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My post from long ago- post number 77. When My wife and I last visited Cozumel aka "Coz" we were in the senor bracket -- now we are in the antique category A snippet from an event of long ago "My wife Betty and I last visited Cozumel about 40 Plus years ago...It was becoming too commercial...

@sea_ledford Thank you for the update on Dennis So many moons have zoomed by-- So many entered the diving world, remained for a short time and then became the Dust of diving Remembered by only a few I often wondered if he continued in the LDS church -- I heard a rumor some years ago...

Sea_ledford 1996-2021 -- 25 years Dennis could be any where ?? Maybe in the big reef in the sky ? << While in Denis was in SoCal Dennis was losing his hair = going bald at a rapid rate. He was very embarrassed about it so he wore stocking caps -- last off before diving -- dive -- first...

These post appear to be " I want to preserve history, but poor me no funds $$$$ Send me your SDM collection to scan " It is now only a hobby I will later convert it to a financial producing document Send me your SDM collection -- I will Scan then ! As was so apply expressed in that Tom...

@ jharhaway stated " Its fun learning the history of scientific diving and the connections from people like Conrad Limbaugh ' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FYI Connie passed away in March (?) 1959 in a French Cave Connie & Andy (Andrus Buckwald) Rechnitzer (google him) were...

I knew Dennis Graver very well as a youth -- even prior to being certified as a NAUI Instructor. For several years he was rather visible in SoCal dive events often appearing at the then well organized LA Co events . After being certified as a NAUI instructor for several years He with...

@Jhathaway Welcome to SCUBA Board ! I have always had great admiration of the divers that graduated from the NAUI program at Humboldt a tribute to outstanding instructors and hard work sdm

CHRISTMAS TREE for an Underwater Christmas party I did not personally take the tree underwater but I was part of the group that did. The very first Underwater Christmas party The year was about 1958 maybe 1959, i don't have an accuate recall of the exact year. It was Bob Rutherford, who...

I dove often with my own personal lawyer aka "@Scuba Lawyer" Of sharks I had no fear...l because my lawyer was near sdm

The "modulable Mouth Piece" was serendipitously discovered by the great Ralph Shamlin founder of Farallon industries . When DEMA very small and a small part of the National Sport Goods show, Ralph was strolling down the isles and stooped at a boxing display -- a modulable mouth piece...

I have a dear friend who is Latino-American who name is also Layla She indicated her mother created the name You are certainly in the right place and at the right time for success -- bi cultural and tri lingual Continue on with your diving career is only time and a lot of $$$$$$$ question...

Used toilets During my days of "consumptive diving" aka diving and hunting for food we discovered the local plumbers always had a surplus of used toilets ~~ free for the taking . Great habitat for California Lobsters -- the undersized ones could hide in the flush route the legal ones had no...

Your rebreather was a home made unit created by an earthy Canadian dive club I suspect your unit was possibly owned by Jack Mc Kinney who departed Canada for the US in 1960s Jack became very involved in diving -- worked for SDM, wrote a book Dive to adventure , etc

Trace !!! Welcome back ! This is my first post in a year and a half . Such great news -- as we say way out west Back in the saddle again ! Eagerly anticipating your very informative posts Your OLD friend SAM

@BoundForElsewhere _____________________________________________________ Honors are bestowed Titles are earned but we are all just a bunch of lousey divers ...........

@Marie 13 reminded me You've got fiores and earth quakes .... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fires are in the large forest--- 300 miles north Earth quakes last a millli-second Chicago snow & sleet last 6 months

@jonhall stated 'I think it's important to note that Sam did begin his life as a Hoosier!! Happy Birthday Sam! "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jon Once a Hoosier always a Hoosier ! But After 70 plus years an Avocado. Eating, Prune Picking true blue Kalifornian No snow...

Suggest read ~~ https://www.scubaboard.com/community/search/54319837/?q=repurposed+scuba+tanks&o=date&c[user][0]=8985 ~~ your only 35 years late to the game

@Centrals Good for him ! If he ever wants to part with it or you run across another one E mail me ASAP I have always had a soft spot in my heart for HK & the lieu family A Bunns regulator would be a heirloom for me and my family Sam

@Centrals I am pretty sure one of the brother died with his boot on while conducting scuba class in one of the local International School many yrs ago. Could be wrong though because my memory is not that great nowadays. Bunn's diving is still around. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There were...