Hey all,
I know it's not strictly speaking an 'open water' dive, but after
getting my cert 2 weeks ago I went ahead and did the "Seas" divequest
dive over in Epcot.  It was seriously amazing!!!  The variety of sea

Dan,
IIRC, you've been diving in Cuba.  Please remind me of where you dove, where
you stayed, what you thought, etc.
Thanks in advance.

Lake Worth abandons plan for ocean outfall
Lake Worth, September 4 - City commissioners unanimously denied a
request to hire a lobbyist to negotiate with a state agency for a permit
that would allow the city to dump 4 million gallons of reverse osmosis

A friend of mine has just come back from Hawaii and has put this video up of
a night dive with Mantas and it's magical
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-bES-zT6qBU
Steve

http://news.nationalgeographic.com:80/news/2006/09/060906-octopus-video.html
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It is useless for sheep to pass resolutions in favor of
vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion.

On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner!  No purchase
necessary. Details inside.
On a bar of Dial soap: Directions: Use like regular
soap.

Airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god
Tue Sep 4, 3:41 PM ET
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have
sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god,

Well, I hope everyone enjoyed their socialist holiday (aka "Labor Day").  
It's kind of interesting that the people who look down upon the European
May 1st celebrations don't realize that they are based on the same thing as  
the US's Labor Day holiday.

A belt for Andy on me.
In fact, all his drinks are on the house.
Sergeant Majors orders.

Well I'm glad he did the dive, the thing that shocks me is that his
instructor never told him you can get comfo-bite, or even specially
made mouthpieces from Orthodontist's and most dive shops.I've been an
instructor for 21 years and if a student asks I usually have the

Steve Kramer writes:
Remember guys. All it takes to get these three closed down is only one
sentence to Google Abuse.
5555 Yee-Haw

Carol's headed to Israel for a week for work.  Cheaper Than Dirt
doesn't have any IIIa in stock.
The latest threat assessment I got from a counter terrorism friend is
that things are kind of cool at the moment, although Israel plans on

To assist me in determining who I should nominate for awards this year,
please take a few minutes to list the various tasks, beyond your normal job
responsibilities, that you have accomplished that you believe contribute to
an award.  Try to be specific.  I believe this approach ...

Dive 1 - 1 Walleye, 4 Bass
Dive 2 - 3 Bass
Dive 3 - 1 Bass
Dive 4 - 1 Bass

Comparison of diving with spear fishing.
Diving is a buddy sport, spear fishing is a solo quest.
Diving is breathing normally, spear fishing is holding your breath.
Divers look for good visibility, spear fishing requires limited visibility.