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Scuba Obsessed Episode 130 - 20 Miles, 10,000 Logged Dives and Great Wall Diving

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Jim, Mac and Darrin catch up on the dives up north after dipping into Scuba in the News. The days may be shorter but there is still diving going on. Also a stinky Scuba Joke of the week. Not to mention a few dive videos and some photos.

Scuba in the News

• Diver swims 20 MILES through shark-infested seas to reach safety after being abandoned by boatman
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2028825/Japanese-dive-instructor-Hishashi-Koze-survives-shark-infested-seas-20-MILES.html#ixzz267PQTrW9
• Marin Scuba Club to present talk on sharks
  • http://www.marinij.com/sanrafael/ci_21516849/marin-scuba-club-present-talk-sharks
• Divers Bring Trash To Surface Saturday?
  • http://www.gazettes.com/news/environment/divers-bring-trash-to-surface-saturday/article_8d5cc8de-f86a-11e1-a6cb-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=jqm
• Slightly Used Truck
  • http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/One-Slightly-Used-Truck-For-Sale-169608046.html
• Inaugural Miss Scuba Singapore 2012 huge success?
  • http://www.sportdiver.co.uk/News/Latest-News/Inaugural-Miss-Scuba-Singapore-2012-huge-success
• Laros logs 10,000th scuba dive
  • http://www.hawaii247.com/2012/09/10/laros-logs-10000th-scuba-dive/
• A New View of the Great Wall: Through a Scuba Mask
  • http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444914904577623770630433752.html
• Queen Anne's Revenge dive expedition begins this week
  • http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120905/ARTICLES/120909854?Title=Queen-Anne-s-Revenge-dive-expedition-begins-this-week

Other Related News

• Costa Concordia Salvage Delayed
  • http://news.discovery.com/earth/costa-concordia-salvage-delay-120827.html

Photos of the Week

• And what are YOU looking at? Adorable sea lion caught playing with its own reflection
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2201513/And-YOU-looking-Adorable-sea-lion-caught-playing-reflection.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
• All Ears! An Underwater Sculpture that Listens
  • http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2012/09/all-ears-an-underwater-sculpture-that-listens/
• St.Clair River Scuba Divers Bring Up Wood Stock Anchor
  •  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=517051558309567&set=o.121640456395&type=1&theater

Scuba Obsessed Videos

• 2008 USS Monitor Expedition
  • http://divevideos.scubaobsessed.com/2008-uss-monitor-expedition/

Potential Cool Scuba Gear

•  Full face diving mask NIGHT DIVER Cyclops
  • http://news.nauticexpo.com/press/tei-ltd/full-face-diving-mask-night-diver-cyclops-44218-202678.html?mlrmbridv=OR7Z6T6B1M3H5O9N3HK&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14-09-2012&utm_content=photo

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 129 - Shipwrecks, River Dives and talking to Ralf

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Deadeye on Mac's Wreck - Photo Credit Dave Tonneman

After a long weekend of diving Mac, Jim and Darrin talk about diving some more. Summer may be mostly over but still plenty of scuba diving yet to do. Jim is now up north doing more diving. We wish we were their with him. Maybe the bad scuba joke will hold us over for another week.

Scuba in the News

• DNR diver high on cocaine at time of drowning -- Notice the boat in the photo. I want!
  • http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/crewe-news/local-crewe-news/2012/09/05/nantwich-couple-search-for-scuba-diving-vicar-96135-31766889/
• Manatee deputies trying to ID owners of stolen scuba gear -- Worst photo ever!
  • http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/crewe-news/local-crewe-news/2012/09/05/nantwich-couple-search-for-scuba-diving-vicar-96135-31766889/
• No public cave diving at Wakulla Spring
  • http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/crewe-news/local-crewe-news/2012/09/05/nantwich-couple-search-for-scuba-diving-vicar-96135-31766889/
• Bermuda is top story in dive magazine - with no help from Tourism Dept
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• Nantwich couple search for scuba diving vicar
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• Scuba divers record rich pickings
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• Newhaven divers in underwater litter pick
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• What a rubbish dive! Bermondsey scuba divers scoop up litter in bid to clean up Canada Water
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• Man hoping to reclaim brother's scuba dive record
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• Giant Horseshoe Crab Sculpture Crashes to Bottom of Atlantic Ocean
  • http://www.tomsrivernjonline.com/2012/08/31/giant-horseshoe-crab-sculpture-crashes-to-bottom-of-atlantic-ocean/6520/
• DAN reaches out in support of Aquarius Reef Base
  • http://topside-ndp.blogspot.fr/2012/09/dan-reaches-out-in-support-of-aquarius.html

