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Old 15-08-05, 08:50 PM
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First dive with new housing
So, after my fun & games with my stills camera flooding in June, I ordered a housing for my Panasonic video camera. I got it from Sealux in Germany, and a true work of art it is - milled from a solid block of aluminium.

I tried it out in the pool last week & on Sunday the first real test came along. Midnight & I dropped into about 8M of water beside the Rockabill lighthouse in Dublin Bay. The viz was horrible at about 1.5-2M & I figured that there was no way of getting any kind of decent footage.

Just then I felt Midnight tugging at my fin. Now we're good mates, but I generally don't encourage that kind of behaviour from him . I turned around to tell him off & found out he'd shrunk to about 2 foot long & grown even hairier........oh no, wait a minute he's over there! Ah, this must be a baby seal then.

Results here but be warned, this is a 3.5MB file, so those on dial-up may have a wait.

PS. The blue fins are mine, the yellow fins and dodgy neon gloves belong to Midnight.
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a nice bit of footage
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nice footage! looks like the seal was up for some serious fun!
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Yeah it was good fun! He stayed around for ages playing. Everytime we tried to move on, he grabbed a fin & held on for dear life.
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Go on Mick tell them what happenned when we got back!! Tell em mate it will make everybodys day!!

The revolution started on Sunday!!!

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Go on Mick tell them what happenned when we got back!! Tell em mate it will make everybodys day!!

The revolution started on Sunday!!!

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Well....OK then.

We got back from the dive only to find that I had been clamped in the private car-park we use. Clamped 11 sodding minutes after the ticket ran out!!

I was somewhat less than impressed with this & rang the company responsible. The conversation ran along the lines of:

ME: I've been clamped in ********* Marina Car Park.

CLAMPER: Well you'll have to pay €90 then won't you.

ME: But I was clamped only 11 mins after the ticket ran out!

CLAMPER: No you weren't. You get fifteen minutes grace.

ME: The ticket ran out at 1304, the clamp notice has 1315 written on it.

CLAMPER: No it doesn't. You get fifteen minutes grace. The guys in the van told me they gave you fifteen minutes & i'll take their word over yours anyday.

ME: Well, if I pay, how long will it take you to take it off.

CLAMPER: They'll be back in an hour and a half.

ME: What? I need to get out of here, can they not make it sooner?

CLAMPER: They'll be back in an hour and a half so you can f*cking well wait there until then.

ME: CLICK


Now picture the steam erupting from both ears, nose, mouth, and possibly other areas as well, although I didn't look behind me.

Then over the horizon appeared my guardian angel A fellow diver who says to me:

"You want that taken off? Give me fifteen minutes!"

A quick consultation with my "legal advisor" reveals that as it's private property, and as long as we don't damage the clamp in any way, we ain't breaking any laws. The owners of the car park might ban me from using it, but I can live with that.

Then one of the most uplifting moments of my life took place. Twelve and a half minutes later (coz Midnight timed it) the clamp was sitting, in perfect condition, in the space beside me & I was ready to drive off. Oh that did me heart good I can tell you.

Just as I drove off, the clampers van turned up. I hottailed it out & i'll leave Midnight to fill in the rest of the details.

A small victory for the little man
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Awwww, fantastic footage...why didn't they come and play like that when I was in the Farnes

Happy & safe diving

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Lost for words....stunning, truly.
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Lost for words....stunning, truly.
Absolutely, reminds me of a dog that wants to play...fantastic!!!!

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