Jewls
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Whoa, I had no idea so many people had replied to this post. I guess I should log in more often. Sorry for neglecting my own thread.
Ok, so yesterday I called as many dive shops as I could and found one with reasonable pricing for pool practice on Tuesdays. So guess where I'm going tonight??? I'm going to practice as many skills as I can, setting up gear, mask removal (of course in shallow water), different techniques for equalizing, buoyancy control, etc. I've even decided to hire a private instructor for a couple hours on Saturday to go over these skills and any others I may not have learned in O/W training that I'll need for ocean diving. (any suggestions there too would be helpful) I plan to do one more pool practice next week before ocean diving on Friday. I WILL have the mask removal skill under my "weightbelt" before I leave.
I bought some non-drowsy nasel decongestent last night and plan to talk more with my instructor about the pros and cons of using it while diving. I don't plan to use it, but am taking it with me, just in case. Considering I'm doing only shallow dives, I assume the risk will be little if I do end up taking it, but again, I'm still researching the pro's and con's before I do.
Thank you everyone for being so nice and helpful to answer my questions and give awesome suggestions. You guys are great and Scuba Board ROCKS!!!!
Ok, so yesterday I called as many dive shops as I could and found one with reasonable pricing for pool practice on Tuesdays. So guess where I'm going tonight??? I'm going to practice as many skills as I can, setting up gear, mask removal (of course in shallow water), different techniques for equalizing, buoyancy control, etc. I've even decided to hire a private instructor for a couple hours on Saturday to go over these skills and any others I may not have learned in O/W training that I'll need for ocean diving. (any suggestions there too would be helpful) I plan to do one more pool practice next week before ocean diving on Friday. I WILL have the mask removal skill under my "weightbelt" before I leave.
I bought some non-drowsy nasel decongestent last night and plan to talk more with my instructor about the pros and cons of using it while diving. I don't plan to use it, but am taking it with me, just in case. Considering I'm doing only shallow dives, I assume the risk will be little if I do end up taking it, but again, I'm still researching the pro's and con's before I do.
Thank you everyone for being so nice and helpful to answer my questions and give awesome suggestions. You guys are great and Scuba Board ROCKS!!!!