Dave and Justin Coming Back from Diving Mac's Wreck

Photo of the Week

• Atmospheric Diving Suit
• Made by Neufeldt and Kuhnke in Germany 1939, requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1945. Tested to 350ft. P9020244
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/7916606794/

Potentially cool scuba gear

• Iron Man 3: The Stark Industries Dive Shop
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/7916606794/

Video of the week

• The Scuba Diver Song - Thanks for Jeff Vance for turning us on to this.
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/7916606794/
• Lost Camera
• William Young
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/7916606794/
• The Scuba Diver Song - Thanks for Jeff Vance for turning us on to this.
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/7916606794/

Travis and team drooling over the Michigan DNR Jet Boat after the River Dive

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 126 - Low vis and high current on a shipwreck with lessons learned

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This episode is so full you will just have to listen to it to find out what we talked about. We learned a lot! Except for the bad (almost) scuba joke.

Scuba in the News

• Penfield man injured in scuba diving incident
  • http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018894642_sketcher11.html
• Cerritos Sheriff's Detective Tracks Down Burglar Who Stole $5,000+ of Scuba Diving Gear
  • http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018894642_sketcher11.html
• Great Lakes Underwater Presents Historic Weather, Shipwrecks, Scuba & Paddlers Program
  • http://madisoncountycourier.com/beyond-our-borders/33791/
• Cavern and Cave Diving
  • http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018894642_sketcher11.html
• Watertown teen chosen to participate in scuba diving expedition
  • http://www.edmondswa.gov/services/education/discovery-programs/edmonds-underwater-park.html
• Seattle Sketcher | Scuba diving in Puget Sound
  • http://www.edmondswa.gov/services/education/discovery-programs/edmonds-underwater-park.html
  • http://www.edmondswa.gov/services/education/discovery-programs/edmonds-underwater-park.html
• Shipwreck mystery solved
  • http://phys.org/news/2012-08-shipwreck-mystery.html

Dive Photos of the week

• Underwater Wreck Photography Tips
  • http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/12/mini-underwater-sub-raises-111k-for-amateur-ocean-exploration/

Potentially cool scuba gear

• Mini underwater sub raises $111K for amateur ocean exploration
  • http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/12/mini-underwater-sub-raises-111k-for-amateur-ocean-exploration/
• Volkswagen Reveals ‘Underwater Car’ For The Discovery Channel
  • http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/12/mini-underwater-sub-raises-111k-for-amateur-ocean-exploration/

Video of the week

• Weekend Special: Underwater Torpedo Adopted By A Group Of Traveling Mammals
  • http://www.wnyc.org/npr_articles/2012/aug/11/weekend-special-underwater-torpedo-adopted-by-a-group-of-traveling-mammals/

Other Random Bits

• Mac's wreck - Buoy data after the lake "rolled over".
  • http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/12/mini-underwater-sub-raises-111k-for-amateur-ocean-exploration/
• The Ontario
  • http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/12/mini-underwater-sub-raises-111k-for-amateur-ocean-exploration/

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 123 - Plenty of paddlefish

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Mack, Jim, Dave and Darrin catch-up on two weeks of scuba news and diving. Mack discusses underwater communication systems. Dave talks about North Point Quarry in Ohio.

You can find many articles we don't get a chance to talk about here at http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/

Scuba in the News

• Widow Blames Scuba Gear for Death of Wes Skiles
  • http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/
• Nurse says deadly scuba accident possibly avoidable
  • http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/
• State to become site of biggest underwater sculpture
  • http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/
• Lawmakers scuba dive to undersea lab in Fla. Keys
  • http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/21/2905374/lawmakers-scuba-dive-to-undersea.html

But we really know what the lawmakers were after.... Lobster.

• Diving & Boating Safety Stressed Ahead Of Lobster Mini-Season
  • http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/
• Scuba training enriches foster kids
  • http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/
• Divers uncover two wrecked planes
  • http://www.kplctv.com/story/19105449/divers-uncover-two-wrecked-plane-believed-to-be-from-wwii
• Diver identifies North-East built steamer SS Ladoga - 109 years after sinking
  • http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/
• New dive quarry makes a splash
  • http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/

North Point Quarry Opening

Dave talks about setting up the new North Point Quarry.

