BANKING: This morning I made my first trip to the bank. The entire bank is about the size of someone's living room. There were 3 tellers and about 15 people in line. The line moves painfully slow. Most people in line are doing transactions for several people. After waiting for about 25 minutes and having moved up about 4 spots, someone behind me asked how old I was. I thought they were crazy since I didn't know them. They then asked if I was 60. I said yes and he told me to move to the head of the line. Apparently pregnant women and old folks get preferential treatment. I was too embarrassed but the guy made a big deal about it so the security guard grabbed me and took me to the front of the line. Wow, my first benefit for being a "senior".

I passed two more exams today so all my book work for the divemaster portion is finished. I still have several things to complete but I'm making progress.

I signed up for a wreck diving specialty class and did another dive on the local halfhearted wreck. We didn't really do anything special except observe it for possible hazards. I'll dive on it 3 more times and make a rough map and also use a line to find our way out when we penetrate the wreck. This one probably doesn't require the line but its a training exercise.

Later we went on a fun dive at Ted's point again. We saw a spotted eagle ray this time and that's one of the things that make a dive special. Tonight should be pizza again if my housemate finished his class at a reasonable hour though he didn't start the pool sessions until after 5pm. Could be a late night.