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sum-yung guy · 03-09-2010, 08:09 PM,

Greg,

This is becoming a little ridiculous. The only reason that you have been referred to as a "sock puppet" is because you did not put your name to your thread on here and there are some forums that have ghost accounts in which people post without claiming who they are.

I have not seen the toilet personally, but I have heard from a couple different people that it is in there. The Wausau store was there this past weekend or the weekend before doing an ice dive, if there is anyone who has seen it and was there please confirm this info.

I am not trying to claim ownership of anything, I am simply attempting to keep one of the best spots in the area clean and diveable. The MDNR is not for diving at the Pond and any reason (such as trash) they have to close it down, I don't doubt they will.

I was not diving at the time that the MDNR decided to make it into a trout fishing spot and can't comment about anything that may have happened then, but to start with talk of people still being in "diapers" is uncalled for. Greg, there is a combined number of years on this board for diving that would number into the thousands, so trying to imply that someone is unqualified to comment on this subjest would be wrong to say. Some of us were not diving at the time yes, but others have credentials that put most of us to shame and log books that stack higher than most people stand.

I have not started this post to fire up anyone or create waves on the board. I have only started this post to make people aware of what is going on in one of our favorite dive spots and that there needs to be an effort to clean it out and keep it clean.

I am not aware if a permit was acquired to put the platform in and was not around when it was put into the pond, therefore, I will not be taking it out and can not comment on it being in there.

I am most surprised that we are talking about things that shouldn't matter at all and not talking about the conservation of our diving spots. There are two sides to everything, but the facts are that there is trash in the Fortune pond, it should be cleaned out, dumping anything in a lake or on land is illegal, and we are doing something positive about it. Hopefully with this effort we will be able to keep the pond clean and avoid any issues such as this one in the future. I will still be looking for help when I post a date. Thank you to those of you who have offered yourself already.