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Malene, Thanks for this post! As I mentioned on another post, I'm trying to plan a similar trip next May. May I ask who you used in France? (I live in Le Havre and I'm having a hard time finding someone. I'm happy to work with a company in Paris, but need a recommendation. Thanks! Kate: I...

I also hate having my mask off, but I think it's more having water up my nose than anything. Two thoughts for any newbies reading this post: First, because I am an occasional diver (two trips per year), each time I arrive at the resort (the evening before the first dive), I go to the resort's...

Totally agree! But I suspect the problem is that they can't her grave disenterred unless he (as her widower) consents to it. I suspect though, they are trying to get a court order showing she should be moved - and the location hidden from Gabe. My fingers are crossed on this one! Trish

Wow! I've dived in Egypt a couple of times (and I'm going back next May), but we've always had one of the boat crew there telling us when we could go in! And they were always watching to be sure the diver before us was out of the way. Sorry you had such a lousy, scary dive, but thank God you...

ROFL!!!! :rofl3: And I thought I was the only one who did this!! Trish

I'm a single, non-attached female and all my diving is tropical resort diving where I go alone and get paired up with a buddy by the DM. I don't really care whether the buddy is male or female: what concerns me is their goals for the dive: as I'm a photographer (and a wus swimmer), I like to go...

Thanks K_Girl for that link! As you may have seen from my other post, I'm trying to plan a similar trip for May 2009, but it's not easy to combine Egyptian culture and Egyptian diving (two different sides of the sea). But this gives me some ideas and has encouraged me that it IS possible! Trish

DD, the more I read of these stupidities (both this guy and your "buddy" above), the more I think scuba diving may be a modern manifestation of Darwin's Theory of Evolution... :D Trish

CRARACER, You wrote: "*Putting your blood type on a card is pointless as no hospital in their right mind would do a transfusion without first doing a type and cross." Totally agree if you're diving in the U.S or another 1st world country. But a lot of us don't, so it's probably better...

Mr. XRay, thank you very much for this post. It made me think on it and yes, I am one of those divers whose Reg just dangles behind them. Although I am 99.9% a boat diver, the rule is the same: you shouldn't take your reg out until you are on dry land or the boat! But we all know that it...

NudeDiver, The person in the photo on that link is Tina Watson, not the new wife. Anyone seen a photo of the new wife? I'd be curious to see if she really looks like Tina - or is just a (very dumb) blond. Trish

I'm looking for feedback on a trip planned for May 2009. A dear friend of mine (who was a serious Egyptophile) died last spring and left me some money to do a trip to Egypt to visit the Luxor area and to dive at Sharm. (This will be my third trip to Egypt: I first learned to dive at Sharm in...

A few years back, when I had flown to Atlanta to see my family and then was headed off to the Carribean to dive, my 70+ yr old mother told me fretfully to "BE CAREFUL". Whereupon I reminded her that - God foribid - if something did happen to me while diving, at least I would die doing what I...

Thanks for Issue #32, K_girl. For me, this testimony is the most critical: it completely contradicts what Gabe Watson said happened. I had read of the "bear hug" description, but not that the couple was HORIZONTAL when it happened. (In all the other descriptions, it sounded like they were in an...

Gee thanks, Don - I'm headed to Egypt next Spring....:shocked2: But thanks to you, you can bet I'll be testing the air from their compressor! Trish

Folks, I suspect these DSD "incidents" are more common than you think - where would be the obligation to report anything to DAN? As an example: my cousin (very athletic runner, good eater, etc. - all the things I'm not!) was vacationing on a beach in Thailand about 6 years ago. She say this...

Excellent! Lamarr reminds me of that great joke: What are the last words of a redneck before he dies a violent death? "Now you hol' on to mah beer Bubba - and watch this!" (I am originally from the Deep South, so I 'm entitled to make these jokes. :eyebrow:) Trish

WOW! I am TOTALLY in AWE of that woman! As I understand it from a previous post, she was not a very experienced diver. But to act that calmly is very impressive. And frankly, to continue to take care of such a stupid SOB after arriving on the surface... OK, yeah, I know we're obligated to do it...

A big THANKS to you guys from a diver who's been the recipient: as a kid, I was a poor swimmer and had to be resucitated THREE times (the last time with chest compressions) after near drownings in the pool. I was just damn lucky there were always adults around to help me out. Needless to...

Good question. No, neither one. As it turns out, it's been several years since I've done a swim-through and honestly, it wasn't until we were going into the "dark zone" that I remembered I don't like them so much. On the other hand, I always make it clear to buddies that I want a relaxed...