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Kids are getting into the swim younger and younger partly because parents are staying active after starting a family and grandparents are not considered too old to dive when the wee ones are starting out. I think snorkelling is a fine family sport. But of course the question of how much; how...

I have not used a knife because I am scared of them. I have Sea Snips if I get tangled in lines. But I had a roommate last year who had 3 knives. She was not used to Kelp (like many east-coast types) and got pretty grippy out here. One time she got ahead of me and managed to wind herself up...

That was a bumper crop of info, insight, and support. Yes, Kelpmermaid, I think we are overdue for some underwater fun. Natasha, I am so glad that you mentioned Beverly. She is a sweet and safe diver who I am priviledged to have learned some neat stuff from. I have missed you all. And I...

Last year at this time, I was diving multiple times a week every week. I was getting really strong and graceful, finishing my Assistant Instructor Cert. Then I went on a prescription that made me gain weight - tons of weight, 60 lbs! And it made me dopey. I started getting narked frequently...

It may change the answer to the question if you know if you are layering your suits or if you are just wanting to know if either suit will work with the same BC. Also, your own weight will factor in here. If you need a lot of weight to sink you anyway, you may HAVE to fill up the pockets and...

...because they make it harder to don my Jetfins in the water, and if you ever go to the ocean, you have only a little time in shore diving to jam those things on before the next wave hits. I adore Scubamax boots. I have tried many, and my 5mm old Scubamax boots served me well on many many...

Quoting Electriczombie: "I don't recommend anyone to become a DM or Instructor unless you REALLY enjoy working with ALL people and are extrememly patient. " That is really the issue. The agencies that I have my cards thru have not marketted like PADI, but there are instructor trainers who...

I know many women divers who have husbands who cannot dive. One has a husband with a perforated ear drum, another has a bad heart, another just plain prefers to dive with other men. I tried to dive with my husband when we were first married. It was bad chemistry. We are still married but I...

I joined a club not affiliated with a shop about a year ago. Our meetings are informative, giving updates on laws that affect our activities and dive reports. Our local trips are neat - we get to go places that the average chartered dive boat cannot. The senior members have lots of experience...

Spectre may have a good point. Suppose this lady was hired at a very low rate and was promised that she would be raised to the going rate later. Then they gave her a dime an hour increase & told her that was what everyone else was making & gave her a sob story about how poorly the company was...

I know I am off-topic, but I am no troll...is Dudley's still in the loop? I used to go to art school down there & used to go get a pina colada shake there on my break. I also got sandwiches at the Berghoff. Have not been there for 14 years, so I was just feeling nostalgic.;)

I am in a similar position. There is a group of divers who have all graduated fromt eh same program who all have the same habits and want to dive together. Release forms are crucial. I am trying to get a copy of a release form from a local shop to reproduce with our club name. There is a...

We have never had to use our DAN insurance, but I would not dive without it. We have the mid-range policy. When we have more $ we will upgrade to the top policy. Accidents happen. If you don't dive often, you may never see any at all. But when you dive all the time at a variety of locations...

This is an issue of location and not one of expertise. Everyone I know who dives uses a snorkel to get thru the surf zone when beach diving. We chose sites about 40' or more off shore & have to get thru some fairly big waves to get there. I do not know anyone who thinks of the snorkel as...

Conor, I have to agree with the Buoy; this is very common. I think it is good that you are concerned about safety, but I detect a lack of comfort with the sport that is typical of newer divers. It is also common to get paired with a buddy on vacations/weekend boats that is not up...

but have not seen it yet. Been out of the water for about a month. No squid in the pool yet.:D

If you are going cusotm anyway, you have options. Ture a 7mm farmer john & jacket float (I had that set-up) but what if you got a 5mm farmer john & jacket? Less floaty & 10mm of neoprene wher u need it most. Later, you can have a 3mm jacket and a 7mm jacet made for other occasions. (and a...

...if you own it, you use it more often. Maybe if you go ahead & buy more complete gear after your cert class, you will dive on more occasions (ie, business trip to CA; may as well get some dives in!)

As long as we communicate well on land & agree that the goal is to stay together, I really enjoy this. We have even changed leaders underwwater when the assigned person got bored of it.

...for sticking up for one of our LA County graduates. We DO have a legit program. I do not know where the rumor started that you have to have a c-card from whatever agency that is affiliated with the shop, resort, or boat that you are going to, but I have not found that to be true. I do...