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As is Prince Phillip.

Not sure if it's really an oversight on Shearwater's part. If it is, Shearwater isn't alone in their oversight. I looked at dive computers from a few different manufacturers when I was looking to buy, and none of them allowed you to see the historical starting and ending tank pressure from the...

I saw Joe Perry on these lists but, didn't see Steven Tyler listed. Unless I just missed it.

Some people like apples, some people like oranges, some like both. If you don't like oranges, don't buy them. If you've never tried oranges, how do you know? And, if the thought of having to peel the orange to get to the good stuff is too distasteful, don't bother trying them.

The Dive Theory course apparently goes beyond the theory that we got in the OW course. It's a completely on-line course and is open to anyone (10 years or older). It is typically taken by those who are going to become Divemasters or Instructors. However, is also billed by PADI as a course for...

So, if what I'm experiencing is SSNHL, is it possible that the auditory nerve is not damaged and that a cochlear implant might correct my hearing problem? Edit: OP, sorry for getting off topic.

Hey @doctormike. I'd be happy to share as much as I can recall from the injury. First, the ear infection was not diving related. It was about five or six years ago, before I started back diving again. I just thought I should stress the importance of getting checked at the first sign of trouble...

Good point. I was going by the depth that they list on their web page. But, I did five dives there and the absolute deepest my dive computer saw was also 26 feet. And, on more than one dive we swam under the lodge. Anyway, the reason I felt this tied back to the original question by the OP is...

+1 for ear beer. I think it's a very good preventative if you use it religiously. But, as @gbf pointed out, you can't simply leave it in a few seconds and expect it to work. Ear beer is however only a preventative. Once you actually get an ear infection, it won't do any good and you should seek...

I hope this isn't too off topic here and I'm kind of thinking out loud. Would staying overnight in Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo be the equivalent of 24 hour dive at 30 feet? (Assuming you were in the lodge for 24 hours)

I've lived and worked all over the country (NY being one of them) and there are certainly places that I wouldn't even think about doing it. But, believe it or not, there are places in this country were people don't have to worry having their cars broken into every time they turn around. Just...

Clearly, you have a great deal of experience breaking into cars. That being said, I yield to your expert opinion.

I certainly don't do it when anyone is nearby. Give me a little more credit than that. But, I make a choice when I do that. I can risk someone walking around the parking lot, searching gas cap doors, and finding my keys. Or, I can take them with me and risk having them end up at the bottom of...

Do you know if the PADI tables originally came from the USN tables as well? I've heard someone say that before. And since PADI was started by a NAUI instructor it seems logical that they would have started out with the same tables.

And that's why the gringo looks around to make sure no one's watching before he puts his keys in there.

For the most part, absolutely correct. But, they have had minor changes. I ran across my 1978 copyright PADI dive tables right after I started my new certification and compared them to the current PADI dive tables (just out of curiosity). Like you said, for the most part they're identical...

I know you can't always count on this happening with a rental car but, if you do happen to get a rental car that has a gas door that you push the door to release and open it, you can store your keys behind the gas cap door. I do it all the time when I'm driving my truck when I go diving. And, a...

Well, I'm newly back into diving but, first certified back in 1979. Even back then the PADI dive tables started at 35'. Our instructor back then told us that the reason they started at 35' is that there is no limit at depths shallower than 35' (I think he told us it's actually shallower than...

Thanks for the help folks. I'll definitely pick up an adjustable pin tool. I did a search for battery cover tool but, never thought to do a search for adjustable pin tools. From my days of working on cars, I thought a snap ring tool might do the trick. However, my snap ring tool will only open...