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The post above made this thread very beneficial for me. I got some good laughs from the ScubaToys video, as well as a memorable way to see that in the event of a hose issue, there is time to handle it calmly. Thank you so much. OP, I'm glad you're okay. Sorry the lesson had to be scary, but...

Really helpful summary of the most relevant information currently available. Oh, but to have one of these on every A&I thread...

JohnN, it would be helpful to know how you did post #2. ---------- Post added October 23rd, 2015 at 12:56 PM ---------- I figured it out, and just attributed to Bob a post that was actually made by Pinecube. It's just a matter of fooling around with the HTML tags when you're posting with a...

This, totally. It will give you a sense of what this project will really require, with the most easily available information and resources. You'll either discover you don't want to do this so much after all, or will learn a lot of lessons more easily and less painfully than you would if you just...

Would you consider sharing the post and the story in the greatest posts thread dedicated to her?

Kombiguy, there's a good reason that my initial post specified being "in close proximity to a quality dive buddy." Like BoP said above, this is not about the merits of the buddy system vs. solo diving, but about mindfully managing all of the variables you can to maximize the safety of each and...

Incredibly good point, and one that hits very close to home in light of my recent experiences. I have a wonderful dive partner for local diving, but circumstances necessitate that I travel alone, so I never know who I'll end up with at the destination. It's been my observation that most of the...

I wrote something a while back, in the wake of a dive-related death that hit me pretty hard. Once I had it written, I got whatever I’d needed to get from doing it at the time, then filed it away in the education/safety folder of my dive stuff. I’m just back from a week-long liveaboard trip and...

Or not. Whatever you do, I hope it maximizes your enjoyment of diving for a lifetime.

Just curious as to whether anyone who's running AdBlock is having this problem. I have it on Chrome, with Windows 7, and have not experienced what you're describing.

Well, now that it has occurred to you, I guess you just have to do the experiment now, don't you? :D On a more serious note, my experience is another in the category of them saying 500 psi, but not fussing at all if you come in a little under if you've done nothing to seem like a train wreck. I...

Me, too. Thanks for putting the question out there. Thanks for answering it. It's silly how many times I wondered about that over the years and never got around to asking. When I learned she was gone, one of the many random things that crossed my mind was that now, I'd never get a chance to ask.

I thought it was an excellent idea when CT-Rich first wrote it, and immediately thought, "That's a book I'd want to have." The unique opportunity is not only to have so much top-quality material organized and assembled, but that it is the record of one particularly astute person's journey in...

Mike, the only reason I haven't added to this thread is because Lynne had so many great posts that I couldn't begin to sort through and choose just a few for this. Interestingly though, the one you just posted above is the one that was most in my head. I should have posted it here, but I'm...

So how many dives are you ruining in the name of what, a couple hundred dollars worth of lenses you don't want to "waste?" I really, really hope none of those are vacation dives, because that means you're probably spending thousands of dollars to dive, which is becoming a subpar experience for...

I need corrective lenses, but my eyes are too dry for contacts. I tried diving for a couple of years with a regular mask, just assuming I'd have to not see as many cool things underwater as everyone else did. I got frustrated with seeing blurs where other people where seeing critters, and found...

I was so focused on details about Lynne, I didn't even notice. Sorry!

Update, but no new developments: Woman missing after going diving with husband in Ore.

Because of how we all feel about Lynne and Peter, this thread will likely progress somewhat differently than many A&I threads do. Any discussion will proceed with great sensitivity to them both, including great awareness of the fact that Peter will see every word. Negative speculation will...

This can't be. I'm so sorry, Peter. She was incredible. I hope you have the loving support of many around you at this awful time.