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I'm in the high risk group due to my Asthma. Anything I get like that, even a cold...goes straight to my lungs and becomes bronchitis....if I don't catch it quick enough and get on antibiotics and prednisone, it becomes Pneumonia within days. Needless to say, I always get a flu shot. Even...

I've been told that the original Mosquito had a problem with it...I know mine did...I was at 30 feet with the thing and it was showing me my surface interval. I sent it back, they sent me another one and all was fine. I was told that the fist model of the Mosquito has a grey bezel and that...

The above is all very true....however, it doesn't sound like Don wants to do anything besides check his e-mail with his ISP (not counting web access, etc). So, I don't know that the above would effect him so much. Truthfully, if you're not going the techno-geek route and just want to access...

Dang, they look even bigger than the Instead....and what's with that stem? Peace, Cathie

No, you're not confusing me.....I'm far to confused naturally to need help :) But I might not have stated my point well.....I'm not saying the it's dangerous for a child of 12 to dive....I'm saying it's not fair to place the responsability of being a buddy on them. I've yet to meet a 12 year...

Ok....we're kind of off topic here.....but driving with a learner's permit means driving with your parrent or an instructor in the car....also....in rural areas of the country (which is realistically where a 15 year old would be driving) the driving is very easy. We're talking small towns...

There obviously isn't one age that everyone's magically ready.....heck, I've met 40+ year olds that were obviously not mature enough to dive or drive for that matter. But there does need to be a limit made somewhere....in the states each state determines the bottom age kids can apply for a...

Do you really think that waiting a year or three will change her "lifetime enjoyment" in a negative way? Yeah, you'll have to listen to her for a couple years as she tries to convine you to let her.....but I don't think that starting at 15 or 16 will diminish her lifetime enjoyment.....it might...

Hmmm...that's kind of like saying, why do you bother talking....you could just carry around a notepad and write everything down. It's much easier and faster to express something in sign underwater. If I'm diving with a boat buddy or something, I don't bother teaching any ASL signs....but...

Because Mr. Thomas Gallaudet met a little girl who was Deaf and started getting interested in deaf education. He brought Mr. Laurent Clerc over from France to start the first official school for the deaf in the US. Gallaudet University is where I studied ASL ;) Oh and as far as I know...

The Suunto manual isn't the easiest to read....but it's not to bad and it's pretty logical in it's layout. I guess I don't expect a shop to do that eponym....I don't expect the car dealership to show me how to use the mirrors on a new car....or anything else in there.....they're salesmen, not...

I see your point.....but still think it's a cop out to say that it's the comp designer's fault. I have two different computers and I know what every graphic indicator/number that might show up on the screen means. 60ft just isn't the place to ponder what something that shows up on your comp...

I'm a technology type person. My background is in mail systems, end user education, solution design and system deployment. Right now, I do 1st, 2nd and 3rd level support for all the technology on a cruise ship. I'm covering someone else's run right now, but in a week or so I'll be back on...

I had a nasty spill on the ship last spring which ended up with me doing a split and coming down hard on the deck (trust me, I haven't thought of doing a split for over 25 years!) I pulled my hamstring really badly (couldn't walk very well for a couple of days). There wasn't much visable...

Actually, the only difference between the Stinger and the Mosquito is the casing and the crystal (the Stinger has a Mineral glass crystal instead of a plastic one). The guts inside the casing are exactly the same. (with the exception of gauge mode....the Stinger has it and the Mosquito...

I'm not hearing impaired....but have known ASL far longer than I've been diving. ASL is great underwater.....I teach basic signs and fingerspelling to all my regular dive buddies. Peace, Cathie

Well, yeah but....that's kind of like saying the reason a diver couldn't use their compass is that with stress and other factors, it was to complicated to read. I'm sorry but, there's no reason in the world why you shouldn't know what your computer display means before you get into the water...

So, was this a pleasure dive that you happened to be on with your OWI.....or was this a part of your AOW class? If it was part of AOW....what kind of book/lecture work had been completed re: nitrox? Peace, Cathie

Glad you're ok. I have no idea that the nitrox had anything to do with it.....it sounds like straight panic. Before using nitrox again though, I'd definately recomend getting nitrox certified. It's not worth the chance man. Peace, Cathie

I discovered these this summer while on a dive vacation. I loved them....yes removeal was a bit yucky, but the rest of it more than made up for it. Oh and while you can leave them in up to 12 hours.....that's dependent on flow....they recomend you double the amount of time you could leave a...