• Phone number for quarry information
  • 740-616-9945
• North Point Quarry website
  • http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/
• northpointquarry on facebook
  • http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/

Last (couple of) Week's Dives

We talk about the follow dive locations that were visited:

• Havana - Saint Joseph, MI
•  South pier - Saint Joseph, MI
• Gull lake
• Saint Joseph River - Fort Saint Joseph - French Fort - Niles, MI
• Paw Paw wreck
• The Muskegon Michigan City, IN
• Singer Lake - Baroda Michigan
• Lake 16 - Martin Michigan
• Break wall Michigan City, IN
• Fisher lake in Three Rivers
  • http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/ (for dive site information)

Photo of the week

• http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/

Video of the Week

• Whale shark sucks fish out of hole in fishing net
  • http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/

 Listener Letters

@scubaobsessed could you share with us any tips or recommendations about underwater communication system

Mack talks about a lot of underwater communication systems he has experience with.

• http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/
• http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/
• http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/
• "Glove Talk" - low tech approach.
• Don't forget Hand signals, slates, ect.

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 95 - Maybe Size Does Matter

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Mack with Milk Bottle at Singer Lake

Mac and Darrin cover artificial reefs and underwater buildings in the news. There a couple of kickstart projects they talk about. There was also time to get a dive in. If you are brave you can hang on for the bad scuba joke of the week.

Head on over here for the Reindeer Games Photos on the MUD Club site.  http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Jasper-Dairy-St.-Joseph-MI.jpg

Here is a close up of the bottle Mac is holding.   http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Jasper-Dairy-St.-Joseph-MI.jpg

Scuba from the News

http://subseaworldnews.com/2011/12/19/new-zealand-sharks-damage-underwater-equipment-used-in-rena-recovery/ – This is our news feed in an article format. There are some stories here we don’t cover in the show. Updated most days.

• New Zealand: Sharks Damage Underwater Equipment used in Rena Recovery
• http://subseaworldnews.com/2011/12/19/new-zealand-sharks-damage-underwater-equipment-used-in-rena-recovery/
• Secret Underwater Ballroom Tells a Century-Old Tale of Woe
• http://subseaworldnews.com/2011/12/19/new-zealand-sharks-damage-underwater-equipment-used-in-rena-recovery/
• Underwater Towns
• http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-tire-cleanup-20111218,0,10411.story
• Santa: Best temp job ever!
• http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Jasper-Dairy-St.-Joseph-MI.jpg
• Santa divers in charity quarry dive in Somerset
• http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Jasper-Dairy-St.-Joseph-MI.jpg
• The Trouble With Artificial Reefs
• http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-tire-cleanup-20111218,0,10411.story
• Military divers to help clear undersea tires in Fort Lauderdale
• http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Jasper-Dairy-St.-Joseph-MI.jpg
• Invasive Species of the Great Lakes
• http://aquaviews.net/scuba-diving-stories-news/invasive-species-great-lakes/
• The Benefits of SCUBA Diving for Kids
• http://aquaviews.net/scuba-guides/benefits-scuba-diving-kids/
• Explore The Underwater Realm (look at the underwater LED lights)
• http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Jasper-Dairy-St.-Joseph-MI.jpg

Potentially Cool Scuba Gear

• Bend man creates underwater board
• http://dornob.com/secret-underwater-ballroom-tells-a-century-old-tale-of-woe/
• Mocean Armor lets you record underwater videos with your iPhone
• http://subseaworldnews.com/2011/12/19/new-zealand-sharks-damage-underwater-equipment-used-in-rena-recovery/
• http://www.scoop.it/t/scubaobsessed
• The smartphone controlled Aquabotix Hydroview underwater vehicle
• http://dornob.com/secret-underwater-ballroom-tells-a-century-old-tale-of-woe/

http://subseaworldnews.com/2011/12/19/new-zealand-sharks-damage-underwater-equipment-used-in-rena-recovery/

Video of the week

• Underwater Teeth Cleaning
• http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/just_plain_stupid/Underwater_Teeth_Cleaning/#384221

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 89 - Did I really just see a snow flake? Oh and that was't a safe.

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Darrin and Mac talk about Scuba in the news. They also talk about river diving, finding sites and staying warm in a wetsuit.

