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The point to zoos and aquariums as I understand it is 3 fold. 1- support wildlife by studying and attempting to breed animals. Captive breeding allows other institutions to avoid taking stock from the wild, it also under certain circumstances allows a wild population to be replenished. 2- it...

I am a volunteer at Adventure Aquarium in NJ. I love the interaction between the divers and guests, most of the time. Some kids just think they are too cool for the rest of us. We put on shows and do special events also. We have sleepover nights where kids can spend the night sleeping with the...

Your wife might not agree...mine doesn't.:D

I have been really lucky. The only problems I really have had with dive shops have been getting out of them. Some of those people love to talk!

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That sounds like me:D Until someone I was diving with got bent, seriously long term hospital may not ever be able to dive again bent, and was diving more conservative profiles than I was. I got me an education real quick. And then I learned about all the stuff I didn't know I was clueless...

If the physical size is not that big a deal for you, why not go for the larger? It will serve you better in your future endeavors as a stage or deco bottle.

You would think that would be the case, it sounds good. Brand new divers have so much to think about, because nothing is natural yet, that perhaps they forget or just can't also handle being a true buddy. IME brand spanking new divers make some of the best, most attentive buddies I have ever...

Then I hope they brought their checkbook. If I have to rescue a "one way" buddy, I am charging them for the service. If they are reciprocal in buddy skills then its free of charge.

$579 for all those courses? I guess that sounds about right. If you have a current CPR/1st aid card you can skip that. It doesn't matter if you used to be a trauma surgeon, you need to have current creds to take the Rescue course. I have done all the DAN courses as well, I found them to be...

No, for me I worry about them damaging something. Maybe dinging the 1st stage or splashing water into it during setup or switch because A- they are in a hurry because they have some many to do and B- it is not theirs so they are not as careful as they should be. Not having my weights set right...

My company pays my health insurance, and if they could kick back some of the charges to me as a diver, they would hop all over that like rabbits in a carrot patch. If your health insurance gives you a hard time, show em your DAN insurance and tell em to take a hike....they dont have to pay it...

If I had a diving child I would not allow them to be buddied up with anyone I didn't know. Some people do not take diving seriously, or the buddy system. Others are overwhelmed with all the is going on around them and "forget" they have a responsibility to another person. Like any other...

I see what you are saying and I mostly agree. I too prefer to set up and break down my own gear, to the point that I would not want to be on a boat where the crew insists on it. It is my gear, I spent my $$$ on it and please don't handle it, you can't take the kind of care I do. Still if a...

Greece, Mozambique and Thailand qualify as foreign for the OP too, as none of those countries are in South Africa. :popcorn::coffee::eyebrow:

I have not heard of anything like this personally. I know some people regard diving as an extreme sport, or at least used to at any rate. I guess it would not surprise me if this sort of thing was discussed at board meetings but there are so many divers with insurance that i think odds are...

Anything that works the leg muscles you use while finning (different muscles for different techniques) is good, building a good cardio base will help with air consumption, core work will help with moving the gear and fatigue. Personally I do not work out for diving, but for general fitness...

The more commercialized diving becomes, the more available it becomes. That is good for us all, as more locations, gear and innovations become available and accessible. The downside is more people on the boats. As for all those specialty courses, if the student finds value in them, and feel...

Telecommunications systems technician. I work primarily with large business and government contracts, with data circuits ranging from 9.6 kbs all the way up to OC192, or 10gig optical circuits (which I am currently doing at this second in the basement of a hospital). It pays the bills and is...

Jeez, you beat me to the punch on everything:depressed: At any rate, it is interesting that my Keurig machine will not brew lower than 187F. I should think most machines and companies that sell coffee to serve would have options much lower than this after that suit.