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    Extra-Wide Boots?

    Can anyone recommend a good, thick-soled line of dive boots that runs wide? One that has extra wide sizes would be ideal. My old ones are tearing, and narrower than I'd like, so I'm looking to make a change.
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    Pumpkin Carving in 2019?

    I just got a last minute email. Apparently Crusty's is having pumpkin carving this weekend (Saturday, September 21)
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    Pumpkin Carving in 2019?

    Does anyone have a lead on underwater pumpkin carving this year? I know Scott's Scuba/Crusty's Quarry (north of Pittsburgh, PA) usually has it, but I haven't heard a date for this year.
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    Tygart Lake in WV?

    Has anyone heard about a dive shop/instructor offering dives/classes in Tygart Lake (WV)? I was in Grafton recently, and kept hearing about a new one (possibly based in Pleasant Creek).
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    New Orleans?

    Hey everyone, How is the diving around New Orleans? I can't find any recent articles or posts (either way), and I'll be visiting the area in late February. Any thoughts?
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    Recs for Scott's Scuba, and Crusty's Quarry?

    Can anyone recommend Scott's Scuba (Freeport, PA)? They're having underwater pumpkin carving, but I don't know much about their reputation.
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    Looking for new quarries

    Have you dived Mt. Storm, in WV yet? About 45 minutes south of Deep Creek, MD, a local power plant dumps its heated waste water into the quarry. As a result, the water is fairly warm year round - one August, I saw surface temps of 93 degrees. It was like diving in bath water. Mt. Storm used...
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    Halloween Diving?

    Anyone have a good lead on any Halloween-themed diving? Underwater pumpkin carving, or anything like that? I know that Gilboa quarry (in Ohio) is having a "haunted" dive", but that's five hours from me.
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    Local Diving?

    I'm in northern West Virginia - Morgantown, to be precise. Roughly two hours south of Pittsburgh, PA, and about five from DC (although part of that's traffic).
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    Western PA - looking for friends!

    I've been looking to dive in western PA for a while now. If you (or anyone else) has any suggestions, or wants a dive buddy, just let me know.
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    Local Diving?

    Can anyone recommend any good dive groups/sites/day trips/etc? People in my area have gotten a little obsessed with the Caribbean, and I'm having trouble finding places for local diving.
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    Ocean Charity Recommendations?

    Hmm . . . Interesting suggestions, but not quite what I'm looking for. Do you have any suggestions for groups that . . . oh, care for injured sea turtles/dolphins/manta rays/etc, or clean up beaches, or repairs damage to reefs, or does the whole "land trust" thing, buying land for marine...
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    New Dive Club in Northern WV

    The next meeting will be at the Golden Corral in Morgantown (near the Star City bridge), starting at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, March 14. Turnout for the first meeting was bigger than expected, so they're experimenting with new venues. Oh, and while there's no Facebook page (yet), there is an email...
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    New Dive Club in Northern WV

    I'll mention it at the inaugural meeting, but for now they're posting information about the club on the My Dive Shop facebook page: My Dive Shop, LLC | Facebook
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    Ocean Charity Recommendations?

    Can anyone recommend a good charity with a strong ocean focus? Ideally, I'm looking for one that "gets its hands dirty" actively doing stuff: coral restoration, cleaning beaches, buying land for new marine sanctuaries, providing medical care for injured sea creatures . . . rather than one that...
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    New Dive Club in Northern WV

    Here in the Mountain State, My Dive Shop is starting a new dive club. Located in Westover, WV (near Morgantown), the first meeting will be (at the store) at 4pm on Sunday, February 26th. Membership is open to everyone, even if you've never dived with them before.
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    Ocearch Kickstarter?

    Is anyone familiar with an oceanographic group known as Ocearch? They're running a Kickstarter (to fund a shark tagging program) that looks interesting, but I don't really know them. Any thoughts?
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    Negril change of plans

    A mix of sarcasm/irony. Even in the most overfished waters, or sheltered of resort beach areas, there were plenty of sea urchins. Maybe I was being paranoid, but it got to the point where I wouldn't get in the ocean without my scuba boots. As for where to stay - depending on what your price...
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    Where To Go???

    I feel your pain - the visibility around here is terrible, pretty much year round. And you won't believe the kind of silt you can stir up - hit the bottom, and everything turns to chocolate milk. In my experience, though, most of the Caribbean has great visibility. I dove Jamaica a couple of...
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    Freeport Dive Spots?

    Another place worth diving is "Shark Junction". Unesco, one of the local dive shops, has been feeding the sharks there for decades, so you're pretty much guaranteed to see reef sharks while you're diving. Unfortunately, I don't have a handy map, but its still fairly close to Freeport
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