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Really? I've been reading the thread as it's happening, and I don't recall seeing you make this claim before. Are you sure it was this thread? Can you quote one of these four posts of yours? Are you claiming that Linnea's OW course in the tropics would have taught her how much weight she'd need...

What do you see as Mills' contributory negligence and ignoring the basics of her prior training?

I have a high-quality pair of suede boots in my closet that cost ten times what I usually spend on shoes. I bought them when I was living in Boston, to replace a cheap pair I'd bought in southern California that weren't keeping my feet warm. The expensive boots are comfortable and have held up...

This reminds me a bit of an issue that has come up with the bar exam. In California and, I believe, most/all US states, there's both a multiple-choice section and some essay questions. One might assume that law students who speak English as a second language would do better on the...

I'm not sure this is the best time to be trying to squeeze an international dive trip into a weekend. There are so many COVID-related flight cancellations, it just seems like there's a lot that can go wrong. I'd hold off for now, try to set aside a little extra time, or plan a destination based...

Psst...scroll up a page. @wetb4igetinthewater posted this yesterday.

Chiming in a little late here, but for what it's worth: I might be inclined to contact PADI and share my thoughts even if there wasn't a standards violation per se. I believe there are a number of standards, which may or may not be implicated here, that set a precise minimum baseline but then...

I do think that's a possible outcome. Sometimes from a liability standpoint, you're better off doing less to try to ensure safety, and making it clear what you're not responsible for. I don't know that heart attacks and other no-fault fatality causes play into the dynamic, though. The...

I guess if we assume they all started together, we see the three divers descend to about 60 feet during the first five or so minutes. Then over the next five-ish minutes, Liston ascends all the way to the surface, while Snow hangs for a bit, briefly drops a little to 75, comes up to about 40...

Thanks. My eye went right to the little red uptick right before she sank again. I wonder if that was her kicking up with all her might. Awful. I don't think you're right about Snow's dives though. The email describes the first one as being to 113 feet, which is what the graph shows; the second...

I'm confused. The dive times listed for Snow and Liston don't match up, and the only dive listed for Linnea is dated ten months earlier. I'm sure the time and date info just wasn't set correctly, and the email makes reference to an intention to get the corrected times consolidated, but is there...

I think that's probably true of most safety regulations--someone had to die, or at least get hurt, in order for it to be deemed necessary to restrict others' freedom of choice. Sometimes a lot of someones. Worth keeping in mind the next time a law or rule seems silly, onerous, or overly...

Fair; I remember when I lived in Boston, that first 40 degree spring day was always deemed "shorts weather!"

I've heard Wisconsin families have tank tops that have been passed down through the generations like wedding gowns, being worn with only about the same frequency. :p

There's an algae bloom affecting the area right now; it might improve in the next couple weeks, but right now it's pretty green and dark. Surface temp in August can be as high as 70ish but at depth it's still going to be low-to-mid 50s. Highest bottom temp I ever recorded on the Yukon was 56...

OP's description of non-GUE divers' behavior did not sound like a description of badgering behavior to me: But perhaps you're right, and this all boils down to GUE divers feeling badgered by others "being super-interested in what GUE does"?

As I said before, I don't doubt that it happens, but I'm not sure why it's being brought up over and over in this thread. A GUE diver asked why non-GUE divers act the way they do. Non-GUE divers responded. Multiple GUE divers brought up badgering of GUE divers by non-GUE divers. You brought it...

Strange. When I DGAF about why other people make different choices than I do, I seldom start threads asking about their reasons. If I did start such a thread, I would try not to take the answers as "badgering." If I started such a thread, and after receiving several good-faith responses about...

This thread was split off from the Mukilteo thread here: Unconcious woman transported - Mukilteo, Washington There were a few posts that could have referred to either incident or quoted posts regarding both incidents, so if you see a phantom quote, that's probably why.

I get tingly fingers too sometimes after diving. I haven't sought medical attention because I believe in my case, it's due to cold. I've never been concerned about DCS in large part because it only seems to happen when I dive shallow. My local waters range from a high of mid-70s on the surface...