• Money in Lionfish
• Scuba Divers eliminate 1,500 dangerous lionfish in Florida Keys in 2011 events
• http://www.pinchercreekecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3356912
• Great Scuba Pay!
• Your D.C. Government: $100,000 Custodian, Scuba Divers
• http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Scuba-diving-timetable-Hull-school-VIDEO/story-13787393-detail/story.html
• Fish and Corn
• Throwing a threatened Pilgrim-era fish a line
• http://www.pinchercreekecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3356912
• 36th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking in Lake Superior and 150th anniversary of the sinking of the Key Stone State
• Mariners Lost: Edmund Fitzgerald and Key Stone State
• http://greatlakesgazette.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/mariners-lost-edmund-fitzgerald-and-key-stone-state/
• NBC25 explores shipwreck on anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
• http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Scuba-diving-timetable-Hull-school-VIDEO/story-13787393-detail/story.html
• Boat, Train... what's the difference?
• Scuba divers locate mysterious sunken boat
• http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/archives/2747

Video of the week

• Scuba Middle School (is that scuba secondary school in UK?)
• Scuba diving on timetable for Hull school
• http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Scuba-diving-timetable-Hull-school-VIDEO/story-13787393-detail/story.html

http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/archives/2747 - Mac's dive on the square object.... not a safe 🙁

Scuba Obsessed

86 - Scuba Obsessed Netcast - They call him one eye and sweaters for penguins

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Darrin and Mac are joined by Tara and Dave. They talk about scuba in the news and catch up on some diver reports. Tara stepped in and had the bad scuba joke of the week!

• Are we surprised?
• Boat Operator Who Stranded Divers Receives Hateful Messages
• http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-03/150263-divers-spend-day-cleaning-up-beiruts-polluted-coast.ashx#axzz1bMhGLGx0
• Knit for their lives
• A good yarn: Knitters make sweaters for penguins after oil spill
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Jackson_shark
• Lots to find
• Divers spend day cleaning up Beirut’s polluted coast?
• http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-03/150263-divers-spend-day-cleaning-up-beiruts-polluted-coast.ashx#axzz1bMhGLGx0
• Solo is ok
• Is Cooperation on the Endangered List?
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Jackson_shark
• It's only 1/8 of a mile
• Freediver Ted Harty Sets A Record Beyond What Most Of Us Could Imagine
• http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/eye-performance/201110/freediver-ted-harty-sets-record-beyond-what-most-us-could-imagine
• Almost raining cats
• Cat chased by dog off quarry cliff in Fife?
• http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-03/150263-divers-spend-day-cleaning-up-beiruts-polluted-coast.ashx#axzz1bMhGLGx0
• Do you see what I sea?
• Rare "Cyclops" Shark Found
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Jackson_shark
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Jackson_shark
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Jackson_shark
• The right tools
• Spanner loosens shark's grip on diver
• http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-03/150263-divers-spend-day-cleaning-up-beiruts-polluted-coast.ashx#axzz1bMhGLGx0
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Jackson_shark
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Jackson_shark
• Thar be treasure
• Sport divers go deep for trinkets and treasure?
• http://itineraries.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/17/8369148-sport-divers-go-deep-for-trinkets-and-treasure
• Don't pull me up!
• Push for stronger boating safety law in state is long overdue - Quincy, MA - The Patriot Ledger?
• http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-03/150263-divers-spend-day-cleaning-up-beiruts-polluted-coast.ashx#axzz1bMhGLGx0

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 83 – Playing in the gravel

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Clare, Mac and Darrin talk about Scuba of course. Plenty of scuba news and diving. Scuba Tank Blast followup, stop "tourists", longest fresh water scuba dive, and scuba heals.

Followup again

• Violent scuba tank blast kills Iraqi war veteran at St. Petersburg condo - St. Petersburg Times?
• http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/violent-scuba-tank-blast-kills-iraqi-war-veteran-at-st-petersburg-condo/1191037
• Police: Two scuba tanks found at explosion scene were stolen - St. Petersburg Times?
• Scuba diving: staying safe - Sun Sentinel?
• http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-09-19/sports/fl-diving-after-disaster-0920-20110919_1_dive-scuba-gear
• Lions Bay residents want to stop “tourists” from entering small beach?
• http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Lions+residents+want+stop+tourists+from+entering+small+beach/5416624/story.html
• Longest scuba dive in open fresh water: Allen Sherrod sets world record (Video)
• http://www.worldrecordsacademy.org/stunts/longest_scuba_dive_in_open_fresh_water_Allen_Sherrod_sets_world_record_112485.html
• People with spinal cord injuries may benefit from scuba diving - Los Angeles Times?
• http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/17/news/la-heb-scuba-paralysis-20110917
• Future generations of marine life will benefit from a $240,000 grant awarded to a Texas A&M University at Galveston researcher | www.thecherokeean.com | Cherokeean Herald?
• http://www.thecherokeean.com/news/2011-09-21/Outdoors/Future_generations_of_marine_life_will_benefit_fro.html
• Riding the storm out: Greeley scuba shop stays afloat in tough economy | Greeley Tribune?
• http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20110920/NEWS/709209949/1002&parentprofile=1001
• MP urges solution to Phoenix Diving Club power supply battle - Skelmersdale Advertiser?
• http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/skelmersdale-news/2011/09/22/mp-urges-solution-to-phoenix-diving-club-power-supply-battle-80904-29461909/

Potentially cool scuba gear

• Brownie's Marine Group Announces VS Dive System Plans - MarketWatch?
• http://www.marketwatch.com/story/brownies-marine-group-announces-vs-dive-system-plans-2011-09-21

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 80 - I bet they want their money back

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Follow up to last weeks video on divers run over by sailboat.

