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    Reaching PADI

    Has anyone talked to a live person at PADI recently? I have a problem with the Single Sign On information in my account, and there does not seem to be a way to correct it on the website. Emails are not returned, and I just get voice mail when I call customer service. My account appears to be...
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    Hollis S38 LX Wing Reviews?

    I'm looking for some user reviews of this wing. How durable is it, how do you like it, etc. S38 LX Wing w/slots I have a ten year old Halcyon Eclipse 40# already, so comparisons are welcome if you have experience with both. This wing is going to be for my diving buddy.
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    Thinking about returning to diving, looking for some advice.

    I am hoping to return to diving this year, after a five year break. My last diving was done on a live-aboard in Dec of 2009. When I stopped, I held an PADI MSD cert with just over 200 dives, all done within a few years. I felt fairly proficient when it came to handling the basics - low SAC...
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    Looking for a more aggressive computer algorithm.

    My wife has been using an Aladin Prime for the last couple of years, but she's getting so much time out of her tank that the programming on the computer is starting to be a limiting factor. I've started diving 100's to keep up with her, and now we are both coming up due to NDL. We'd like to...
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    LAX Layover

    I've got about a six or seven hour layover in LAX this December. I'm flying in on United, and out on Air Pacific, so I'll be flying out through the Tom Bradly International Terminal (TBIT). I was thinking about paying for access to one of the premium lounges to kill the hours, but I'm having...
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    Beqa Lagoon

    I'm going to Beqa Lagoon in Fiji over Christmas this year. I've never been farther than Hawaii, so this is going to be quite the adventure for me. Does anyone have any tips or opinions on what I should do or not do while I'm there? I'm already fully paid so it's too late to say I should...
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    Iberostar Restaurant Question

    Sorry nothing particularly current on this. Did a search, but it's all coming up outdated or not applicable. I'm leaving Saturday for a week at the Iberostar Cozumel. I'm wondering how the meals work. We reserved under the impression it was an all-inclusive, but when I looked more...
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    Iberostar vs. El Presidente Intercontinental

    Any opinions on which one is better? Got a pair of free tickets to Coz, so I "have" to go. I'm wanting to do the All-Inclusive thing this time, and we aren't really all that interested in the town life, but will most likely go in once or twice. We are interested in a romantic vacation with...
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    Oahu Checkout dives

    I'm just curious, but where do people in Waikiki do their checkout dives? I'm arranging a dive trip this winter, and I'd like to avoid the new diver zone, or at least be aware of what I'm in for when I get there. Nothing against new divers, but those sites aren't usually known as the best...
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    Completely clueless about Hawaii

    My wife and I are wanting to go somewhere other than the Caribbean this fall, and Hawaii came up. :) I've browsed the Hawaii forum here a bit, but I've still got some questions. When is the best time to visit Hawaii? Our plan is for sometime in Oct or November. Is this still a good...
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    Aruba-bound

    Heading back to Aruba for my third time there. I leave in two weeks. Made the final arrangements today. Always an exciting time when everything is set up and the checks are in the mail. My wife and I will be there from the 2nd to the 11th of June. We will be diving with Clive from...
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    Looking for compatable spring straps

    My wife and I use SeaQuest Thrusters for our diving. We are considering converting to spring straps, after seeing some other people use them and being able to appreciate their advantages. Does anyone make spring straps that fit this model? For reference, here is a link to see them...
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    Coming to Monterey in January

    I'm attending a small family gathering in Monterey this January, the weekend of the 13th through the 15th. My wife and I are hoping to arrive a few days early and take advantage of the local diving, but we are totally cold ocean rookies. Can anyone point me a good place to start? We are...
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    Going to the Hole this weekend.

    Anyone else going to be there? My wife is taking her AOW finally. In addition, we are both getting our drysuit cards done as well, so we will be diving Friday evening and the usual Saturday and Sunday too. If you are there, come on over and say hi. I'll be driving a black jeep wrangler...
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    Need a new SMB

    I've had a closed SMB for the last year or so. Used it several times. This last outing, on clean up, I found I cracked the head on the valve, rendering the SMB useless. I'm preparing to replace the SMB for my next trip. My question is what is better to get? An open ended SMB that can't...
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    RMO Bash #1 - Success!

    We had a great time! Underwater Phantaseas N & S beat me there by like ten minutes, so we ended up with a sideline picnic table. Max Depth was 45', and temps were 61F on the surface, and 59F at depth. Vis varied from 30' to less than 5' when the silt was stirred up. And we found the plane...
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    Nitrox for alitude compensation

    My local diving is at 6000 ft., and toasty warm (55F), with Carribean vis (10'). :) I've very recently been certified on Nitrox, and one of the advantages that was mentioned was that you can use Nitrox to make your dive non-altitude adjustable. Meaning diving on a certain mix makes the dive...
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    GUE Section 1.6

    Section 1.6 states that any GUE student "must be physically and mentally fit." However, there is no elaboration on this point, so I'm assuming the definition is left up to the instructor to interpret as they see fit. If you, as an instructor, had a student show up who was fat, yet was able...
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    Wetsuit stink during heavy dive trips

    Ok, how do you beat the stink out of your wetsuits on a trip where you are constantly diving? On my last trip, we only dove twice a day. When the neo started to stink, we had plenty of time to soak it in woolite and get the smell out. My wife and I are leaving for Roatan in several weeks...
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    Used Wetsuit question

    A local LDS has a Mares Isotherm in my size on sale as a consignment. It's the older style, and the story goes that the seller purchased a drysuit and no longer needs it. The price for me is very nice, and the suit appears to be in good condition. How do I check to see if the neoprene has...
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