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Snorvey wrote:The McAllan Distillery - the rear of it at least. (It's actually called 'The McAllan', but I find that a bit pretentious and refuse to call it that)
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Itsallaguess wrote:Diver Ocean Ramsey swims next to a female great white shark off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Itsallaguess
DiamondEcho wrote:Itsallaguess wrote:Diver Ocean Ramsey swims next to a female great white shark off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Itsallaguess
A 'hell of a photo', but as a life-long diver (incl with big/dangerous sharks) it's not at all cool. The triteness of being 'right there', having to stroke it for the camera, interfering with it, and it's natural behaviour just to get a glam pic, it's all very contrary to the basic and core ethics of diving. That's the kind of thing seriously yahoo/casual divers do, not professionals; and to get that pic, that diver was minted and will know better and had very professional advisors who put $ before ethics.
[Sorry, modern professional divers can be an agitative lot with stuff like this, we respect the environment, and clearly don't interfere with it, as in this case]. Rule-1 is 'Do not touch', Rule-2 is 'Do not interfere', ie just sit back and observe natural behaviour.
sg31 wrote:I'd find it difficult to sit back and observe the natural behaviour of thing that eat people, particularly if I was on the menu.
AleisterCrowley wrote:We had snow out here in west Berks, but a bit moist and floppy
Freezing tonight so I'll be skating to the office tomorrow. May try out my YakTrax Pros
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AleisterCrowley wrote:Sandals. With socks I assume ?
UncleEbenezer wrote:AleisterCrowley wrote:Sandals. With socks I assume ?
Speak for yourself. The last thing I want on my feet in the snow is something that's going to get cold and wet.
sg31 wrote:I do a lot of fishing in winter which involves sitting still for long periods. I have very good waterproof and insulated clothing which means my body and head can stay warm in very cold weather even though I'm not creating body heat by moving. The problem has always been my feet wich get very cold. In the past it was just a case of waterproof boots and warm socks but they never did much good despite spending a lot of money on merino wool socks and liner socks.
I have a number of on line friends who live in Canada and who are used to extreme cold much more severe than any we encounter so it was logical to ask for their recommendations for footwear. It didn't work out as well as I expected. It seems the boots they wear are very well insulated for really cold weather and deep snow but because water freezes at low temperatures their boots don't need to be waterproof. That means they aren't much use in the British climate.
The search continues, I have bought some boots that are supposed to be waterproof and ok down to minus 40 but I'm not convinced, they look more like a fashion item than rugged cold weather wear. The next time I go fishing in cold weather I'll try them out.
sg31 wrote:Clitheroekid wrote:Thread drift warning!
Noted.
scotia wrote:sg31 wrote:Clitheroekid wrote:Thread drift warning!
Noted.
We need some pictures of frostbitten toes to keep this running.
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