HI from NY

[firenwater]

Hi everyone,

I have been lurking around reading all the threads and decided to dive in. I have learned a lot dur

ing my lurking. I am a very new diver and am always looking for tips on bettering myself. This is a great site. I just got certified Naui last year and had been debating on whether scuba is for me but decided to go ahead and buy some equipment. I am continuing to gather gear.

Anyway I am 45 and female. My husband is not interested in diving.
But I have a few buddies in my firehouse (I am a volunteer ff). so I have a few dive partners.

So hi to all.
Jeanne

[caroln]

Hi and welcome from another NYer. I was also diving long before my husband decided to join me. Finding buddys is the hardest part, and it sounds like you have that taken care of already. Tons of good advice here, enjoy!

[firenwater]

Hi Caroln,

I am lucky that I have dive partners, but the problem is that they are so much more advanced than I am. For now at least I am a shallow water diver until I get more comfortable. I am working on bouyancy and also clearing my ears which is sometimes tough. I have allergies and it seems harder for me to clear than anyone else.

I hate holding people back because I am in the remedial stages. I would love to have someone to grow with and It would be nice to have a a female partner too. Maybe my husband will come around. It sounds like yours did.

Nice to chat with you.

Jeanne

[pir8]

Hi Jeanne,
Comeon down to Dutch and get some practice. Thats what Carol did and we even got Chris into it.

[firenwater]

Hey Pir 8,

I like Dutch Springs. I wish the water was warmer, though. It is really close to my family though as I grew up near there. Did my ow dives at Dutch. There is a nice little lake in my town where we go for some shallow water dives to around 20 ft. Very nice to be so close to a decent dive spot but the visability could be better.

Nice to meet cha.

Jeanne

[JimHar99]

Hi firenwater, welcome, from another NY'er.
I've been certified for a couple of years and I did most of my diving in warmer climates. This year I've started doing some local diving. The low viz and colder temps are really not a big problem once you get used to them.

[pir8]

Like anything, you need to dress apropriately for what you are doing.