Scuba in the news

• Could have been us.
• Divers survive rogue wave capsize?
• http://www.ozaukeepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2166:divers-survive-rogue-wave-capsize&catid=49:feature-1
• Coast Guard rescues 13 from capsized charter boat - JSOnline.mobi?
• http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/Quad-Diver---JYB-128609688.html?m=y&smobile=y&c=y
• Turtle fest
• Heron Island Dive Festival to hear about sea turtles' plight - ABC Queensland - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
• http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2011/09/heron-island-dive-festival-to-hear-about-sea-turtles-plight.html
• Back to diving
• Return to the Sea | KSEE 24 News - Central Valley's News Station: Fresno-Visalia - News, Sports, Weather | Local News?
• http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/Quad-Diver---JYB-128609688.html?m=y&smobile=y&c=y
• Another way to sea
• Blind New Hope Girl Earns Scuba Certification | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul?
• http://kstp.com/article/stories/s2263543.shtml
• You can join them
• Swim with sharks to support charity | Aquarium & Pond Supplies?
• http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/Quad-Diver---JYB-128609688.html?m=y&smobile=y&c=y
• Better then keys to the washroom
• New Executive PADI Scuba Program Offered at Holiday Inn Montreal Airport?
• http://www.pressherald.com/news/high-court-ruling-expands-scuba-divers-beach-rights_2011-08-30.html
• Access to the water
• Maine's high court ruling expands scuba divers' beach rights | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram?
• http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/news/unusual-race-for-divers/1088206/
• Water Relay
• Unusual race for divers | Northland News | Local News in Northland?
• http://www.pressherald.com/news/high-court-ruling-expands-scuba-divers-beach-rights_2011-08-30.html

Video of the week

• Chimpanzee Scuba Diver
• http://www.scubaobsessed.com/archives/2088

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 75 - We have power and some social scuba networking!

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We have power and some social scuba networking! Darrin and Mac catch up with two weeks of diving and no podcast. Nasty Great Lake weather has cause power problems in land but dive on the big lake has never been better. We cover scuba in the news and then Darrin talks about his search for a dry suit.

• Local dive shops busy as divers prepare for annual lobster mini-season madness - TCPalm.com?
• http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/pompano-beach/fl-hrb-race-0728-20110728,0,7892946.story
• Underwater racing league returning to Broward - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com?
• http://www.marketwatch.com/story/brownies-cancels-letter-of-intent-to-acquire-us-1-scuba-inc-2011-07-11?reflink=MW_news_stmp
• Liberty dad jailed in Bahamas jail after bullet found in bag - KCTV5 - Kansas City News, Weather and Sports?
• http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=142229
• Brownie's Cancels Letter of Intent to Acquire U.S. 1 Scuba, Inc. - MarketWatch?
• http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=142229

• Peter A. Hughes and Fraser Bathgate to receive DEMA's 2011 Reaching Out Awards

• Scientists study B.C. lake for potential link to life on Mars?
• http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Scientists+study+lake+potential+link+life+Mars/5132271/story.html
• Montreal Scuba Diving Center Launches a New Online Reservation System for Renting Dive Gear?
• http://www.bluwaterscuba.com/2011/07/28/oceanics-new-bud-computer/
• Scuba diving Bobcats find the right club | University Star?
• http://www.bluwaterscuba.com/2011/07/28/oceanics-new-bud-computer/

Potentially cool scuba gear

• Oceanic’s New Bud Backup Dive Computer
• http://www.bluwaterscuba.com/2011/07/28/oceanics-new-bud-computer/

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 74 - Patoewie - You smell like a scuba diver

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This week Darrin is solo on the podcast but we still have plenty to cover. Scuba in the news and we talk about two great lake michigan dives. Something to learn, Diver Found!, Too much fishing line, Mostly Trash, Sunglasses Found, Ring Found but not owner, Scuba Manufactor Buys Dive Shop, Certified Lionfish Slayer and Human Powered Subs. We also talk about some potentialy cool scuba geat before the bad joke ends it.

