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by dwashbur
Tue Oct 16, 2018 8:41 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Dusty
Replies: 33
Views: 11484

Re: Dusty

Hey neighbor, be sure to holler if you need anything or just want some company.
by dwashbur
Sat Oct 13, 2018 1:20 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: CompuMask/DataMask
Replies: 0
Views: 2614

CompuMask/DataMask

I'm rather excited, my CompuMask is working again. I had to drill some screws out and go onto the Internet to find new ones, but it works! Does anybody else, or has anybody else, used this mask? I'm so spoiled I fussed over it for 2 years to get it fixed. Having all my info right there in the HUD is...
by dwashbur
Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:45 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Dusty
Replies: 33
Views: 11484

Re: Dusty

Praying for a successful surgery and full recovery. If you're able to dive again, I'm sure we can all put our heads together and come up with some gear for you. Just focus on your health right now.
by dwashbur
Tue Aug 28, 2018 12:12 pm
Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
Topic: Hello from Roatan!
Replies: 5
Views: 4374

Re: Hello from Roatan!

The trip was a challenge mainly because of my bad knee. It did not like those airline seats and let me know it the whole way. Then our plane from Chicago was delayed and we almost missed our connection in Houston. We had no idea how far away it was but we knew we were cutting it close. I saw a court...
by dwashbur
Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:52 am
Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
Topic: Hello from Roatan!
Replies: 5
Views: 4374

Hello from Roatan!

Kathy and I arrived at Cocoview yesterday afternoon after one of the longest and most exhausting plane trips we've ever taken. And that was without any real issues to contend with. But we're here, and the fun starts today. Hope everybody in Puget Sound is spending lots of time underwater to escape t...
by dwashbur
Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:27 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: And the Camera Wasn't Rolling :(
Replies: 1
Views: 1043

And the Camera Wasn't Rolling :(

Saturday before last, the wife and I went to Redondo to test my new dry suit seals. Down near the carousel boat we came upon a little octopus. Anybody who knows my wife knows she lives to find octos, so we stopped to check it out and play a little bit. At some point it hopped up and started to take ...
by dwashbur
Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:12 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Calvin's Crack
Replies: 3
Views: 1326

Re: Calvin's Crack

Tom Nic wrote:Opens NWDC. Scans unread threads. Sees thread title. Stops. Hesitates.

...do I really want to click on this?!? :eek: :eek: :eek:
Likewise!!
Penopolypants wrote: .... Dark, narrow, crusted with growth, filled with hidden critters....
by dwashbur
Tue Jul 03, 2018 7:05 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Oh my gosh guys!
Replies: 9
Views: 2555

Re: Oh my gosh guys!

I like 'em all. I decline to choose just one!
by dwashbur
Wed May 30, 2018 7:56 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Sund Rock changes
Replies: 38
Views: 10999

Re: Sund Rock changes

We have been there once in the past three years because of the price. These days we take one or two trips a year to Mike's and have a great time diving there instead.
by dwashbur
Sat May 19, 2018 7:37 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Attached Drysuit Boots Cause Floaty Feet?
Replies: 23
Views: 8360

Re: Attached Drysuit Boots Cause Floaty Feet?

Another vote for tank and weight placement. My daughter used to wear 5 pounds of ankle weight on each foot because her feet were so floaty. Some advice from a very smart person led us to adjust her tank and her weight harness down several inches, and she was able to eliminate the ankle weights altog...
by dwashbur
Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:11 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Les Davis 1/28
Replies: 7
Views: 2534

Re: Les Davis 1/28

Les Davis is also a great place to look for the little critters that live on the reef and out on the mud flats. Go slow and look careful and it's amazing how much life there is out there.
by dwashbur
Sun Dec 10, 2017 6:29 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Club Dive 12-09-2017
Replies: 13
Views: 3241

Re: Club Dive 12-09-2017

I couldn't dive because of my recent knee replacement, but it was nice to get out and see some familiar faces and meet some new ones.

