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Haven't been on SB in ages. Have been shaken up and broken hearted over her passing all day. I cannot tell you how much I admired and respected Lynn, even though I only knew her from SB. She was a class act, a good teacher, and did not pull any punches; and she did it all with kindness...

Hey here! Glad you had such great dives. You will for sure see the WTRSs at Coiba too... The thermoclines this time of years are pretty intense. I remember my husband and I saying you could bounce off them last year at Coiba. Let me know what dive op you used in Pedasi. That's and Pearl at...

Yeah... all my albums on FB are open so feel free to browse through them. If you have a rental car the following things are on the canal side of the city (think you said you are staying in Amador) and would all be about 15-20 away w/o traffic (you will sadly learn that traffic SUCKS big time...

I would try to get out to Casco Viejo (also called Casco Antiguo) while you are in the city. It is where they moved the capital city to after Henry Morgan sacked Panama City 1671. It is like Latin America meets New Orleans. I would for sure get a cab ride up to the top of Ancon Hill. The...

Agree with GB... It's been a hot one down here this dry season. Have been up to El Valle a couple of times in the last few weeks and you'll be fine in shorts/shirt during the day, but may need a long sleeve shirt at night. Rainy season has not kicked back in yet but the humidity is creeping...

I'm prone to cold and I usually use a 3 mil this time of year. Unless there is a strange thermocline or your teeth chatter walking through the frozen food section of the grocery you should be fine. Currents vary day to day and at times minute to minute. Capt Bob is good about letting you know...

Okay... to actually answer your original post. Assuming that your buddy is the one attacked by a shark while diving. Since you don’t know if you will have time to respond to the actual attack all you can do is have your “what if “ plan. I have a severe case of catastrophic...

I've seen fish get in a vertical position like that when they are wanting cleaner fish to come clean them. In the begining of the video it looked like there were some smaller fish around... so it may have been a cleaning station. Just a guess....

We also live in Jacksonville (assuming you mean Jacksonville Fl)... The trip to Key Largo is between 5-6 hours if you take the turnpike and have a Sunpass...To "save a day" we will often drive down in the evening when we get off work. If you can leave at 4 you can be in the Keys by 10. Not a...

Let's assume that the divers were not just drifting, but in distress.... I'd still completely do the deco...AND I would expect the captain to go after those in distress. I would rather spend 20 minutes hanging onto a mooring ball at the surface waiting on the boat to come back and pick me up...

Glad to see you out here Wally! Allison

I have to ask. Mobid curiousity is getting the best of me. What exactly do you mean when you mention 'wear a nose clamp'? I want to ask to see if you are suggesting wearing something that would completely pinch a divers nose closed during the dive. If that's the case how exactly would you...

AH I heard about this thread at ITK. I was at the other end of the table at the Pilot House when someone reallized who you were. Not knowing about the thread, I was wondering who this rock star called AquaHound was. I was told that I HAD to come home and read the thread. Having done that...

I still have issues posting pictures correctly! I'm sure the instructions are out these, scattered over 1000's of posts, or maybe on one post that I just haven't found yet.

Yeah... I haven't done enough research to use a word stronger than 'seems' LOL. I'm having an ECHO I had done a few years back pulled to see if I have the same issue. Have to have it checked before they will clear me to return to diving.

When you tell your kids they cannot get a bath tonight because the tub is full of dive gear.

Patent foramen ovale While a baby grows in the womb, there is a normal opening between the left and right atria (upper chambers) of the heart. If this opening fails to close naturally soon after the baby is born, the hole is called patent foramen ovale (PFO). From what I've read people...

Farside.... I also took a Stage 2 hit this past weekend and spent 6 hours in the chamber. I was also WELL within computer limits(air profile/breathing 32) and no fast ascents (we were doing Cavern training). Was overly cold and a bit dehydrated according my husband (although I was no less...

Yeah.... those cows are real elusive creatures... I had to sit in my stand covered in bovine urine for hours the other day before one came along....