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Ok, but are there any diving monkeys? Frankly, I've got no time for the show unless there are promises, even empty promises, of diving monkeys. Just a warning, there are a lot of thoughts about a lot of things around here, put them all together and you might just get one that's almost...

Does it get the water out of your mask? If so, its kosher.

There was someone advertising in the help wanted section of this board not too long ago looking for people to host a show like this. Anyone know if this is the same show? Either way, looks pretty cool.

You shouldn't have to pull on it to break the seal. And really, you shouldn't have to put pressure on the top in order for the seal to break at the bottom. But that is the way it is taught. If your mask is so tight that you have to actually pull it away from your face to break the seal then...

I'm glad to hear he isn't trying to push it on you but I haven't heard anyone say he runs that kind of shop, so I didn't expect that at all. But, I am just saying that when it comes to a BP/W, there are loads of options out there. You may even consider mixing and matching. There's nothing...

I'm by no means trying to take business from Mike, but you can get a very good singles BP/W setup for about $450 fairly easily. First, I wasn't trying to talk you out of buying gear, but there are a lot of people who jump in with both feet and drop a lot of money on gear only to throw it on...

I think this is the simplest piece of scuba gear ever. :D But seriously, I agree with SparticleBrane there that the BP/W is pretty simple. It just kind of looks scary because its in seperate parts and all.

First, there's really nothing "new" about the gear Hollis is making. The BP/W has been around for quite some time. Personally, I would go with the Solo harness rather than the Elite, but if you like having all of the buckles on there, then you may prefer the Elite. Also, I'm not sure...

I would agree. If she was in open water. But the pool is not open water and there's really no need to start grabbing people there. That's why this stuff is practiced in the pool, so that if someone screws up they are in a shallow, controlled environment where if they do shoot to the surface...

Why? What did the French ever do for us? Besides give us the parachute, the bycycle, the pencil, the metric system, the hot air balloon, the sewing machine, the concept of interchangable parts, the gyroscope, the guillotine, the electric iron, braille, the battery, mayonnaise, the barometer...

Whoa, now you two are just talking crazy. Dead-horse bread-beating is like combining scuba, beer-pong, tractor pulling, and cosmetic dentistry. These things just should not be attempted together.

So, would that long hose be considered DIR? :popcorn:

No, I didn't totally switch sides, I never really had a "side" to begin with. Here is my argument in a nutshell. Yes, BP/W can be used for a basic open water course safely and successfully. No, a BP/W is not the greatest thing ever and perfect for every diver. Yes, you can get a BP/W for...

You can get them cheaper than that, shop around a bit.

I think you're correct that beating a dead horse is best for the beginner horse beater. Once they have a few horse beatings under their belt they may feel comfortable, under the supervision of a qualified instructor of course, increasing the task loading and moving up to beating live horses. I...

Maybe it just wanted to cuddle. I'll be here all week. Try the veal!

Well sure, unsliced bread is great, once you've been eating bread for a while. But at first I find it is best to not increase the amount of task loading on a new bread eater and therefore recommend they purchase sliced bread. Then later, if they choose to move into the more technical aspects...

I'd say she has the instructor who just likes to think he's tough. Which somehow tends to happen when the young lady walks into the class, I don't know why. ;) Personally, I can't stand to be around people like that. There's an instructor that I from time to time will end up sharing an open...

If I were you, I would have walked out at the first "hey girl" In other words, my advice to you would be to find another instructor.

Add in this: And it is quite interesting indeed. Unless I too am reading this incorrectly. If not, I have to ask what this crewmember was doing not in her own bed sleeping in the room of a male guest?