Pet peeves of SCUBA diving

[Sas]

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Poor fills.... esp in our 8 Litre tanks! We put out the $ to get High pressure DIN tanks, converted regs to DIN cause we were told we could get better fills. We still wind up with the same or less than our buddies with yoke systems.
Then the at the dive shop that says.... "You guys don't breath underwater anyway.. you don't need good fills.... you always come back with air anyway" :shocked2I thought the idea was to come back with air! I seem to remember something about... out with a third back with a third.. surface with a third!)

I agree with your dive shop petunia, you don't need the extra air Would just be wasted as I am sure everyone else will have to call the dive well before you hit turn around pressure.

 

[Walter]

I'm not sure how long ScubaBoard has been around but I'm sure it's been a number of years.

About 8½.

And there must be several thousand posts/topics discussed by now. I mean like how many brand new never discussed topics still come along. I'm sure a few but most are probably something that has been discussed or touched on before. So maybe if a person sees a new post and has seen the same thing before they should just move on to the next topic if they don't feel like contributing.

After all, can you really have too many threads about split fins vs paddle fins vs Bob's Force Fins?

Well, maybe we can have too many in the same week.

Tell walter that he need to dive then since he has 14k posts and <3000 dives according to his profile..

I'll try to dive more, I hate being a cyber diver...only 142 dives so far this year, but there are three more weekends. Something tells me I'm not going to break 14,500 dives any time soon.

Hey Walter...You need to dive more!

Hey buddy, I know it. No arguments from me on that one.

Remember "Skin Diver" magazine? It was useful, and was around for over 40 years. Now, that space at the library has "Rodale's SCUBA" magazine. Although there are some safety articles worth reading, "SCUBA" is mostly salesmanship.

I do remember Skin Diver. Its articles were mostly thinly disguised ads.

 

[bowlofpetunias]

I agree with your dive shop petunia, you don't need the extra air Would just be wasted as I am sure everyone else will have to call the dive well before you hit turn around pressure.

:lam: hummpff

 

[bygolly]

bygolly I gotta give that one to tigerman.... if you need a shovel to find the stiff water and an ax or chainsaw to get to the water.... it IS too cold

Got me there....I guess that's where I have drawn the line so far. If the back roll entry results in a clanking noise....move on to the skis.

 

[askdjasd]

I hate divers with 25-49 dives that think they are all that. Guess what buddy.....you are THAT diver but are just way too arrogant to realize it.

Oh dont worry, im not all that at all.


If you took your advanced course with divers with exp of 5 dives and started to kick your regulator at of your mouth, punch you in the face, and dive diagnol right to you, bumping into you, paddling like an effing dog.

you'd complain too.

though new, im in it for the long haul... already working on my cpr and rescue... my goals are for diving to be some sort of a career path so im going to get damn good, damn fast.

Infact, i went on my deep dive alone cause I lost my buddy in the massively silted up ocean. When advising the instructor, he complimented me by saying out of the entire 25 people of the class he had to worry about me the least.

So if you dont have confidence when you dive, you shouldnt be diving.


but thanks for trying to look pretentious.

 

[askdjasd]

Sounds like maybe you are a maverick as well. Good for you. Something tells me you are not proving anybody wrong.

Just cause you're advanced certified.. doesnt mean you're an advanced diver having barely any dives.



I think if you and I went diving, you wouldnt have any complaints.

I am so not paying for your plane ticket. I will get us to really cool spots though!

 

[Rhone Man]

A lot of people have newbies down as a pet peeve: I have to say, I love diving with them. Kind of like puppies. Seeing the sheer joy of someone being introduced to the wonders of the underwater world always brings me back to why I like it so much.

Of course, like puppies and kids, there is the obnoxious teenage stage the follows for some, but most people get through that soon enough.

 

[Rhone Man]

I do remember Skin Diver. Its articles were mostly thinly disguised ads.

Uh-oh... Walter and I agree on something. I must be doings something wrong...

 

[Ernesto]

There goes the nice friendly portion of the program.

 

[Jayde323]

I have a couple pet peeves...but I won't go into all of them. Most important are divers who think they have nothing left to learn. I have only been diving for about 18 months. In that 18 months my husband and I have blazed through our classes soaking up as much information as we could. And even though I am almost done with my dive master cert, I know there is so much more to learn. Even after we become instructors, we will continue to take at least one class a year and most importantly, learn from other divers. It's funny, when we started our Rescue Diver class, our instructor told us we will never look at diving the same way again. Before the class everything looked "normal"...but after, WOW. We watch other divers and can pick out pretty quick the "cocky" diver, the "panicky" diver, and the "average joe" diver that really loves, and respects the sport. I tell the students that we work with...Never stop learning. Some of the most important lessons come after the dive when you are discussing it with your buddy. I explain to them that divers are a huge family and never be afraid to learn from each other, even if it's what not to do.