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No you are wrong, pulmonary interstitial emphysema is the prequel to AGE, M/E, S/E and Pneumothorax... I meant exactly what I said & Mediastinal emphysema / pneumomediastinal are the same thing... Your right, POIS and DCS are not the same thing thx for catching that.

Your Mom may have stretched the truth a bit... Al Tillman is instructor #1 and the first female instructor here in the USA was Dottie Frazier... Its called Mediastinal emphysema, Pneumothorax is another condition related to POIS...

Ditching the agencies would kill the diving Industry... With no regulations or s&p to follow other then what the governments dictate, insurance would skyrocket... Quite frankly the accident rate would go thru the roof and the new fears that would create would bury whats left of this industry...

Sure, except I dont need to go into that here on the board. This line of messaging was directed at someone not my clientele. Point taken though. The latter part of your statement I do day in and day out...

Yes. You need the download kit. Patch cord and driver. Once installed, download and erase history. Not sure what tab it's under but you'll find it.. It's on the manual that comes with the download kit.

Well there is always 2sides to the story... First of all as a NAUI instructor if you fail I am required to give you an explanation in writing... If I do not then I am in violation of the standards and procedures. Not a good thing... The dive shop really has nothing to do with your certification...

You and me both... Amron intl sells something very similar. Check them out at Amron International Inc. diving section... Can't remember the manufacturer.

That is funny! You really don't see the big picture do you? How about this since you like free. I know some new tattoo guys that will work on you for free. They love what they do... They just need a little practice. Care to volunteer! Hahahaha....

Well that's why you make 350.00 a class and i pull 995.00. With your experience you should be in the same ball park... It's not my fault you can't sell it. I'm not a car salesmen, but you could learn a thing or two from one... If you charge it, they will pay. You only devalue yourself...

That might be a problem in the circle you run in... My friend and i share something that most know nothing of... It's called combat experience. Most of my old combat diver buddies are instructors now. We don't need to lie to each other. If he was in bad shape I would be among the first to...

I wouldn't go by the NAUI website to count active instructors in your area...That relies on the instructor to update their info. Instructors home address most likely will not show were they are working, at any given time. As far as how he is doing, well I'd say pretty good considering the...

The world is much larger then wake county... I agree in your area and many others they can be hard to find... Then again your 3hrs from the beach... Emerald isle area has several full-time instructors...

No, I was not referring to you.

Well I guess you would have to sit next to one of my students on the boat... I love it when they run with the ball and school some salty dog who thinks he know everything... What I have to offer? Hmm, nothing to the guy that ditched his pro-landscaper for a HS student... What happens if he is...

When in Rome... Atleast I can acknowledge that... It's just like saying I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at what you did.

Bob, im not going to edit my post, if you can't tell it frustrated me... To clarify and stick with the topic I will say this. "when dive shops are failing or barely treading water it's because the don't put any value on the training" example: training 400.00, gear 2000.00 where is the value- in...

Hold on, starting to feel sick... I don't want to be rude to you Bob... What your doing promotes part-time instruction and almost certainly requires an instructor to have a second job... You're worth what you work for in most cases (monetary terms). That ain't saying much about you. Now I know...

Some people want the best (what they believe to be), some want the most expensive for no other reason then its the most expensive, some want the hardest or longest course and you would be surprised how many people "Will pay $$$" at any level of training... Funny thing is, I don't usually run...

Somebody give those guys some fins... Lmao. Thx for the vid, got a good laugh out of it and a better appreciation for the gear we have today.

Think about what your saying... Do you really want 8-10$ hr instructor??? The average golf/tennis pro will run you 50$ hr min. Do you want a 10$hr 20yr old teaching your family how to scuba dive? I think not... That in itself is 75% of what's wrong with the scuba industry. My course is 995.00...