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by scubnewb
Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:33 pm
Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
Topic: New to Seattle area
Replies: 26
Views: 3573

Re: New to Seattle area

Yes they do own it and I have done alot of business there, I am pretty involved in the music industry, just not it the Metal Field, but we can chat about that off the board. Do you have your gear up here yet... I am looking to go out today maybe or tomorrow. And Bellevue is just across the 520 bridg...
by scubnewb
Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:58 pm
Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
Topic: New to Seattle area
Replies: 26
Views: 3573

Re: New to Seattle area

Waup man, not a metal head but a very good friend of mine owns a Venue called Studio Seven here in Seattle, its pretty much the Metal Head go to spot. Check it out at www.studioseven.us also El Corazon is another spot... If you were over 21 i would have a little more information to share but Seattle...
by scubnewb
Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:28 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Snow Dive Anyone???
Replies: 6
Views: 1345

Re: Snow Dive Anyone???

Yep dove yesterday there and it was 34 degrees above water and 45 below, eazy peezy fonzareezy... If anyone has any experiences with regulators freezing on them in the sound I would be interested in hearing about it. Ditto 48F is not cold enough to worry about despite what manufacturers might try to...
by scubnewb
Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Just Call Me Crazy.... TODAY @ ALKI!
Replies: 4
Views: 802

Re: Just Call Me Crazy.... TODAY @ ALKI!

Lets see how I feel when i ge up tomorrow, i just did about a six mile city hike... :confused:
fnerg wrote:Argh, I'm going so stir-crazy, I might be up for a dive at Alki tomorrow during the day, if you can get out during the day.
by scubnewb
Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:58 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Anybody else jonesing?
Replies: 46
Views: 4864

Re: Anybody else jonesing?

I guess I am just really lucky taht my house is butted right up against I-5 and the entrance and exit is right outside my window lol... I can pretty much get Alki, Edmonds, Or Muk without to much of a issue as i have no side road trips to worry about lol...
by scubnewb
Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:58 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Just Call Me Crazy.... TODAY @ ALKI!
Replies: 4
Views: 802

Just Call Me Crazy.... TODAY @ ALKI!

Anyone interested in diving Alki Cove 2 today let me know! Im at home and I am either going snowboarding or diving today depending on if I can find a buddy to do one or the other...

:popcorn:
by scubnewb
Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:00 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Pretty fine deal on Aladin computer
Replies: 17
Views: 1666

Re: Pretty fine deal on Aladin computer

Thanks for all the good info, I am really close to ordering this unit, right now I am just looking something that is a good solid unit for someone just getting into the game, $250 for this seems like a pretty great deal and thats really not alot of money for me, I spend that a night out drinking som...
by scubnewb
Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:14 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: massive snow storm expected, please read!
Replies: 16
Views: 1857

Re: massive snow storm expected, please read!

Dude your just right down the street from me, I live off 60th... and more than enough food, alcohol, You obviously haven't met me and my dive buddies (aka, the drunken plague of locusts) But, yeah, very nice idea for a thread! If you're stranded in the North Ballard/Crown Hill/ Greenwood area tomorr...
by scubnewb
Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:12 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: massive snow storm expected, please read!
Replies: 16
Views: 1857

Re: massive snow storm expected, please read!

Dude the hell with the power being out Im coming over to just party! :supz: :funky: :dj: :breakdance: :metal: \:D/ :partyman: :partyman: I've just recieved offical word from the director of CenCom (Richard) that we are supposed to expect up to 16 inches of snow in the next three days starting tonigh...
by scubnewb
Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:20 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Personal Lube?
Replies: 24
Views: 2826

Re: Personal Lube?

Lol yep thats a great way to explain it haha :rofl:
Tangfish wrote:I used to use K-Y for my neck seal. It felt like being born all over again every time I donned the suit.
by scubnewb
Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:57 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Personal Lube?
Replies: 24
Views: 2826

Re: Personal Lube?

Gonna have to say taht since reading this post recently I have pulled the lube out and have been using it for the last 3 dives and I must say... I Like it, I Like it, I Like it alot! Sliding in my seals is so much smoother now, and it creates a water tight seal for sure haha...
by scubnewb
Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:49 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Pretty fine deal on Aladin computer
Replies: 17
Views: 1666

Re: Pretty fine deal on Aladin computer

ahhhh I gotcha... :thumb3d: Yes, you only need the IR interface if you are going to log on your computer. I like computer logging, because it's easy to search, if you want to look at something you did some time back and don't remember exactly when. The Deep Sea Supply boots are rubber-like receptacl...
by scubnewb
Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:03 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Pretty fine deal on Aladin computer
Replies: 17
Views: 1666

