SCUBA DIVING 2002 (Best and Worst)

[DiverBuoy]

Thought I'd get a thread going here in Basic Scuba Diving.

There are several of these best/worst posts going on in the non-diving forum, and NDI's, while they include some scuba related stuff, they contain a lot of non-scuba stuff too. Let's keep this list strictly to diving related activities. Also try and list in there order of importance to you.

The Question:
What were some of the best and worst things that happened to you surrounding yours and my favorite sport/career - Scuba Diving?

Best:
#1 Certifying my dad - gaining a great scuba buddy
#2 Diving the BVI's in the Caribbean
#3 Getting Moderator status on ScubaBoard

Worst:
# 1 Losing a diving buddy and instructor friend to heart attack (not while diving)
# 2 My first dive light flooding - my HID
# 3 Taking 3 months off scuba

 

[KyMermaidDivr]

BEST:

1) Getting back into diving again
2) Finding this board and making many new friends

WORST:

1) Migraines interfering with my diving

 

[Phil TK]

Best

1. Getting my DM cert
2. Had my first s**g underwater with a dream of a girl
3. Made a lot of new scuba pals in Thailand who still stay in touch.

Worst

1. I accidently gave a student a black eye during a Rescue assist and felt awfull when he stood me a beer afterwoods.
2. No 2 above, didn't really happen
3. Saw a guy knife a trigger fish and then later parade it in front of other diveboats.


Overall -a good year though!

Phil TK

 

[Mo2vation]

Best

Re-committing to the sport
Getting my AOW
My first 3 day trip - changed the way I diver forever
Finding a really cool, knowledgable LDS
Going Dry!
Watching my wife's dive skills improve dramatically
Finding this board!



Worst

My Bad Dive last weekend - yikes

 

[raybo]

1) Getting a Drysuit
2) Recommitting to being an active diver At least once a month, and in the desert that's a challenge to do in different locations.
3) Doing some underwater repair work on the marina of my sailing club. Some tough conditions made it a very rewarding accomplishment.
4) Buying my daughter a drysuit so she can dive with me more often.
5) Finding this board

Worst...

1) Living so far from abundant water ;-0
2)Doing some underwater repair work on the marina of my sailing club. The conditions sucked! ((it was still fun, though!)

Guess I should be glad the good far outweighed the bad

 

[Scubaroo]

BEST
1) Started seeing my girlfriend who dives, her father lives in Florida and owns a boat....
2) Getting wreck and drysuit certified
3) Diving wrecks in San Diego, and a liveaboard in the Channel Islands
4) Passing the 50 dive mark

WORST
1) Started seeing my girlfriend who dives, her father lives in Florida and owns a boat.... we live in California and she doesn't dive cold water
2) Living 2 hours from Monterey and having to rent a car whenever I want to dive
3) Being shat on by a seal during a dive (not really worst, but memorable)
4) Not passing the 100 dive mark

 

[Wreck Ranger]

BEST

1.Divng more this year with my Dad (buddy)
2.Purchasing my Olympus C-3020 and PT010
3.Taking my first pictures UW (posting soon)
4.Diving my first cavern (Blue Grotto)
5.Learning of Scubaboard and gaining lots of knowledge here.

WORST

1.Not getting 50 dives this year.
2.Not having the money yet for a dive computer.
3.Getting blown out for 2 days of my 5 day N.C. trip

SUMMARY

I have had a great year in the diving aspect and will continue to learn and dive even more.

 

[SMan]

Best

1) Family getting certified this summer
2) Passing 20 dives
3) Making new friends at LDS and dive club
4) Finding this board - helpful people and information

Worst

1) Having my wife get ill during certification in June and having to wait until August for her to pass
2) Not having a drysuit while living in a cold area - too long off from diving
3) Distance necessary to travel to dive - there should be great diving places within walking distance

 

[seadog]

BEST - Diving WARM water after moving to Fl.
Getting AOW
Helping a friend get back into diving.

Worst- Can't think of a thing

 

[luvdiving]

BEST:
1. Going on a liveaboard (Big Blue Explorer) in Palau for some WORLD CLASS diving.
2. Having my favorite dive buddy (my wife) go with me.

WORST:
1. Leaving the warm water diving of Johnston Island for the wintertime cold of Maryland.
2. Leaving all my dive buddies behind.:boom: