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by Mongodives
Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:58 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Oops!
Replies: 22
Views: 2678

Re: Oops!

Had similiar mishap years ago, made me rethink what went in my SAVE A DIVE kit.
by Mongodives
Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:57 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Now I know why no one Freedives here
Replies: 31
Views: 3572

Re: Now I know why no one Freedives here

Who got the flag laws passed? Divers. Who pays the State and Feds to use the water ways? Boaters
Who is the Safety priority? Boaters. Kind of a golden rule thing, except those who pay the gold get the benefit of the rules.
by Mongodives
Fri Nov 12, 2010 3:19 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Dog shooting in Des Moines
Replies: 164
Views: 17990

Re: Dog shooting in Des Moines

big dog, outside, owner not home, neighbor doesn't know dog. Cop is intimidated by dog, dog gets tazed. Escalation of force is required for people not animals. Stop, get on your knees, hands overhead doesn't work for animals. Lucky cop didn't shoot dog with gun, then find out who owned dog, cited th...
by Mongodives
Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:10 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Equipment Warning
Replies: 25
Views: 3216

Re: Equipment Warning

It will all end when people stop ordering HOT coffee and spilling it on themselves and then complaining the coffee was HOT.
A responsible person wouldn't sue Mcdonald's, they'd take the life lesson that HOT coffee is HOT and be more careful in the future.
by Mongodives
Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:49 am
Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
Topic: Introduction??
Replies: 5
Views: 1331

Re: Introduction??

What's the local diving like in Astoria, or is there any?
by Mongodives
Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:30 am
Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
Topic: Anybody have the open water diving manual
Replies: 11
Views: 3514

Re: Anybody have the open water diving manual

The Instructor doesn't have one? How does he/she teach without one for student use?
by Mongodives
Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:19 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Boating - What not to do...
Replies: 17
Views: 2611

Re: Boating - What not to do...

for the Captian of that boat, that's one heck of a painful lesson in how not to navigate.
by Mongodives
Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:10 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: What do you want to see in your dive shop?
Replies: 50
Views: 5410

Re: What do you want to see in your dive shop?

reply to emails I don't care about your agency fill cards repair service that actually repairs equipment... don't re-use "o"rings or other consumables. If it doesn't work right after you serviced it,FIX IT FOR FREE. Customer service, being polite and not bashing me or others for not being ...
by Mongodives
Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:51 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Because it's not always about beer and tacos...
Replies: 31
Views: 2294

Re: Because it's not always about beer and tacos...

2ND that Mongo, skip the mixer just go for the Tequilla.
Just remember, don't eat the big white mint in the mens room.
by Mongodives
Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:24 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: lets dive friday 7/9/2010 at redondo
Replies: 14
Views: 2068

Re: lets dive friday 7/9/2010 at redondo

can't make it
by Mongodives
Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:01 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: lets dive friday 7/9/2010 at redondo
Replies: 14
Views: 2068

Re: lets dive friday 7/9/2010 at redondo

anybody dive Redondo today, 8 july? What was the viz?
by Mongodives
Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:57 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: lets dive friday 7/9/2010 at redondo
Replies: 14
Views: 2068

Re: lets dive friday 7/9/2010 at redondo

Didn't go too far over, he changed the date on his OP.
by Mongodives
Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:13 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: lets dive friday 7/9/2010 at redondo
Replies: 14
Views: 2068

Re: lets dive friday 7/8 at redondo

Friday the 9th of July 2010 works for me, not sure what year Friday the 8th of July is.
by Mongodives
Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:15 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: No Undergarment- Options?
Replies: 17
Views: 2438

Re: No Undergarment- Options?

Polartec bibs, and a sweat shirt now, this winter the same with the addition of some polypro pants and a longsleeve T-shirt worked well.
by Mongodives
Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:54 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: big guy drysuit undergarments
Replies: 13
Views: 2156

Re: big guy drysuit undergarments

Mongo, that just might be an idea if I knew anything about the garment industry. I learned my lesson, I do a patdown for pens and notebooks before I get into my drysuit now. Since there's been so many suggestions for custom, any feedback about which manufacturer is the most customer friendly for cus...
by Mongodives
Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:31 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Diving for Crabbing Advice
Replies: 15
Views: 9167

Re: Diving for Crabbing Advice

Unclassified is is any species not specified on page 19 of the 2010/2011 sportfishing rules pamphlet.
by Mongodives
Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:21 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Diver finds live grenade in Puget Sound...yikes!
Replies: 43
Views: 4665

Re: Diver finds live grenade in Puget Sound...yikes!

Don't touch any UXO (unexploded Ordinance) and remember where it was and take pictures so it can be reported, was part of every dive brief I received or gave in Okinawa. Didn't think UXO would be a local condition to be aware of here.
by Mongodives
Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:12 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Diver finds live grenade in Puget Sound...yikes!
Replies: 43
Views: 4665

Re: Diver finds live grenade in Puget Sound...yikes!

Wasn't that uncommon when I was in the Infantry for people to get back home or to the barracks after night live fire manuever ranges and find rounds, pyro, smoke and the occassional grenade in their kit they forgot to turn in. However they usually turned them into the ammunition amnesty point on bas...
by Mongodives
Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:21 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: big guy drysuit undergarments
Replies: 13
Views: 2156

big guy drysuit undergarments

I've been searching and trying on undergarments for sometime now, with no luck in finding one that fits.
Anybody else out there 6'4" 250lbs or bigger that have found undergarments that fit? If you have please share.
by Mongodives
Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:30 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Are you fussier about viz than you used to be?
Replies: 33
Views: 3558

Re: Are you fussier about viz than you used to be?

NO, I kind of like the mystery of what critters are going to appear next out of the muck.
by Mongodives
Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:38 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Viz Reports Thread
Replies: 3235
Views: 636947

Re: Viz Reports Thread

TTN today, viz was 0ft to maybe an arms length down to about 40fsw then it cleared up to about 10ft, at 75fsw viz was 15+ft.
by Mongodives
Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:35 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Rebreathers.....
Replies: 229
Views: 41183

Re: Rebreathers.....

he wrote "unit" huh huh huh
by Mongodives
Sun Jun 06, 2010 8:23 pm
Forum: Find a Buddy
Topic: someone anyone diving Monday 7 June
Replies: 7
Views: 2008

Re: someone anyone diving Monday 7 June

see ya there 1PM
by Mongodives
Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:32 pm
Forum: Find a Buddy
Topic: someone anyone diving Monday 7 June
Replies: 7
Views: 2008

Re: someone anyone diving Monday 7 June

12 works
by Mongodives
Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:26 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: DAN might not be what you think it is...
Replies: 48
Views: 4685

Re: DAN might not be what you think it is...

Thanks for the heads up on DAN not being what "we" think it is. I'll be asking more questions of them and renewing/changing policies while talking to a person, not online or by mail from now on to make sure I get clarity before I pay and insist/make sure that the topics discussed on the ph...