• Something to learn
• BBC News - Dorset coast scuba diving accidents are highest in country‏
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-14011201
• Diver Found!
• Working together, captains find missing diver | The Triton‏
• http://thetriton.com/article/2011/06/working-together-captains-find-missing-diver
• Too much fishing line
• Turtle rescue | turtle, rescue, endangered
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-14011201
• Mostly Trash
• Trash but little treasure in harbour clean up | News | NT News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.au‏
• http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110627/NEWS/110629754/1017/NEWS
• Sunglasses Found
• Sunglasses retrieved, 4 years after plunge into Lake
• http://smithmountaineagle.com/articles/2011/07/06/news/f%20sunglasses%20retrieved.txt
• Ring Found but not owner
• Man trying to find Emma Sansom class ring's owner | GadsdenTimes.com‏
• http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110627/NEWS/110629754/1017/NEWS
• Scuba Manufactor Buys Dive Shop
• Brownie’s Marine Group plans to acquire U.S. 1 Scuba‏
• http://www.designworldonline.com/articles/7507/8/Magnets-Enable-Small-Design-for-Underwater-Communication-Tools.aspx
• Certified Lionfish Slayer
• cayCompass.com :: Cayman dive operators offer special lionfish culling course‏
• http://www.designworldonline.com/articles/7507/8/Magnets-Enable-Small-Design-for-Underwater-Communication-Tools.aspx
• Human Powered Subs
• International Submarine Races bring 29 teams from around the world to Bethesda - The Washington Post‏
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/international-submarine-races-bring-29-teams-from-around-the-world-to-bethesda/2011/06/29/AGLgpMrH_story.html

Potential Cool scuba gear

• It's Magnets!
• Magnets Enable Small Design for Underwater Communication Tools‏
• http://www.designworldonline.com/articles/7507/8/Magnets-Enable-Small-Design-for-Underwater-Communication-Tools.aspx

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 73 - Patoewie - You smell like a scuba diver

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Clare (a.k.a. Dive Bunnie), Mac (the Mentor) and Darrin talk about more scuba. We have scuba in the news, last weeks dives and some dry suit talk. All before things go wrong with the bad scuba joke of the week "scuba season". Items covered in the news include, Patoewie, Scuba Donation, Young at heart, Still married and eeee too much? We talk about the upcoming dive boat project.

• Patoewie
  • Shark Attacks scuba diver (look at the comments)
    • http://news.iafrica.com/sa/737694.html
• Scuba Donation
  • Eunice family donates scuba gear
    • http://www.walb.com/story/14925583/eunice-family-donates-scuba-gear
• Almost Open Water
  • A lively American snorkeler and a dead turtle on the Great Barrier Reef
    • http://news.iafrica.com/sa/737694.html
• Young at heart
  • Couple takes the plunge
    • http://news.iafrica.com/sa/737694.html
• Still married
  • Dadeville diver recovers wedding ring from Lake Martin
    • http://www2.wrbl.com/news/2011/jun/20/dadeville-diver-recovers-wedding-ring-lake-martin-ar-2003131/

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 59 – Are we behind on scuba diving already?

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This week we have a special guest host with Mac.

We cover scuba in the news, talk about our almost dive and the bad scuba joke.

• Under Pressure
  • History Channel recreates Florida scuba accident that paralyzed Calvin College student
    • http://mobile.mlive.com/advannarbor/pm_103378/contentdetail.htm;jsessionid=83150B2A9BF141F5132232701E90E61C?contentguid=u64Z7kdf
• Scuba Saves
  • Man Finds Wife and Mother in Japan by Searching in Scuba Gear
    • http://germanherald.com/news/Krazy_Krauts/2011-03-17/616/Gambling_Dive
• A Scuba Olympics
  • Scuba Olympics rasies money for AdaptiveSwim Team
    • http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/13/researchers-claim-discovery-of-lost-city-of-atlantis-convenient/
• Another World Record
  • Gambling Dive
    • http://germanherald.com/news/Krazy_Krauts/2011-03-17/616/Gambling_Dive
• Wreck Find
  • Scuba diver finds shipwreck near Chandrabhaga
    • http://m.timesofindia.com/city/bhubaneswar/Scuba-diver-finds-shipwreck-near-Chandrabhaga/articleshow/7705066.cms
• More Atlantis
  • Researchers claim discovery of lost city of Atlantis, conveniently located in southern Spain
    • http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/13/researchers-claim-discovery-of-lost-city-of-atlantis-convenient/

 

Part of the chat log from this week

Scuba Obsessed #1 March 17,2011 8:00 pm | Message ID: 13274032

Hello

Darrn Jillson March 17,2011 8:01 pm | Message ID: 13274047

Hi Dave!

