Crusty Old Scuba Instructor

[Jason R]

I haven’t dove since 1979... my how things have changed. Saw Scuba Board and thought I’d say hi to all my old scuba friends. I started teaching in 1972 in Albuquerque, NM. Taught for Florida PADI College 1974-75, New England Divers, 75-77, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo Japan, summer of 78. I attained the certifications of Master Instructor, ITC Training Director before my forced retirement. I quit diving because of an ear problem that left me with a permanent small tear in my left ear drum. Anyway, during my years of teaching, I met some of the most outstanding people in my life. I retired from the National Park Service as a Chief of Interpretation in 2013. I would love to hear from some of those incredible people again. Greetings to all you scuba divers and stay wet behind the ears. Jason

 

[Compressor]

Thanks for joining our lovely forum, ScubaBoard @Jason R.
Would love to get your historical perspective on things diving.

 

[Pressurehead]

Welcome Jason, here is a suggestion [this what I did] ,I lurked on this site and read as much as I could [or could stand, some weird stuff], things have changed a lot , i.e. Can't dive unless you have things with a battery in it, kick like a frog, carry enough gas to go half way around the world,have a dive knife that looks like letter opener, some think re breathers are new [not all, but some] ,keep reading it will be fun.
I was a member on the site years ago and did not want to "jump in" and look lost in the new ways of diving .

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

Good to see some other old pharts on here with us!!

 

[oly5050user]

Good to see some other old pharts on here with us!!

Jim who you calling a old fart

 

[Pressurehead]

Like me, an over 70 senior Flatulence.
Like other Gas Laws: Boyle's Law, Charle's Law, Gay-Lussac's Law, Avogadro's Law.
Age increases and Flatulence [you guess].