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22 October 2022, 08:33 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Real Name: Paul
Location: San Diego
Watch: 126619LB
Posts: 21,540
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Oh padi….
I got this today, PADI has probably been a member longer then I have and will make me eat my gloating, but I think it’s kind of cool
 I can’t believe I have been a certified scuba instructor for 40 years. I started teaching actually in Mexico at age 17, and worked the summers on the Great Lakes searching for shipwrecks. I haven’t taught in years, keep saying I am getting back in to it, but I look back at some of my dives and jobs and think: “What the hell was I doing!?” But… when you are young, you are indestructible.  I keep a couple cool finds displayed, the ink bottle is one of my favorites. I found it on the wreck of the A.B. Williams which sank in 1864 in 100 feet of water in Lake Huron, this is back in the 70s. I made my way in to the hold and think I found the Captain’s Cabin. Anyway, maybe I will get back in to diving maybe not, but there are a lot of great memories and experiences, and being involved with an organization for 40 years is kind of cool. Here is a link to a video of a dive on the A.B. Williams. https://youtu.be/JEAwAGQIo6E |
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22 October 2022, 08:36 AM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Sep 2021
Real Name: Kathleen
Location: California
Watch: 279171-0001
Posts: 911
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Wow. Very cool!
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22 October 2022, 08:39 AM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Real Name: Rommel
Location: Toronto Canada
Watch: 116710LN
Posts: 8,992
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Very cool, Paul! I had no idea and also bet you've got many stories to tell.
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22 October 2022, 09:22 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2010
Real Name: Dan
Location: USA
Watch: This N That
Posts: 34,251
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Very cool, Congrats!!
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22 October 2022, 09:24 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2013
Real Name: Nick
Location: Las Vegas
Watch: 1601
Posts: 10,472
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Oh padi….
Love it! Great collection of finds too
 now where’s the real treasure?
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22 October 2022, 09:46 AM
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Real Name: Eddie
Location: Australia
Watch: A few.
Posts: 36,900
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Very impressive Paul.
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22 October 2022, 10:00 AM
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: New Mexico
Watch: 116710 BLNR
Posts: 34,352
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Congratulations, Paul.
You are definitely a multi-talented individual.
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22 October 2022, 10:32 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Real Name: Steven
Location: Glocal
Posts: 19,631
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Epic does not even scratch the surface, huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge congrats Paul.
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22 October 2022, 11:25 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2013
Real Name: Dave
Location: USA
Watch: Rolex SS Daytona
Posts: 2,624
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Congrats!
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22 October 2022, 11:44 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Real Name: Kevin
Location: Maine
Watch: All of them
Posts: 1,371
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Very cool Paul!
I've been PADI certified 24yrs :) |
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22 October 2022, 11:54 AM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Real Name: David
Location: Gardnerville, NV
Watch: 16710
Posts: 2,600
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Impressive; an aviator and a diver. You excel in two of the most unforgiving environments known. Well done, sir!
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22 October 2022, 12:00 PM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Real Name: Goat
Location: Southwest Florida
Watch: 16613
Posts: 4,805
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That’s awesome Paul!!
 I feel like I’ve contributed a small amount to that beautiful tribute to your service, so you’re welcome.   Sent from my Apple privacy invasion product |
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22 October 2022, 12:25 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Way Up North USA
Watch: Rolexes & Tudors
Posts: 6,361
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I’ve been a divemaster for 25 years, but haven’t done much diving the last few. It’s a wonderful sport. Have you ever dove in Chuuk, Micronesia? (Used to be called Truk.) We dove Japanese World War II ships and aircraft wrecks for two weeks there. I sat in the cockpit of a Zero fighter plane in the hold of a transport ship, one of the highlights of my dive career.
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22 October 2022, 09:38 PM
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Ontario
Watch: Exp II - old & new
Posts: 685
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Very cool - Congratulations!
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22 October 2022, 10:35 PM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Real Name: D'OH!
Location: Kentucky
Watch: Rolex-1 Tudor-3
Posts: 35,813
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That's quite the feat, Paul! Congrats.
 The only thing I got from SCUBA diving was loss of half the hearing in my left ear.  But as far as diving mishaps go I'm pretty lucky.dP
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22 October 2022, 10:55 PM
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Carolina
Watch: Rolex/Others
Posts: 45,059
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Congratulations.
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22 October 2022, 10:58 PM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Real Name: Brian (TBone)
Location: canada
Watch: es make me smile
Posts: 74,047
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Congratulations Paul. From flying fighter jets … now to this
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24 October 2022, 05:18 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
Watch: Yachtmaster
Posts: 3,776
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Very cool, Paul. Congratulations!
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24 October 2022, 08:49 AM
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Real Name: Mike
Location: New York
Watch: Rolex
Posts: 21,496
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Congrats!!!
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24 October 2022, 11:29 AM
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Real Name: Danny
Location: Bay Area CA
Watch: Yellow Gold
Posts: 20,178
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Very nice Paul
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24 October 2022, 06:16 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Sep 2011
Real Name: Fabio
Location: Como - Italy
Posts: 4,811
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Congrats from a certified desk-non-PADI-diver .
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25 October 2022, 03:12 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE/AZ
Watch: Yachtmaster
Posts: 674
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Congratulations!
I got my PADI certification in Saudi Arabia in 1980 while working for Lockheed International C-130 contract.
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