Northwest Dive Club

Current issue (Oct 2007) of Dive Training mag has an article on commercial diving careers (p. 22), and offers advice on many aspects of it: choosing a school, some descriptions of the work they do, to job prospects and pay. They list the following schools: College of Oceaneering (CA) Commercial Divi...

Beautiful!

Had me chuckling all night!!

Can't say I haven't done some things like that!

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Saddened, I slowly shake my head at the senselessness of it all.... At some level, they may indeed feel they had the "right" to do what they did, but I wonder how much of it was driven by that indignent "in-your-face" / "I can do what I want" attitude that you see in so...

John Rawlings wrote:... You must be logged in to see it. Visitors can't view it, only club members. You were probably trying to see it without logging in. ....

Wow! - you guys have put a LOT of thought into this site!
Excellent!
Thanks!

On occasion, I have seen where general topics about standards and good taste are discussed, so I thought I'd throw one out that has been bothering me... (this is a revised post that I had under a different title - Having thought about it today, this more closely says what I think.) Maybe I'm alone i...

Was in Costco today and saw previews for the series on BIG HD TVs - really awesome - the pictures on some of the sets was no-kiddin' like real! The only thing I was missing was the sound of my reg & feeling wet!

Too dang bad those things are so expen$$ive!

... There's so much wrong with this story that I'm not sure where to begin ...... please, rethink your approach to diving. ... Wouldn't want this site to start getting too similar to Scubaboard. *Shudder*. ... But, it's only fair to expect people to point out dangerous sounding behavior, too. .... ...

Got mine in the mail today - great read!

Thanks!!

Anybody watching?

I think the cinematography is outstanding! ---- Some of it is just jaw-dropping awesome.

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/bl ... lanet.html

Great advice on where to get pure talc. Thanks! --- It just doesn't exist in local drugstores (I've been everywhere I can think of!) I have come across some on the internet if you search for allergy-free products - but at a premium price with the " allergy-free " association. The problem w...

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Need some advice of a fair price to offer for an AL 80: My neighbor who stopped diving several years ago lent me his Luxfer AL 80. It is in excellent shape. The hydro had expired, so I had it hydro'd, rebuilt the valve, and VIP'd 2x (have been using it a lot for over a year). He'll be moving soon, a...

An interesting CNN story about a 29 YO "entrepreneur and science hobbyist" who spent 13 days inside an 8-by-10-foot underwater home made from recycled scrap metal welded to be watertight. Sounds like he was getting close to having real problems from high concentrations of CO2. He was using...

.... Lead is absolutely not good for you, and especially kids. Aside from the heavy metal toxicity, liquid lead can VERY EASILY get out of its container and splash! It burns everything! BAD!!! Lead will easily melt over the heat of a good BBQ out in the back yard. Don't use a sauce pan or a large s...

Folks - While I am thoroughly satisfied with my DUI TLS 350.... - the way you tie off the rock boot laces seems awkward (the plastic lace slide - wrap - velcro - and tuck the ends) - and not as secure as it could be, though I haven't had any problems with them coming undone. Anybody have a different...

.... I am needing to take a small sample of the dungeness crab population in the puget sound and evaluate the health of muscle development with complex biochemistry involving drawn out butter. ... A noble cause, to be sure! Truely important research that must be done! ... what prevents the crab fro...

I can't imagine diving in anything besides my High Tide suit. Custom fit and comes with pretty much everything else that other suits only offer as add-ons. I got to sit down with the owner of High Tide and chat for about an hour. A local company. The man knows his stuff and is 1,000% integrity - he...

Because they are so expensive - it took me over a year of researching it, talking to people, and playing with the gear to decide what I wanted / needed. I also got a lot of advice. You might want to read the discussion I started at the Deco Stop - http://thedecostop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19858...

Aquanautchuck wrote: .... the enzyme's in the meat tenderizer break down the proteins in the toxin. ...

Cool! ... stung into submission then half digested!

jeff98208 wrote:how about the stuff, after sting? i have used it on stings from my e.m.t. days.

That's just ammonia in a convenient package.

An article on how old some whales really are. Worth a read. I had no idea they lived that long .... http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/13/century.old.whale.ap/index.html I was profoundly saddened to read this and to think about killing something that has survived that long - (and I ain't a PETA...

..... Sounder's jellyfish remedy lineup, going left to right, starting with the powder, NOT the argon! I think the powder is cornstarch to dry it out, again, with each item being applied in order, left to right! :rr: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82311222@N00/420498259/" title=&qu...

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