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Dan Bracuk
If at first you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure.
The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/

I may get a chance to go TDY to Saipan and would like some input for
local diving.  If I stay longer, which of the islands do I want to go
to...Yap, Palau, or Truk?  --George

Mike Gray says you can't get bent if you stay within the NDLs.
Mike Gray says doctors cannot diagnose DCS.
Mike Gray says a probability of 0.0004 is really a probability of ZERO.
Mike Gray says lowering the Nitrogen content in your breathing gas will not

We are about to leave for undeserved holidays in the Dominican
Republic and we expect to dive there, but not that much.
We have some scuba gear but are reluctant to carry it, as we travel
with a baby and he is cumbersome enough on his own. We would rather

Posted 10 days ago asking for information on diving around Hong Kong.  Just
got back from Hong Kong and sad to report that despite all efforts I was
unable to go diving ... couldn't find any shops that were running boats on
the days that I had free.  Did get out on the South China ...

Well...
IT happened last night.....
You know all those WONDERFUL tampon ads we all enjoy watching?
They finally went over the edge with one ad I saw last night...

I've been considering putting together a website for rec.scubans to post
their dive reports and resort ratings.  In that line of thinking I have a
few questions.
Do you think it would be worth my time?

At least for a couple of days.
It rained hard all morning here.  While we don't need the rain, it did help
me track down some leaks in the new skylights.  By afternoon, the skies had
cleared and I definitely felt an easterly breeze.  On tonight's news the

Answer - Unable to Swim Divers.

Question 5 - How old was Popeye when he joined the Marines?
The first time when he was 16 -- the second time when he was 17.

I don't know how many of you know Callahan, but he's one of my favorite
cartoonists. I've posted a few of my favs...
http://users.pandora.be/laurel/
L.

What's the average price for a nitrox fill ?
Depending on bottle size and %O2 you want or not ?Thanks.
Thierry from Belgium.

Vis about 40 feet, down considerably from the 80-100 we've
been enjoying the prior weeks. It was accompanied by an
unusual condition (as in I've never seen it in several hundred
dives there): a five foot surge.

I'm planning to be in Fiji at the end of February and want to learn to
dive whilst I'm there.
Can anyone (dis)recommend any schools out there and any locations that
are particularly good.

I'm interested in anyone's opinion who has dove either the Diverite Classic
Wings  or the Halcyon Explorer wings and backplate. This spring I will be
switching to steel doubles for use in Lake Michigan. I would like to know
how you liked or disliked either system and what you would ...