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I would tend to agree with pressure-induced GERD, as I used to experience the same symptoms as the OP is describing, but I didn't realize it until I was recently diagnosed with "regular" GERD. Since then I've been using ranitidine (the generic, over the counter version of Zantac) with good...

Exactly... which is what it was doing before. Howard: If you use the "separate chat function", it opens another window, but I get nothing in that window except a Java icon in the midst of a Java chat box. Plus the slider/scroll in the chat doesn't seem to function so you can scroll up/down...

I am presuming there was some kind of software update, because this morning I had to re-enter my user name & password. No biggie. However, when I come onto SB there is no indicator as to how many people are in chat. Also, chat does not open in a separate window, which I think most of us...

Hart House is part of the University of Toronto (down @ the St. George Campus): Hart House (University of Toronto) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you have a good wicking base layer from skiing or similar, that would do nicely as as start. Then build on that. I have a crew neck wicking layer that I bought years ago from REI that does nicely in this dept. Then I wear a zip fleece or whatever I need on top of that, etc. For colder...

First of all, take a DEEP breath, and relax. Remember this is supposed to be FUN, not a chore. Do not put so much pressure on yourself. Am I correct in assuming that this is a suit that you bought and are going to dive in all the time? If so, it was a VERY smart move; I wish I had switched to a...

Dave, I used the PADI Website to find 5 Star IDC Stores in the Pittsburgh area and came up with two stores. If you use this URL you can put in your exact location: Find a dive shop, scuba diving shop, dive resort or scuba dive shop So I'm not sure why you indicated that there are no IDC centres...

I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this one. Personally, I don't think constantly overloading your legs with heavier fins is the answer to any problem. I would much rather have the option of a lighter fin whenever possible. FWIW, the only time I "misplaced" an ankle weight was when...

I am constantly puzzled by this prejudice against ankle weights. If a person requires extra weight because of "floaty feet" in either a wet or drysuit, what is the difference between ankle weights and heavier fins? The end result is the same except for the fact that the heavier fins are harder...

Enjoy learning to dive in your drysuit. Once you get things sorted, you'll wonder why you didn't go dry earlier! Meanwhile, I have to bring up some hot button issues: 1) Using the suit or BC for buoyancy. Some Instructors use the suit, some use the BC. There are "pros" and "cons" to each...

Do you still require a local guide/DM @ Salt Pier or have they reverted back to being able to dive on your own?

Peter, your profile indicates that you achieved MSDT as a PADI Instructor. Then why the constant ranging against them? If you don't like their system, don't teach it. But to continuously berate their educational model because it doesn't meet your personal perception of what a diver needs to...

Yeah, you did have a bad night. You forgot that the program starts out with DIVEMASTERS IN TRAINING (DMs) or DIVEMASTER CANDIDATES (DMCs) not DIVEMASTERS. If there was no training program, then there would only be testing. But that of course begs the question "where do you LEARN to be a...

Frankly, unless you are doing the test in Canada (with an Instructor that was born after 1970) you will be doing everything "in Imperial", which means yards, feet, pounds, etc. IOW, this is a moot point in GA. This is purely dependent on where the confined water skills are conducted and how...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you seem to think that the Adventures in Diving Course (AKA "PADI Advanced Course") requires a lot of prep or classroom time. It's an EXPERIENCE program that allows you to participate in different types of dives under either the direct or indirect supervision of an...

Methinks you are overthinking this! I guess I'm confused as to why you believe you need to get "compression time on the suit before [you] leave"? What exactly does that mean to you? Frankly, I would just do a weight check when I get to the destination where I will be diving the suit. JMHO,

Glad to hear you are on the mend, Andy. We are all sending you lots of positive healing thoughts! I think many of us don't think past the initial reaction to the envenomation (swelling, pain, etc.) when these things happen. Not being toxicologists we don't know how the poisons these creatures...

I think #4 may be Rainbow Runners.

I'd like to elaborate a bit more on the three types outlined above: Neoprene: it's a little bit more than "a wetsuit": usually 5mm+ of neoprene. My neoprene drysuit was about 5mm, with some kind of skin overtop. It will compress somewhat at depth, but not nearly as much as a traditional...

You seem to be under the impression that either the dive population in Canada is very small or that the season is extremely short. I can assure that neither is the case. In the area where the OP lives as well as the neighbouring province of Ontario, there is a large diving population. As to...