Northwest Dive Club

there was also an 'accident' at Redondo this morning. A guy was walking up the stairs after the dive and dropped from a heart attack. Not sure if he made it or not...we got there after they took him away, but the police were still there getting his van. Not a good way to start the new year!!! No, I...

Vlad,

I swear that harbor seal is posing for you. Very nice!!

I got OW certified at the beginning of May, and I did 78 dives in 2009. (I thought I was closer to 100--dammit!) But really, not bad for my first year . . .

Slacker.

I'll still be there! Nick is also going, and Derrick is going to try to make it. Don't know about Aaron.

Top and bottom are snailfish. They seem to be popping up everywhere at Redondo lately.

Perfect! We'll see you there.

Welcome Greg! Yes, I'm sure Bassman will chime in regarding Thursdays soon. I really need to join him on one of those . . . Tacoma Suba has fairly regular "shop dives" on Wednesday and Friday nights, but it's always best to call ahead and confirm. There's an active dive population in and o...

We've got a small group meeting at Redondo Sunday morning at 8 a.m. So folks are doing one dive, other are staying for 2. We would be happy to include a new diver!!

Is this who I think it is?? It's about time, dude.

Me, the hubby, and NaR will be doing Cove 2 at 9 a.m. And a bigger gathering of the Squad is planning on Redondo Sunday morning at 8 a.m.

Would love to see you at either or both!!

THANK YOU everyone for being so welcoming last night! Since my husband and friends couldn't make it, I was worried I'd feel like an orphan, but you guys were great. Special thank yous to Cardiver and Benoit for being my buddies and putting up with me mucking your pictures. Speaking of pics . . . any...

Sockmonkey wrote: If I wear the red one am I the first diver to die?

-Eric

OMG.

Yes, stay away from the red.

ktb wrote:I love all of these people coming south to dive--YAY! I will be there with my husband, and I'm looking forward to putting some faces to screen names.

Ok, after scrolling up, I see that most of us are from the south, but whatever. :geek:

And yes, Benoit, I know I'm planning two dives.

I love all of these people coming south to dive--YAY! I will be there with my husband, and I'm looking forward to putting some faces to screen names.

Wow. I am not worthy.

Thanks, but I'm already starting to get the moderated board vibe. Not that mods are inherently bad, it's just a little too arbitrary for me. Case in point, Rule 1 is kind of ambiguous to start with. I'll go back to lurking and reading. Thanks for the warm (and warning) messages though. Oh no, it's ...

Mattleycrue76 wrote:I think his training was more along the these lines...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB0u9crejUw[/youtube]

OMG, please tell me that was a joke.

My thinking is, if you should be wearing a medical ID bracelet, then I should know about it. But then again, I also hope my buddies disclose *anything* that might hinder the dive, such as me telling my buddy last week, "It's my first night dive with this camera set-up." But--as a new diver...

I'd go for it.

Nice shots!!

Just wondering . . . are the PSL's only around for a certain amount of time? Do they have a short life span, do they migrate, are they just harder and harder to spot, are they eaten by other life . . . in other words, why are we seeing them now but I hadn't heard of them until a few weeks ago?

Cove 2 last night around 7 p.m.

Between 20-30 feet . . . when the harbor seal wasn't fishing in our lights. Although he is a bold one, isn't he?!?

Joshua Smith wrote:Holy crap. I just watched it at the IMAX. Stunning. This one is a game-changer.

Absolutely! I can't remember tha last time a theater was *that* quiet during the entire movie and everyone clapped at the end. Wow.

Thank you James Cameron, my movie hero.

Very nice! I wonder . . . were there really that many snailfish out, or did we all see the same one?

I dove last night at Redondo, hitting the water after 6:30 p.m. Viz was fantastic (better than my light could reach) but after going deep in the first part of the dive, we had a hard time finding the damn eelgrass beds because they were in a mere 4-6 feet of water. The tide was waaaaay out. But the ...

Looks like tomorrow morning might be a good time to head over there if things have "settled" after that sewage dump . . . Anyone have any reports?