bobsled92 0 #26 May 27, 2003 PADI Adv. Lic. '90 got talked into it to go on a dive trip to Grand Cayman by the room mate(who won't jump) of the nut that got me to my 1st jump class in '91 Dove plenty/ all sport. -Grant_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #27 May 27, 2003 SSI Dive Con - Had a difference of opinion with the dive shop owner and made tracks for the door. I've been diving since and was in Hawaii in Oct and got a few big turtles to make it worth the trip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissMae 0 #28 May 27, 2003 got my license back in 1991, have done some dives here and there and I went diving in Hawaii last November!!! Tons o' fun... take the time to appreciate the people around you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #29 May 27, 2003 I earned my first NAUI cert in 1971 and first PADI cert in 1975 and have a few, just a few hours underwater.Safety vest Tank/harness/regulator Mask/snorkel Fins bathing suit/ t shirt to keep harness from chafing shoulders. If the water/dive requires anything more.. ie BC, dry suit, emergency tank/regulator then I avoid the dive I do find the following items necessary dive gear when diving in tropical waters, dive knife and a bang stick ..hey I had this little problem with this big fish one time. There are two animals in North America I do not trust... bears and sharks.. and since it would be really hard to find bears while diving in the tropics I want the bang stick and a knife for peace of mind.Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canuck278 0 #30 May 28, 2003 Wow, alot of divers......i love it, as for it "being to slow" i guess it all depends where ya dive...I have the fortune to be living in Victoria BC, some of the best diving in the world. It's colder water, but i have a nice Whites 7mm with a 7mm farmer john so i'm usually warm if anything. It's a whole different world down there....where nothing lives by the rules we are used too......some strange fasinating stuff down there...... Steve Therapy is expensive, popping bubble wrap is cheap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #31 May 28, 2003 I just found out that my brother and his fiance do scuba. Jealous! "The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #32 May 28, 2003 Yeah, he's a Muff Diver!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #33 May 28, 2003 I keep a boat out at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca... at Neah Bay... and yes there is some fantastic diving but DAYUM that water is cold. I went 3 years ago with some friends who do technical dives... and the anemones, gazillions of various fish, cucumbers, stars were cool but the best is the giant octopus found out there. BUT the cold and the tides SUCK. Even with a dry suit they loaned me I froze my butt off Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjackson 0 #34 May 28, 2003 Stacy You live in a place that has the best diving in America. I go down there at least once a month to dive. You should really get back in the water. West Palm is close to the Gulf Stream so the variety of live is great. Good visability too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #35 May 28, 2003 US Army Combat Diver and Dive Supervisor (open and closed circuit), PADI Dive Master and Advanced Open Water. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guesswhere 0 #36 May 30, 2003 we have a pond at my apt. complex, and i look down into it every time i cross over it to check my snail-mail... does that count? ------- ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
