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    Back for a visit

    He's a minister. I don't shoe anymore. The infirmity that got me out of diving put an end to the shoeing also.
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    Back for a visit

    Good to hear from you too. I learned a lot from Uncle Pug too...mostly having to do with his day job.
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    Back for a visit

    My wife and I used to sometimes stay at Jim Hollis's (sp) which was right on the river. We used to take the kids out snorkeling/free diving in the river. We also used to dive Telford. I love the area. I always thought that I might retire there but... Not to get morbid but it breaks my heart to...
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    Back for a visit

    Hey Pete how are ya? Board looks great...big enough to get lost in. I don't know about "replacing" diving but I was always an angler and a hunter. IMy interest in fishing is really how I got into diving. My wife and I did a bunch of great diving.. We miss it but there's life after diving. Stay...
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    Back for a visit

    Hi everybody. Not "back" exactly. Like I said I stopped in because of that email. The reason I haven't been around health issued forced me to give up diving. That doesn't leave much to talk about on a diving forum. Oh, well life goes on. I hadn't heard about those lost. Thanks.
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    Back for a visit

    Just a few off the top of my head Rick Murcheson (sp?), UnclePug, Walter, Dee, snowbear, Oring, divesherpa...the list goes on I guess.
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    Back for a visit

    I don't know if any of the "old timers" are still here but, please say "Hi". I stopped in because I received an email that I had a PM from a member here but the system can't find the PM. A search on the members name doesn't come up with anything. It seems a little strange but as long as I was...
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    Why are certifications valid forever?

    But you don't need a license to ride a motorcycle. You need the license to operate it on a public roadway where your mistake can hurt me. In the US, licensing has generally been about restraining one person from causing harm to another. There are all sorts of legal ways for folks to cause harm...
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    Buoyancy in 7 mil and how to be a good instabuddy -- kelp!

    The heavy wet suit is going to result in a greater change in buoyancy for a given change in depth. I would want to set aside time to get my weight and trim sorted out before a real dive. Regarding units of measure, zero is still zero and half is still half but, a bar is roughly 15 psi (maybe...
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    Quick air dump from rear dump on horseshoe wing?

    Maybe I misunderstood TSandM but the idea behind descending and ascending in a horizontal position is that it provides for a great deal of control in ALL directions. Up/down with buoyancy control and fore/aft with the fins. Additionally, when you do it that way, you're never far from being...
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    Hi!

    I miss teaching but I don't miss the dive "business"...if that makes any sense.
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    Madison Blue

    Good post! That's me...started my cave diving in low flow and had my butt handed to me in JB (everything was flooded that year). We had a good time but we didn't get very far. LOL I only dived Madison once and I don't remember the flow being an issue.
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    Article on Ben McDaniel - Vortex Springs Case

    Just saw the thread (I haven't been around in a while). It caught my attention because I talked with Steve Keene a few weeks back and he made mention of the search. My wife and I worked with Steve's team when they surveyed the cave back in 2003 (or whenever it was)...we mixed gas and did...
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    Help me improve my flutter kick please

    I'd take you up on that except I don't even know where the "Netherlands" are. Is that Someplace in Ohio? LOL
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    Hi!

    I'm still shoeing but I've cut way back and I've been looking for a job. How are you?
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    Help me improve my flutter kick please

    Good to see you too but I haven't been diving in a while.
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    Keeping warm versus bulky wetsuit (and buoyancy control issues)

    Either way (dry or wet) you're going to have to deal with buoyancy changes with depth. I think a key factor is having the weight and buoyancy distributed such that your trim is manageable at all depths. It's not a big deal to put a little air into the BC or take it out but it's a pain when...
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    Why are certifications valid forever?

    I'm still in the same place...which is much of the problem. LOL. How are you?
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    Help me improve my flutter kick please

    Long story but I haven't been diving in a while so I sort of stopped talking diving too.
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    Divemaster worth it if not going to work in industry?

    I think that's worth doing too (I did both). Though, not everybody is interested in "tech diving".
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