p>\n

If you wanted to continue that season after the first of January, you had to purchase another report card that would expire at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

Confusing, huh?<\/p>\n

Well, I was one of the people that had a lobster report card that I bought in early 2013 and then had to buy one again in January – that one lasted until the end of that season.<\/p>\n

I filed my lobster report for the year 2013 by January 30, 2014.<\/p>\n

So, I’m in Big 5 this afternoon and ordered a lobster report card.<\/p>\n

They asked me for one of my drivers licenses; I gave him the one I use for my fishing license.<\/p>\n

The total came to $21.60.<\/p>\n

“Holy, crap, the lobster report cards have really gone up!” I said.<\/p>\n

The machine printed a small green piece of paper.<\/p>\n

“I guess so, I wonder why the machine didn’t print the whole card,” The cashier said.<\/p>\n

Mystified, she called the manager.<\/p>\n

The manager came over and handed me the paper.<\/p>\n

\"DFG<\/p>\n

“You didn’t file your report for last season, so you just paid the fine,” he said.<\/p>\n

He continued, “Now that you got that out of the way, would you still like your lobster report card?”<\/p>\n

Isn’t technology great?<\/p>\n

I hope they never start using that kind of technology when they send out Jury Summonses – which I have never gotten.<\/p>\n

In other news…<\/p>\n

\"RIP
\nMy flooded camera is – deceased.<\/em><\/p>\n

I volunteered last weekend to dive in the Heal The Bay clean up.<\/p>\n

The diving at the Santa Monica pier was cancelled due to big swells.<\/p>\n

I had volunteered for the Redondo Beach clean up, on the side near the Chart House.<\/p>\n

We canceled the dive on our end due to conditions, but the clean up under the pier went forward.<\/p>\n

\"Waves<\/p>\n

I don’t have any news on what kind of cool stuff they found – I took off when our diving was cancelled.<\/p>\n

I’m on a boat tonight for the opening morning of Lobster Season.<\/p>\n

We’re planning on doing three dives off Catalina and the swell models are promising to make the trip quite the puke-bucket adventure.<\/p>\n

I like quality posts over quantity, so it may take me until Sunday to complete all the posts from Opening morning.<\/p>\n

So, fellow lobster hunters, be careful, be safe and good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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