GFS goes to scuba school.

[gofastsandman]

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.

[Blue_Heron]

Originally Posted by gofastsandman

You can blow your lungs/brain up in 30 ft or less.

You can also freedive down to 200 and come right back up.

Well if you stay above 30 ft, you won't get bent, but you can blow a lung in less than 10 ft of water. Knew a guy in college who was scuba diving in a pool and thought the air would last longer if he held his breath instead of breathing regularly. Everything was fine until he surfaced from the bottom while holding his breath. He popped a lung and had a big air bubble under the skin by his collar bone. He wasn't certified and I guess nobody had told him about embolism. Ouch!

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by Blue_Heron

Well if you stay above 30 ft, you won't get bent, but you can blow a lung in less than 10 ft of water. Knew a guy in college who was scuba diving in a pool and thought the air would last longer if he held his breath instead of breathing regularly. Everything was fine until he surfaced from the bottom while holding his breath. He popped a lung and had a big air bubble under the skin by his collar bone. He wasn't certified and I guess nobody had told him about embolism. Ouch!

Ouch indeed. Can't wait to blind some bugzz. with130
lumens of led power. Thing a speargun is on the shopping list.

[Blue_Heron]

Originally Posted by gofastsandman

Thing a speargun is on the shopping list.

Now that is a truly terrifying mental picture; the very fast sandman with a pointy projectile weapon.

[DonV]

Yeah Dave, reminds me of the advertisement on TV for the new movie/comedy out about two guys running for office where the doofy guy shoots his opponent in the leg with a cross bow. That's our man Sandy with a spear gun....serious danger!

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by DonV

Yeah Dave, reminds me of the advertisement on TV for the new movie/comedy out about two guys running for office where the doofy guy shoots his opponent in the leg with a cross bow. That's our man Sandy with a spear gun....serious danger!

I shoot pretty well. At least fur `tridge with an LC Smith side by.

I do not understand their under.

Family guns are just understoood,

Cheers,
GFS

[McGillicuddy]

Sandy,
LC sbs is finery.
But I couldn't be happier with my old Winchester 101s. Over and under...

If you get the scuba bug bad, go see my friend Mitch in Grand Turk (BlueWater Divers) and dive the wall with him. Zen master diver/guitarist. Fantastic crew. Super cool and will let you practice your aim on all the lion fish you see. Apparently they have become an environmental nightmare down there.

Congrats on the Aqualung ticket... oh locomotive breath...