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Where did they get their start, when did we start using them? In another thread there is mention of them evolving from plastic milk jugs/ clorox bottles. I never saw any of my uncles friends diving like that back in 68. I was under the impression that it came from surplus "Mae West" life...

I have a hard time buyin into that plastic milk jugs were where BCD came from. I was told it was from udt divers comming back to the states(post WW2) and buying suplus maywest life jackets to use for surface bouyancy. Long before cave/tech diving was thought about.

Milk jugs? Thats funny!!!!

How much should we tip? Kidding kind of... Some of these places that is how the DM makes more than just aliving. If it is a guided dive and you had a good one you should. Another good ? is will the boat be comming back to the dock between dives? Lets you know if you should bring snacks...

the professor and Mary Anne..."? That version. My Inst made me sing it in front of Circus Circus at midnite after a few cocktails, along time ago when we went to a DEMA show.

Well now some of us sink like a brick in a pool. So the eazy swim is not so eazy. If I am instructing I have my fins on and if I am beach mastering I have my fins with in reach. I have never needed to "Swim" to help someone, and I am sure the Min. it would take to grab my fins and put them on...

Of the 3 different boats I worked on we never did a roll call. We always counted tanks. We knew if we had 12 divers we had 28 tanks. 2 for each diver, 2 for me, 2 extra. Only one time did we have a problem and it was when some DIN divers HAD to bring his own tanks. The DM counted tanks...

Waiting....... oh yes tucked in. also make sure your mask skirt is tucked in too.

Take AOW while you are there, Great way to have a private guide to show you how to dive good ol' coz. Navigation you need. Deep you will do. Nite is an option along with drift and u/w naturalist/fish finder for fun. So you get your feet wet on the first couple of days with a guide teaching you...

""I can say without question, that at no time, on any dive, did I ever have a need to hover upright. When do you find this skill helpful?"" Wall diving, saftey stops, drift diving, blue water diving are all the times when I would use "upright hovering". About the only time I would use...

Otters and ummmmm.....

Dont listen to your girlfriend, she doesnt have your best intrest in mind.< to self Go be that Caribbean Inst. that you want to be.

Anyone here ever been hit in the head by someone doing the "overhead" method?

I guess I am not a good diver. I have no clue who Maslow is/was!!!

Any dive you make that you learn from is a good dive!!! Glad you made it out ok now you know more abvout when to call a dive. Experience and currents --- what is a weak current to someone that is a local diver could be a mask ripperoffer to a nonlocal/less experienced diver.

One of the things seldom discussed when this comes up is that the makers of the O-rings will tell you that they should be replaced every 12 months weather being used or not. (learned this in a tour of a local O-ring plant) There isn't a Tech Lincese that I am aware of but the Equipment...

"high percentage of quitters" My first class way back in the good old days of 1980 was 12 Sundays long 6 hours each day. We even learned to plan Deco stops and SAC/gas managment. My buddy and I were the only people to take AOW/Slam/Rescue out of 12 people. Even back then people didn't keep...

I asked this on another thread and got some responces but no one said as to why. Why do you stick with the Mk10 over the other 1st's that have come along? Air flow? Easy to service? Why? Just to let you know I too am still a Mk10/109ba/G250 diver. I even still have a Mk10 "new" still in...

Always dive with a DM/Inst. they know where the "cool" stuff is. And tip them well !!!!!!! Only kidding, kinda....

When I took referals We made you fill out a student folder for our store records. So even if you took the class when you were 44 but have now turned 45 it would reflect in "Our folder" So the answer is "Are you over 45 and...." When you fill out my folder/med realese" If you say yes to...