What I learned while not diving
lerpy - 11/09/2014 6:14 PM
I thought I would write something in the forum as I have not been on here for a rather long time due to a very busy dive season and various other things. I did not do much diving this season, but I did learn a lot. I had the fortune of getting a job as a deck hadn with a company that operates 5 dive boats in the St Lawrence and when I was not working at my real job I was out on the water. I was fortunate in that the other staff and owners were great, and I quickly went from loading gear to getti...
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Out of Air Event
lerpy - 9/12/2013 1:56 PM
Thought I would share the events of a recent dive as I feel it is important to share share when things go wrong so can all learn and be safer divers. Last week went out for a dive on the boat, and with the group that I dive with weekly. This time my friend ( call him Jeff) came along, and he brought his friend, (call him Mike) who brought his friend (call him Chuck). I have dove with Jeff previously and was confident of his skill and ability, I did not know his friends. Jeff knew Mike, but not C...
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Dutch Springs
lerpy - 10/03/2011 11:50 AM
Last week myself and a couple of friends took the 6 hours drive from Kingston to Dutch Springs to see what it was all about. I know many on here have probably expereienced it, but I thought I would write about my experience. Weather was rather lousy to be honest, it was rainy and overcast the whole day, that was about the only down side, and that actualy created a plus. We were the only ones there. We checked in in the midst of a torrential down pour then headed over to the unload gear. Big adva...
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Diving down south
lerpy - 8/26/2011 11:04 AM
So I am sitting here this morning planning my trips down south once the cold weather hits. Mom and Dad have booked a condo in Pompano Beach FLA over Christmas and have invited me along all expenses paid, my parents are awesome. Let this be a warning though to those with young kids, I am 35 and still get mom and dad to take me on trips, LOL. Plan on doing at least a couple of days of diving while down there. Trip number two. Upon returning from FLA I will work 3 shifts then turn around and head t...
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