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I've got a 45 Hatteras and a 22 Glacier Bay, plus a waterrat (Jetski) Do all my own work on all of them, from engines to electronics to everything else. If you want it done right, do it yourself.....

I want to see it, but not because of its links to Christianity - its not a matter of faith to me in going, but rather one of evaluating its artistic merit as a film. What does amaze me is how violently the "establishment" has reacted to Mel making this movie. And I do mean violently. The...

That's the beginning and end of the discussion right there. You formed a contract for a class based on what you were given in written and oral form. He "held back" that the cost of the class was three times what he charged you (when one figures in the unnecessary gear purchases.) This...

Small claims is not a big deal. Neither of you get a lawyer, the filing cost is minimal, and typically the judges do not put up with any BS - you show up, present your case, they present theirs and you get a judgement right there (win or lose.) Now COLLECTING can be another matter. But once...

Call your State AG's office, and see your local small claims court clerk. You might find an AG that would view this as extortion, which could get real fun for the shop. I'd also sue them in small claims court for the class cost, and not show up. You can't change the terms of a contract...

And folks wonder why I have an issue with the way dive training is done and sanctioned by the "high priests" of the agencies and their acolytes?!

Yep. I can out-flutter my frog easly, but if I'm near a silty bottom, or don't NEED to go fast, why go fast? Your required power goes up at the SQUARE of your speed. My lowest RMV dives have been shooting either still pictures or video - most of which is hanging around as motionless as...

The most likely item to fail to act as expected is the "spare brain". The doubling of the amount of gear carried (two divers instead of one) doubles the risk of any single failure occurring. That is simple statistics; if the mean time between failures is one year, if there are two of you...

Hmmm... was told otherwise by a few folks - bad infomration? Gee, that'd be a surprise! NOT! :D

EVERY tank I dive has MY OWN contents tag on it, and it only gets there (its a wide piece of blue painters tape written on with a sharpie) by MY personal analysis and MY hand. I record the FO2, MOD and fill pressure in big print, and if I filled it at home the start and ending compressor hours...

Actually, "Nitrox" is ANY Nitrogen/Oxygen mixture. It is entirely possible (although I can't come up with a particularly good reason to do so) to mix up some EANx15 or somesuch, albiet that would require either de-oxygenated air for the top or a tank full of nitrogen as the "PP" component...

My point, Mike, is that PADI markets and sells the "rescue" class as the "pinnacle" of recreational diver training, at least short of their screwy "master diver" card. It is also true that ALL of the agencies, except for GUE, demand such a card before you can enroll in ANY tech class (Deco...

The other problem with a conventional BC is that they're no way as secure on your body when in use as a BP+W setup. I had the "occasion" to dive a Transpak at Devil's Den and hated it. The damn thing was all over the place, the belly strap was too high and constricted my chest, and it had...

That any diver found unconscious must be taken immediately to the surface, without checking for the possibility that he is tonic following an O2 hit, and without replacing any missing regulator with one that has a known good breathing gas. If you do that and he IS tonic, you just killed him...

So long as I have to shoot a bag for my skill drill with my legs wrapped around a rock, I think I'll pass. :D

I don't care how you dive Pete. You've already said in another thread that you wouldn't dive with me, and that's cool - I usually prefer to solo anyway, so the feeling is mutual. But when 'ya come here, or anywhere else, and post something that's clearly wrong I will rebut it if I see it and...

I think you're spot-on AD.

The "accupressure" bands are cheap and for some people they work - about half. I keep a bunch of those on the boat too (they're all of a few bucks a set.) The electrical ones are the ONLY remedy I've found that actually works once you're already sick. All the others - from pills to bands to...

Well in that case just buy it as a stage instead of a pony in the first place :D If that's the route you're on, then just get the doubles now and forget the pony entirely, then buy the deco bottle when you have a use for it. But for the guy who doesn't want to dive doubles for whatever...

They're not - its common across most if not all agencies. Indeed, it is the only reason I possess that card.