I actually had a fun day at work today. We had some Warrior Adventure thing, and some of us were “voluntold.” I picked the activity least likely to cause a broken bone, scuba diving. So I got to scuba dive in the gym pool this morning instead of going to the firing range. It was pretty fun. Breathing with compressed air is opposite of breathing regular air…. When you breath normally, exhaling is natural and inhaling takes more work. Breathing compressed air you automatically inhale. The air is almost forced into your lunges. Not uncomfortably, but it is a little weird. And then you have to actively force the air OUT of your lungs. It’s a little weird.

Swimming around in the pool was a little boring, but I’m getting a little exited about doing it again and getting to go diving outside. The people that taught the class today usually charge $600 for the certification class, plus you have to buy a lot of your own gear. They are giving us (that took the class today) the chance to finish the class for $130, and we can borrow their gear like we did today. I just might take them up on that offer. It’s a life long certification, and I’ll be licensed to dive any where in the world, since Alaska is a hard place to dive. I’ll never have an opportunity like this again. So when I take the next class, I’ll make sure I have an underwater camera ;)

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