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03-18-2005 03:52 PM
OutlawCaver

Morrison Springs

Does anyone know who put the Gold Dot bowling ball past the restriction at 97 feet?
03-18-2005 05:26 PM
Genesis

Re: Morrison Springs

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Originally Posted by OutlawCaver

Does anyone know who put the Gold Dot bowling ball past the restriction at 97 feet?

ROFL!

No.

But I've made several tries at retrieving it. I don't think it can be gotten even no-mount any more, as the sands are shifting back the wrong way. My best guess is that someone was attempting to use it as a tool (bashing tool) and dropped it.

Oh well. It'd be nice to be able to push that restriction, but I don't think I'd fit even no-mount..... someone is rumored to have made it though - but I've not heard a report of what's beyond it - and until I do I'm not inclined to believe the claims....
03-18-2005 06:15 PM
Caver95

That would be chad sexington, stunt double.
Crazy guy, he is going t die in there.

He used to live in tallahassee, but just moved.
03-19-2005 06:01 AM
TN

Ia there a gate at Morrison? Is it open every day?
03-19-2005 07:40 AM
Dave

Gates always open, well at least the last few times I have been there.
Boaters are using it to launch now, so be careful when surfacing
03-21-2005 09:19 PM
fun2dive

We have pictures of me trying to reach the bowling ball, but my arms are not long enough. There is currently no charge for diving at Morrison. Watch the river levels, when they are high it is very tannic and vis can be near zero outside the cavern. Of course inside there is a lot of flow, so it is usually clear (unless you get a group of :blackbar divers stirring up the bottom). We were there one weekend and there were probably 40-50 divers. Luckily for us, they were mostly open water and stayed out of the cavern. It is a nice dive in the winter when the Gulf is too cold & the waves are too high.

Have fun,
-stacy
03-22-2005 02:35 PM
nwade

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Originally Posted by Caver95

That would be chad sexington, stunt double.
Crazy guy, he is going t die in there.

He used to live in tallahassee, but just moved.

Our stunt double buddy is innocent of this particular charge. (We won't discuss what he might actually be guilty of since someone might infer culpability on our part as well :smt043 ). He didn't know it was in there until I told him about it. And I couldn't reach it to get it out either.
03-22-2005 03:58 PM
Caver95

Quote:

Originally Posted by nwade

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caver95

That would be chad sexington, stunt double.
Crazy guy, he is going t die in there.

He used to live in tallahassee, but just moved.

Our stunt double buddy is innocent of this particular charge. (We won't discuss what he might actually be guilty of since someone might infer culpability on our part as well :smt043 ). He didn't know it was in there until I told him about it. And I couldn't reach it to get it out either.

I was under the impression that is was placed there at his request by another gentleman you may have met over the weekend. I think we should start a secret hand shake.
03-22-2005 04:05 PM
Tegg

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Originally Posted by Caver95

I was under the impression that is was placed there at his request by another gentleman you may have met over the weekend. I think we should start a secret hand shake.

The secret handshake idea is taken by the most elite cave divers of the world...

You might want to think about a secret word like "s t r o k e" or something like that...
03-22-2005 06:42 PM
Caver95

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tegg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caver95

I was under the impression that is was placed there at his request by another gentleman you may have met over the weekend. I think we should start a secret hand shake.

The secret handshake idea is taken by the most elite cave divers of the world...

You might want to think about a secret word like "s t r o k e" or something like that...

Joe, I have something you can "s t r o k e"
What was the Salute they did in spaceballs, " hail Screw"
03-23-2005 08:08 AM
Doctor Evil

Ah, A bowling ball... feels like... MY HEAD.
03-23-2005 08:13 AM
Genesis

I have a "smiley" on my board that makes for a perfect "handshake"...

Let's see if I can put it over here...

http://www.scubaforum.org/smilies/jerkit.gif

Ah, there it is.... :lol:
03-25-2005 09:23 AM
Kenny P.

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Originally Posted by fun2dive

We have pictures of me trying to reach the bowling ball, but my arms are not long enough. There is currently no charge for diving at Morrison. Watch the river levels, when they are high it is very tannic and vis can be near zero outside the cavern. Of course inside there is a lot of flow, so it is usually clear (unless you get a group of :blackbar divers stirring up the bottom). We were there one weekend and there were probably 40-50 divers. Luckily for us, they were mostly open water and stayed out of the cavern. It is a nice dive in the winter when the Gulf is too cold & the waves are too high.

Have fun,
-stacy

Stacy,
You forgot to tell them it's only open during daylight hours!
Great dive, as you say, espeicially when the river is flooded and the O/W divers won't go in. Dove it the first time in 1974 on my final check-out dives.
Thanks,
Kenny P.