mumszie
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I went out and tried my wet suit out for the first time this morning. It was a hard freeze here last night and it was real cold this morning. There was ice on my windshield and I had to wait for it to defrost before I could leave. I must be nuts going to get in the water on a day like this! When I got to the beach you could see the steam or mist lifting off the water. MAN it looked cold! The tide was definitely out. It was the lowest I've seen for a long time. OK so I now was the time to do what I came to do - get in the water and see if I was going to freeze. I waddled myself in slowly. I do mean waddled. As big as I am there was just no way I could do this gracefully. I didn't freeze. I wasn’t even cold, not at all and it was cold outside! I was warm! I was not exactly toasty warm but I was warm. I kept waiting to get cold. I never did. I could feel some water next to my skin but I just was not cold.
Today was just my “test” run to see how I would do. I didn't expect to find anything since its way too cold for anyone to be swimming. I didn't find much but I did manage to find a ring. Yep, I found a ring but don't get too excited it is just a plastic "love" ring. It came up in the same scoop as a broken earring. That was also junk. I found a bracelet but..... it is junk too. It is one of those braided leather ones but it does have a metal catch and that's how I found it. I got 2 quarters, 1 nickel and 1 penny. Not to mention all the junk I pulled up like pulltabs, bolts, nuts, pieces of soda cans and oh yes, a boat plug. LOL
The jacket is a little too tight under my arms and I don’t think it should be quite this snug. I know it is supposed to be snug but not as snug as it is. I'm betting that I'll get used to that.
I had only planned on being out there for few minutes but I was so comfortable that I was there for about two hours. When I got home is when the “fun” really began. I had to get OUT of the wet suit. I was a little worried about this maneuver. Mmmmmm the jacket was the problem. I must have really been a sight to see trying to squirm out of that jacket! I tried all kinds of things and it was not easy but at last I managed to wiggle out. **sigh** I was beginning to wonder if I could do it without help! The long john part was easy to get off. No problem there. I am going to have to work on the jacket part.
Well my first hunt in a wet suit was a success as far as I was concerned. I can't wait to get back out there again! GOLD..... here I come!
Today was just my “test” run to see how I would do. I didn't expect to find anything since its way too cold for anyone to be swimming. I didn't find much but I did manage to find a ring. Yep, I found a ring but don't get too excited it is just a plastic "love" ring. It came up in the same scoop as a broken earring. That was also junk. I found a bracelet but..... it is junk too. It is one of those braided leather ones but it does have a metal catch and that's how I found it. I got 2 quarters, 1 nickel and 1 penny. Not to mention all the junk I pulled up like pulltabs, bolts, nuts, pieces of soda cans and oh yes, a boat plug. LOL
The jacket is a little too tight under my arms and I don’t think it should be quite this snug. I know it is supposed to be snug but not as snug as it is. I'm betting that I'll get used to that.
I had only planned on being out there for few minutes but I was so comfortable that I was there for about two hours. When I got home is when the “fun” really began. I had to get OUT of the wet suit. I was a little worried about this maneuver. Mmmmmm the jacket was the problem. I must have really been a sight to see trying to squirm out of that jacket! I tried all kinds of things and it was not easy but at last I managed to wiggle out. **sigh** I was beginning to wonder if I could do it without help! The long john part was easy to get off. No problem there. I am going to have to work on the jacket part.
Well my first hunt in a wet suit was a success as far as I was concerned. I can't wait to get back out there again! GOLD..... here I come!
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