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PayPal doesn't offer buyer protection. On paper they do, but in reality they don't. That's why I quit using PayPal.

I'll happily eliminate 99.9% of buyers to avoid PayPal. I sell a fair number of things, and always find a buyer on my terms. I've never been ripped off when selling on my terms. The last time I bought something using PayPal was about 5 years ago. I bought a hand-made wool garment from a 90 year...

LOL Receive money - cash, certified bank check, or postal money order Send money - I always have the person send me a Paypal invoice and I pay with a credit card. That way I deal with VISA or AMEX instead of Paypal.

I spent a several weeks in the Galapagos about 15 years ago. We spent most of the time on land tours between the islands, but we also took a 7-day nature cruise. I did manage to get a few days of land-based diving from a operator out of Puerto Ayora. 15 years ago, it was dirt cheap to stay in...

You're just now figuring that out? I quit using Paypal about 20 years ago because of un-ending problems. Since then I have been trying to close my Paypal account, but they refuse to close my account. I have sent certified letters, email, messages, chats, etc. I have spent COUNTLESS HOURS on...

Just a friendly reminder... I used to search for people in open ocean from the air. I recommend that you carry all of the following signal devices, all of the time: Signal mirror Sea dye SMB I carry a regular 1-meter SMB, but I also carry a 3-meter SMB. And sometimes I carry a GPS satellite...

I have two Backscatter video lights. I leave them all the time during night dives, they act as my primary dive light and video lights. There is plenty of juice in those batteries to last an entire dive. I have another set of batteries for my video lights that I keep charged. I switch out the...

Pssst... Beards grow back

Shave the beard for diving

The Paradise Reef night dive is the BEST night dive I have done anywhere in the world.

What makes tanks "O2 clean" is the washing process, not the tumbling media. Otherwise, what Still Kicking wrote. I used an ultrasonic machine for cleaning my valves.

I always travel business class. I get two free 70-pound (32-kg) checked bags and more overhead space that I will ever use. Plus all of the other perks of flying business class that make it all worthwhile when traveling long distances.

As far as DCS is concerned: It's all about the pressure of the gas you are BREATHING. NOT the pressure on your body.

You can tell your weight is correct if you have water in your BC back on the boat. Let me explain. Towards the end of the dive, I am dumping air from my BC. My BC is empty the last 15 minutes of a typical reef dive. As I ascend to the safety stop, I find myself trying to dump just a little...

We stayed at Buddy's Dive Resort. We had a "home invasion" in our hotel room while we were there. I don't consider Bonaire completely safe. I'd go back, but I'd stay at a more exclusive walled-in resort with security.

My Halcyon balanced p-valve always leaked a little urine, so I turned it into an unbalanced p-valve. Problem solved.

Beware, petty crime in Bonaire is, and always been, out of control. Anything not left in a safe or behind a locked hotel door will get stolen. Do not leave anything unattended in your vehicle, and leave your vehicle unlocked so the thieves don't break a window.

LOL Clearly you've never been diving around the Tulum area. Tulum has the best diving in the world.

OctopusLover you did great. Good decision-making.

Underwater is no different than underwater. Well, not much different. Without a video light or flash, you're limited to natural light. No big deal, you just have to manually adjust the white balance before each shot. Get yourself a white balance card around 4x6 inches and clip it to your BC. I...