Also, big thanks to whoever was running the grill. Good food!
by dwashbur
Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:12 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Lost gear alert
Replies: 5
Views: 2324

Re: Lost gear alert

Thanks! She's all right, we're still watching for signs of DCS but right now it appears she dodged a big bullet.
by dwashbur
Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:35 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Lost gear alert
Replies: 5
Views: 2324

Re: Lost gear alert

Addendum: after taking inventory we found her sausage and reel are also missing. She lost these near the beach.
by dwashbur
Sat Oct 28, 2017 4:51 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Lost gear alert
Replies: 5
Views: 2324

Lost gear alert

Today at Redondo, Kathy had a bad situation and had to bail. In the process she lost her camera and her mask. The camera was lost somewhere near the carousel boat. She lost the mask in waist-deep water over by the beach. The camera is an Olympus in a waterproof case and the mask has a pink snorkel. ...
by dwashbur
Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:31 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: White Lined Dironas MIA?
Replies: 20
Views: 6383

Re: White Lined Dironas MIA?

We found two at Edmonds Underwater Park on Sunday morning.
by dwashbur
Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:49 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Back In The Water
Replies: 4
Views: 1662

Back In The Water

Since my wife got to see the sixgill hanging around Redondo lately, I decided to suck it up and go see if I could get a peek. I have issues from stem to stern; the pinched nerve in my neck has gotten worse and has been causing major spasms in my left shoulder that have me walking like Igor from Youn...
by dwashbur
Fri Jul 28, 2017 6:59 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Hermaea Olivae Nudibranchs at Alki
Replies: 2
Views: 1893

Re: Hermaea Olivae Nudibranchs at Alki

Wow. What power is your microscope?????

(Very nice pictures. Gonna have to get out there and look for them. Thanks!)
by dwashbur
Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:14 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Club Dive at Sund Rock
Replies: 22
Views: 5426

Re: Club Dive at Sund Rock

BTW GDog, I'm pretty sure that's a Nanaimo dorid. Kathy saw several like that, the coloring seems to be coming from something they eat there. But you can just see the red tips of the rhinophores, which is what makes me think Nanaimo. Everybody feel free to correct me.
by dwashbur
Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:13 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Club Dive at Sund Rock
Replies: 22
Views: 5426

Re: Club Dive at Sund Rock

I have probably said it to a hundred people over the years: this is the most amazing group of people I have ever gotten to be part of. I appreciate being allowed to rub shoulders with all of you. Follow-up: the knee replacement didn't happen. I got in there, was getting ready, but my neck pain was s...
by dwashbur
Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:42 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Club Dive at Sund Rock
Replies: 22
Views: 5426

Club Dive at Sund Rock

It was great to see some familiar friends and make some new ones today. Many thanks to penopolypants for all that cooking, and to everyone for all that great food that I got to eat while you were diving! :neener: I'm having my left knee replaced on Tuesday, so there's no telling when I'll get back i...
by dwashbur
Tue Jan 24, 2017 7:49 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Primary Light Recommendations
Replies: 7
Views: 2827

Re: Primary Light Recommendations

+1 to what Jeff says. I remember when he felt like you, and now he is in the Can light camp! Put me in that category as well. When you put lumens vs price, I have not found a better deal or a more reliable light. And he's local so if it needs service he'll take care of it for you, and I can vouch f...
by dwashbur
Mon Sep 05, 2016 8:27 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
Views: 925458

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

It would seem they are the sea equivalent of a porcupine.
by dwashbur
Sat Aug 27, 2016 1:35 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Lost Mask at Saltwater
Replies: 0
Views: 1524

Lost Mask at Saltwater

My young friend was diving at Saltwater today, and apparently on the surface swim in he lost his mask. It's black, with yellow lenses, has PS written in white on it, and has a blue snorkel. If somebody finds it, please drop me a note and I'll make all the arrangements. Thanks!
by dwashbur
Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:17 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Species ID?
Replies: 5
Views: 3045

Re: Species ID?

The big sculpin is a red Irish lord. The rockfish is a brown, flatfish are notoriously hard, at least for me. That last critter is Homo sapiens subaqueous.