Post by Uesugi-dono on Dec 17, 2017 8:41:49 GMT
Pictured above is Devil's Den. This is in Gainesville Florida. This is one of the sites I went too when I got my Open Water certification (SCUBA) 12 years ago. And below is Crystal Springs. Also near Gainesville.
When I convinced my wife to take SCUBA as an elective in college I looked forward to her check out dive. After all, this meant that now we could actually plan dive trips together. I loved SCUBA; felt right at home. My wife, however, did not feel quite as comfortable. You see, part of the skills test for SCUBA training is a practice drill called "ditch and dive." It is meant to simulate a boat accident where you're going down and you don't have time to get your gear on. So you throw your gear in the water, follow it down, and get geared up underwater. It is a critical part of being a diver.
It is also the exercise when my wife discovered her crippling fear of being underwater without a mask...
See, she had a bad experience the first time and got her regulator (breathing apparatus) upside down. Ended up taking in a lot of water and it triggered a sensation of drowning. (She's fine.) But that experience causes her to begin to panic whenever she's underwater without a mask because she's a nose-pincher. You know the type; can't submerge without holding their nose.
As a result she failed to score high enough on her final skills test. She is NOT going to get her certification. (Not yet, anyway.) But the money is paid and I already had days off to watch the kids so SURPRISE. Off to dive I go.
This is sudden, and I don't process sudden trips away from home extremely well. I LOVE diving and I loved the places we are going to go... but I'm gonna drive 8 hours immediately after a 12 hour shift and spend 4 days diving. That's gonna be rough; I have a hard time making it HOME after a 12 hour fucking.
And the gamer in me? There are two days left on For Honor's Open Test (The dedicated servers) and the rewards for participating (15 matches a day) are too great to pass up. So my PS4 is coming with me. Not to mention my FH and Battlefront Dailies. I'm too busy to relax!!!
I should be back in town around the 22nd but I won't be back at work til Xmas morning (gotta love this job) so I'll be out of pocket for awhile. The last time I was gone for 2 days Dorbs had pieces of himself cut out so, guys, this time CHILL. I don't wanna come back and Tidus has had gender reassignment surgery or anything!
