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     John, usually when someone down in our (my and Tom's) neck
of the woods goes through a confession like you just did, it 
usually ends with , "So how do I tell them about my brother, the 
Buffalo Bills fan?", but I see you are serious.

      I just had a reg serviced at Underseas Sports, and the 
owner Matt Stout, saved the seat and showed it to me, saying,
"they have not made this seat in fifteen years". I told him I 
bought it when I was in college, and the first stage still did 
not need service. In fact, the same hoses are still on it. I 
have the bc that came with it, a fine Scuba Pro that I wish 
they still made, which my kids use (it is bright orange - down
here the biggest risk is getting hit by a boat).

       In fact, the old gear is pretty good, if it was good to
start with. You may find that in the future, as you dive more,
you may want to move on to some new stuff due to the expense of
getting gear redone, if you can not get the parts yourself. 

        I would be more concerned with your personal condition,
whatever that may be. I just did a condo dive today in horrifying
seas ( the only way to beat everyone to the lobsters is to go
out when they are surfing). The wind was howling, the seas were 
hitting eight feet, and the boat came down on me while I was trying
to take off my weight belt, after I had taken off my tank, and the 
whole thing got away from me with the scooter under the boat. I
recovered it all, but I used more gas right there than I did on the
whole dive - I was really struggling, and a breath away from 
an accident. I felt like I was in horrible shape, but I can't
immagine what would have happened if I really was. -G

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