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Does anyone know if they have ever found the wreck of the USS Indianapolis? I tried an internet search and came up empty. I'm surprised that there doesn't appear to have been a search for this very well known wreck, like has occurred with the Yorktown, the Bismarck and other great warships...

Cessna 152. :D

After giving it much thought, we've decided to narrow down the scope of the trip (on the much appreciated advice of the more veteran SB'ers) and just spend most of our time in the Keys, we are planning on stopping off temporarily (at most two days in the Venice area, along with an one day stop...

Along similar lines, most firefighter line of duty deaths are due to heart attacks or motor vehicle accidents while responding to calls, but it still gets reported as an LODD.

That explains where Richard found it then....he's former Canadian Army.

As an RT and EMT-I, it amuses me how far from reality even shows such as ER can be, let alone drivel like Baywatch. LOL Where in Central IL are you at Queen? I work over in IL.

So long as there are either wrecks or fossils offshore, I could care less about being stuck on an island. :)

I'm also a respiratory therapist. For those of you who are lucky enough to have other jobs, working in RT is like being in the Peace Corps- only instead of being "The toughest job you'll ever love" respiratory is the most boring job you'll ever hate ;) but it pays through the nose so I...

Post a pic of that rib and I'll tell you if it's human or not.

Before I catch hell for this, this was sent to me by my friend Richard who is from Winnipeg (*insert Manitoba joke here*): You Might Be A Jedi CANADIAN If...(the “alsocanadian” version) -You are still in the queue for your cyborg hand. -You keep voting for the evil emperor because "it's...

2thDiver? Is he a dentist?

I can't help either, haven't seen that commercial but then again I tend to turn the channel when military recruiting commercials come on as they tend to make me want to vomit (they are the main causes of my recurrent bouts with acute bulls--t toxicity).

Define "vacation". ;)

Thanks for the info. :) Enjoy that Buffett concert. ;)

OK, after further discussion, the trip is beginning to look like this: Day 1- Drive to Pensacola Day 2- Pensacola Day 3- Pensacola Day 4- Drive/Venice Day 5- Venice Day 6- Drive/Key Largo Day 7- Key Largo Day 8- Drive/Marathon Day 9- Marathon Day 10- Drive/Key West Day 11- Drive/West...

Thank you very much for the quick reply! :)

Here are the stats: Time available: 2 weeks When: Next May (the only time I'll have off from classes AND work at the same time) Options: Penascola? Venice (for fossils)? East Coast of Florida (wrecks)? The Keys? Anyone have suggestions and/or opinions about which of these places are...

There are multiple ways of doing things, but the generally accepted one is slow drying then PVA or a similar consolidant; I think I should mention that there is a difference in the structure between tusks and bones- tusks are simply modified incisors (lateral incisors I do believe but I...

No, no, no.....do not use polyurethane! Please for the love of God don't ruin it by coating it in polyurethane- it doesn't penetrate into the bone and strength it. The interior continues to deteriorate and you end up with a much weaker shell of the fossil than you started with (basically it...

If you have no other plans for it, may I suggest a donation to a childrens museum (I say this because I am a volunteer at the one here locally) or other similar institution.