Northwest Dive Club

Penopolypants wrote:"Oh man, cellulite AND stretchmarks!? *sigh* It's the price you pay for the joy of giving birth.....it's the price you pay for the joy of giving birth....."

Well, THAT and the excruciating pain part, too. I'm just saying...

This strange pink tritonia was found at Point Hudson this weekend. Don't know if it's a weight problem, an illness or just in need of another pink to get rid of a load of eggs. What ever the problem it seemed in iminate danger of exploding at any minute. She's not FAT! She's big-boned! Errr... um.....

FUNNEEEE video! I'm mostly impressed with the SWAG song! How awesome is that?

:-)

Readers of this thread are asking "how do I" and "will you show me". That sounds like progress.

That would be me! Yay!

So, in brevity, how do we get the ball rolling to arrange a No Silt Education Dive Day?

As an FYI, I honestly have no idea about how bad a silter I am, because I haven't done an out and back dive, yet - it's usually a circuit. I also don't quite yet have the knack of hanging upside down to look behind me. So, honestly, having someone TELL me, in kind and supportive ways, would be outst...

Go dry gloves and use the "Hot Hands" hand warmers. They work great! Newbie question: can one use dry gloves in a wet suit? I mean, can they be independent units? B/c I'm toasty everywhere else and I love my BARE! (no "oh just you wait, little missys" about dry suits - I know, I...

Matt, talk to Pez. He's using some new ones that he really likes those white mime gloves you use? every time i see you in the parking lot, i always expect you to bust out that "man in a glass box" move. First of all, no not the "white mime gloves" I use. I think Pez is using the...

Stupid Chainsaw! Won't start underwater!

Yeah! And a manual saw rips the snot out of my gear!

are you going to be around this weekend to be the scuba seeker and sherpa of all things cucumberish? :biggrin: i need to find my tide and current book to see if i can figure out a good time. KAT!! Sadly, I will not be able to sherpa any wildlife with you this weekend! I'm going to be in Seattle, ta...

Sockmonkey wrote:
Ahem.... When I mean hose routing...

-Eric

Yes. Here's hoping that all euphemistic hose routing is fine.

We did our open water dives for class at Sunnyside, and went out to the pipeline. The weekend after the class, Matt and I went to the site again, so that I could practice some stuff, but we didn't find the pipeline the second time (went in at a different part of the beach, and nada. Kinda boring tha...

KAT! How go the Honduras trip plans? ;-) Are you thinking a ref? And what specifically about Mexican Soccer was striking you? Sockmonkey asked if I was taking it from A Fish Called Wanda, when Kevin Kline drives and yells out "Asss hooooole!" It's not. I meant it like a sing song or a happ...

Bob, The Sealife Whisperer. It's like they're POSED for him - it's crazy! I imagine him going down and talking to the creatures to set up the portrait shoot. "Now, Octy...do you mind if I call you Octy? Good. Okay, Octy, I want you to come out of the bottle as though you're pondering the weight...

It's a secret.

No dive flag. :angry:

Okay, okay, quit yer yellin'!! -----> :angry:

:-)
So what ARE your suggestions?

Ditto and ditto.

Should it have the dive flag somewhere on it, too?

I WANT THAT SHIRT!!!!!!

Make that two! Awesome!

Silty the Seal would work better ... anybody who's dived with the damn things will know why ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver) So a T-shirt like "Don't be Silty the Seal! Kick responsibly!" Hmmm. Too cute? How about a tongue twister? Silty the Seal should be shot! Too violent? I'm just spit-bal...

And...your crab was a crab. A squat lobster isn't a lobster but rather a crab! A Galathid Crab (not sure about the spelling). ... I should stop speaking. Why do they call it a LOBSTER then? It looks a little like one! #-o Well, I look a little like an overstuffed sausage in my wetsuit, but you woul...

And...your crab was a crab. A squat lobster isn't a lobster but rather a crab! A Galathid Crab (not sure about the spelling).

... I should stop speaking.


Why do they call it a LOBSTER then?

Do we need a Woodsy Owl type character and a marketing campaign?

I vote for Silty the Shark, who can sneak up to bite your ass if you muck up vis.

Um. But I'm a silter still - I DO frog kick, but buoyancy...???

Unintentionally, I'm this guy in the water

If I see somebody treating another diver the way this person was treating you, they're in danger of a serious b*tch-slap from yours truly.

HEAR HEAR!! :smt038

GREAT thread, PEZ and really fabulous for me as a newbie! Lynne, your post about night diving is particularly apropos for me, as I'm starting the AOW class this week, which includes night diving. I haven't even known what to expect up to this point, and your post was awesome! My first and most poign...

Does anyone have any advice on heating up just the tips of the fingers? I do fine on the rest of my body, but my fingertips get cold every time. It hasn't yet negatively impacted a dive, in that I haven't had to call one short, but it'd be nice to be more comfortable for those 50 or so minutes.

Jenbowes wrote:I'm to tell you that the following pictures were not taken by Matt, but that I took the camera of a dead diver that I found. FYI, I called 911 and THEN DAN, but I hung up before reporting it, once I realized that I could've gotten busted for theft. :laughing3: Actually- it all depend...