Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Mississippi Mud

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

Oh man!  I hear ya there!  Saw an empty barge many years back get sucked
under a dam.  Was just sitting there in the water and the tug that lost
it was coming in, but the thing just folded up like tin foil and was
gone.  Of course it was an old barge, but it's scary how powerful those
currents are.  
Carl


Mark Steed wrote:
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> Carl-How right you are about the Catfish and logs (trees). In the backwaters,huge Alligator Gar love to flop over and scare hell out of you. I've spent a lot of time on and swam in the thing many a time. You just have to select the places real careful. Over here Ol'Man River is real wide and the current and undertows are extremely dangerous. Scuba ops are out of the question. The giant river barges and their big Kort nozzles can swallow you whole and the wake they leave is monstrous. Makes you want to sit on the bank and drink beer. Regards, Mark.
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> From: Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>
> Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Date:  Tue, 08 Oct 2002 18:27:37 -0600
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> >Whatcha talking about Mark?  I lived in the Davenport Iowa area for
> >almsot a year as a kid, and we used to swim in ole' muddy.  Though you
> >are right- don't take a sub there.  If the logs don't getcha the catfish
> >might!
> >Carl
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> >Mark Steed wrote:
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> >> Wolf- I live in Northeast Arkansas just across the big muddy from Memphis, Tennessee. The biggest water we have over here is the Mississippi River. It is great to be on but a very bad place to be in or under. I would love to set something up with you sometime. When I get anywhere near your area, you'll be the first to know. Sounds like you have a wealth of places to get wet in and we have much in common.I can't think of a better tour guide either. Best regards, Mark Steed
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> >> From: Wolf <scubadiver@wolfmaan.com>
> >> Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> >> Date:  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 13:53:45 -0700 (PDT)
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> >> >Its funny that just over 10 years or so ago that was considered a "deep" wreck. Now they're diving the andrea doria at well over 300 feet. Jaques Cousteau's conshelf made some major advancements in scuba but alot of it was lost for some reason. My interest is mainly in Scuba thats why I want a wetsub, something like a massive version of the dacor Seasprint :-)
> >> >If you're ever my way let me know and we'll set something up!
> >> > Mark Steed
> >> >wrote:Wolf-What great places! I've been to the lakes(Michigan and Erie) several times but have never dived them. Sounds like I really need to though. I actually have a copy of the National Geographic you mention about the Hamilton and Scourge. The U/W photography of them is really something and the state of preservation is amazing. Regards, Mark Steed
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> >"I learned this, at least, by my experiment: That if one advances
> >confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the
> >life one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common
> >hours."  Henry David Thoreau
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life one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common
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