I recently checked on the Vortex Spring website and noticed the following:
"Public displays of alcohol or intoxication will not be tolerated and all
under aged drinking will be reported"
Upon contacting them and asking for clarification on it with regards to

Your "Silent Majority" has spoken yet again:
 http://tinyurl.com/4tcdlp

Okay.  I'm outta hear Friday, but I know I'm forgetting something.  Never
been to Belize before.  What should I be taking with me that most people
forget?
Thanks.

Can anyone explain the huge range of pricing in scuba gear? I don't
mean the difference between different manufacturers. I mean the same
gear priced so radically different. It's not just a few measly dollars
either, it's like 25% to 50% or so.

So I killed the batteries in my dive lights earlier than I expected so
I'm considering getting rechargeables.
Are there any issues using rechargeables underwater? Will Li-ion
batteries explode? How about nmh?

OK, so my wife has expressed some interest in taking up SCUBA, once we
get some cash in hand.  However, she has a minor problem.
She can't kick worth a dang.
When we go to the community pool, and she tries to swim, almost all her

PepsiCola.wmv

For many years, I've been snorkelling and diving without scuba up to
~5 meters. Now I am thinking of getting some kind of beginner's diving
certificate, for very basic 10-15m scuba dives. What kind of courses,
and sertificate, would you recommend ? I got totally confused about

This isn't a dive trip.  However, I will be immersing myself . . . in
history and culture.
I will have my picture taken with the Eiffel Tower in the background.  I
will cruise down the Seine.

All:
ran into some folks who were trying to cram SCUBA Certification into
two days, and then go off Diving in Thailand.
Opinions on two day certification programs?

Woman survives a Pelican Poking in Florida:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/254532
-hh