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Happy Wet Wednesday! Did you happen to see the video on Facebook, yesterday or was it this morning, of the swinging Pendulum that one side was sunshine and the other side was rainy weather? I’m pretty sure that is correct! Look, I even found it to place in this post. You’re welcome.

I also saw that Nordstrom is selling jeans that are faux mud for like $425. I wish that was a hoax but I’m scared it isn’t… I can tell you after last weekend and now today, I can make muddy jeans for them and I’ll sell them at half the cost. Get that steal right here!

I’m really trying to figure out how to have that aha moment and tie the above information in with today’s SCUBAPRO feature item, but either there is no way or the rain is affecting my brain because I have nothing. With that stated, let’s jump right in on today’s SCUBAPRO item….

Safety Sausage/Marker Buoy and the Locking Reel

First the Safety Sausage/Marker Buoy or you’ll also hear it referred to as the Wonder Weenie. I have no idea; I’m just trying to help you be part of the club by presenting all angles.

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Happy Wednesday. I just typed Wednesday 4 times before my W would actually capitalize. I could have left it lower case I guess but if you’ve ever texted with me, you’ll know that I use correct grammar and even punctuation most of the time. Short hand… forgetaboutit. That is a word I learned in New York City and it’s apparently one word… not three. Although you really need to put the correct Brooklyn accent with it for it to totally work. We did a tour of the city when I was there in 2005 and the tour guide was a History teacher during the school year and a tour guide during the summer months. Every time we’d pass another tour bus we’d have to yell in that Brooklyn accent “Fugeddaboutit” as we were waving at them when we passed by.

I’ll tell you, if you ever go on a tour, make sure your tour guide is a history teacher because you’ll learn lots of fun and interesting facts! He totally beat the tour guide we had in Chicago and Oahu. And all of that stemmed from the fact that I couldn’t get a capital W on Wednesday. Mark likes to tease me that my brain goes from A to B to 49er to triangle to go and finally to Z. His only problem is I don’t always explain my path from A to Z and he gets lost 😆.

A few weeks ago when I came in to write my Wednesday blog post, I sat down at my computer all ready to write about the Galileo Luna personal dive computer when in fact, that weeks post was on the Pyroflex Steamer. Then to add to all that excitement and confusion, I wasn’t sure what the Pyroflex Steamer was even though I own one. <sigh>😔 I have to admit, even though I wanted to write about the Luna, I’m glad it wasn’t that week because on April 6^th there was a post on the SCUBAPRO Facebook page all about a Dive Computer that was Lost and Found. Here, read the post!

Now if you read that (I hope you did), you’ll notice that it is about the Sol and we’re talking about the Luna, but the thing is they are sister (or brother) dive computers. Extremely similar. Now that the scene has been set, let’s look at today’s SCUBAPRO Feature item, the Galileo Luna personal dive computer.

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This morning I was watching… Mickey Mouse Clubhouse… should we be worried? Nah! It’s quite informative. I now know my colors, shapes, and the magic words… haha, just kidding. I knew all but the magic words when I was a little kid. The Magic Words in case you wondered are Mishka Mushka Mickey Mouse. I may spell them incorrectly, but when you google it, it’s basically Russian/European (some controversy on which one…) saying Mickey Mouse and then American saying Mickey Mouse. That’s what Google told me anyway.

• So the Arabic meaning of Mishka: It is the Light of a candle/ light or more commonly thought from a lantern. The light is used in the context of knowledge. Giving an overall meaning to Mishka as the illuminater of knowledge.

Like I’ve said before, we come to this blog to learn something new, right? Well I only bring all of this up to point out one thing… In this morning’s 7:30 episode, Goofy was snorkeling. I just wanted to point out that he called them Fins and a mask and then of course a snorkel but I’m not sure that can be called anything else? Just pointing out he called that thing on your face the correct word, Mask and those things on your feet the correct thing, Fin (not goggles and flippers!). Now that we’ve clarified all of this, let’s move on with today’s post…

Unless you’ve been living under a rock… which some days I think I might be… you’ll note that this week is the Spring into SCUBA Sale.

The annual Sale that gets all of us itching that much more to go jump in a stock tank I mean the lake or ocean that Memorial Weekend when most of us (unlike Diver Dan) make that seasonal maiden voyage not get here fast enough. I keep thinking it’s May anyway because I may or may not get to go jump in the ocean a few times in May.

But, let’s bring the focus back the topic at hand… oh wait, I haven’t really mentioned the topic at hand yet… The topic at hand is today’s SCUBAPRO Feature item, The Seawing Nova Fins.

