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  1. SoybeanQueen

    Oronogo closing

    I'm so sad to hear this. Last summer I couldn't dive at Oronogo because I was pregnant. Was looking forward to getting in a few weekends this summer. What a loss for Midwest divers.
  2. SoybeanQueen

    any ideas?? please help

    The number of levers and switches necessary to operate the camera would make it a pretty advanced project. I don't think there's a "quick" option at all. If you can't find a housing for the camera you already have, I'll second the Canon p&s plus Canon UW case. The one I have does pics plus...
  3. SoybeanQueen

    What do you put on your D-rings?

    I put as many things in pockets and tucked away spots as possible. I have a retractor on one D-ring for my camera, and a little bungee holder for my octo on a lower ring. I'm still figuring out how exactly I like everything to be, but I definitely know that it feels weird to have stuff hanging...
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    Dumbest things you've seen a newbie diver do

    Fortunately, I haven't had any really stupid dive moments yet. On one of my most recent dives, though, I forgot that I had my mask hanging on one arm, and spent a minute fiddling with one of my fins, only to realize that my mask had floated off of my arm in the process. Luckily it had not gotten...
  5. SoybeanQueen

    Join us 3/14 Comal River

    Sleep is good. We've been on the road for two days to get here, so I need to get up in the morning and MOVE.
  6. SoybeanQueen

    Join us 3/14 Comal River

    I think we will do it more than once, particularly if we stay in the upper part. We just need to be finishing up by lunch time because the non-divers in the family want to do something in the afternoon. Hope you can make it!
  7. SoybeanQueen

    Join us 3/14 Comal River

    We'll be at Hinman Island at 10 am. I think Austinspace will be there, too. Anyone else want to join us? The moe, the merrier!
  8. SoybeanQueen

    Comal River - 3/14

    It sounds fantastic. I can't wait to try it out! The weather here has been cold and damp the last couple of days, so it should seem extra warm in Texas for us. :)
  9. SoybeanQueen

    Comal River - 3/14

    The map is fantastic. Are there any landmarks we should be looking for to know when to exit to stay in the Upper Comal? Approximate time from the entry points? Just diving the upper part sounds like what we want to do.
  10. SoybeanQueen

    Comal River - 3/14

    This is great information, thanks! Maybe we'll see you there. :)
  11. SoybeanQueen

    Comal River - 3/14

    My husband and I will be near New Braunfels next week and we'd like to dive the Comal on Sunday, 3/14 probably early-ish in the day. Anyone planning to be there that weekend? I've seen quite a bit of difference in what people say about the current - everything from "it's the easiest dive...
  12. SoybeanQueen

    Close Call! What's the deal TSA...?!

    Same flight number and same airline - new weirdness. Perhaps the extra airsickness bags and Depends are not a half bad idea, after all, to avoid situations like this. 'Disruptive' passenger prompts 2nd alert on Detroit-bound jet - CNN.com Detroit-Bound Airline Passenger Was Ill, Not a Threat -...
  13. SoybeanQueen

    Are you this diver?

    I'm younger (31) and 0% male. :)
  14. SoybeanQueen

    Beginning diver

    When buying gear for your wife, do not, I repeat, do not roll your eyes because she wants her gear to be functional *and* fashionable. :) One of my first purchases was a wetsuit, though, because I didn't find a lot of variety among the rental wetsuits and I wanted one that didn't assume I was...
  15. SoybeanQueen

    Was it too much too soon....

    I'm not expert enough to offer advice on whether it was too much or if the instructor was incorrect. I'm a pretty new diver, though, and I know that I wasn't terribly comfortable during my first OW dives. It was all still so new, and the vis was terrible, and the rental reg was hard to breathe...
  16. SoybeanQueen

    Ankle weights

    Before you get too excited on adding weight here or there or moving things around, do a weight check. I know that my husband and I weren't properly weighted when we were just out of OW class. Now that my weighting is closer to right (still making little changes to see what happens), moving...
  17. SoybeanQueen

    Oronogo 8/8 and 8/9

    We'll be out there Sunday, for sure. Hope to see some of you. :)
  18. SoybeanQueen

    Oronogo 8/8 and 8/9

    My husband and I would like to dive at Oronogo this weekend. Anyone else planning to be there?
  19. SoybeanQueen

    Ft. Riley, KS

    I haven't heard about diving opportunities at Milford Lake. Ft. Riley is just next door to my hometown, though. Aside from the lack of dive opps, Manhattan does have some fun things to do. I actually like that area quite a bit. I'll second the suggestion for Oronogo in Missouri for the diving...
  20. SoybeanQueen

    Diving after breast surgery

    Awesome! I just now saw this thread, but I had a BR in February, and I waited until June to dive again. Not only because I was really fatigued for a long while, but just because the local opportunities for non-drysuit divers are limited much before that. I didn't have any problems with my return...
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