rkr3000
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Just curious - ever heard of anyone getting sick from diving in stock tanks, local ponds, etc? Some can be cleaner and clearer than others, but in general they are "in the wild", sometimes complete with the local cow visits.
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Boogie711
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There are a number of places we dive in here in Ontario where we follow the "use peroxide in your ears afterward" rule.
erikharwell
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yes, there is a local lake used for diving that several people I know have got sick from diving in it. we now call it the toilet. there are just to many divers using it and it does not drain.
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This CDC site gives some information on swimming in fresh water...
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/faq/swimmers.htm
Warm, stagnant water can be pretty dangersous. Makes the news in Texas every summer..
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/faq/swimmers.htm
Warm, stagnant water can be pretty dangersous. Makes the news in Texas every summer..
Maybe off topic - but it is about a tank!
Visited our local marine world in Fukuoka last weekend - to my amazement you can dive their deep tank with the aquarium sharks, rays, groupers etc. I didn't do it yet but am planning to just for the giggle! The tank also has a huge glass wall for the public (obviously!) so you can do people watching at the same time. They let you use cameras too. Max depth - probably 7 meters.
Visited our local marine world in Fukuoka last weekend - to my amazement you can dive their deep tank with the aquarium sharks, rays, groupers etc. I didn't do it yet but am planning to just for the giggle! The tank also has a huge glass wall for the public (obviously!) so you can do people watching at the same time. They let you use cameras too. Max depth - probably 7 meters.
Yes! I picked up something while diving in lake Bisteneau LA. I'm not sure if something nasty grew in my regulator or if I picked it up from the lake. My entire mouth filled up with canker sores. It was nasty. I couldn't eat for days. My doctor gave me a big bottle of some kind of numbing gel to kill the pain so I could eat. The water wasn't really stagnant, because we were diving below the dam shooting catfish.
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H2Andy
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i think the scientific term is "poo-poo"
I remember reading something about Sheck Ekley (sp?) picking a bacterial infection up in warm stagnant water in Florida...
I will try to find the story about it and post it.
Jeff Lane
I will try to find the story about it and post it.
Jeff Lane
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