no worries- there's a cure for that! Edge and I going to try to do dive 5 tomorrow... you've got a legitimate reason to take a sick day- Hyperbaric Therapy!Nwbrewer wrote:I think my BNL (Blood Nitrogen Level) is approaching critical levels of off-gassing.
Hopefully I will be receiving therapy this afternoon.Paulicarp wrote:no worries- there's a cure for that! Edge and I going to try to do dive 5 tomorrow... you've got a legitimate reason to take a sick day- Hyperbaric Therapy!Nwbrewer wrote:I think my BNL (Blood Nitrogen Level) is approaching critical levels of off-gassing.
with water and drink it, not snort the powder directly from the packet, right? 
" - Spatman
Snorkel, harness, cuda/sierra, no weights = WAY FUN! Fun to be able to leave your head in the water and look down at stuff flying by at a few hundred fpm We were swimming regularly at the Y before we took our OW and the masks and snorkels made that a lot more fun. As for the switch from snorkel to regulator thing, I couldn't agree more. That was one of the main things that defeated my middle daughter's attempt at her first OW dive (she never finished the course; for the record, she's also bipolar and weighs in excess of 400 pounds and was also having trouble with mobility in her rented wetsuit). Between the mouthful of water and the salt taste she couldn't handle it. She loves using her snorkel in the pool, though.girldiver wrote:
But the snorkel... I was so afraid I wouldn't be able to blast the water out, I went to the pool before my OW class and practiced snorkeling. I'm not sure why we teach snorkeling as a required skill. And the one I've never understood is the surface swim with a snorkel...then without raising your head from the water, switch from your snorkel to your regulator. Like, who does that in real life?????
no cert needed...scary. But I'm kind of ashamed I didn't think of that!ljjames wrote:thread drift..
snorkels are great for power snorkeling... with scooters!!!
For those of you stuck on surface for what ever reason, you might consider pulling out your scooter and trying it... Takes some of the sting out of being surfaced (as opposed to grounded?)
Paulicarp wrote:no cert needed...scary. But I'm kind of ashamed I didn't think of that!ljjames wrote:thread drift..
snorkels are great for power snorkeling... with scooters!!!
For those of you stuck on surface for what ever reason, you might consider pulling out your scooter and trying it... Takes some of the sting out of being surfaced (as opposed to grounded?)
My first reaction to this was, "Why didn't someone suggest this to me a month ago?" And my second reaction was that getting salt water up my nose at that point probably wasn't a good idea, on the surface or otherwisesnorkels are great for power snorkeling... with scooters!!!
For those of you stuck on surface for what ever reason, you might consider pulling out your scooter and trying it... Takes some of the sting out of being surfaced (as opposed to grounded?)
She's BACK!!ljjames wrote:are you full on diving again? Or still limited?
I've had a couple of sinus surgeries, and the docs were always telling me to do saline rinses.LCF wrote:And my second reaction was that getting salt water up my nose at that point probably wasn't a good idea, on the surface or otherwise
You used sterile saline. The Sound isn't sterile, and one of the medias microbiologists culture and grow specimens on is blood-based... and there has got to be a fair amount of residual blood in there from the fractures.Joshua Smith wrote:I've had a couple of sinus surgeries, and the docs were always telling me to do saline rinses.LCF wrote:And my second reaction was that getting salt water up my nose at that point probably wasn't a good idea, on the surface or otherwise
And, if you're wearing a mask, you won't get any "saline rinses."
So, what's the freaking problem, again?
...and the award for "Missing the Joke" goes to: :angry:Sounder wrote:You used sterile saline. The Sound isn't sterile, and one of the medias microbiologists culture and grow specimens on is blood-based... and there has got to be a fair amount of residual blood in there from the fractures.Joshua Smith wrote:I've had a couple of sinus surgeries, and the docs were always telling me to do saline rinses.
And, if you're wearing a mask, you won't get any "saline rinses."
So, what's the freaking problem, again?
A dark, warm, moist, place with plenty of food...
And, really, isn't that what everyone is looking for?Sounder wrote:A dark, warm, moist, place with plenty of food
Wow, shoulda read this before I posted http://www.nwdiveclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=8043.ljjames wrote:thread drift..
snorkels are great for power snorkeling... with scooters!!!
For those of you stuck on surface for what ever reason, you might consider pulling out your scooter and trying it... Takes some of the sting out of being surfaced (as opposed to grounded?)
Re: Der Shnorkel ist vershtinken! Ptuuuiiieee!!girldiver wrote:When I first started diving, I'd already been in a pool with scuba equip on. So, I knew I could get air underwater.
But the snorkel... I was so afraid I wouldn't be able to blast the water out, I went to the pool before my OW class and practiced snorkeling. I'm not sure why we teach snorkeling as a required skill. And the one I've never understood is the surface swim with a snorkel...then without raising your head from the water, switch from your snorkel to your regulator. Like, who does that in real life?????
Paul...GREAT article. I wish more first time divers would write their feelings and experiences down. Great read...and funny too! (Can I use the microbursts and farts skill in my next class???)
I mean...you never see Steve Zissou with a snorkel!!!Paulicarp wrote:easy there big fella! It was just a little joke. let's not start a flame war with microbursts and farts...or microbursts of flaming farts...hey, there's a funny picture!Nwbrewer wrote:There are no DIR skills. Skills are skills. Good buoyancy is good buoyancy. I think too much stuff gets labeled as a "DIR skills" by people to lazy to learn to do it.Paulicarp wrote:I thought it was just a DIR skill, but hey, diving is diving. I say go for it! :roll:girldiver wrote: (Can I use the microbursts and farts skill in my next class???)
in a pocket on most dives and only swap for a traditional snorkel when I plan on a long swim. I got mine online http://tdl.divebiz.net/index.php?main_p ... _id=102536.Oh you are So right about the neoprene strap! Its wunderbar (compared to the silicone of course) I'm hoping to get rid of the snorkel and the eeeevveeel shnorkel keeper hair muncher/twister/tangler-upper as soon as I possibly can. I think they tried snorkels on submarines and they didn't work there either! However it is a funny/fun word - that one can use to great effect like "find me a shrubbery ... or I shall say Snorkel!! ! snorkel snorkel snorkel snorkel!! Ni! Ni! No not Ni!! snorkel!!" Thus spake the Knights who formerly said Ni! But now say SNORKEL!!renoun wrote:I found that a neoprene mask strap was much easier to manipulate than the traditional silicone/rubber mask strap. I can only imagine that it would be easier on long hair. Of course in OW your hair will be constrained by a hood.
As for a snorkel, I carry a folding snorkel
June 2nd ishMattleycrue76 wrote:So when are your OW dives?
