Alachua Sink

[jcr]

Steve, I'm not sure where I fit into this list but I do know that you haven't contacted me about diving Alachua. I will be happy to take you there when it clears but it's currently zero visibility down to the upstream/downstream junction. I hear these complaints periodically but my experience is that I NEVER get asked and many of my fellow guides say the same thing. Feel free to email me off list or give me a call to discuss further.

Charlie Roberson
jcr@fathomdive.com
352-213-6575

[Sly-vester]

Charlie, Do any of the guides dive a rebreather? Cavemen is James just FYI.

[Kelly Jessop]

Kelly, please let me know when you are available to dive the site. I'm not turned off by cold, dark or tannic water in a cave.

I am on medical leave from diving until December,if you can wait,lets go (not a wishy washy reply,but I want to go real bad,and looking forward to it!!!)

[Draker]

My intent was not to call anybody out by name personally, but rather to bring awareness to the current difficulties in arranging a guided dive at Alachua.

I've already been contacted this evening via PM and text from several guides and now have at least one confirmed date scheduled to dive the site.

If any of the other guides would like to go and take me along, I'll provide the backgas.

Thanks!

James
954-294-8878

[Draker]

And here's a funny story:

One of the guides whom I had contacted several times, but had never met in person, walked up to me recently at a dive site and extended his arm and with a very friendly voice and a smile said, "James, I'd like to introduce myself to you. I'm that A hole who won't dive with you at Alachua".
I had to bite my tongue to not reply with, "well, that doesn't help to narrow it down much".
We had a good chat and shared a few diving stories and I hope to dive with him someday.

[whodunit68]

Steve, I'm not sure where I fit into this list but I do know that you haven't contacted me about diving Alachua. I will be happy to take you there when it clears but it's currently zero visibility down to the upstream/downstream junction. I hear these complaints periodically but my experience is that I NEVER get asked and many of my fellow guides say the same thing. Feel free to email me off list or give me a call to discuss further.

Charlie Roberson
jcr@fathomdive.com
352-213-6575

Charlie, I'm Cave Mann and whodunit68.
My few short meetings with you have been quite pleasant, just fyi. Oh, and thanks for the guide offer!

[jcr]

Charlie, Do any of the guides dive a rebreather? Cavemen is James just FYI.

I don't think so but I dive with rebreather divers all the time and don't mind as long as you have sufficient bailout and a long hose.

[OFG-1]

While I admit that it is better than the old days, sliding your ass and your doubles down into Alachua with a rope, I think the worst problem there is the stupid steps. I would think that the CDS would be more concerned with someone rolling down the hill with a set of 104's on them and dislocating their coccyx.

[MichaelAngelo]

I am on medical leave from diving until December,if you can wait,lets go (not a wishy washy reply,but I want to go real bad,and looking forward to it!!!)

I'll go Kelly

[ARY]

Can coccyx be dislocated? I think CDS should come up with additional rule to guides - there must be also approach guide responsible for safe descend and coccyx reinstallment.