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Have you tried moving your weight around. I found that placement of the weight had an effect on how easy it is to do a feet first decent. --Starfish

I am also contacting the researcher to ask for more information. I'll post anything I find out.

The following is the actual article indicated by this thread. It indicates a POSSIBLE difference between women who take BCPs (3% during menstruation) and those who do not (1%) for risk of DCS. As the abstract indicates, there was not an even distribution of women during their cycle and NO...

My husband has been having problems getting his mask to fit lately and we couldn't figure out why. Then you hit the nail on the head! he just got the new mouthpiece!! Thanks that solves a "duh?!" moment for us.

Both trips, 1 before 9/11 and one after was to bring shears and throw them into checked bags. Brought gloves and put them on as I descended. --Starfish

Any chance that you have the $$ to buy your regulator before you go? Having been in medical research and knowing what a non-sanitized breathing system can cost you in respitory cold or virus, I'd suggest a purchase. If you don't have the cash, I'd recommend renting at least a regulator in...

PLease everyone during your holiday travels buckle-up those seat belts and don't speed (even if your late!). Get there safe and sound. Jersey how wonderful that you donate. Be careful splitting those logs being a few cells low! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! --Starfish cooking a 14 pd...

Something to consider bargaining for: Some of the LDS's in MN will throw in a free class if your buying a BC + regulator with them. Since you need to purchase X 4 that class money saved could be significant. {Husband in in the Air Force} --Starfish

Occup Environ Med 2002 Sep;59(9):629-33 Related Articles, Links Lung function over six years among professional divers. Skogstad M, Thorsen E, Haldorsen T, Kjuus H. National Institute of Occupational Health, PO Box 8149 Dep., N-0033 Oslo, Norway. marit.skogstad@stami.no AIMS...

"Northwest Airlines' Checked Luggage Policy has changed. For travel within the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean on or after December 15, 2002, checked luggage weighing over 50 pounds up to 70 pounds will be assessed $25 USD / $39 CAD and luggage weighing over 70 pounds up to 100...

If you have or can get a passport in time, do so, it's easier. I was traveling on Continential from Houston: The two times I have gone to Cozumel (once before 9/11 and once after) anyone with a birth certificate had to go back to the main terminal to the Continential Main desk and get a...

MNScuba Good luck to you in your training. It takes a special kind of person to do the work. My husband trained as a SAR diver in Florida. During the very end of his training he was called in to helped to retrieve one person from a cave (as he was just waiting for his final paperwork to...

I am sure that this will start some interesting discussion with the males lurking here in the women's section. What to wear under your dry suit http://scuba.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diveboy.com%2Fbra.html

Many medical insurance covers NOTHING to do witha dive incident. If you dive out of the country, almost no US insurance agent will grant coverage over the phone! :whoa: Okay so now what do you do while your in Mexico diving and need a chamber?! I have DAN and signed up for it while...

When I was in Cozumel we went to a shallow reef that many of the operators use often as 1) it is shallow and it is usually your 4th or 5th dive of the day, and 2) its close in to the island (don't have my log book on hand so I don't remember which, sorry). We arrived before sunset. My...

http://www.ymcascuba.org/ymcascub/currnt21.html tells the origin on the dive flag. <snip>Did you know that a federal statute mandates use of the blue and white Alpha Flag for boat diving in the inland waters of the United States? The law, part of the "Inland Navigational Rules", is found at...

I haven't but I know someone who does. This gentleman is a teach in NY and each year vacations in Cozumel. He always finds someone to dive with on the boat or with the boat's DM.