{"id":4312,"date":"2016-08-21T23:06:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T06:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=4312"},"modified":"2016-08-22T03:06:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T10:06:35","slug":"500-dives-and-still-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=4312","title":{"rendered":"500 Dives And Still Alive!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I arrived at Terranea Resort a few minutes after 8 AM, to what was going to be my 500th dive.<\/p>\n

There were maybe eight or nine divers there, but only three regulars – Reverend Al, BlueSteel and Libertarian Ted.<\/p>\n

It was decided to go off the Point.<\/p>\n

Unlike most other dives, I was actually waiting on the rest.<\/p>\n

\"Expert
\nI was the first to enter and watched the others make easy entrances.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

We swam out and dropped right on the statue…<\/p>\n

Logged SCUBA Dive #500<\/p>\n

Dove with Reverend Al, BlueSteel and Libertarian Ted<\/p>\n

The Point, Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA<\/p>\n

In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 1000 psi
\nMax depth: 60 feet
\nWaves: Some surge but manageable
\nVisibility: 10 – 15 feet
\nWater Temperature: 69 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 75 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 46 minutes<\/p>\n

\"The
\nThe Lady of the Point, plus a new addition…<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Memorial\"
\nPhoto by Reverend AL <\/em> <\/p>\n

Memorial rocks – “Shanon Wesserling Final Dive 2012” “Dennis Gunn 1940-2016 A great ??? a dive buddy”<\/p>\n

I want a rock when I die.<\/p>\n

\"Reef<\/p>\n

We followed Reverend Al.<\/p>\n

\"Reef<\/p>\n

Amazingly, these pictures look like the hundreds of other pictures that I’ve taken here.<\/p>\n

\"Reef<\/p>\n

\"Reef<\/p>\n

\"A
\nA block reef.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Stringy
\nThe Sun Stars are gone, but I have noticed these weird stringy blobs have been appearing more frequently.<\/em><\/p>\n

This was a nice, uneventful dive.<\/p>\n

\"Silt
\nWhen visibility sucked, we surfaced.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

I tripped over a rock on exit, but everyone else seemed to have made it out just fine.<\/p>\n

During the dive, we headed shallower earlier than usual; I still had 1000 psi in my tank, which is rare for a Point to Cove dive.<\/p>\n

I was pleasantly surprised to see Nick, Jill (a.k.a. Jilly-fish) and their son Ben; they showed up just for my 500th dive and to check out the diving scene, which they’ve been missing for several years.<\/p>\n

\"Grilling<\/p>\n

Jill brought Korean ribs, kimchi and potato salad; I had no issues being the cook!<\/p>\n

\"Korean<\/p>\n

\"My
\nMy dive buddies for my 500th dive – BlueSteel, Libertarian Ted, Reverend Al and Myself.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Ben,
\nBen, Nick, Jill and Me.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Me
\nMe and Ben as Reverend Al photo bombs. <\/em><\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

We were amazed at what people will go to to avoid parking fees…<\/p>\n

Parking Wars<\/strong><\/p>\n

During our debrief, some psycho Russian sounding chick, who was a passenger in another vehicle, got out of the car and ran to a newly vacant parking spot as someone else was trying to pull in.<\/p>\n

She yelled, “You can’t park here, this is my spot!”<\/p>\n

The driver who was trying to park yelled back, “Lady, I was waiting, I’m next in line – it doesn’t work that way here.”<\/p>\n

\"Psycho<\/p>\n

The psycho woman actually sat down in the parking spot. <\/p>\n

The guy acted like he was leaving and then started to back up into the space.<\/p>\n

The lady screamed – I didn’t see exactly what happened.<\/p>\n

The guy in the car yelled, “Call the police!”<\/p>\n

“I am calling them right now,” she said.<\/p>\n

During this time, the car that the lady came out of found another spot and parked; nobody appeared to be physically injured; obviously the woman is mentally damaged.<\/p>\n

I think that was the same psycho woman that was yelling at diver Irish Andy a year ago, telling him that if he was done with his business at Terranea, he needed to leave so she could park. <\/p>\n

Andy told her, “When I leave, I’m going to make sure you don’t park here.”<\/p>\n

Thanks again everybody for all the years of diving – great memories.<\/p>\n

Thanks again to Jill for the food.<\/p>\n

Until next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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