Recent content by mattmac

Yikes - that's never fun! I had a run-in with lightning a few years ago at an airport I was working at. Wasn't as damaging, but almost deadly! I was putting chocks under the main landing gear of a King Air (so I was standing under the wing) when lightning struck the tail of the aircraft. The...

There are a lot of wrecks off the east coast, not so much Virginia Beach (although diving is still decent there), mainly the Carolinas.

TATTRAT, Lake Rawlings is great - visit their website and take a look. They have a nice camping area, and it's definitely close enough for a nice weekend diving trip. There are actually quite a few dive spots around NOVA, and Virginia Beach and the Carolinas are close enough for 3-day weekend...

Are you a member of the DC/MD/VA SCUBA Meetup Group? Great group of people - and I'm getting my cert through SKDivers. Scott is absolutely amazing. We do the dives at Lake Rawlings which is a ton of fun - that place has so many cool things to see under water, and there are a ton of fish that...

I used to whitewater kayak...scary stuff! On my first trip out in the water, I went with a bunch of experienced kayakers and they plopped me into some calm water to practice being upside-down and getting out. I also practiced righting myself while upside-down using another kayaker who...

Any scuba divers here? I have my PADI OW certification, and I have two dives since I got certified back in October of last year. My birthday was yesterday, and my wife signed me up for the Advanced Open Water course with the same instructor I had for my OW course. I am *SO* excited. He is a...

If anyone has an old telescope they aren't using anymore - I'm interested in possibly buying it!

What kind of Celestrons do you have? Do you have any pictures of them? I'd love to see them!!!

Don't you know that I am a judge?

So...who loves astronomy? I do! :w00t2: Tell us your astronomy stories, show your astronomy gear, ask questions about astronomy if you're curious or interested in getting your own astronomy gear! I have a relatively cheap setup - an Orion Apex 102 (4") Maksutov-Cassegrain mounted on an Orion...

I woke up at 5AM, took a shower, got dressed for work, went to work at 6AM. 17 mile drive, got to work at 6:57AM. Now I'm at work, working. At 3PM I'll go home, and it'll take nearly another hour to make the 17 mile drive. Get home close to 4PM, make dinner for the wife, have dinner and...

She does have a great smile. Makes me melt every time. :D I'll get a picture of the wedding ceremony for you all later today. :) I knew I was going to cry when she walked down the aisle, and I was right. Heck, as soon as I saw her figure through the glass in the doors of the church, that...

Thank you, everyone! :D

Finally, here we are. Mr. and Mrs. M!

Thanks, everyone! Got some pictures of US, so when I get home today I'll post a few. :) It was REALLY difficult getting up for work today...urgh. My view isn't nearly as nice. Heck, I don't even have a window.