Cave Diver's Forum Social & New Year's Eve Party

[tj]

Cave Diver's Forum Social (I've lost count...) & New Year's Eve Party and Annual Scooter Race at Ginnie Springs on the 31st of December, 2008. Yeah, its a Wednesday, but if you are a real diver, you'll be diving on New Year's Eve, not working...

We'll get another scooter trophy, bigger than last year, and find us another model for it...

It will be cold most likely (nice to think of right now in this Florida heat...), and camping might be an option if you do the midnight dive with the real divers...

We'll have fun!

Cheers!

[Sludge]

Anyone want to be the Social Chairperson this year?

I believe Kim and Bob Knazik volunteered to co-chair this. Bob, reply if this is the case.

Mike, is the Little Devil pavilion reserved for the daytime? The Ginnie pavilion is where we'll be from about 9pm on, but I don't think we need to reserve it.

Folks, I've spent the first few minutes of each new year in an underwater cave for nine straight years now. We have done the cyalume thing about four different ways, but last year we outdid ourselves. If you want to see the coolest underwater light show ever, BE THERE!

[BobK]

I believe Kim and Bob Knazik volunteered to co-chair this. Bob, reply if this is the case.

Mike, is the Little Devil pavilion reserved for the daytime? The Ginnie pavilion is where we'll be from about 9pm on, but I don't think we need to reserve it.

Folks, I've spent the first few minutes of each new year in an underwater cave for nine straight years now. We have done the cyalume thing about four different ways, but last year we outdid ourselves. If you want to see the coolest underwater light show ever, BE THERE!

Yup, I volunteered to chair this, but my event starts at 9 PM

TJ, I'll help with the daytime stuff. My plan was to do the midnight dive in the ballroom, then have a cookout afterwards. Nothing like a burger and a brew at 1:30 AM !

PM me, we can coordinate this.

Thanks,

[tj]

We'll get something going during the day also, so we can get the scooter race done, and such... Bob, you do the night, and we'll get (Russell) someone to do the day...

[caroln]

Very cool. I'll be in FL for 10 days over Christmas-New Years. Would love to meet up with some of you and definitely do the midnight dive.

[Oister]

We have done the cyalume thing about four different ways, but last year we outdid ourselves. If you want to see the coolest underwater light show ever, BE THERE!

So will you be picking up all the glass?

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i thought glass was biodegradable. it's just hot sand right? it wears back down to sand eventually? even the sharp edges are gone in a week or two in water due to erosive forces, right?

one online source says one million years....

and there's a cool site for "sand-blown glass." http://www.lexmelfi.com/

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[Oister]

i thought glass was biodegradable. it's just hot sand right? it wears back down to sand eventually? even the sharp edges are gone in a week or two in water due to erosive forces, right?

one online source says one million years....

and there's a cool site for "sand-blown glass." http://www.lexmelfi.com/

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Oh cool so we can throw our empty beer bottles into the eye then.
Cave trash is cave trash. Why not chisel the date into the cave wall to commemorate the event.

The whole thing sounds hypercritical, it’s ok to litter the cave as long as it is a cool light show. If this was a new idea and someone posted it here on CDF everyone involved would be jumping all over the poster.

Maybe I am over reacting but I don't think so. What happened to leave nothing but bubbles? I must have fallen asleep in class when they went over the exception for broken glass
2 thumps down to anyone who does not give to people breaking light sticks in any cave on any day.

[stairman]

Ive often wondered how many fish eat that light stick gel and die.I dont break em but I will watch it.

[Sludge]

So will you be picking up all the glass?

Lighten up, Francis.

There won't be any glass in the cave. We break the sticks and strain them into a ziploc bag.

In every place I've researched, diphenyl oxalate is said to be non-toxic when diluted.