-Another- verified Slime-n-Scurry® from JOHN FRANCIS.

The democrats have control of the congress
by the way OT

I live in the UK, and have limited experience of diving anywhere else -
in fact I have only dived in the UK, Egypt and Spain.
Can I ask what other people regards as the best diving in the world?
I'm about to go off on my umpteenth Red Sea holiday - which I am truly

Thanks for dinner!
 Got to the training class in Birmingham on time.
 Call ya later.

Guys,
I found a new website just opened http://www.divebuddy.com.au .  It seems to
only allow registration at the moment with a promise to notify all once the
site is fully operational, however it looks promising.

There are around 1900 signatures on the petition so far, the
eco-freaks have sent over 10,000 signatures to reduce red snapper
limits. We need more signatures than the eco-freaks or we will lose
our 4 fish per day red snapper limit. This catch reduction  won't even

The new version 2.0 of SharkPoint logbook allows for a DIY dive
planner. I thought I'd share my homework on the PADI table :-)
Copy&paste the following text  (between the === lines) into a text
file, rename it to something like PADI_Metric_Air_Sealevel.sdt, and

Let's toast the (temporary) suspension of rubberstamp tyranny.

Same setup as last dive just dropped 10# of lead.  Much colder after just an
hour in 43 degree water.  Ten pounds of lead equals, approximately, 10 pints
of air.  That ten pints of air makes a big difference in how warm you stay.
The weight goes back on.

231 of 'em.
http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Customs_and_Traditions.htm

World renown diving personalities John Chatterton and Richie Kohler
are offering a new and unique diving experience. John and Richie have
gained acclaim for their work on the History Channel's Deep Sea
Detectives series, as well as being the subject of the New York Times

I have been interested in rebreathers since I began diving about 6 years
ago.
I take diving and the associated risks seriously and would not consider
using any equipment for which I was not trained.

Finally got to try out my new wing, a 65# Evolve (circular).  Had seen
several divers using them this summer, figured time to upgrade from a 45#
Explorer (horseshoe).  Old one was nice, but a tad light when carrying
stages.

http://makeashorterlink.com/?Q51A36C1E
 "Canada has no search-and-rescue helicopters regularly based in the north
and has disbanded the one military unit capable of dropping onto the ice.
The country has no submarine that can travel under the ice cap. Its

Following a couple of incidents I am wondering if people think diving in
Australia and particularly on the GBR is dangerous because of the marine
life?
Incident 1 I suggested to a German business colleague ( a keen holiday