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We just charged a guy $120 for labor AND the scubapro rebuild kit on a full reg setup. Guess it's time to bring that up if people are actually paying $200...

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Yes, I agree, buying equipment is quite a task unless you make some ridiculous amount of money or have won a lottery. Definitely true. It just sucks when people beat up store gear and then when they buy mask/snorkel/fins, show up with them, use them, and then careful rinse everything and place...

Boy us dive shop owners REALLY love people with that attitude. "Wreck the dive operation's gear, then treat your own stuff really nice". Thanks.

I was going to stay out of this too but I'll have to butt in here... As a PADI shop owner I can tell you that PADI shops enter trademark-use agreements with PADI. They go ape **** if you use their logos or other trademarked products improperly. They seem to even have the English language...

I believed that until 2005. I lived in ****hole, USA...I mean Albuquerque, NM...and went to Olive Garden. As we got out of the car we saw a very pregnant woman in the parking lot smoking a cigarette. Blew my mind. I especially love hearing about kids being born and exhibiting withdrawal symptoms...

Don't hand out specials to certain people. Advertise them and be sure to put it time limits with which they can be used as well as a statement that says special pricing is only valid for those who book trips/place orders/etc during the promotional period. You know, all the fine print stuff. If...

According to most people here you will be laughable for not going HOGGY style. Fads come and go. A name is just a name. The difference between a Chevy Tahoe and a Cadillac Escalade is that you get a HUGE Cadillac logo on the front of the Escalade. You also pay $20,000-$40,000 more for that logo...

That nearly 6lb empty weight difference should be your dead giveaway between the two

I don't mean to be harsh. I just know I would have a hard time living with myself if my daughter were to be born with some sort of problem and wondering the rest of my life if it had something to do with my wife diving while pregnant. That's a lifelong sort of guilt and an unnecessary risk to...

Yeah it annoys me too, even after 12 years of doing this. Short answer to that? Oh well.

Pretty much what Jim said. I'd NEVER even come remotely close to allowing a pregnant woman to dive, even in the pool, at my shop. Why someone would even consider taking the risk is beyond me.

Going inverted and looking underneath oneself is an effortless thing to do. If water in your ears is causing some sort of pain then there is a problem...

Those "kits" always make me laugh. You pay outrageous prices for a battery and an o-ring. Lol. O-rings are a few cents and the battery can be picked up at a store in your own town. My computer uses a CR2450. I think I paid $4 for the battery and .02 for the o-ring. I don't know how people can...

^ What he said. Mystery solved!

Yeah I'd switch the list as well. Used mask, snorkel, fins, and suit is a really bad idea in terms of fit. I wouldn't get used gloves or boots either. Consequently, your new list is fine as used. BCDs, regs, and computers can be just fine used. Your list is close, just opposite. It's sort of...

Not to mention why would you want to use the remote underwater in the first place? It's really meant to link cameras together so they can all be activated at once....on land...

This can not be emphasized enough. If you think it was bad 33 years ago it's REALLLLLY bad now with all of the anti-terrorism, DHS, NSA, etc. I was in the hiring process for the CIA quite a while ago. Talk about instantly having your phone bugged, internet movements tracked, you name it. They...

You'll be worked to death so exercise in all possible ways. I don't want to put more of an emphasis on one thing or another BUT I will say that good cardio training will help you when it comes it breath holding. Suggestions on holding breath? There are a few. There are devices out there you can...

I have NO IDEA how people can take multiple quotes out of one post and refer to them specifically so I have to do this over multiple posts... "Which" brings you to your next question (sorry, but that was drilling holes in my skull). 800 division is SpecOps. Front line battlefield stuff. We're...