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by RoxnDox
Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:51 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Some thoughts
Replies: 102
Views: 14832

Re: Some thoughts

lamont wrote:
ljjames wrote:Jim,

<edit, lamont beat me to it>
Concision, FTW =)
Ah, but there's a fine line between Concise and "overly terse" :) For a newbie diver her explanation gets the Win :supz:

Jim
by RoxnDox
Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:22 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Some thoughts
Replies: 102
Views: 14832

Re: Some thoughts

Thanks Laura, great explanation. And a few more things to think about as I continue to work on sorting out gear, trim, ballasting, and all that sort of thing.

Jim
by RoxnDox
Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:55 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Some thoughts
Replies: 102
Views: 14832

Re: Some thoughts

(partial thread-jack here) A quick google makes it look like a "CO2 hit" is something that happens with rebreathers. True, or can it happen with open-circuit recreational gear too? Just wonderin'... Yes. The leading edge of a CO2 hit is a "dark narc" or "paranoid narc"...
by RoxnDox
Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:40 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Some thoughts
Replies: 102
Views: 14832

Re: Some thoughts

Based on the divers that I know have taken CO2 hits, I often wonder about how many of the divers who are selling their dive gear to "spend time with their family" have really just had a very bad dive. The last 2 dives I did below about 50 feet, I got hit pretty bad. I'm "spending mor...
by RoxnDox
Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:21 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Tides Tavern dock, New Years Day
Replies: 55
Views: 6854

Re: Tides Tavern dock, New Years Day

I've got a couple of spare AL80's. thats the best I can do. Mucho Grassy-ass, Jeff, but unless Santa really comes thru with another HP100 under the tree I'll likely just get one from the dive shop for a second... A second tanks and a BC (or BP/W) is all the major gear items I need to acquire. Then ...
by RoxnDox
Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:08 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Tides Tavern dock, New Years Day
Replies: 55
Views: 6854

Re: Tides Tavern dock, New Years Day

BASSMAN wrote:I'm going to try to do this one too! :supz:
One dive or two? :smt064
At least one! (I will try to get hold of another tank to make it two...)

Jim
by RoxnDox
Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:09 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Les Davis 12/17
Replies: 7
Views: 521

Re: Les Davis 12/17

Yep, it was a great day. All the gear worked fine (no zipper blowouts like the last time I tried Les Davis with Chris!), just poked around looking at stuff and practicing... Still need a bit of trim adjustment (I was a little feet-heavy still) but nothing too bad. The viz was really good, Jeff and C...
by RoxnDox
Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:57 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Saturday 12/17
Replies: 24
Views: 1697

Re: Saturday 12/17

Seconded - had a great dive with Jeff and Linedog :partydance: Viz was great, everything worked fine, and the sun came out... :supz:

Jim
by RoxnDox
Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:01 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Saturday 12/17
Replies: 24
Views: 1697

Re: Saturday 12/17

Guys, I'm in for Les Davis tomorrow. Probly just one dive, see you at 9:30 or shortly before...

Jim
by RoxnDox
Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:58 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Tides Tavern dock, New Years Day
Replies: 55
Views: 6854

Re: Tides Tavern dock, New Years Day

I'll come down... Last year I rang in the New Year at Keystone... Do they have Guinness on tap??? I've a dive float we can use... :partyman: http://www.tidestavern.com/ourbar/beer.html They have a wide variety of choices for both liquid and solid foods :burntchef: And I've yet to have a bad meal th...
by RoxnDox
Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:17 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Fox Island
Replies: 29
Views: 2181

Re: Fox Island

I didn't get much for photos either. There was one octo that I saw, but I have so many pictures of octos in dens by now that they all look the same! If I hadn't gotten so terribly lost in Bremerton looking for the dive shop (yep, the one that it turns out you can SEE from 3-S...) I could have made ...
by RoxnDox
Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:11 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Saturday 12/17
Replies: 24
Views: 1697

Re: Saturday 12/17

Jim, I'll be at Les Davis Saturday morning. Kewl. I might be there, but we just started on a major redesign of the spousal unit's craft room and I might be occupied hauling stuff out to the garage... I'll PM you tomorrow with status update. How's yer social calendar look for 01/01? :smt064 Jim
by RoxnDox
Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:59 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Tides Tavern dock, New Years Day
Replies: 55
Views: 6854

Tides Tavern dock, New Years Day

I talked to the manager at the Tides today, and she gave the OK to do a dive off their dock on New Years Day as long as we have the safety flag, are aware of boat traffic, etc. Although they have all their tables and furniture put away for the winter, she also liked the idea of a bunch of divers sta...
by RoxnDox
Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:11 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Saturday 12/17
Replies: 24
Views: 1697

Re: Saturday 12/17

Linedog wrote:A buddy of mine wants to dive Les Davis at 9:30 A.M. splashing shortly after. That is where I will most likely end up.
Chris, is Les Davis still on for you? I *might* be able to join...

