Newbie diver saying hello

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Hi Everyone,

I have taken my open water, advanced open water, and just finished my dry suit certifications. I am a proud graduate of Edmonds Underwater sports, great group of people! I also, just finished purchasing all my basic equipment, including my drysuit,so I'm looking forward to...DIVING into the sport! I wonder how many times that joke has been made on here. :breakdance:

I'm a Washington native and I am excited to explore the state's underwater sites. Please feel free to drop me a line with any advice, or just to say hi. Looking forward to seeing y'all in the water!

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Welcome! Congrats! Lots of great diving around here!
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So what part of Seattle are you located?
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Welcome to NWDC, sounds like you’re starting out in all the right ways!
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Welcome to the board! Glad to have you here.
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Thanks for the welcome everyone!

Norris, I'm in Queen Anne.
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Well we have dives in the Everett area on Tuesdays and Wednesdays pretty regularly and they are night dives during the winter. I can understand that may be a long trip in horrible traffic though. We are trying to get some more weekend dives going and will update here when we do... in Dive Planning
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Awesome, thanks for the heads up! Is anything special needed for a night dive?

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A trustworthy primary and also a backup light, I’d say for starters.
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Tangfish wrote: Wed Nov 01, 2023 5:25 pm A trustworthy primary and also a backup light, I’d say for starters.
And if you intend on making a night dive, simply let us know and we will have lights for you, as well as a buddy.
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Hi Scuba T. Nice to meet a fellow new diver here
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Thanks for the invite to the night dive, but I thought about it and I think that's a bit beyond my comfort zone at this point. However, if you do get a dive on a weekend together I'd definitely be interested.
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Scuba-T wrote:Thanks for the invite to the night dive, but I thought about it and I think that's a bit beyond my comfort zone at this point. However, if you do get a dive on a weekend together I'd definitely be interested.
This is a smart approach of being on the right side of caution, imho.
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Tangfish wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:04 pm
Scuba-T wrote:Thanks for the invite to the night dive, but I thought about it and I think that's a bit beyond my comfort zone at this point. However, if you do get a dive on a weekend together I'd definitely be interested.
This is a smart approach of being on the right side of caution, imho.
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