Scuba Obsessed #1 March 17,2011 8:01 pm | Message ID: 13274060

living the dream

Darrn Jillson March 17,2011 8:01 pm | Message ID: 13274066

Nice!

Scuba Obsessed #1 March 17,2011 8:02 pm | Message ID: 13274077

always warm in the tub

Darrn Jillson March 17,2011 8:03 pm | Message ID: 13274110

Hi Rich!

Scuba Obsessed #2 March 17,2011 8:03 pm | Message ID: 13274117

HI guys... gotta work on stuff while you are on

Scuba Obsessed #2 March 17,2011 8:04 pm | Message ID: 13274129

So I am gonna listen but not participate in the chatroom... see you tomorrow Dave!

Scuba Obsessed #1 March 17,2011 8:04 pm | Message ID: 13274139

Cya Sat, I hafta work late tomorrow

Scuba Obsessed #2 March 17,2011 8:07 pm | Message ID: 13274215

OK... cool.

Darrn Jillson March 17,2011 8:07 pm | Message ID: 13274218 | Parent Message ID: 13274129

NP 🙂

Scuba Obsessed #1 March 17,2011 8:09 pm | Message ID: 13274276

bring on spring

Darrn Jillson March 17,2011 8:10 pm | Message ID: 13274296 | Parent Message ID: 13274276

we are ready

Scuba Obsessed #3 March 17,2011 8:10 pm | Message ID: 13274302

Absolutely!

Darrn Jillson March 17,2011 8:10 pm | Message ID: 13274306 | Parent Message ID: 13274302

Hi!

Scuba Obsessed #3 March 17,2011 8:12 pm | Message ID: 13274366

Hello guys! Been a while since I have been able to join but have been listening offline after the fact

Scuba Obsessed #1 March 17,2011 8:13 pm | Message ID: 13274386

welcome in!

Scuba Obsessed #4 March 17,2011 8:18 pm | Message ID: 13274575

chew thru the wall!!!

Darrn Jillson March 17,2011 8:32 pm | Message ID: 13275004 | Parent Message ID: 13274575

Hi Korvett.

Darrn Jillson March 17,2011 8:32 pm | Message ID: 13275007 | Parent Message ID: 13274366

Hi Mark

Scuba Obsessed #4 March 17,2011 8:32 pm | Message ID: 13275011

Hey guys

Scuba Obsessed #2 March 17,2011 8:33 pm | Message ID: 13275040

You popped in tuesday on my program and then left... sorry I was boring you 🙂

Scuba Obsessed #4 March 17,2011 8:35 pm | Message ID: 13275131

Not at all, the wife was suggesting i get her honey do list done

Scuba Obsessed #4 March 17,2011 8:35 pm | Message ID: 13275140

when she suggests I ask how high on the way up!!!

Scuba Obsessed #1 March 17,2011 8:38 pm | Message ID: 13275234

Found a new favorite beer- Great Lakes Brewing Co. name of brew is "Edmund Fitzgerald"

Scuba Obsessed #4 March 17,2011 8:43 pm | Message ID: 13275407

cheap due still at $15

Scuba Obsessed #4 March 17,2011 8:43 pm | Message ID: 13275415

local clubs in this area are around $35

Scuba Obsessed #1 March 17,2011 8:49 pm | Message ID: 13275607

Gotta have the joke.

Scuba Obsessed #4 March 17,2011 8:50 pm | Message ID: 13275634

keep your day job

Scuba Obsessed #1 March 17,2011 8:50 pm | Message ID: 13275636

wow

Scuba Obsessed #3 March 17,2011 8:50 pm | Message ID: 13275645

pretty sad

Scuba Obsessed #4 March 17,2011 8:50 pm | Message ID: 13275656

gotta run, see you guys next week

Scuba Obsessed #1 March 17,2011 8:51 pm | Message ID: 13275661

i can for a few

Scuba Obsessed #3 March 17,2011 8:51 pm | Message ID: 13275663

No skype but will listen

Scuba Obsessed #3 March 17,2011 8:52 pm | Message ID: 13275731

That's best way to do it!

Scuba Obsessed #3 March 17,2011 9:00 pm | Message ID: 13276015

Adios! Good Night guys!

 

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 56 – 56 degrees in February! Inconceivable!!!