Jim
by RoxnDox
Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:07 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Old Kalakala ferry for sale $1
Replies: 25
Views: 2914

Re: Old Kalakala ferry for sale $1

She would need a bunch of hull work to even be towed right now. The Corps of Engineers showed me some pics of her hull at the water line and its sad. They are concerned she'll sink at the pilings she's squatting at and in the process slide downhill into the navigational channel. So it would be a ha...
by RoxnDox
Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:37 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Sola 600's on sale...
Replies: 145
Views: 20283

Re: Sola 600's on sale...

Lights really are a matter of personal preference ... but in Puget Sound, when the runoff is flowing, or the plankton is blooming, it can get awfully dark down there ... even at relatively shallow depths. And even when it's not dark, you'll see so much more with light because the ambient filters ou...
by RoxnDox
Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:28 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Old Kalakala ferry for sale $1
Replies: 25
Views: 2914

Re: Old Kalakala ferry for sale $1

She would need a bunch of hull work to even be towed right now. The Corps of Engineers showed me some pics of her hull at the water line and its sad. They are concerned she'll sink at the pilings she's squatting at and in the process slide downhill into the navigational channel. So it would be a ha...
by RoxnDox
Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:52 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Hip Surgery - Wish me luck!!!!
Replies: 55
Views: 6205

Re: Hip Surgery - Wish me luck!!!!

I'll add a couple of Woo Hoo!s to the list... Sounds like everything went great and is lookin' good for rehab :supz:

Jim
by RoxnDox
Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:53 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Putting OW students in drysuits
Replies: 37
Views: 5494

Re: Putting OW students in drysuits

One of the things Randy told me when I was wondering about it was that this way I know what it's like to use the wetsuit, which could be useful if I traveled somewhere and didn't lug along a drysuit. Jim Didn't you do pool sessions in a wetsuit? I don't buy that logic you can dive in shorts and t-s...
by RoxnDox
Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:41 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Putting OW students in drysuits
Replies: 37
Views: 5494

Re: Putting OW students in drysuits

One of the things Randy told me when I was wondering about it was that this way I know what it's like to use the wetsuit, which could be useful if I traveled somewhere and didn't lug along a drysuit. Jim Didn't you do pool sessions in a wetsuit? I don't buy that logic you can dive in shorts and t-s...
by RoxnDox
Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:27 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Sidemount Cave Diving in Mexico
Replies: 19
Views: 3205

Re: Sidemount Cave Diving in Mexico

Oh. My. Gawd... Gorgeous pics! I'd be terrified to approach such fragile clusters of stalac[ tites|mites ] for fear breaking them. I get nervous enough about that in a terrestrial cave...
by RoxnDox
Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:01 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Putting OW students in drysuits
Replies: 37
Views: 5494

Re: Putting OW students in drysuits

Dunno - I did my OW classes in wetsuit this last spring/summer, and I was warm enough. We did have one student who did his with drysuit, though. One of the things Randy told me when I was wondering about it was that this way I know what it's like to use the wetsuit, which could be useful if I travel...
by RoxnDox
Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:30 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Titlow - Or Bust!
Replies: 79
Views: 8193

Re: Titlow - Or Bust!

I was getting 10:57AM from Plan Your Dive with the settings adjusted to Titlow Beach. Either time is fine with me. If we enter a little on the early side there might be some intial current but conditions will be improving as we go. When I made an earlier attempt at Titlow I used the Plan Your Dive ...
by RoxnDox
Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:58 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Hip Surgery - Wish me luck!!!!
Replies: 55
Views: 6205

Re: Hip Surgery - Wish me luck!!!!

<sending good vibes for good outcome and fast healing!>

Jim
by RoxnDox
Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:11 pm
Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
Topic: Kauai
Replies: 7
Views: 2665

Re: Kauai

I don't know, but will certainly be interested in the responses (I'm going to be there same time frame, vacationing while the wife does a medical conference :partydance: ). I have been looking at Bubbles Below for gear rental and at least one boat dive. Doing some shore dives is also on the list......