Northwest Dive Club

Timely subject for me. First, i had a break from diving due to circumstances out of my control. Then I did a series of dives in warm water and good vis. A couple were reef crawling shallow enough that with an AL80 a diver literally did not need any tables, computers or anything other than a spg. Just dive out the cylinder and come up. Strangely, after I got over the initial shock of being so casual about diving I enjoyed the dives. Never did persuade myself not to do a plan, even though it wasn't needed.

Then I did a series of dives on wrecks in the Keys where the vis was good but the water was cold, unusual cold snap so I wasn't prepared as I'd left my cold water stuff at home. Hanging on the line for deco was uncomfortable.

The upshot of all this is that I'm having a hard time even considering cold or limited visibility water. It seems that the highway took a detour and put me on a much smoother road. Now something inside me is reluctant to go back to the old road.

Wonder why?

ArcticDiver wrote:Wonder why?

Wuss.

Said in the nicest possible way, of course! :luv:

Think I'm out of "anti-wuss hormone"?

ArcticDiver wrote:Think I'm out of "anti-wuss hormone"?

LOL!

airsix wrote:And a wonderful job you've been doing! In fact we've been discussing this and feel you are ready to progress to the next level in your training. It's called swimming. I know it's a big jump from breathing, but we're here for you. It's going to be just fine. We're going to take it nice and slow.

i dunno. i'm pretty comfortable with my current level of training. that swimming thing can really get you into trouble.

I am pickier about diving when I know the viz is especially bad. Once I'm there I do the dive however. The worst viz I've had has been at Redondo, Mukilteo T-dock and Sund Rock.

I'm just fussier about diving in general than I used to be. It's easier for me to take a break from diving in general. Once I'm back I'm always glad however.

If the tides and wind are good.... I'm in. The only time I complain is when I can barely see my gauges and I can't hardly see the bottom when I touch it.

You guys are a bunch of wusses. Where I come from, we dive in zero visibility, where muck bottoms are a foot deep, and the greatest depth you find is 40 feet. And there are no nudis, or anenomes, or lings. You consider yourself lucky to find a perch. Uphill. Both ways.

eliseaboo wrote:You guys are a bunch of wusses. Where I come from, we dive in zero visibility, where muck bottoms are a foot deep, and the greatest depth you find is 40 feet. And there are no nudis, or anenomes, or lings. You consider yourself lucky to find a perch. Uphill. Both ways.

LOL....ain't that the truth (except for Lake Michigan wreck diving, of course).