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Wow.. I bet that was scary! Glad to hear your husband is ok now.... that info is priceless. Thank you

That is the coolest picture, makes me want to not miss out too! :)

Those sound pretty nasty.... maybe it was one of those.... don't know? The sting wasn't really painful, just a bit irritating. Could be... maybe the Doc didn't know afterall. I'll look into it deeper... and thanks for everyones concern :)

I questioned that myself, I would've expected a sharp pain. But my doctor is a diver and i explained it all to him... he's been diving for years and years, gave me a good explaination that I've since forgotten cause it was so technical (doctors are good at confusion). He was certain that is what...

Here is my incident: I was prepping for a boat dive in Fiji, putting on my shorty wetsuit, got all the gear on and got into the water. This dive site had a decent rope which was anchored to the top of a reef that was 30 feet below the surface. I proceeded to make my decent, and I felt an...

Welcome Joe! Lived in MN for a few years myself. I was born in Minneapolis, big twins fan till I moved to Cali. Congrats on getting back into the sport.

Welcome Kenny. I'd go all the way with your certs. I think the AOW is around $100. At least that's what it is in my area. Get into that and you'll be well on your way.

Welcome to the Scuba board David. I'm sure you'll find plenty of divers to buddy up with in San Diego! Congrats on your cert. Did you do your check out dives in Catalina?

Stubbled accross an article by Men's fitness that summorized an article from the Journal of Physiology, stating that a good strenuous excercise performed 24 hours before a dive of moderate depth (around 60 feet) can greatly decrease the chance of getting decompression sickness. According to this...

Congrats on getting started with scuba and welcome to the board! Stick with it!

Wow! Nice first post.... you've entered the right place.. I'm sure we all will benefit from your experiance... welcome to the board!

Welcome Kevin! Take a look in the local boards for people in your area and have fun!

Welcome to the board.... you'll be fine... it just takes a little practise and you'll look back at this and say, "what was I thinking.... this is great" hang in there! and for the sake of your gift of scuba equipment..... use it!

Welcome to the board! I agree with the rest.... if you are looking for used gear... go to your LDS. Enjoy Diving!

Welcome Trickster! Glad to have you aboard. Love your choice in gear... Oceanic is a good one. Have fun :)

Scubadooper... welcome to the scuba board.... great name by the way. Have a great time snooping around these forums... alot of fabulous info floating around here. :)

Welcome to the scuba board! Your enthusiasm for diving is welcome here :) Congrats on getting started. And to answer your question..... before you start your class, if you want to can look over the material that will be covered in the class, which would requre you to purchase the book early...

Welcome Nate. You will love scuba....and you're right, snorkeling just isn't enough sometimes! :)

Welcome to the Scuba board! I'll look for your pics in that forum.... I'd love to get into that someday too. Just haven't bought the camera yet!

Welcome to the board.... I'm sure you'll find the answers to your questions, and when you do decide on which shop/cert company make sure to continue! Scuba diving is awesome... Take care,