Reminder of boat etiquette as we emerge from covid

[tridacna]

… and what does that have to do with my saying that a banana is a more simple and natural source of potassium, magnesium and (maybe) calcium than something like a diluted sports drink? And it has no plastic bottle either!

Did I ever mention plastic? I said “water bottle” not “bottle of water”. You intimated plastic. I agree that would be silly but not if you used it often.

We used to have a boat captain in Jersey years ago who would do banana checks when you boarded. Hey, people believe in the Easter bunny too.

 

[Centrals]

Several times per year I'm asked by another diver why their computer is not acting normally. The usual answer is that you missed a deco stop and are in violation gauge mode. They usually look at me like I am an alien. This happens most frequently with RGBM computers, Cressi, Mares, and Suunto. But this also happens with PZ+, especially if they are diving with someone diving DSAT or Buhlmann, with a GF high of 95.

It has nothing to do with the algorithms they just simply do not understand the device that they are using.
First thing they kicked to touch after OW is NDL.
What is "pressure group"?

Do not throw anything into the sea unless you have first eaten it. But I have seen so many divers simply dumped leftover food or whatnot overboard!

 

[Lorenzoid]

Medical Mythbuster: Does Eating Bananas Help Prevent Muscle Cramps While Exercising? - Reliant Medical Group

Many articles just like that. I eat whatever snack I enjoy, including bananas, but if I believe I’m deficient in electrolytes to the point muscle cramps are a concern, I would opt for a sports drink with a known amount. Bananas are not especially high in the mentioned electrolytes. To me, the idea of eating a banana as a nutritional supplement seems ... bananas. And yes, I make my own from powder and bring it in a reusable bottle.

On an unrelated note, has anyone mentioned bringing some hard candies, such as Jolly Ranchers? Gets the saltwater taste out after a dive, and fellow divers often appreciate being offered a treat.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

Sometimes I make cashew and cranberry turtles. It's very easy in Mexico. Just leave a bag of chocolate, cashews, and cranberries out in the sun for a couple hours then throw the whole thing into the boat cooler. Nice and crunchy for the first SI.

 

[Marie13]

Mariners say bananas are bad luck.

Sailors used to think women on boats were bad luck, too. They seem to have gotten past that.

 

[Martijn]

Do not spit in your mask while still in the boat. It was disgusting before covid, now, it's a no go.

Alsof blow your nose and wash your face before getting back in the boat

 

[Jcp2]

Do not spit in your mask while still in the boat. It was disgusting before covid, now, it's a no go.

Alsof blow your nose and wash your face before getting back in the boat

Hard to do when the practice is to leave mask and regulator on until back on board safely and to your berth.

 

[CuzzA]

Those big rigid rolling gear bags are for airplane travel. They do NOT belong on the boat. You need a mesh bag for the boat. If you’re too cheap to spring for a mesh or other soft sided bag for the boat, you shouldn’t be diving.

Milk crates, no body bags on decks allowed. Everything anyone needs for day of diving can fit in a milk crate.

 

[Centrals]

Do not spit in your mask while still in the boat. It was disgusting before covid, now, it's a no go.

Alsof blow your nose and wash your face before getting back in the boat

I spit into my mask couple of times, put it on, jump and rinse it on the surface.
Never ever use the communal rinse bucket.
Have to do it on negative entry. They I rinse it under water or not bother at all.

 

[NothingClever]

I really don’t care how rough the seas get.

Don’t break your cheek-to-seat weld, become a helicopter in auto-rotate mode, drop yesterday’s dinner cargo on the floor in the head and then come up from the v-berth like you were just checking your hair or sunscreen on your face.

Flush the head completely and wrap your TP before putting it into the rubbish bin.

Major social faux pas to go into a cramped head and have to look at somebody else’s dookie on the floor or smeared all over some TP.

I will stomp up and down the aisles and find you.

You think Satan can cook some souls? I’ll make him look like a Boy Scout at a simulated camp fire.