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Nah, in this case I think it was just youthful enthusiasm ... the kid was acting like he'd just discovered sex, and wanted to tell everybody how wonderful it was ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I think that's true a lot of times ... particularly with new grads from that one class that keeps getting talked about. I recall a newly DIRFed diver trying to tell my friend Randy why his rig was set up all wrong. Never mind that Randy's a tech instructor, former military diver, former...

I've met some arrogant tech divers in my time ... not often, and they're certainly a minority, even among some of the more stereotyped agencies (you know who you are). That said, I've also met my share of arrogant recreational divers. Once I was paired up with a guy who didn't even ask my...

Oh well ... even the messiest kids have to clean up the room once in a while ... :wink: ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Bill, did you guys get the sea star wasting disease down there? I know that when it hit up here the whole area started filling up with urchins. I never realized how much they were kept in check until that disease pretty much wiped out the sea star population ... which is fortunately beginning to...

Why kick? Get a scooter. Where there's a will, there's a way ... if you truly want to keep diving, you will ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

... and God help the poor fool who suggests that not everyone needs to buy one ... even though you own one yourself and think they're great ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

There are some pinnacles located well offshore that come up to within diveable range ... sometimes tech diving range, but still quite OK.. As has been mentioned, a lot of the wrecks in the Great Lakes are far enough offshore to have no visible land anywhere on the horizon. There's also a...

Restricted, no ... just that sometimes people make it not worth the effort ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

It ain't just newbies ... I've been chased out of the green zones more than once ... sometimes by the board owner. Seems to be a collection of people whose views are wanted in there ... the rest of us are tolerated, at best. Anymore I've found it safer just to stay in The Pub ... ... Bob...

I find I can do it more quickly with my eyes closed, and relying on muscle memory. Takes about 5 seconds that way. If I'm looking, I'm thinking about it, and although I'll get the job done it actually takes longer. ... kinda like tying a bowline ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

... and that's what worries me ... I'm built like a seal ... :eek: ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

... unless you get a failure like I did in Bali a couple years ago. I was using a BP/W with a single-tank adapter held in place with those kydex wing screws you can get from DSS. One of them stripped and fell off early in the dive. I definitely noticed, as the back end of my cylinder rose up ...

Thanks ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

There is no one named Allison participating in this conversation. You are conflating two completely different conversations created in two completely different forums operating under completely different rules. There is no debate ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

In my case, yeah ... if I'm not diving with a buddy I'm packing an AL40 pony ... at deco depths it's good for about 30 minutes ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

... not in the reply I responded to ... perhaps earlier in the conversation ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

And FWIW I'll toss out my theory ... if you want to control the lionfish population, just convince the Chinese they're an aphrodisiac ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I didn't call you deluded ... I said if you believe you're successfully eradicating the lionfish via spearfishing, you're deluding yourself. That is, you know, an idiom that is commonly used in polite company. I apologize if it offended you ... but given our history I believe it's because you're...

On a boat, a small bottle of water comes in really handy. Just mount your tank and pour a bit over the straps before tightening. As for those integrated weights ... it's much easier to change out your tank if you've removed the weight pockets first. All WI BCDs that I've seen make it pretty...