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  1. eckybay

    Am I a Bad Person

    Okay....Here's the deal...I'm all ready to take my AOW class. Find out that the instructor I want to take it with is offering it in August. Being the good girlfriend, I check to make sure the other half doesn't have something going on. He suddenly recalls that it's his best friend's baby's...
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    ISOSAD - It's back...

    Did a pool dive over the weekend and had a chance to get out the UNO H2O cards again - had three players and I was the "dealer" 'cause it's easier than everyone messing with the discard and the draw pile. We even had an "audience" of the other divers :D with a few expressing interest to try...
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    Anyone use a bike trainer?

    I know there are a few cyclist on the board and was wondering if any of you could chime in. In order to save money, I've canceled my gym membership. So instead of organized classes and time on the elliptical trainer, I've ordered a bike trainer to use with the bike I already have...
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    TV Alert - Sinking of an Aircraft Carrier

    Tonight - Sept. 27 on Discovery, 8 pm "Nearly a quarter of a ton of explosives are set to sink the Oriskany Aircraft Carrier during the world's largest non-military exercise to sink a ship. Bad weather, flooding, high tempers, and grueling labor conditions threaten to halt the project."...
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    Best Place for A620 Online Purchase

    I'm in the market for a new camera after my last one drowned - and it wasn't while diving. My cat was kind enough to push it off of the table and into the dogs water bowl :( . Since I'm just getting into diving, I figured I get a camera that I could at some point get a housing for. I think...
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    Diving in Ohio State Parks

    I contacted the DNR about diving in state parks and here's what I got. Any one have any input on any of these spots?
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    Gear Purchasing Addiction

    So when I decided to become certified back in June, no one warned me about the possible addiction to buying gear. But as a gadget geek of the first degree, I should have known. So after getting certified back in June, I have just purchased my *second* BCD/Reg combo. Let me explain. The...
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    When to Take AOW

    So I'm having a dilemma. I got my OW cert back in early June. I've going diving pretty much every weekend since then and have greatly increased my buoyancy control, knowledge of all my own gear, and just general comfort in the water. One of the other local divers I know is also and...
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    How To Keep Nails Nice While Diving

    I've just recently got certified earlier this summer and have noticed that between the OW check out dives and the quarry dives I've been doing on the weekends, that my finger nails have been peeling and splitting on the ends from being exposed to the water for so long at a time. Any advice on...
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    Long Lake Quarry, Lima Ohio

    As a newly certified diver, I was wondering if this quarry was worth checking out. :huh: It's just minutes from my house, which would be great for when I get the diving urge. There's some information available on the website http://www.gilboascuba.com/facilities.html They have limited hours...
  11. eckybay

    Another Hello From Ohio

    Hi everyone - been busy reading the forums here and thought that I should introduce myself. I'm a newly certified diver and have happily been devouring the usefull hints, tips, and advice that I'm finding here. Looking forward to spending some time this summer in the quarries of Ohio getting...
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