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Good morning. I hope you’re having a good Wednesday morning. It’s a little soggy out there if you haven’t noticed. And cool. This Missouri weather is crazy. So do you know what next week is? Why, it’s the Spring into SCUBA sale. This year the terms are a little different. We’ll be closed on Monday the 10th, then the 11th through the 14th from 10am-7pm make sure you come by. Here are some of the fantastic deals, but we’re not limited to just these, that’s why you NEED to come by and see us!

This blog post is supposed to teach us new things, right? Wouldn’t you agree? Now I’m going to share with you what I learned today. This is a good one… I learned that I can’t read. Oh wait, no that’s not it. I can read… most days anyway. No, I learned that I have a list of the items we’re going to cover on this blog and last week we switched it around a little bit. So this morning I thought I was going to be writing about one thing when in fact I was writing about something else.

If that isn’t bad enough, the thinking I’m going to be writing about one thing and instead writing about another… I read my list and it said Pyroflex Steamer and I wasn’t sure what a Pyroflex Steamer was until I googled it, then I realized, I own one. {palm to face moment!} In my defense, we always just call it a Pyroflex or the 1.5 mil… we never call it a Pyroflex Steamer. So that right there let’s you know that today I’m going to introduce you to the Pyroflex Steamer.

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Some days I am a multi-tasker. I have so many different things going on that I’m not sure if I’m coming or going. Today happens to be one of those days. Remember, once upon a time I said you never know what you’ll stumble upon if you come to the dive shop on a Wednesday or better yet a day that I am here. Some days I’m not here on Wednesday. But I’ve baked a cheesecake, that fell apart…. Don’t ask, I’m still sore about that. I’ve jumped into a suitcase, don’t worry, I didn’t totally fit, but not for lack of trying. And today, today I am decorating cookies.

You’ve heard of people having a Green thumb right? Well if not, that means you’re really good with plants and keeping them alive, me not so much. There’s also a Greenhand certification in FFA which means you’ve earned your Freshman degree for being an FFA Member. I did get that. Still never learned how to keep plants alive. I guess it’s not my thing. But today I think I’m becoming a Smurf. I have a blue thumb. I blame it on the food coloring.

Again though, you didn’t come here to learn about me… Oh no, you came to learn about some SCUBAPRO product. The product of the day happens to be the SCUBAPRO Hydros PRO BC. About a year ago, truly maybe even longer ago than that, Deb brought a flier for me to look at and said, look it comes in purple. I laughed and said, eh, I already have a BC, I’m good, but it’s pretty! Then come June of last year Scott, our SCUBAPRO rep came to the Safari Hunt down at the lake and in a round about of events I was “told” I was going to dive with the new Hydros BC. I “grudgingly” agreed and when I came out of the water, other than a couple things I still had to figure out because of a new thing always comes with a learning curve, I said, “Anyone want to buy a used Ladyhawk? Only Slightly used.” Everyone laughed at me but I was being serious.

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Let me paint you a picture. The setting is June. The place is the Safari Hunt down at Beaver Lake. I wasn’t planning on diving, but at the last minute was given a brand new Hydros BC and a Mantis 2 dive computer to test out. I quickly threw on my dive suit, grabbed my boots, and fins but couldn’t find my mask, anywhere. I came down the hill to the table where they set the BC up for me and Mark asked me where my mask was. I grumbled I couldn’t find it so he told me to grab his Frameless, it was a good opportunity to try one of those out anyway. After that first dive and my mask staying flooded the whole time, I stomped out of the water and grumbled something about I hated his stupid mask, it sucked.

• Note Point #1, don’t state that in front of the SCUBAPRO Rep.
• Note Point #2, not every mask is for everyone. It’s always best to try multiple masks and find what works for you. My mask of choice is today’s feature… The SCUBAPRO FLUX.
• Note Point #3, I have since learned the trick on how to dive with a Frameless mask and they really aren’t as bad as that first dive I had with it in the lake, but still my go to mask is the Flux followed closely by the Solara but that’s another post for another day, trust me (say the end of May….)

One of the main things to note about the Flux is it has a low-volume lens which gives optimal view for searching the ocean (or lake) far and wide. This is a strong, impact-resistant polycarbonate frame that can withstand the use and abuse of all day, every day dives. The skirt is durable yet comfortable feathered edge to provide the comfort you want during a dive, but also a watertight seal and the best part is it fits multiple face shapes.

Sometimes a mask is about personal preference, almost like a pair of boots or a pair of fins, or underwear…

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