Newbie from SC

[pastortlc]

Just wanted to say Hi! I was PADI certified 38 years ago but have been away from diving for almost as long. School, career, & family took me in different directions. After a recent cruise to the Caribbean with my wife this past March I realized how much I missed diving and decided it is time to get back with it.

Found this great forum hoping it will help me get up to date and planning to take a new certification class soon (as I know so much has changed). Looking forward to checking the forum out to learn all I can. Thanks!

 

[krawlings]

WELCOME back and WELCOME t SCUBA BOARD

 

[Lee Taylor]

Your in a good location for scuba diving Pastor. Paying for some re-training is a very good idea. Not only have things changed significantly but you have changed significantly. I stopped scuba for a short period of time and found that things that were intuitive before stopping were NOT intuitive after starting back. Welcome to the forum

 

[NCBusguy]

Welcome to the Scuba Board! I'm like you, got certified in the early 80's, dove a few years, then quit for about 25 years. When I decided to jump back in, I went ahead and got re certified AOW from PADI then several courses since. I really believe if you haven't been diving for sometime, you definitely need at least a refresher course. Lee Taylor is correct...a lot of things have changed over the years!

 

[LowCountry Joe]

Welcome to ScubaBoard Pastor! There's lots of great diving to be found around this Palmetto State. Welcome Back from the LowCountry.