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Hey guys, I just finished the Padi book and video today. Starting classes week from Monday. Any suggestions on what to do so I don't forget anything for the written test. I am so worried I won't pass. Is there a place on the internet where you can take tests over and over? I can't wait to get to Florida to the nice warm water. I hate the water here in California. I know it's not to cold for most people but for me it's to COLD. :-) Laurel  SignatureTo reply remove nospam_ from email address. > I just finished the Padi book and video today. Starting classes week from > Monday. Any suggestions on what to do so I don't forget anything for the > written test. I am so worried I won't pass. http://www.geocities.com/grumman581/welcome-rec-scuba.htm http://www.geocities.com/grumman581/scuba-certification.htm > > Hey guys, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > COLD. :-) > Laurel Welcome to the group. The written test is pretty easy. Concentrate on your in-water skills. And the diving is great here in SoFla. m > And the diving is great here in SoFla. Between hurricanes, of course... <grin> >> And the diving is great here in SoFla. > > Between hurricanes, of course... <grin> There haven't been any this year.....very disappointing! LD. >>>And the diving is great here in SoFla. >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > LD. You must have been sleeping > Limey wrote: >>> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> > You must have been sleeping Unlikely, but please feel free to inform me of the names of any hurricanes, or even tropical storms for that matter, that have impacted SoFla this season that I may have slept through. LD. > There haven't been any this year.....very disappointing! Yep, blame it on Lee... He bought that generator and now the hurricanes are avoiding Florida so that he won't get a chance to use it... > > There haven't been any this year.....very disappointing! > > Yep, blame it on Lee... He bought that generator and now the hurricanes > are avoiding Florida so that he won't get a chance to use it... Hey, up north the same applies to Snow Blowers and winter snowstorms. ...for at least the first year after you buy your snow blower. Momma Nature then tends to believe that you forgot to maintain it, so it won't start up when she sneaks up on you in Season#2. -hh >> There haven't been any this year.....very disappointing! > > Yep, blame it on Lee... He bought that generator and now the hurricanes > are > avoiding Florida so that he won't get a chance to use it... Yeah, they'll hit early next year when his gas has evaporated. Dammit Murphy! LD. > Yeah, they'll hit early next year when his gas has evaporated. > Dammit Murphy! Looks like we might have spoken too soon... Ya'll still got power over there? Did Lee finally get a chance to use his generator? >> Yeah, they'll hit early next year when his gas has evaporated. >> Dammit Murphy! > > Looks like we might have spoken too soon... Ya'll still got power over > there? Did Lee finally get a chance to use his generator? Dunno, I spoke to Lee earlier and he said all is well. I am on the island, so feel exceptionally lucky to have not lost power in this one. Just about everywhere else in my city did. Looks like the worst we have to deal with is a cracked windshield. The damage I've seen today and the power outages are by far the worst I've seen in this area in my 12 years. LD. > Dunno, I spoke to Lee earlier and he said all is well. I am on the island, > so feel exceptionally lucky to have not lost power in this one. Just about > everywhere else in my city did. Looks like the worst we have to deal with > is a cracked windshield. The damage I've seen today and the power outages > are by far the worst I've seen in this area in my 12 years. I lost power from about 5:00 PM on Thursday to about 3:00 AM on Friday. Yes, I got to use my generator. I also found that the cover I put on the plug installed to hook the generator into the main breaker box did not clear the plug. Nothing like doing a bit of outside electrical work in a hurricane. I replaced the cover this afternoon. We lost our land line phone service somewhere along the line. The main number came back this morning. The computer line came back this afternoon. I'll be replacing the screen enclosure on my patio soon, or more precisely, I'll be replacing the framework and adding some screen to my presently open air patio. Other than that and a few fronds from the coconut palms in the front, no damage. The boats came through without a scratch. We've cleaned up after the hurricane. All that's left is to remove the extra lines from the boat and put the canvas back up. We'll probably do that tomorrow. Lee > > > > Hey guys, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > The written test is pretty easy. Concentrate on your in-water > skills. Good advice, although some people aren't particularly "mechanically inclined", and thus struggle with the written test. If Laurel had Physics in high school (and passed) and thought that the book was a pretty easy & straightforward read, then PADI OW test will be a piece of cake. The only caution I would note would be the potential for getting tripped up on "trick" questions...keep an eye out for weird phrasing & if you see it, read the question more carefully so that you don't get mislead by what they're really asking for. They had to do something in order to try to make people miss some questions. > And the diving is great here in SoFla. It