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LOL!!! Not to resurect a really old thread, but I will be on the Oasis July 12-19 going to Nassau, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. We will be in Nassau too short to dive (sucks) but I am hoping to get a dive in in St. Thomas. St. Maarten supposedly isn't the greatest either, and no diving...

Have you actually read any of the above posts??? Where have you heard about all these cruises going bad?? To that end, if you walk around piss-drunk with money hanging out of your pockets...YES, you will lose some of that money - whether it is through you spending it or someone else helping...

Hi All!! Im going to be in the Mid Atlantics in August with my family for a vacation. We will be in Virginia Beach on the 13-14th, Ocracoke on the (15)16-17th and then Myrtle Beach on the 18th. I am a PADI OWSI, my wife and daughter are AOW and we will (probably) have my daughter's friend...

I'm 6'2" 230 Lbs. I used to suck air like nobody's business. When I was in Largo, my AOW instructor told me to do 4 sec in- 4 sec out. I found it a very easy and appealing breathing style which evacuates the CO2 and allows better buoyancy control. It also allowed me to control my air usage. If...

1. When you let the tank run out, you risk corrosion in the tank, leading to breathing rust, which is a bad thing. 2. When you let the tank run out, it should be visually inspected. This leads to more work for, and annoyance of, the DM. DO NOT ANNOY THE DM. 2. Confined Water Dive 2 is the...

IMHO - 1. Dive Log - and making sure your dive buddy and the Boat's Divemaster know where it is at. 2. Dog Tag - Let's face it.... it will only come in usefull in two instances - a. when you are incoherent or don't have motor skills in the hands to write, or b. in case your body is found...

When you start your dive, i've always sent a buddy pair down the anchor rode to make sure it is set. So, as you make sure your anchor is set right, make sure the anchor is not fouled in kelp to begin with. IF nothing else, it will give youthe peace of mind that your boat will not drag anchor...

Totally true NetDoc....but the Coast Guard Auxiliary does do free, confidential and comprehensive "Vessel Safety Checks" which give the owner/Captain an idea of the safety and requirements of the boat. I tend to ask operators if their unnspected boats have a VSC Decal from the Coast Guard...

I have had an older Mares Purge Mask for the last 15 years. I have a larger nose with a bridge that's kinda pronounced (and broken a couple times). The purge mask definitely does allow a larger nose pocket and is more comfortable. I know this because I tried regular masks a couple times and...

K Ellis - 'ya hit it n the head. The Scuba Certification says you passed a set of skill tests...ON THE DAY OF PASSING! Nothing says that people will remember those skills after a week...moreso after a year! Many of the resort or "vacation" places don't really bother to ask for details of past...

Holy Crap! Pearl Lake!?!?! My OW was on the Fu@#in School Bus. I was the last in the string of 4 people making it down. The whole brief...the DM is telling us that it silts up REALLY FAST, that any icking will kick up silt like nobody's business, not to kick AT ALL on the way down so the rest of...

lmfao!!!!

(at 100ydapvc) - Lighten up Francis... Dude...relax...chill...appreciate the banter...your answer will eventually come...if its' out there. :D

36 pages of responses...wow...haven't read all of 'em...but working on it. I agree with ROBBCAYMAN. when will people stop legislating based on a tiny minority of stupid people??? (that goes for the government as well)!!! While I am positive that there are people who just take their...

I'm in the same boat (no pun intended) with my daughter. SHe is 11 and we did her Confined Water in a pool here in Chicago in January. We are now going to the FLorida Keys at the end of March to finish her OW cert. I have been talking with Garden Cove Divers and Elena who works there. The 40'...

Not $100.00 - yet! Give it a couple more years. "Government IS the problem"....as dearly departed Ronald Regan once said plainly.

I'd still be interested....let me know. EM me if you decide. Thanks!

LMFAO!!!! Get this...my parents live in Ft. Lauderdale, the house was a great deal and the HOA dues were under $50 a month and included a lot of stuff...it was truly a good deal. Most of the houses have single width driveways and people driving off the edge usually drive over sprinkler...

THey "teach" you things to look out for and catch signs of trouble. That's the idea, as explained to me by a DM at a LDS. Frankly...as with most things in life that form a hierarchy, it's a thing of prestige vs aptitude. There is respect for the badge that says you are a particular...

Ha, Ha....I gotta put one in here....and yes...it was me that did it. LOL On a recert dive once, I was pretty happy with myself, knowing that I have all the skills down pat and can do 'em all with NO problems! Hell, it was basics...this was gonna' be a piece of cake. After all, I've been...