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Bruce, Thanks for the great math!!! And... as mentioned earlier... At times... it is human nature to exaggerate about certain things. I am reminded of two sayings when someone starts claiming the moon, and expects me to swallow it... 1) There are divers who have logged 1,000 dives...

Aw, MAN! And I was going to guess "Blue!" :11: (Just teasing ya Dr. Bill!) Actually, my water (fresh) is clear.... I mean REALLY CLEAR. (Although... it is kinda bluish turquoise in the deep spots.) Donnie

Scubalaurel, & alcina, Thank you for the link and the positive feed back! Things are working out much better than I ever thought with my son. His whole attitude has changed, now that he is away from a "Yucky" situation, known as our public school. :dazzler1: Things are really looking up...

Dr. Bill, You may be looking at some Ocean Front Property sometime in the near future! :eyebrow: (Lets hope not!) ;) Donnie

archman, You are correct! It is absolutely "Ridiculous!" So... I'll give you a little more insight... I asked the Principal, "How do you know if a child is ready for the 8th grade or not." He said, Each year the State of Oregon gives quarterly "Benchmark Test". A Benchmark test only...

Toby, I would prefer your method of "Getting ideas from the Internet" and then purchasing them at your LDS. Rather than "Trying on a suit" at you LDS, to see if it fits, and then purchasing the same dive suit on-line, because you now know what size fits. If I had my druthers... I would...

Fairbanksdiver, I really like "Scubapolly's" idea of changing the LDS quote to "Support a good local dive shop." (And we should!) In all fairness, I feel as though I should comment on my previous dive shop. From the moment I walked into the door, the owner told me that he really...

Well... HECK!!! What's the fun in THAT! ;)

Staredge, First!... A little story... As of December 20th... I began home schooling my oldest son. (6th Grade.) When I went to his school and asked to find out where his placement tests were, and where I needed to begin... I found out something I thought was absolutely absurd! "In the...

To All, I am now home schooling my son, who is also very interested in "Marine Biology." :eyebrow: What I'm looking for are suggestions on some REALLY GREAT research materials, for both Fresh and Salt water environments and organisms. Sort of like a complete encyclopedia of marine...

Kinda reminds me of "Timothy Treadwell." An individual who claimed to know how to handle himself around wild Grizzlies... right up to the point in which they ate him and his girl friend!

Fairbanksdiver, Hey!... Just wanted to say "Thanks for a great post!" I'm glad to see the two threads concerning LDS. I had become spoiled with several other dive shops that I frequented up in the Puget Sound area. But now... I have found myself living in an area in which I am very...

Snowing pretty good here in Rocky Point. (Near Crater Lake, Or.) weather report says its supposed to snow for the rest of the week and weekend... but then again... if its not sunny here... its usually snowing! (I'm at 4,250 feet.) Donnie

sherylscubaboard, As mentioned earlier... "Fish Farm" is a broad term. I worked for almost (7) seven years on a fish farm in the Puget Sound, (Washington,) and dove almost every day! We raised Atlantic Salmon, in net pins about a quarter mile out in "Rich Passage." During our peak...

Since the advent of 8X10 Glossies... I have no need to see a Great White close up! But... I would love to see a "Killer Whale" close up. I've been close to them on a boat, and I have even heard them under water... but I have never seen one close up under water! I would also like to swim...

(Cool! :thumbs-up ) Well... I would definitely have to say my dream dive buddy would be my wife, Karyn. She doesn't dive... "YET" but we're working on it. (My Wife would definitely look good in neoprene!) Donnie

I have done that in some of the rivers here in Oregon. (Usually in a Salmon & Steelhead hole.) It gets very interesting, and like scottfiji said... I think I see more when I'm not scaring everything off! The Dive Master in my area does a lot of re-breather stuff, and he tells me that he...

Good Ol U.S.A!!! (Although I'm pretty darn partial to "Canada") Okay... What's your favorite time of year to dive?

I really don't know how this one got on the books. Obviously... someone tried it and the City of Portland felt it necessary to put a stop to such conduct! As for the reason THIS particular law made its way to the books... this is what I was told. When the City of Klamath Falls was very...

In Portland, Oregon, there is a City Ordinance stating that it is Illegal to Whistle under water. In Klamath Falls, Oregon, there is a City Ordinance stating that it is Illegal to knock the head off of a snake, with a cane or a stick, while walking down the sidewalk. In Oregon, (as I'm...