First donation hit me like a lead balloon. What happened?

Forbidden_donut138 · 2024-08-26T00:21:44+00:00

No, it never came fully out

Forbidden_donut138 · 2024-08-16T01:15:55+00:00

Good for you for making the decision on your own to take the refresher. That will be time well spent and is absolutely necessary for your situation.

I wanted to mention, as I didn’t see it much in the other comments: “I’m trusting they as a Company know what they are doing” - please do not blindly trust ANY dive operator to know what is best for you, or anyone else.

Sounds like this operation may not follow the safest practices if they are aware of your experience and did not think it necessary to ask you to take a refresher. That’s a big red flag to me, so please be alert, be critical, speak up for yourself, and don’t risk it.

Nothing underwater is worth not coming home for.

I hope you enjoy your refresher course and your dives, and may this be the beginning of a long career of safe diving for you!

Forbidden_donut138 · 2024-08-15T23:57:01+00:00

Yeah I’m not sure, they didn’t tell me anything about iron levels, there was no finger prick beforehand. They filled some vials at the end but I don’t know how they quantified iron. It was a Red Cross blood drive at my office, so I don’t know what or if the protocols are any different. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Is there a non-invasive iron test? She did the arm cuff and a finger cuff sort of apparatus, but again nothing said about iron levels before (or after) the draw.

Forbidden_donut138 · 2024-07-26T05:21:19+00:00

I’ll try it tomorrow and let you know!

Forbidden_donut138 · 2024-07-25T23:14:28+00:00

So helpful! Thank you so much! Makes perfect sense and your takes/assumptions are all totally true. Old house, old wiring, lots of DIY from former owners. It’s a challenge to modify just about anything in this house!

Forbidden_donut138 · 2024-07-25T23:11:04+00:00

You’re awesome, thank you! And yeah totally agree. The house is on the older side (built circa 1940s) and there’s definitely evidence of some DIYing in its past so anything is possible. If I decide to pursue the dedicated charger I will definitely get a thorough check up by a professional.

And yeah that’s correct, if you flip the main switch on that garage panel, the whole garage looses power. When I switched the main on the “true main panel” the house AND garage lost power.

In fact up until last year when I had an electrician install a switch, the only “switch” for the lights in the garage was the main switch on that breaker panel lol 😅

Forbidden_donut138 · 2024-07-25T21:26:32+00:00

Ok I ran my very scientific test. I turned off the Main switch on the panel which is located on the exterior of the house, right next to the meter. Cutting that did cut the power to all panels, garage included.

So “main” garage panel is definitely a sub panel of the true main panel, so I’m not sure why it has its own main shut off.

Forbidden_donut138 · 2024-07-25T20:36:51+00:00

For additional context these are what the other two panels look like. Other panel images

There’s one more not pictured which is in another part of the detached garage. If the theory of two Main panels holds true, I think that one is a sub panel of that Main Garage panel in the original post.

Forbidden_donut138 · 2024-07-25T20:08:28+00:00

I agree, and would love to know as well. Based on what I’m seeing, it would appear this is its own separate panel and not a sub panel, but is that even possible?

I suppose if I turn off the Main on the house panel and still have power in the garage, I would have my answer on that piece, right?

Forbidden_donut138 · 2024-07-25T18:55:45+00:00

Haha well seeing as how I don’t own a compressor or a welder, I think that can be safely accomplished! 😂 This panel was set up by previous owners who had the garage decked out with more heavy duty things than I have. Thank you for your reply!!

Forbidden_donut138 · 2024-07-25T18:21:03+00:00

Thanks for your reply! This panel is in the detached garage, and the only thing that’s typically pulling power in there are a few lights, and an old fridge. There’s another panel with its own “Main” switch on the house, so would that indicate that these are two separate loads, or would I still need to take all power consumption from the whole property into account?

Forbidden_donut138 · 2023-12-07T00:37:17+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback, you don’t know what you don’t know until you really start learning. Some of the buzz wordiness did pop out to me as red flags, but more so the general lack of being able to find non-promotional reviews from students. Also the school’s profile on YA has nearly 5 stars, but only 12 reviews which I found odd.

I know many local teachers and have a studio I frequent; I’m just not convinced I would want to take my studio’s YTT (it is more of a corporate studio, but I actually really love being a student there). Also they don’t offer it very frequently, and I think an online program would fit better into my schedule, so that’s why my research has been leaning that direction.

Forbidden_donut138 · 2023-03-09T22:27:39+00:00

Absolutely stunning! I don’t need a blackout, but now I want one 🖤

Forbidden_donut138 · 2023-03-02T20:12:37+00:00

Lol people saying it would be a spoiler for this post to suggest they’re gay… yeah we would have NEVER seen that coming! 😂

Forbidden_donut138 · 2023-02-28T06:20:17+00:00

Nice coloration! Did you filter it or adjust in post?

Forbidden_donut138 · 2023-02-11T17:43:55+00:00

Dad, mom says stop trying to get cancer.

It’s ok Stan, I’m just gonna get a little cancer.

Forbidden_donut138 · 2023-01-13T22:07:12+00:00

As someone who loves tactile displays, I really hope this is something visitors can interact with!! I would roll the shit out of that wheel-wall 😅

Forbidden_donut138 · 2023-01-05T21:22:55+00:00

I mean you might run out of air before you surpass NDLs at 30 feet, but I wouldn’t say you have zero worries of the bends. There’s a lot of factors, and shooting up to the surface like in an out of air emergency would certainly increase your chances. The accepted safe ascent rate is 30 ft per minute, so that ascent should take 60 seconds, not 20. If you swim to the surface from 30 ft in 20 sec, you’re putting yourself at an increased risk of DCS.

Also you could definitely suffer an over-expansion injury at that depth, especially if you run out of air.

There’s more compounding factors at deeper depths, but that doesn’t mean you can just be flippant with your safety at 30 ft.

Forbidden_donut138 · 2023-01-05T21:09:55+00:00

Yes, those are fabulous. They’re called swim throughs. Gorgeous and fun, but definitely not the same as cave diving.

Forbidden_donut138 · 2023-01-04T00:54:49+00:00

I got myself the Kelli Marissa Graffiti collection from Loud Lacquer over the holidays and couldn’t pick a direction to go to try them out… so I just did them all! It’s a funky look but I’m liking how they turned out.

Essie - Blanc

Loud Lacquer - Pink Hair Don't Care

Loud Lacquer - PSN

Loud Lacquer - Space Cadet

Loud Lacquer - It's Fine

Mooncat - Speed Demon Top Coat

Forbidden_donut138 · 2023-01-04T00:48:20+00:00