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Good attitiude. Keep asking questions, and find an instructor you can relate to. I heartily recommend any of John Lippmann's books, too. Good luck, dive safely and have fun!

I have a friend who has a sister in Kent. Last fall she said, "Well, it's September - time for my sister to start cooking the vegetables for Christmas dinner..." Gotta echo the vote for Primos in Coz. I was in Victoria, BC last week and had a Dungeness crab. (I believe this is the one also...

Why not just put the Vyper and the compass on bungees and call it a day. You could probably even pull out the SPG and just clip it to your waistbelt. You'l be no worse off as a diver and several thousand $$ richer.

Agreed. Which in my experience with a d/s usually means an effortless initial descent.

You just move the little glass tube in your thermometer down a bit. That, or dive in salt water.

To me, it's more like advocating cell phone usage in a moving vehicle because it's got airbags anyway.

Definitely agreed. The twitchy word here being, 'attentive', IMO. What kind of failure can cause an immediate out-of-air situation, and how often does it occur? Not trying to make any particular point; I really am asking. I once saw a fairly spectacular yoke valve O-ring failure, but fairly...

Well, yeah - there's always wishful thinking. I gather those MUC characters having been screwing about again; somebody was saying they found the telephone booth upside down on the deck...

Oh - ho yeah, we've all heard THAT before...

'Correctly'? I dunno... If I come up from the first dive feeling a mite chilled, I'm not a bit beyond throwing on a couple more pounds so more air can go into the drysuit. If you have decent underwear that is capable of expanding, thereby creating more loft, this works quite well. My 400g...

I agree with the rest of these guys: I've always thought that using a drysuit for bouyancy was a bit like trying to use a BC to stay dry; not the intended function of the tool.

Ya hound, ya. Enjoy your trip!

If I understand the various urban myths correctly, it's a Transpac 1.

Uxbridge - nr Ottawa? Yes, Apex/Zeagle regs are a very good way to go. You might also like the Zeagle 'Flathead 6'. Where do you dive?

I think I'd prefer the doubles/isolator manifold route, if it was practical. That's a major mediocher buddy to be diving with.

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Oh yeah, well my inflator hose keeps getting clogged with noodles and rancid mushrooms.

Oh really. And do you have the stainless steel, hoseless model??

No need to be afraid of sharks - the real danger is at home! <twitch> No, really - I'm fine. I can handle it. This is actually quite therapeutic - a support group for divers with -er - eccentric fathers. This is why I'm not afraid of sharks - if Dad doesn't scare the cr@p outa me, why...

54. Late bloomer. Well preserved, tho.