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Buffalo Dive Buddies Needed!
DivingFirefighter - 9/06/2010 4:48 PM
Okay so almost two weeks ago I moved in to my dorm at University at Buffalo. Just before I left home I bought a new dive computer and a new viking dry suit. I haven’t used either and I’m dying to go diving! So I really need find some dive buddies! Any one who’s interested in diving with me, message me!...
Cavern Diver Class
DivingFirefighter - 11/09/2009 9:12 AM
Hey everyone! Been a while since I’ve been on.. been even longer since I wrote a blog! This past weekend I did part of the dives for my PADI Cavern Diver specialty. We did two dives on Saturday. I learned some things besides the Cavern stuff. One I learned that even if a diver had more experience then you and more dives doesn’t mean they are a better diver or even a good diver. The diver in question was nervous as part of his personality which didn’t help is comfort level in the water. On at lea...
Weekend Dives 7/18-7/19
DivingFirefighter - 7/19/2009 10:26 PM
Hey everyone! I did my certification dives for AOW this weekend. Five dives in all! I was a great weekend, with lots of firsts! Saturday we did navigation, including using a compass, at one point ended up with ZERO vis and still managed to come back exactly as planned! We also ran some basic search and recovery patterns, U-Pattern, expanding square pattern, and rope circle pattern. Managed to perform all of them will out getting lost even though we had 0-3 FT vis the whole time. Then we had an e...
Advanced Open Water and other stuff!
DivingFirefighter - 7/10/2009 10:13 PM
Hey I want to first thank everyone for there advice! So I had the day off today, I gathered my regs and went to the local dive shop. I got there and they don’t service the brand of regs I have, so now I have to make time to go on an hour drive to the next closest dive shop. I called said dive shop, was told it was at least a week turn-a-round time (looks like I’m borrowing for class!). I also tried on a wetsuit today (nothing like trying on a wetsuit to make you realize just how much wieght you’...