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So will you be pursuing your PADI Pool Diver certification next?

First, a huge THANK YOU to those on here who helped us out!! We really appreciate it, and so does the charity who we've been collecting for. I wanted to give this one last nudge, as Friday at noon is a (soft) deadline for donations. Any that come in after that, I'll have to print out the page...

If you get there first thing in the morning, it's supposed to not be as bad. Call ahead and see if a class is scheduled to come in; those classes do a great job of knocking the algae off the sides and stirring up the water. Visibility's pretty bad all around but if you're mentally prepared for...

Resurrecting this thread from the dead. Does anyone have any updated information on this? All I was able to find was the following line from the 3/19/09 AF city council minutes: "Howard Denney reported that there would be a change order on the lower reservoir project." As of an article June...

[/LIST] My wife and I did it. It was quite the learning experience, especially since we did it on our own a few months after getting certified OW. :) I wouldn't drive all the way out here for that, but I'd say it's good to try it at least once. They have a website that answers most of your...

Overthinking things is probably the biggest cause of confusion with the tables. Just find your depth and timeframes, follow the arrows with your fingers, and find the corresponding pressure groups. Working out examples is probably the best way to figure things out. And read over that gray...

Wow, thanks! You betcha. :) We've met our goal for getting the dogs into Buster's Backyard (yay!), and are continuing to accept donations for the charity now. :) Thank you so much, you guys. I'll be sure and make a followup post with pictures of all the fun. :) Now I have to hunt down a...

With the charity events that pop up on here from time to time, I wanted to post my own. I'm pretty excited about this one, as it looks like a lot of fun. My wife and I are going to take our service dog, Akhila, to a 1.5 mile walkathon at the end of this month. There's going to be booths and...

Has anyone even heard of this guy, or know anyone that was certified by him?

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Good on ya. Welcome to the world of scuba diving! :)

Anyone have a working e-mail address for Garth McMurdie in Ogden, UT? The GUE email address listed on their website redirects to a bad address that bounces, and I haven't heard back from the shop he was with at one point. Don't know if he's still there or not.

IMO, persons with epilepsy desiring to dive should be handled on a case by case basis. However, instructing, as Lynne mentions, is a whole different level of responsibility that includes assuming risk for the student, not the other way around. I know that, as a recent AOW graduate, there are...

I personally like my Bare Arctic 7mm. However, at your size, you may have difficulty finding something off the rack. And forget finding a rental that fits, naturally. A 7 mil sounds really hot for the vacation spots you mention. You might prefer to look into a drysuit, so that you can change...

Thanks for the feedback, guys. I decided to pass on this one, especially since we're all able to find much better deals here on SB. :)

Sounds like your friends got a great deal! I'm personally holding out for a Whites Fusion, myself. :)

It's a size large. Fits a 6', 180-lb person fine.

I've found a DUI CF200X drysuit with custom pockets, knee pads and knife holder, that's been well cared for. It's got 27 dives on it, was bought in 2002 and not used much since then. Seals are in great shape; includes hoses, ankle weights, warmer, documentation, and a dive bag. Would it be a...

I fail to see the analogy between putting a musician out of work by stealing their music online. It doesn't translate to the situation with scuba gear. For one, the manufacturer gets their money. The scuba shop is not being robbed, they're just not making the sale.

I wear a Bare 7mm Arctic suit, myself. It fits me great, and my favorite dive so far was 30 minutes @ 45 degrees, then a 1-hour SI, and then another hour in the same 45-degree water up in the Puget Sound. Probably be better to get a drysuit, but I've got something called a wife, a baby on the...