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  1. bigbluedodge

    Right On or Rude?

    the whole argument of the other divers not getting their money's worth dosen't hold up for me, we all paid to go on the boat and if i use air quicker then you oh well that not my problem, my problem would be being forced into a situation that i would rather not be in. as a newer diver i am still...
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    Dive Shop in the GTA?

    kinda funny,we are diving with pelican down here in aruba and what do we find a couple of toronto natives on the dive staff, funier still as soon as i mentioned aquarius they asked how guy is doing. so anyone who knows scott hardy and his wife they are doing fine and have gotten some great tans...
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    Ontario diving next summer...

    we where vary fortunate last summer to find a b and b that was owned by a diver in the lions head area south of toby, showed us all sorts off old charts, pictures, gave us a rundown on what to expect on our dives and was great bout letting us spread our sevens and other coverings around their...
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    Wasaga Beach

    you want to hear oxymoron? i used work for a tire company doing road service for trucks and offroad equipment. i did a call on the 401 and it was approching rush hour and trafic was picking up. so i did what i always do i parked my truck in the right hand lane with my beacons(ambers revolving)...
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    Wasaga Beach

    so you would not even be allowed to recover your own sled if it went through even if your a cert diver????????
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    Wasaga Beach

    ways and means around it, lol, it's considered part of the provincial park so might have a way around the ministry of labour through the park system. but was kidding for the most part.
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    Wasaga Beach

    might be some sleds down this winter since the river isn't icing very well, think i'll hang a sign in front of the cottage, "sled recovery" get some practice in on my search and recovery skill. that was one my first questions to a few local divers, they said the same basic thing, couple of...
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    Dive Shop in the GTA?

    not to mention a fountain of information on u/w photography and videography. we are currenty down in aruba and diving with pelican, they have a toronto couple on staff and as soon as we mentioned aquarius they imediatly thought of Guy. we can't wait to take his photo class and just simply brings...
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    Dive Shop in the GTA?

    yes brad makes the trip to newmarket worth it but... they can be um.. rather disorganized and some of their assisstant instructors where pretty frickin rude to put it nicely, took evrything i had, plus my wife holding me back not to smack one individual with my tank during one pool sesion. it's...
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    white balance card?

    i have a source for the balance sheets but will have to get it when i get back from aruba(i.m. me if you want, just so i don't forget). we are going to use our slate to see how that works on tomorows two tank.
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    Dive Shop in the GTA?

    while on the aquarius subject don't leave out Guy, he has been of invaluble help to my wife and i.
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    strobe for A80 powershot?

    we will be taking a padi photography course this winter so we will have a better idea of what kind of photography faythe wants to undertake. we are also fortunate that our instructor is a known scuba videographer and photographer that works for the bbc and national geographic quite often.
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    strobe for A80 powershot?

    thanks, we are not sure how long we will be ussing the canon so you make a good point about future equip.
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    Ontario Dive Locations - Tobermory

    actually it is rocky racoon and it's a little north east of lions head. the food when we where in this summer had an indian flavour to it, so unfournatly i had white fish for about the 10th time that trip. never realized there where so many ways to prepare it, yum
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    hello

    thansk for the welcome, have found a lot of good info already
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    Ontario Dive Locations - Tobermory

    yeah there are good little restaurant in toby and all over the area, try finding randy or roby racoons, supper food strange name. i prefer the giant stride into the "nest"
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    strobe for A80 powershot?

    does any one make a half decent strobe for the A80, that works with the canon housing? one that won't break the bank.
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    Panic Attacks?

    i can second most of what you have said. i live with these wonderful conditions as well. scuba is a very "safe place" for me i feel very secure in the fact that i have had very very thorough instructors, i have unfortunatly had to use some of my emergency training on ow dives however in both...
  19. bigbluedodge

    hello

    hello all new to the board, fairly new to diving but i've been spoiled so far with some amazing dives in tobermory, cuba, aruba and cozumel and the maya riviera-the cenotes. looking foward to learning and just hanging with other divers
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