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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.

No pictures of the wife and I just yet...but here are two from the Bahamas to hold you over until then. The sunset picture is from the private Sandals island, and the other is a view from our room. :)

Hello! I'm home from the honeymoon! It was INCREDIBLE! The wedding ceremony could not have been any better, either. Over the coming days I'll start getting pictures uploaded, so check back often starting Monday!

Haha...I already have a huge list of honey-dos. I don't want any pets when we have a baby in a few years. I'd like to go on some awesome vacations first, buy a house, and become more financially stable before we have a baby...so it's going to be a while! But when it does happen, no pets! Babies...

Wouldn't a catapult be easier?

I'm gone for two days, and this is what happens?!

Thank you, everyone, for your continued advice and well-wishes. 4 days, 6 hours, 51 minutes!!! My fiancee's mother arrives tomorrow from Orlando to spend the next two days with us before we go down to my parents' home which is just down the road from the wedding location. We packed our...

Good advice as well, bucky! It's obvious that no matter what a couple does, a couple is only going to be as happy as they *want* to be, and only if they make the effort to do so. HAHA...you admitted to spooning! :rofl: ok...it is nice though, isn't it?

Great advice, Goodweed! We both love diving - but she can't dive due to sinus issues that can hopefully be repaired by surgery. We compromise by snorkeling, although I'm still allowed to dive on my own from time to time. We don't make enough time to enjoy life together - so busy with so much...

Spongebob Squarepants is the greatest cartoon EVER. My fiancee and I watch it every day, and we have ever since it first aired on TV. See pictures below...need I say more? Absolutely hilarious. I've seen every episode a million times and they still crack me up.

Don't zookeepers make the best parents?