GaleForceEight
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Hello there, just thought I would say a few words to introduce myself.
I am new to all of this, though I did my PADI open water and advanced open water back when Pontius was still a Pilate, life took me in a different direction than under the water and it is time to start learning again.
We are getting into this as a family - my wife and daughter (17) wanted to learn and my son (8) is enthusiastic too, and I was surprised to find that my old qualifications remain valid; I know people who could write a thesis on changing lightbulbs, but give them a blown bulb and stepladder I wouldn't trust them to attempt the job - so I am well aware that having a 'qualification' on paper (I think mine was actually on papyrus or a wax tablet) does NOT assume competency, and I am effectively starting from scratch! I was pleasantly surprised to pick up a PADI RDP chart and be able to use it (and explain it) though - which was nice!
So having minimal (and no recent) experience I intend read and absorb information; these forums have a huge well of experience so I'll be lurking in the background and occasionally lifting my head to ask a question if I have a burning desire to be made fun of! Hopefully you guys will appreciate that if/when I ask a question that sounds daft it is because either I genuinely don't know the answer and the search function has failed me, or I am asking the wrong question because I don't know what the right one to ask is!
Best regards,
David
I am new to all of this, though I did my PADI open water and advanced open water back when Pontius was still a Pilate, life took me in a different direction than under the water and it is time to start learning again.
We are getting into this as a family - my wife and daughter (17) wanted to learn and my son (8) is enthusiastic too, and I was surprised to find that my old qualifications remain valid; I know people who could write a thesis on changing lightbulbs, but give them a blown bulb and stepladder I wouldn't trust them to attempt the job - so I am well aware that having a 'qualification' on paper (I think mine was actually on papyrus or a wax tablet) does NOT assume competency, and I am effectively starting from scratch! I was pleasantly surprised to pick up a PADI RDP chart and be able to use it (and explain it) though - which was nice!
So having minimal (and no recent) experience I intend read and absorb information; these forums have a huge well of experience so I'll be lurking in the background and occasionally lifting my head to ask a question if I have a burning desire to be made fun of! Hopefully you guys will appreciate that if/when I ask a question that sounds daft it is because either I genuinely don't know the answer and the search function has failed me, or I am asking the wrong question because I don't know what the right one to ask is!
Best regards,
David
