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  1. kimbalabala

    what gear purchase has made you irrationally exuberant?

    My Oceanic HUD mask. Love the fact that all computer info is in front of my eyes and readable night or day. Syncs up nicely on the home computer as well. I also really like my new Volo fins.
  2. kimbalabala

    SCUBA iPhone Cases

    Thank you Richdrogpa for posting your comments on your experience! I'm really excited to try out mine now!!! I always carry a dive light - day or night - so if I see something really interesting in a shaded spot I'll try spotlighting it to see if it helps. We're doing a liveaboard so I'm...
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    I need a little bit of help... College Research Paper!

    I LIKE the idea of using that first dive - it makes me look like I've really improved a lot! I already completed the survey, but if you decide you want us to use our first post-OW dive just let us know. Something else to take into consideration, my first dive was my first OW certification...
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    I need a little bit of help... College Research Paper!

    Unfortunately, you'll be depending on "self reporting", which is not very reliable - but you know what you're working with. I'll take a look at the survey but I have to be honest and tell you that I don't think I've EVER run a mile (maybe in high school under duress!) so I'll be completely...
  5. kimbalabala

    Not everyone thinks cave diving is the pinnacle of SCUBA!

    I was on board with everything but this last bit - a little extreme. I think we all need to be able to co-exist and be supportive of one another regardless of our choice to be a cave/tech/wreck/rec diver. If I were fortunate enough to live in cave country I would expect to be treated with...
  6. kimbalabala

    Free flow disaster! Help!

    Good grief! It sounds like you faced a pretty big fear and made it through the day very well! I got OW certified in dry suit as well - and had some leakage issues (my husbands suit leaked like yours - terrible). Seriously, I think for an OW student you managed this situation really well. I...
  7. kimbalabala

    Close Call; Glad I could write this incident report.

    Glad you got a clean bill of health. The only thing I could suggest (and I'm still a newb) is an air horn (someone suggested to bring on a liveaboard)? I can see how it would be difficult to blow a whistle if you can't get a full breath, but if you can locate a horn you can make a lot of noise...
  8. kimbalabala

    What type of swim suit do you prefer (not brand)?

    Thank you for saying this! This is one of the few times that I would agree with Henry Higgins and wonder "why can't a woman be more like a man?"
  9. kimbalabala

    What type of swim suit do you prefer (not brand)?

    Ok, so here's where I'm at. Bikini top, covered by a rash guard. For bottoms I'm looking for a fuller coverage swim suit bottom and will wear board shorts over them or, if the bottoms are flattering enough I'll skip the board shorts except to wear on the boat. How many men are having this...
  10. kimbalabala

    SCUBA iPhone Cases

    I'm thinking about getting the Watershot. How did it perform on your trip to Coz?
  11. kimbalabala

    Women's dive watches...where are the cool bells and whistles?

    It would be nice if they could fit all the computer features into a sleek woman's watch - and I'm sure eventually they will - but the features I really wanted were a bezel I could read so that when the dive captain says "ok, back on the boat in 50 minutes or 500 psi" I can set my bezel for 50...
  12. kimbalabala

    Women's dive watches...where are the cool bells and whistles?

    I got the Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster dive watch. I love it because it goes anywhere I go, the face hasn't gotten scratched yet, the bezel and the lines for the hours all glow in the dark - and it just has a nice 'cool factor'. I purchased a less expensive dive watch first - and the face was...
  13. kimbalabala

    What type of swim suit do you prefer (not brand)?

    Several of you have brought up points I hadn't thought of - like how the knots and decorative hardware could be annoying during a dive. I have mostly worn the same Tyr one piece, reversible, racerback suit with no decoration or hardware - for the past 3 years! I was hoping to update my...
  14. kimbalabala

    Earnings of instructors worldwide: references

    It does list Self Enrichment Education Teachers and then Coaches and Scouts. This tool tries to generalize job titles and match it with training and pay. The pay for the "Teachers" is about $36K and the pay for "Coaches and Scouts" is about $28. Is that about right or way off the mark in the...
  15. kimbalabala

    What type of swim suit do you prefer (not brand)?

    LOL! I typically pull aside the suit to do what needs to be done as well! And yes, it's as much a modesty issue as laziness. I'm drawing a blank on "SOMA" - what is that? When I was a younger woman I thought that at the 50+ mark I would have made peace with an aging body and not worried...
  16. kimbalabala

    What type of swim suit do you prefer (not brand)?

    Getting ready for a week on Blackbeard and need to get at least one new suit. I've been thinking about a tankini because I'm one of those weirdos who can't pee in the ocean (pathetic, I know). I also have some difficulty with my right rotator cuff so putting on and taking off a tight bathing...
  17. kimbalabala

    Funniest Diving quotes you have heard

    I've only made it through page #6 of posts and am having fun laughing out loud - thanks for resurrecting this one! Here's my funny - after finishing a day of diving Bull Shoals Lake (Arkansas - cold water) some fishermen asked us what we saw down there. My husband didn't miss a beat and said...
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    Earnings of instructors worldwide: references

    I teach and advise at a community college. I frequently use a Federal Gov't website to help students find out how much different occupations will pay and what sort of educational and experience requirements they will have to complete. Here is the results page I got when I typed in "scuba". If...
  19. kimbalabala

    Never hold your breath, except...

    Me too - but I really try to make it so that I'm holding AFTER I exhale so I don't inadvertently begin to ascend and/or break that rule in the dangerous way.
  20. kimbalabala

    What to do about air consumption?

    We dove with an older couple and I was amazed that they ALWAYS had the most air left after every dive (and he was a smoker too). I decided to keep an eye on them to see what they were doing right. They just went more slowly. We would jump off the boat and hurry from one thing to the next - I...
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