certainly is a lot more pleasant than those places where you have to wear a thick suit & weightbelt...up here in NJ, the surface water temps are pretty nice, but the bottom's water temps are still around 50F. BTW, is the back doing better? -hh > > > I just finished the Padi book and video today. Starting classes week from > > > Monday. Any suggestions on what to do so I don't forget anything for the > > > written test. I am so worried I won't pass. Is there a place on the > > > internet where you can take tests over and over? learn the dive table stuff >> > > I just finished the Padi book and video today. Starting classes week >from [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >learn the dive table stuff Yeah, this is what most people have trouble with. It's what I wind up spending the most time on. I think other instructors will say the same. It's not hard if you just try to understand it a little. If you've read the book and done the knowledge quizes reasonably well, it's all about learning skills. Signaturedillon Pain is Nature's way of saying "that was stupid" >> > > I just finished the Padi book and video today. Starting classes week > from [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > learn the dive table stuff Yes, definitely. Didn't use a computer until 1998? Always dove tables (for twelve years). In 2002 my computer died at 80 ft coming up from the Devil's Throat at Punta Sur at Cozumel. Having my trusty Casio G-Shock as back up for bottom time, and remembering the dive tables helped a whole lot. George > > BTW, is the back doing better? Yes, thanks. Thanks everyone. No I didn't do very well in school, and that was so very long ago to! :-) That is why I am so worried. I quit smoking in April and this is my award. I love to snorkel so I have to try, I know I would love diving. Laurel SignatureTo reply remove nospam_ from email address. > I quit smoking in April and this is my award. I love to snorkel so I have > to try, I know I would love diving. It's easier to smoke while snorkling. >> I quit smoking in April and this is my award. I love to snorkel so I have >> to try, I know I would love diving. > > It's easier to smoke while snorkling. Especially when using a hookah. >Thanks everyone. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Laurel Laurel, read the book, read it again, question everything. Remember the class is about you, ask questions, if you don't understand, ask again. If all that fails, bring the instructor a case of beer. Thus spake H Huntzinger <{NOSPAM-rm_to_reply}rec-scuba2005@huntzinger.com> : >> > >> > Hey guys, [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >book was a pretty easy & straightforward read, then PADI OW test will be >a piece of cake. The test is not written to fail people. Although some do. But they have no business operating complex equipment like pencils. >The only caution I would note would be the potential for getting tripped >up on "trick" questions...keep an eye out for weird phrasing & if you >see it, read the question more carefully so that you don't get mislead >by what they're really asking for. They had to do something in order to >try to make people miss some questions. There are questions that sometimes have two "obvious" answers. But some of these are answered by other questions. If you have doubts, skip it and come back. It's not like you only have 10 minutes to take the test (my CISSP exam was 260 questions in 6 hours, no breaks. I passed). > >> And the diving is great here in SoFla. > >It certainly is a lot more pleasant than those places where you have to >wear a thick suit & weightbelt...up here in NJ, the surface water temps >are pretty nice, but the bottom's water temps are still around 50F. The surface temps in Austin are up to the mid 80s. But at 70 feet it's still about 65. >BTW, is the back doing better? > >-hh Signaturedillon Pain is Nature's way of saying "that was stupid" > Hey guys, > > I just finished the Padi book and video today. Starting classes week from > Monday. Any suggestions on what to do so I don't forget anything for the > written test. I am so worried I won't pass. Is there a place on the internet > where you can take tests over and over? Don't worry - the test is simple. Most people, provided they have read the book and seen the video, get 100%. Even if you get questions wrong you don't fail - your instructor just has to cover the material with you to make sure you understand it. > I can't wait to get to Florida to the nice warm water. I hate the water here > in California. I know it's not to cold for most people but for me it's to > COLD. :-) Start saving for that drysuit :-) SignatureThe law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. - Anatole France. Welcome aboard. > Hey guys, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > it's to COLD. :-) > Laurel > Hey guys, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > it's to COLD. :-) > Laurel Welcome to Rec.scuba. What color panties do you have on? >> Hey guys, >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > What color panties do you have on? Don't ruin it for us.....I was rather hoping she didn't wear any. LD. > > Welcome to Rec.scuba. > > > > What color panties do you have on? > > > Don't ruin it for us.....I was rather hoping she didn't wear any. I know, what an a.shole. >> > Welcome to Rec.scuba. >> > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I know, what an a.shole. Bang goes another fantasy! LD.
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