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This is not that unusual. Your DOB is on your cert card. I've gotten turndowns in a few different places, being in my 80s. Try renting a car outside the US if you are an older person.

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On all these islands people speak a distinctive creole French, quite different from the proper French spoken in France.

I dive a D350/Mk 19 combo. Performs brilliantly, nothing like a D series. It used to be a Mk10/D350 combo which was just as excellent but I went with the Mk19 because of the easy switch capability between DIN and yoke. rsingler serviced my D350 two years ago, still functions like new. Of course...

I see your point. In our litigious society much that is excessive is normalized. As for me, at my age I no longer do any demanding advanced diving, so the issue is moot.

You need do nothing. It's two years of USE that requires service. Chances are your regulator is in better condition now than it would be after routine servicing.

I think 200 dives, especially if they were varied, are enough to qualify for an AOW card without going through a course. People who went through lengthy basic scuba diver courses, some weeks long, should not be required to go through anything more. I was exposed to more class time and more...

I now go only to Dominica, in part because of the topside bewitching rainforest. Th snorkeling in certain areas is excellent, but I also always rent a car which is how I get to the best snorkeling spots. I used to go to Negril often, and there are still some nice snorkeling spots there and just...

I only vacation where I can snorkel from shore after a morning scuba dive. I like to spend an entire afternoon in the water snorkeling. Scuba is great but once a day is enough for me, as long as I get to snorkel on my own for a few hours. I don't do photography. Too much like work.

There are about a half dozen scuba diving boats open to the public in coastal NJ. Try njscuba.net for details as their schedules are changeable and diving them requires reservations. Most are more than just taxis, with carefully planned dives. There are large dive shops listed that can answer...

Never trust a cow. To make a fair comparison you would have to factor the number of cow/human interactions with the number of shark/ human interactions. There have been close to 30 fatal shark encounters in Australia over the past 10 years; not a horrendous number, but a lot more than the US.

I'm pretty sure Australia has by far the most shark fatalities.

Bites, yes, but what about fatalities? Where do most shark fatalities happen?

I have only my personal experience of scuba diving for almost 60 years. I never advised being cold. People should not be cold while diving. I wrote that I was quite comfortable with my 2mm suit in 70F+ water. I did imply that a slight shiver at the beginning of a dive does not translate into...

What data do you have demonstrating that avoiding a very minor bit of feeling slightly cold, and only at the start of the dive, makes a "significantly" longer dive time possible. My experience is that it makes almost no difference, and that physical activity is the main factor, other than depth...

I gladly trade a few extra minutes of bottom time for the freedom and sensual pleasure of being lighter, sleek and streamlined.

I'm an old man, more sensitive to cold than I was when I was younger, so I no longer dive in water colder than 70F. For water from 70F to the high 70s I use a 2mm zipper front full suit, 1mm socks, no hood or gloves. So equipped I'm nice and warm. Water warmer than the high 70s I use a lycra...

I really can't imagine sex without kisses, caresses, full body contact, verbal communication.

Do they actually ask you to empty your pockets?

Actually, we get quite a few tourists here in New Jersey, especially in summer at the beaches. We get loads of Canadians and New Englanders, as well as people from dismally dull oceanless places like Ohio. Do you really think that these tourist places let you possess gunpowder? Or reloading...