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After far too long, I'm finally coming back to FL for some diving! One of my colleagues, who lives in Merritt Island, just got certified, so I'm coming down to do a bit of work with him next week. I'll be certifying my daughter, Sarah, and his daughter on Wed/Thurs in the springs (probably...

I thought you might like to see the coverage of Thomas’ shooting and our capture of the suspects. We still feel like you guys are family, so I wanted to share this with the group. -G Teen's Family Helps Police Catch Shooting Suspects In North Charlotte - Charlotte News Story - WSOC...

A voice from the past, croaking from the depths of the Scubaboard Sea... First of all, hi to everybody. I've been out of touch for a while, starting my business, so many apologies for unanswered notes and calls. This whole entrepreneur thing is pretty time-consuming. That, and being a...

Y'know, I'm not a rabid enviro-nazi, but it seems that we haven't got the message out to the nondiving world that sharks are: a) not psycho-killers of the seven seas b) endangered c) not very good eating, so not great game fish. This little news story popped up on...

I haven't been on the board very much over the last few weeks, and I've just noticed that the Buddy List feature isn't showing up under Quick Links. Is it still around? (I usually like to open it to keep track of who might be playing around online when I am.) If so, how do I get to it...

I've just learned that I'll be traveling to South Africa in February and will have a free weekend day (Feb 25) for a shark dive. Can anybody recommend a local operator? I've seen some of the websites, but I trust the folks on ScubaBoard so much more... Thanks in advance, Grier

We recently put a Frapper interactive map online for the NC Divers club, and I've enjoyed it so much that I took the liberty of setting up one for SB. Just log onto the site and list your location, and it will customize a Google map for the group, with pins and photos at each person's location...

I just realized that I've never posted a note here about the geocache that I placed in Bluestone Quarry. For those of you who haven't played the game yet, it's a blast. All you need is a GPS receiver and access to the web. Visit www.geocaching.com for details. The cache is located in a...

I've just posted links to two underwater geocaching sites. (I hit send too soon and accidentally started this thread. Since I couldn't delete it, I thought I'd ask a question.) Just wondering how many folks use GPS to locate dive sites and if anybody knows a good resource online for...

This week, I've placed a second underwater geocache. For those of you who haven't played the game yet, it's a blast. All you need is a GPS receiver and access to the web. Visit www.geocaching.com for details. This site is called Two If By Sea. (My second geocache, and you need to approach...

I just dived with a friend on Lake Norman at a site where people raft on the weekends, tying groups of party barges together, drinking and fishing, etc. I couldn't believe how much stuff there was in the water! (In a ~75 minute dive, we recovered ~12 pairs of sunglasses, an underwater camera...

Y'know, there are a few topics that I'll confess to knowing absolutely nothing about... My daughter (PinkPrincess007) is thinking about taking the plunge and doing her OW course. Of course, as a good PADI instructor, we'll probably buy her gear very early in the process. Makes me look at...

I was cruising around CDNN and notice Randy Jordan's (Jupiter Dive Center) finger photo on their sharkfeeding page. Thought some of you might be interested: http://www.cdnn.info/special-report/sharkbyte/sharktimeline.html

In response to several members' requests, I've expanded the "Essential Dive Library" at Amazon.com to include several additional lists specific to different areas of interest. This link will take you to my "Listmania" page...

Hot off the presses! The new DAN Accident and Injury report just came out. DAN members can download it from their website at https://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/report/index.asp -Grier

I know that some folks here probably have home compressors and do their own fills. Any suggestions as to a reliable, affordable compressor for non-commercial use? The ones that I've seen advertised seem pretty expensive, but my guess is that there are probably some less expensive models that...

Things I learned about diving from the movies. GrierHPharmD Here’s my list of diving clichés from the movies. The first few were lifted from FilmCliches.com, but most are mine. Please feel free to add to the list - these were just the first ones that came to mind. All hero divers...