I told the owner Of Channel Islands Scuba I'd post this for him.
Dive Rite demo day:
10:00 AM
Channel Islands Scuba http://www.channelislandsscuba.com/
22725 Ventura Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 225-1616
On site heated pool.
Dive Rite will be on hand to demo their dive gear...
I was going through a local dive magazine and saw that SCUBA.COM has a place for instructors to create their own web page. Kind of cool, as it provides a resource for students and earns the instructor something for their efforts.
It looks new, as I don't remember seeing it before...
Have an 80's Luxfer that failed Vis. -- Crack in the threads--
Anyone have an idea what it's worth as scrap or a recycle place in SoCal that takes AL80s?
I found this video to be interesting and educational. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
TED | Talks | David Gallo: Underwater astonishments (video)
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Because divers will always need air and the cost of buying your own compressor is prohibitive, the traditional Dive Shop will always be needed.
However, the internet has changed the face of many retail businesses, including diving. I think in the future, we will see even more changes as the...
I created this when I was learning to be a DM. I should have shared this years ago, but it wasn't until now that I realized folks may want this stuff. Sorry for the delay... :(
This information does not apply to more southern areas (my apologies), but it would be kind of cool to make this a...
I pass by this location about twice a week. Today, I noticed a sheet of paper hanging on the window that hadn't been there before.
It said that the store was reopening and if there were questions to call Chris Emch @
(805) 732-5427...
Oh well, that's all I know...
Real or BS? :huh:
http://www.evtv1.com/index.asp-itemnum-1327
Looks to me like BS.
Let me get this straight. He is struggling for his life, while his buddy is filming... yeah, okay, right...
So, there I was talking to my friend who works at USC-LCMC (a training Hospital here in Los Angeles, California) about getting a tour of the hyperbaric chamber on Catalina (because the USC docs oversee treatment) and he tells me he wrote a paper on dive accidents in California covering the last...
Something to think about…
Have you ever been in a real diving rescue?
I know many have trained or been certified in Rescue.
However, training in a static/controlled environment is different from real life. There are a few agencies that make the training as real as possible. But, still...
An L.A. Times article today said the bacterial counts were the highest in five years. :11:
Also, "Los Angeles County coastal waters this summer contained the highest levels of harmful bacteria measured during the last five years, accumulating more failing grades for human health standards than...
Hello from SoCal...
Have been lurking for a bit, finally decided to sign up. I appreciate the vast knowledge and information available here. What a great community.
Kevin
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