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Some of this week's scuba in the news

Diver Swepty Away, There is an app for that, Free Dive Computer Training and Another Use for a Wetsuit & a Chainsaw

• Diver Swept Away
  • Diver 'swept away' from group
    • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/padi-unveils-scuba-diving-app-for-iphone-and-android-users
• There is an app for that!
  • PADI unveils scuba diving app for iPhone and Android users
    • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/padi-unveils-scuba-diving-app-for-iphone-and-android-users
• Free Dive Computer Training
  • Scuba equipment company provides free online dive computer training
    • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/padi-unveils-scuba-diving-app-for-iphone-and-android-users
• TrainingTecRec
  • Instructor Trainer: No Longer Restricted to PADI Course Directors
    • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/padi-unveils-scuba-diving-app-for-iphone-and-android-users
    • http://blog.darcykieran.ca/post/3310530790/bodi-the-business-of-diving-institute-scuba-tecrec
• A mermaid's tale (or is it tail?)
  • YMCA pool a practice tank for would-be mermaid
    • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/padi-unveils-scuba-diving-app-for-iphone-and-android-users
• Another Use for a Wetsuit & a Chainsaw
  • City Takes Novel Approach to Breaking Up Ice Jams
    • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/padi-unveils-scuba-diving-app-for-iphone-and-android-users
• Scuba Shows Coming Up
  • Our World Underwater - February 18-20 in Rosemont, Illinois -
    • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/padi-unveils-scuba-diving-app-for-iphone-and-android-users
  • 30th Annual Shipwreck - March 5th -  Ann Arbor, MI -
    • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/padi-unveils-scuba-diving-app-for-iphone-and-android-users
  • Ghost Ships Festifal - March 25-26  Milwaukee, WI -
    • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/padi-unveils-scuba-diving-app-for-iphone-and-android-users

Also try out a boat show!

• • Annual Chicago Our World Underwater Scuba Show embraces anticipated record snow
    • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/padi-unveils-scuba-diving-app-for-iphone-and-android-users

The bad scuba joke of the week.

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 51 – Threee scuba divers walk into a bar. Guest Duane Johnson

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Lots of Scuba Snow

Special Guest Duane Johnson of Precision Diving discusses gas management

This weeks scuba in the news

• Follow-up from last week: Tank Explosion
  • Rick Allen faces long recovery
    • http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/01/07/1061317?sac=Home
    • Wish him well at getwellrick.com/guestbook
• Divers Find Skull
  • Human skull found by federal scuba-diving team in Florida
    • http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/11/florida.skull.found/
• Diveheart Found Honored
  • Diveheart founder, Jim Elliott,  to be Honored by Aquarium
    • http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/news/3259892-418/diveheart-downers-grove-aquarium-award.html
    • http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/11/florida.skull.found/
    • http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/11/florida.skull.found/
    • http://triblocal.com/downers-grove/community/stories/2011/01/diveheart-founderpresident-to-receive-honor/
• Diving for Fish Eggs
  • Hard-to-find fish reveals shared developmental toolbox of evolution
    • http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/11/florida.skull.found/
• Dangerous fishing
  • BBC docu features ‘dangerous’ fishing method in PHL
    • ttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/01/13/2011-01-13_ironeating_superbug_is_devouring_titanic_wreck_ship_may_be_gone_in_20_years_scie.html
• Titanic eating bug
  • Iron-eating superbug is devouring Titanic wreck; ship may be gone in 20 years: scientists
    • http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/01/13/2011-01-13_ironeating_superbug_is_devouring_titanic_wreck_ship_may_be_gone_in_20_years_scie.html
    • ttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/01/13/2011-01-13_ironeating_superbug_is_devouring_titanic_wreck_ship_may_be_gone_in_20_years_scie.html
• Drysuit Demo Tour
  • White's Drysuits announces national Demo Tour for Scuba Divers
    • ttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/01/13/2011-01-13_ironeating_superbug_is_devouring_titanic_wreck_ship_may_be_gone_in_20_years_scie.html
    • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/white-s-drysuits-announces-national-demo-tour-for-scuba-divers
• Also a follow-up on Historic Shipwreck Find
  • Scuba team reports historic shipwreck find
  • "A team of divers say they've discovered the remains of the USS Revenge, a ship commanded by U.S. Navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry and wrecked off Rhode Island in 1811. (Jan. 7)"
  • • http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/raw-video-1800s-shipwreck-found-off-ri-coast-23770639 - Link to Video provided by Phillip Peeler
    • http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/13/titanic-wreck-eaten-superbug-disappear-years/?test=faces

Potentiall cool scuba gear?

• Boat's and Scuba "Scuba Breather"
  • http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=176061
  • http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/white-s-drysuits-announces-national-demo-tour-for-scuba-divers

The bad scuba joke. We will post the scuba divers round table in another episode.