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Too D- many.

1) Coolness - Atmosphere... Everyone knows you can buy gear cheaper on the internet, but the problem is that (my understanding, might be wrong) the dive shop can't compete, even if they wanted to... So the only solution I see is get people drunk at a tiki bar behind your shop and get them to...

I miss West Palm

Daytona Beach, diving there sucks, but it is a close enough drive that you can make it down to West Palm Beach in a couple hours, Pompano Beach/lauderdale (AWESOME) in about 4, and the keys fairly quickly too... Plus, they have Bike Week and Biketober Fest. Ormond Beach is very nice, Flagler...

QUESTION: How in the HeII did you get to 100 dives and manage to keep track of how much time you've spent underwater??? Will you do my taxes???

Honestly, scuba diving is so easy you could probably learn by watching just one episode. Now you can learn all the finite details, but then you will become boring and start posting your 'knowledge' on scubaboard all day and probably won't get to dive very much... Have you though about just...

I don't know what it was, but it was walking through the dirt by the bushes when I was a little kid. It was huge, a big greyish/brown Millipede looking thing that kind of looked like a sea cucumber, but this was in Detroit, so???

My coure director was testing a P-valve, and he wore it under a suit while he went to give a public speach. Said it worked. Guess a P-valve would be a good investment even if you don't dive. Especially if you have prostate issues and keep going and going and going (I love that commercial)

Good Boots.

I must have missed it, Where did you do your first ocean dive??? I read that you were disappointed in the reef, sounds like West Palm Beach (Although, I like West Palm). I saw that you were certified in the springs of Florida, I just finished teaching there. Blue Spring was my favorite local...

Wow, sparked some discussion. There is some nasty bacteria in the water, but I am not a huge 'DONT TOUCH ANYTHING' guy, I think more in terms of don't damage anything. SIDE NOTE: I always amazes me that there are a ton of people that can't help but mention that they are a super diver or have a...

Okay, here I am, an instructor, and dumb founded at just how dumb I can be. MY STORY: I was diving on a blown up old wreck down in Pompano Beach, FL. NOT WEARING GLOVES, for some reason I decided to place my tender hands on the side of the wreck and gently push myself over the edge, for no...

I have never intentionally snorted salt water, but this past summer my girlfriend was lifeguarding in daytona beach, and I went out most mornings with her and swam while she did her morning drill, sometimes the waves were well overhead, then I would usually go teach a scuba class at the local...

I don't like them, I think they take away from the darkness. I don't like torches either. A full moon underwater is the best light for me, I love being under there and feeling like I am NOT a diver, ya know... more natural feeling. Although, if I have a student underwater at night they better...

Does anyone know the boat cleaning business? I would like to talk with someone about boat cleaning, I am a scuba instructor and broke, as it is the end of the dive season. So, my girlfriend says that I need to clean boats so she can go to school and be a doctor and buy me a boat of my own...

I just dove Alexander Springs the other day, have you been to Blue Spring yet??? Blue is cool. Also, since you live in Orlando, you should check out the Vero Beach area, and Pompano Beach, Ft Lauderdale area for beach diving, we do a lot of trips around florida, it's a blast, remember to wear...

I am an instructor, tipping is not only OKAY, it is appreciated. Scuba Instructors don't make a lot of money, we aren't in it for the money, I do this for a living, but... if I wanted more money, I would just go back to a finance job... but, since I chose to do this and go without the money, a...

Depends on who you are. If you are a middle income earner, than your no longer a newbie after your broke. If you make a lot of money, than you probably have other hobbies too and will always be a newbie, unless you buy a diveboat. If you started off broke, then you will have to labor as...

Sounds like a crap situation. Divemasters should check gear over before divers enter, it takes all of 2 seconds with a trained eye. It's not like equipment is that different. The inflator hose not being hooked up at depth or a spit out regulator isn't a big deal. I think the ideal...

Just go do it bro, if that's what you want. Don't let anything get in your way. I found that going from Open water through divemaster, then instructor was pretty easy. I mean it was challenging at times, but not too hard. First off, you can look at it one of two ways: Way # 1 Cost...