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Needless Death
dalehall - 7/27/2009 8:59 AM
We had a local scuba death here on 19 July. Here’s what we know from the paper/radio reports: A 48 year old Warner Robins man drowned in Lake Tobosofkee while testing out some new scuba gear to get ready for a trip to the Bahamas. He jumped in the water with his air turned off. He was certified O/W at our LDS back in 2002 and had taken no other classes from them after that date. No one knows how much or how little diving he has done since then, but his mother said he was a "very experienced dive...
Ever used DAN for just advice? Ever used DAN for just advice?
dalehall - 4/10/2009 5:44 PM
I recently had some surgery on my neck. I was diagnosed with "degenerative disc disease" and 4 layers of my neck (C4-T1) had collasped on themselves cutting off the majority of the flow of impulses, etc to my left arm. (I’m not a Dr and don’t know all the technical jargon, so these are my words not the Docs) The last three fingers of my left hand stopped working back in January and my left arm muscles had atrophied over the course of the couple months they were trying to treat me. After all the ...
Not Exactly a Dive Report
dalehall - 4/30/2008 2:45 PM
But, if you are a diver and you like marine life, this will still interest you... Last week, we went on a short “Family” vacation to Orlando. Since I have a non-diving spouse, I promised her there would be “zero” diving related activities during the week. And, unfortunately, I kept my word. Although I didn’t dive, I did participate in something that was just as cool and would be very interesting to anyone that dives and likes marine life. For my first Father’s Day back in 2007, my wife gave me t...