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I keep marine aquariums and have seen this before as well. It is hard to say what exactly causes it but some of the causes could be related to poor nutrition, stress, or even a slight electrical current being released into the water by a peice of equipment. We have adopted a few fish with...

I am also an air hog. My wife uses air at about half the rate I do. I have found that with more experience, I have been able to improve my air conservation. Of course my wife improves as well, so I still find myself being the one who runs low on air first. Just keep diving and try to relax...

The cabins of the planes are pressurized so you really don't have to worry about decompression sickness after flying. It is diving before you fly that you need to worry about.

I consider myself and advancing diver and will never call myself an advanced diver. I improve or learn new skills every time I dive. I won't consider myself an advanced diver untill I have learned all of the skills possible and have a 100% chance of getting myself and my buddy through every...

I am still a new diver so I tend to be an air hog. I also rent my equipment at this time so I don't have cash or luxury to bring more than 2 or 3 tanks with me. I dive as many times as possible with the air I have with me (or until I reach the limits on the dive tables if I can refill the...

Regardless of the sobriety of the people involved, this was a tradgedy. It only adds to the sadness of the event because it might have been prevented.

It might not be a great idea for your course, but towards the end of our pool work in OW training we turned all the lights off in the pool room and had a great time with dive lights. I don't think I would try that if anyone is feeling a little uncomfortable, but my group really enjoyed it...

My rule of thumb is simple. Regardless of the reason, if you have a concern about a dive it is best to scrub it and try again another day. I would rather miss one dive because I didn't feel right about it than risk losing multiple dives (or worse) because I ignored my thoughts and went on a...

I am only 27 and would love to be able to find someone to haul my gear for me. ;) Of course I have not found anyone willing to do that yet. I think it is great that he is still active and diving at his age. I would not worry as long as he is safe under water.

When I was getting my OW certification there were two retired gentlemen in my group. They were best friends and decided they wanted to try something new. I would say they were in their 60's, but I didn't ask them. It was kind of neat. Many people that age tend to assume that their life is...

I wish I could go, but I am running low on the cash department and my wife would kill me if I went without her. Have a good time. I hope to make it there for a nice weekend camping/SCUBA trip sometime soon. Andrew

Matt, Thanks for sharing the article! I have read some of your progress reports, but never knew your whole story. Now that I know a little more about you and how much you have accomplised, I am extremely impressed! Keep it up. Maybe someday I will have the priviledge of diving on the...

I would pay off my house and all of the school loans to make sure I was out of debt. I would donate $15,000,000 to help my aunt complete her dream of building a school for underpriveledged kids. I would buy a large house on the beach somewhere for my entire extended family to use for a...

My wife and I did it in June and had a great time. The sharks, rays, and turtle were cool, but I got just as much enjoyment out of entertaining the visitors on the other side of the glass. It is expensive for a 40 minute dive, but you get to dive with a wide variety of sea life. I think this...

I am sorry you suffered like that. I am glad you made it out OK. Maybe this thread should be moved to the Accidents and Incidents forum. This could save a lot other divers pain and suffering. :wink:

Firebrand, and Rick summed it up perfectly for me. It is the idea of exploring places few have gone before, as well as the unknown. Humans are land animals. We now have the ability to explore and experience places on earth that we were not designed to see. We are pushing the limits of our...

I think you guys need to ease up on Don. If I have done a lot of dives in the lake he is talking about and the conditions can change very quickly. My wife is a great dive buddy and we have had to surface to find each other in this lake. It is only used for diving so lots of new divers go...

Also, If she is not comfortable with a dive, she should not dive. If she panics underwater, it could lead to a bad accident. The local dive shop that we used when we lived in Kansas City would let us rent out the pool for $10 a person to practice our skills. I don't know where you live, but...

From the description of the lake that you dived with her in, I am curious. Was this Blue water lake at Oranogo? We did our open water training dives there. The visibility was great, but the water was cold because it was October. I can see how someone could freak out in that water. It is...