Re: Pretty fine deal on Aladin computer

You lost me on the DSS mounts, what exactly is that? And this computer is looking like it is getting really close to being bought by this guy here... So if you dont care about logging your dives on your laptop that IR thing doesnt even matter i take it then... call me old school but I really like lo...
by scubnewb
Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:18 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Contact lenses and diving
Replies: 28
Views: 4418

Re: Contact lenses and diving

Yes I agree with this as well, just waiting for my doctor to say my eyes have slowed or stopped deteriorating.... Cant wait! Three words, Laser Eye Surgery. I used to wear glasses (20/200 with astigmatism) but now I don't wear anything but sunglasses and mask while diving =D . Eventually the surgery...
by scubnewb
Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:13 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Pretty fine deal on Aladin computer
Replies: 17
Views: 1666

Re: Pretty fine deal on Aladin computer

Whats a IR Dongle? I am in the market for a dive computer but havent really done any research or reading up on them yet as i plan on buying one after I get my can light, but I will pick up the right one at the right price at the right time lol I was looking something up for someone yesterday and fou...
by scubnewb
Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:06 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Contact lenses and diving
Replies: 28
Views: 4418

Re: Contact lenses and diving

Im blind as a bat -5.0 in my right eye and -5.25 in my left and I mostly wear my glasses but I always wear my contacts when I dive, snowboard, hike or do any other physical sport. While I am still a rookie at diving i couldnt imagine diving with anything besides my contacts. They tried to sell me pr...
by scubnewb
Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:34 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Can Light !!
Replies: 5
Views: 1087

Re: Can Light !!

Im waiting on mine from h20doctor as we speak, hoping to have it in the next week or two... From what I hear both these guys can buuild a hell of a can light... Can wait to retire my SL4 and Q40 to backup lights lol :partydance: OK, must contain myself !! Dove Sund Rock yesterday.....same critters ....
by scubnewb
Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:06 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Snow Dive Anyone???
Replies: 6
Views: 1345

Re: Snow Dive Anyone???

I got a spare tank but its a yoke valve and not a DIN, sorry bud... I would, but unless you have a spare tank with a DIN valve, I wouldn't have any air. Really though, there's some ice diving contingencies that you should know about before doing a dive in this kind of weather, and it's probably wise...
by scubnewb
Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:36 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: ??Pacific Northwest Diving Documentries??
Replies: 9
Views: 1677

Re: ??Pacific Northwest Diving Documentries??

Yeah when he got home last night I told him that there wasnt anything that has really been done in that area and he immediatly got excited lol... He wants me to start looking into topics people would like to see covered so I think i am going to intiate a post asking people for a brinstorm of things ...
by scubnewb
Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:08 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Snow Dive Anyone???
Replies: 6
Views: 1345

Snow Dive Anyone???

So the poeple I was hiking with wussed out because of the snow today, so if anyone wants to do a snow dive today with me at Alki lets get on it.. Im thinking 3pm or 4pm as it is already 1pm... Speak up quick! I will be online hoping to hear from someone.
by scubnewb
Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:50 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: ??Pacific Northwest Diving Documentries??
Replies: 9
Views: 1677

Re: ??Pacific Northwest Diving Documentries??

Lol I know nothing about videography... But its definitly something he would be into doing and is talking about doing... So none of the stuff that i am finding is really what I am looking in to. In the past year I have realized that diving in the PNW is very different then diving anywhere else in th...
by scubnewb
Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:35 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: ??Pacific Northwest Diving Documentries??
Replies: 9
Views: 1677

Re: ??Pacific Northwest Diving Documentries??

So none of the stuff that i am finding is really what I am looking in to. In the past year I have realized that diving in the PNW is very different then diving anywhere else in the world. I talk to my brother who lives in Miami and has dove many tropical sites around the world and he agrees from wha...
by scubnewb
Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:18 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Night Dive
Replies: 1
Views: 380

Re: Night Dive

wish i would of seen this earlier...
by scubnewb
Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:19 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: ??Pacific Northwest Diving Documentries??
Replies: 9
Views: 1677

??Pacific Northwest Diving Documentries??

Are there any good documentries out there focusing on divers and diving in the PNW and or filmed in the Pacific Northwest that anyone knows about?
by scubnewb
Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:44 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Leaving Tanks In The Car Overnight???
Replies: 12
Views: 1594

Re: Leaving Tanks In The Car Overnight???

Hmmmmmmmm... :goodpost: Maybe I think I will go grab my stuff out the car now... #-o We were just discussing this topic at the shop the other day, in a way: It seems that a couple divers headed out very early one recent Saturday morning, following a night of below freezing temperatures. The dive sit...