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Here's an oldie I picked up at a bookshop in Sri Lanka. It's by Arthur C. Clarke. "Reefs of Taprobane." Now resident in Sri Lanka, aeons ago he went there for scuba diving. Back in the days of no BCD's, ...etc. A real interesting read about wrecks/reefs there, and how diving was...

Please save the agency bashing for the Whine and Cheeze section. I'm tired of it.

Almost everybody has anxiety at the beginning. I did too. I was lucky to have some really good friends who were very experienced divers, and didn't mind taking out a newbie on their dives. They never took me into situations that were beyond my abilities. I learned a lot from them. Now one...

Wow! Where were all of you when I was in high school? ;)

I use a Sub Duck, and it works just fine. It is possible for your buddy to recognize it is you (instead of the [often] 1/2 dozen other divers with the same device). Just work out a distinctive signal, not just a long quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. If I am on the surface and so far away that no one...

Thanks for the assist. :)

Hi, I've been looking for pricing on Halcyon Diver's Notebook, featured in March '05 of Sport Diver. Halcyon's own website had no pricing. Any ideas?

I was just wondering if anyone out there knows whether or not the D.O.T. has certified Poseidon tanks. I use a few 8 L and 10 L tanks, but I know they won't allow in the States due to no DOT stamp. Are 3500 steel tanks the highest one can get? I'm from the States, but all of my diving has...

Hi there, I also did the 3 day liveaboard trip with Pro Dive out of Cairns. It was great value for very good diving (August last year). The boat was new, the crew friendly and professional, the diving excellent. I stayed overnight at a backpacker guest house near the train station, and...

New Divers hold it in until they can get out and to a toilet. Experienced divers will pee underwater and once on the surface, will ask "Did you feel that localized thermocline?" Very experienced dives will pee underwater, and once on the surface, will remark, "Damn, that felt good!"

Gee, I wish I had your problem. Here in Jeddah, where I work for a top American defense contractor, the best they can give us is a 33.3 connection. Granted, it is through the States, so we don't have to deal with the Saudi filters, where even swimsuit sites are blocked, but one would think...

Sorry, I'm not that into reality. I do like Survivor, and watch it every week (Here in Saudi, it's the weekend). There will never be another Rupert, my alltime favourite. I could care less about Apprentice. I shouldn't even watch Survivor, but am entranced, much I suppose like the way a deer...

Howdy from Saudi...Just remember, no matter how many c-cards you have, it's the actual experience that makes you a good diver or instructor. Good luck and dive, dive dive. I am a PADI Divemaster, and assist an instructor-friend of mine with his students. Good practice for me, helps me learn...

Lot's of good discussion. However, less talk and more action is needed, whether by politicians or Joe Blow diver. As a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Sri Lanka, with a death toll soon to exceed 50,000, I frequented many of the devastated areas there. I hope to look up old friends when I go...

Oops! After posting this thread, I saw "mars2u"'s posting in the "Asia" section. The suggestions posted are good. Let's not forget Oxfam, UNICEF and even A.I.D. If you're wanting local agencies, orphanages,...etc. I can help find out. I'm glad I found the other posting. We SB-ers, and...

Hey all, Greetings from Saudi Arabia, the other Magic Kingdom. :eyebrow: Everyone knows about the utter chaos and destruction caused by the massive tsunami last week. From Indonesia all the way to the coast of eastern Africa, so many people dead, so many injured, displaced, traumatized...etc...

Hi all, I have been busy for a while. In November, I was on holiday. After getting back to Saudi, I was very busy working on the air defense tech curriculum we were to start soon at school, and then the tsunami came along. My wife is Sri Lankan, and is there now with our two kids...

That's so funny, and so true. I am from the States, but have been living abroad since the late 1980's. Was in Australia this summer-Caloundra. Went diving with Pro Dive in Cairns. Loved it. Love the country/people/way of looking at life/well...EVERYTHING. 1st time I ever saw a drive-thru...

I'm sure you don't, especially after Game 1. Good luck... GO SOX!P.S. Check out Whine and Cheeze (Who's your PADI daddy?)

That's a good one. Also, you might try the Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving, along with the Workbook, which pretty much follows the sections you'll need to know for the DM test. The actual DM book was about the most useless in terms of preparing for the test. It's great for the course, but...