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  1. herbdb

    Is this mask enough for Bonaire?

    Any mask that fits and doesn't leak will work. Just needs to be comfortable. Some people don't like purge valves some do.
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    United (Chase) credit card drops foreign transaction fee

    Nice balance. We usually get a couple of reward trips a year. My oldest son uses his card for business and always has a large balance with United and Marriott. He goes from here to Orange County at least once a month and to Amsterdam several times a year. Now that I am retired, I just spend...
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    post diving cramps

    I started having this problem as I aged but it was not just related to diving. Potassium solved it for me.
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    United (Chase) credit card drops foreign transaction fee

    I did not realize that about domestic first class lack of club access. I only travel in first on a reward ticket or traveling on a company pass (I retired from Continental). Too much for me. I try to use reward miles or buy a ticket for travel when I have a schedule to meet, which is usually...
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    United (Chase) credit card drops foreign transaction fee

    I have a grandfathered Presidential Plus card. For me the United Club membership alone is worth the $350 fee. This would cost $400-$500 depending on elite status if purchased outright. Of course if you always travel first class you don't need the membership to access the clubs. Two free...
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    Autistic kids can dive?

    Keep a close eye on your daughters performance in school as she moves up. My son has an amazing memory and did very well in school until 3rd grade when more analysis was required. He could regurgitate facts, but if asked to do something that required processing those facts he had troubles...
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    post-surgery -- getting medical clearance

    Scubaboard divers rock! Where else could you get help like that. Well done Doug! :cool3:
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    Key Largo cottage-style accommodations?

    Check with Amoray Dive Center. Basic Clean accomodations. Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort Key Largo Florida
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    Need a boost a faith for the wife and diving

    Jebsurf, you have taken a real beating here. I admire you for fessing up to a mistake, asking for and accepting advise. Let us know how it turns out. Good Luck.
  10. herbdb

    Olympus XZ1 Sucks...

    Shoot in RAW and worry about white balance later or just use a flash. I do both. After 15 M color is pretty much gone anyway. You might be expecting too much from a small point and shoot.
  11. herbdb

    Should Padi OW be called Resort Diver?

    I am suprised that there are some many reasoned responses to what I thought was a snarky, anti-PADI troll post. Its certainly true that you see many divers who appear marginally trained, but I think many of the divers unable or unwilling to dive unsupervised just don't dive enough. They got...
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    Need a boost a faith for the wife and diving

    I had a similar experience. My wife saw how much my son and I were having diving and wanted to give it a try. I hired a private instructor and she did fine on her pool dives. The night before her scheduled OW dives she literally did not sleep. She was a wreck without getting near a boat. We...
  13. herbdb

    Shore diving vehicle?

    Hiding stuff, may or may not work. We have had two rental cars vandilized (different trips). One time they smashed the windshied with a rock to get in. The other time they used some sort of tool to rip the barrel out of the trunk lock. Be careful what you leave in a car.
  14. herbdb

    True Facts About The Sea Pig

    This made my day. Thanks:D
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    Gotta be careful in NE Florida dive shops now...

    Nothing new. You can do that now with any number of agencies. Children and Families, IRS, DEA, Alcohol and firearms, zoning agencies, neighborhood associations, etc, etc. Now add Homeland security. Just because someone is paranoid does not mean THEY are not after them.
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    Gotta be careful in NE Florida dive shops now...

    How about someone using scuba gear to bypass security at guarded installations? I can see where this could be important. Not every government program is stupid. If they combine a new interest in scuba with other suspicious affiliations it just might tip them off and avoid an act of terrorism.
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    My 12 Year Old Nephew wants to dive with me.

    My grandson, now 12, checked out when he was 10. We still have him dive with two adults because we don't expect him to be capable of doing everything that an adult buddy would. This should not be an obstacle to diving, just something to be aware of and work around. I think anyone diving with...
  18. herbdb

    2 Complete sets of SCUBA Gear - will part out

    Status and price for Princeton Tec lights?
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    What are the long term effects of CO2 posioning?

    My mother, in her later years, would get very confused when she had a urinary tract infection. This was the only obvious symptom, which is often the case in the elderly. If mom started acting loopy, we hauled her off to the doctor.
  20. herbdb

    What does the OK sign mean?

    During my military carreer a thumbs up was an enthusiastic yes or sign of approval. My regular buddies, who don't suffer from this background, just shake their heads in disgust after confirming that I am just happy. I try not to make the same mistake twice in one day. :dork2:
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