Subject: ice skating at dotty 2010 begins Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:15 pm
1st Dive of 2010 for ProScuba
Once again snow and ice threatened today's diving! But once I had driven over the woodhead and crossed the pennines it cleared and the sun rose to give us a clear and beatiful sunny day .
Now as predicted Killa did what was expected - he text me to say he wasn't coming to play! But that was not the only casualty to the morning... Richard, Teressa, Jason and Jack started off and broke down still in Dunford Bridge. thier van just would not run - so they had to abandoned thier hopes of joining what was now Me, Andy, Euan and Emma. Lastly on the jorney: The A55 is great when it's dry, clear and sunny... but in future.. remember that at colwyn bay the road here drops to 50mph.. so I learnt my lesson
Access to dotty proved interesting (Killa take note). Sheer ice all the way including the car parking area and the slope to to the water!
Anyway once kitted a 60m dive for me was the order of the day. So all in all a great day and great start to 2010.
Some pictures: thanks to emma for these... and yep we are wearing socks... someone else can explain.
my dive profile....
Squirrel Instructor
Subject: Re: ice skating at dotty 2010 begins Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:10 pm
Great dive great day, couple of big bruisers from falling on my arse. Shame things went pear shaped for some people, and killa well he ows me a quid. Best vis i have seen at dotty for a long time, amazing what happens when you remember your dry suit.....
I'll leave the socks to Euan, the no longer dotty virgin.
Admin
Subject: Re: ice skating at dotty 2010 begins Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:26 pm
come on Mary... tell us about the sox!
Mary
Subject: Re: ice skating at dotty 2010 begins Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:15 pm
I can now see what all the fuss is about dotty!!! An amazing dive!!!
And the socks.... well
They were used over the top of our shoes to help grip down the steep slope of dotty. I wasnt sure at the start thought it might be a prank at first BUT IT ACTUALLY WORKS!!!!
Everybody else there was laughing in the car park but by the end they all had socks over the top of there shoes!!!
Overall a great day!!
xx
Admin
Subject: Re: ice skating at dotty 2010 begins Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:58 pm
Some videos of the conditions!
YoYo
Subject: Re: ice skating at dotty 2010 begins Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:56 pm
They should have listened to smudge and took some grit
Humor : the sillier the better - when will i eva grow up
Subject: Re: ice skating at dotty 2010 begins Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:27 pm
Cheers yo yo...... excellent just what i needed, a really big belly laugh ...love it
Pappa Smudge Admin
Humor : still looking
Subject: Re: ice skating at dotty 2010 begins Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:58 pm
i need to teach you how to add videos properly
YoYo
Subject: Re: ice skating at dotty 2010 begins Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:09 pm
That you do you know the link so can you do it for me cheers
Guest Guest
Subject: Cars and Ice... Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:16 pm
I found this funny-ish (if not a little scary seeing them bale and the car nearly going over the driver) until 5 minutes after I watched it there was a large bang, and there was a car where my front fence used to be...
Sighs...
killa MSDT
Humor : Never upset a ginna!!!!
Subject: Cars and Ice... Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:45 pm
Carnt view the video Yo Yo comes up saying private.
Can you put on here
Cheers
Pappa Smudge Admin
Humor : still looking
Subject: Re: ice skating at dotty 2010 begins Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:49 am
Some as moved it or deleted it... so that link does work.... but I did find another copy some had put on.
READING this mans reason for editing: someone had complained about privacy!! whats the world coming to.. shhh i noticed the bedroom on the house opposite, did you.... so your the one!
only kidding on the last bit... he had to hide the cars registration!!!