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08-08-2012, 08:13 PM
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GFS goes to scuba school.
Hey all,
Scuba Club feels right for my ticket. Works with my schedule. Been reading up on at most spheres and long division. Cheers, GFS 
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08-08-2012, 08:58 PM
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Yo Sandy "Finster" tried that route but settled for land olympics instead  
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08-08-2012, 09:00 PM
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Look out world - diving will never be the same once Sandy gets into it!
During our second day of lobster mini-season, it's sort of like I wasn't meant to dive . . . first we lost our dive flag, because the pvc flag pole I had slipped over the VHF antenna slipped off while were running with antenna down because I stupidly had not secured it well enough, then the strap broke on one of my big scuba fins, and then Sandy's regulator started free flowing! SkipnCarla decided to head in early and gave us their dive flag, and I gave Sandy my regulator and hooked both hoses together so he had 100' of hose to check out our last good spot. One of the 2 tanks we had left was due for a vis inspection, so I hooked him up on that tank and told him to suck it dry because any air left in it will get dumped anyway so they can pull the valve for inspection. Well he ran out of NICOTENE before he ran out of AIR! Had to come up for a smoke break before he could finish the tank! (At least he did get one more bug!) We discussed the new trend in diving, where they add extra oxygen to the tank (NITROX), which extends your bottom time. Sandy is wondering if it's possible to add nicotine to his air supply!! (NICTROX?!!) Said he would explore this possibility with the dive school, which I expect will freak them out, as most divers don't smoke! As an alternative, does anybody know if a nicotine patch will work underwater??! I'm sure that will be a new and innovative application! Denny
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08-08-2012, 09:24 PM
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Get your NicaTrox here, I hope they don`t banish me. The patch should work. They have been very candid and nice. I like nice. Cheers, GFS
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08-08-2012, 10:26 PM
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Missed you and `Lil. Come on Red Raiders, I can`t wait for the offshore dives. I`ll stop learning when I die. Shark kicked my ass. Last shakes. Laugh at you. Me too, GFS
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08-09-2012, 08:05 AM
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"nico - peace" - Nicotene injected regulator mouthpiece. I am just as bad, smoked two writing this up.
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08-09-2012, 10:13 PM
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I tried.......
  Showed you the advantage of "Cracker Air"... and what do you do?? Still trying to re-event the wheel..  No muss no fuss... Just pull and GO!! The hint should have been obvious when Skip & Carla smoked you on the count!!!  Sandy, two taps on the head!!
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08-10-2012, 08:15 AM
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I think the tank idea has lots of merit. outside the lines, gfs
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08-13-2012, 11:01 PM
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Just home from school. Wayne, our Professor of Puffing was great. Just like us. Salty and in love with all that comes with the passion. He has a camera that cost more than Snook`s new tow rig.
He said the new freediving record was 500 + ft. I said nothing. Brian showed me "Blue Water Hunters" around `94. An old vhs tape with locals like Jimmy Miller and his merry band of psychos who freedive way too deep. If anyone has a copy of that sign me up. Passed all the swim tests at the end of our lesson. Three hours and only two smokes. I normally don`t sit thru a movie. Cheers, Sandman
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08-15-2012, 11:08 PM
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In the pool tonight. First time with a BC and octopus. Learned manual inflation and rip cord deflation. Mask clearing. Regulator clearing. The BC and octo were new to me. This is lots of fun.
As Denny said, a lot of this is not new to me, but the sage advice and real world experience is essential for anything deeper than one at most sphere or 33 ft. The Keys are one thing. Over 30 is another ballgame! Bugzzz beware, GFS You can blow your lungs/brain up in 30 ft or less. You can also freedive down to 200 and come right back up. We dove as deep as we could as squids.Equalizzze your squids. They will thank you later. Last edited by gofastsandman; 08-15-2012 at 11:32 PM.
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