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For a long time I was using a valet key that I took diving with me, but the physical locking mechanism on my car proved flimsy and had to be replaced a couple times. Then I took to just hiding my keys on top of my car tire, but one day someone stole my keys, but not my car or anything in it. It...

Life is short, and kids grow up so fast anyways. Why risk making it shorter by rushing them?

+1. OCD is a virtue during dive prep. Almost all my "oh crap" stories have a root cause in some bystander who distracted me during my routine, leading to a missed step.

Main reason I did solo training was to make myself a safer diver, and never to have to rely on an unknown insta-buddy to get home alive. But now that solo is an option, I'm finding I dive _a lot_ more often, because I'm not limited by my buddies' schedules. I love the solitude. The fish are less...

I frequently do day trips to Sund Rock from the Seattle area. It's very doable and a pleasant drive, but do plan to make an entire day of it. You can make the trip with or without ferries.

I've been solo diving more than ever before from a nearby shore site. It's the one thing I let myself do outside of the house. 4-6 dives per week. I know every inch of that place.

I don't think so. But his reasoning makes a lot of sense. Maybe we should all be doing this.

Kind of off topic, but I once saw a guy diving dual aluminum 30's (maybe 40's) with a manifold and everything.

That's exactly what I've done. I make it a point to dive the exact same configuration whether solo or with a buddy. One less hose to offset the Christmas tree I've become. Another advantage of the pony is that if I have to share air with a panicked buddy, he's not sucking my air supply to zero...

My garage is so full of crap, I came up with this compact "scuba shrine" during my last shelving project. Everything fits here except for the tanks. Tubs and buckets do triple duty, catching drips here, during transportation to keep my car dry, and when rinsing gear in my driveway. I can...

That's terrifying! The third guy could have gotten caught just as easily. Interested in hearing other people's ideas on how to avoid this one.

+ Exhausted diver in surf/current + Panicked diver

If the zipper handle has a hole in it, either a dowel with some kind of hook in the end, or a length of para-cord with a big knot.

I had the same problem for a long time but slowly trained myself out of it. Keep practicing and you'll be fine. One thing that helped me overcome that reflex was to plug my nose. No idea why. Also, as a solo diver you should be able to perform most of your skills blind anyways, so having to...