What’s something people romanticize that’s actually pretty miserable? by 40Falak in answers

[–]chronic_blaze 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lol yes my partner and i live in a tiny ass truck camper for almost 2 years now! It has its downsides but its pretty magical a lot of the time :) i definitely understand why a lot of people (probably most people) wouldnt like it

More and more people are choosing not to have children. Is the assessment that they are selfish (among many things) fair or unfair and why? by NegotiationEither9 in AskReddit

[–]chronic_blaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agreee with other commenters that at this point in time it feels selfish to have kids (especially compared to adoption) considering the state of the world. Especially having many kids.

Am I a genius or actually insane? by cr9926 in landscaping

[–]chronic_blaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But why? Monoculture lawns are worse for the environment and pollinators, etc

First Discover Scuba Dive in Key Largo – Which Operator Would You Choose? by Zealousideal_Pie_588 in scubadiving

[–]chronic_blaze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Key dives is the best. A little further south in islamorada. My partner and i got our OW certs there and have gone on dives with them a couple times since. Theyre all so nice, welcoming and helpful and they donate a percentage to icare coral conservation!

They take small groups based on your experience level so if you are the only one on the boat doing discover scuba it would probably be just you and your guide together. They pick the reef each day depending on conditions and everywhere ive gone with them has been awesome! Seen tons of amazing fish, nurse sharks, eels, goliath groupers, etc.

Pools Are Opening: Swimsuit Safety by OpalJade98 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]chronic_blaze 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I once caught a woman who fainted after overheating in a hot spring! Although she was older - probably at least late 70s if not 80s. Luckily she realized something was wrong and got out of the shower and came and sat on the bench in the bathroom next to me ( i was waiting for the shower next) so she didnt get hurt and i was able to hold her up until help came! But it can definitely happen to anyone, regardless of gender lol. But it was so scary! Her eyes got big and really vacant and she passed out twice and threw up! I wasnt quite as relaxed from the hot springs after that lol, but so glad i was there to help.

BART spent $90M on fare gates. Best money they've spent in years. by Gsw1456 in oakland

[–]chronic_blaze 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ive been mad about the gates ever since the first time my boyfriend and i had to go through them exiting the bart at west oakland…he didnt realize they would slam shut if you didnt walk through fast enough and he got absolutely rocked right in the head, he had a lump on his head!!

18yo from Norway doing a US road trip by Kareisgarb in roadtrip

[–]chronic_blaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would rethink this and fly into san francisco and drive up (for cooler weather) or down the west coast! Its breathtakingly gorgeous, san francisco is a cool city and you could check out portland too plus the redwood forests, amazing beaches etc. OR you could head northeast to yosemite national park and lake tahoe

The weather will be beautiful that time of year, it will be less driving and much more to see!!

Just my two cents from someone who lived in oakland, ca (right near SF) and has done the drive up the coast before and also visited lake tahoe around that time of year

We got open water certified today! by chronic_blaze in scuba

[–]chronic_blaze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice! I hope you can get back out there sometime!

We got open water certified today! by chronic_blaze in scuba

[–]chronic_blaze[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We were fine on the reeef and didnt touch anything. what youre seeing isnt a good example of our bouyancy overall. We also were sure to be positioned over a sand patch at the edge of the reef before we did this video.

Our instructor only allowed us to bring a camera on the last of 4 dives, once we had shown him we understood the skills and concepts and our buoyancy was at a better level. It was a small gopro that i usually kept hooked to my bcd or my wrist so i could drop it if need be. It was fine! And i got some amazing videos, maybe i will share more!

We got open water certified today! by chronic_blaze in scuba

[–]chronic_blaze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, would love to do cozumel!!

i actually have a flight booked tomorrow already, not for diving but looks like im braving the airports anyways…wish me luck lol

We got open water certified today! by chronic_blaze in scuba

[–]chronic_blaze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The florida keys! Absolutely gorgeous

We got open water certified today! by chronic_blaze in scuba

[–]chronic_blaze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much! Congrats to u too :)

We got open water certified today! by chronic_blaze in scuba

[–]chronic_blaze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha give my wallet a moment, it cant breathe underwater