Cyclops_Diver
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You probably saw twice as much since being Navy oriented.
Now me on the other hand...we're just crazy.
Am I crazy?
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You probably saw twice as much since being Navy oriented.
Now me on the other hand...we're just crazy.
Are you crazy? Yeah! But, aren't we all?
Seriously, the guy putting his 5 year old in the pool on his spare air does lack common sense. I think most would agree.
However, I think a lot of folks would consider scuba divers crazy (& lacking common sense) for strapping a tank of compressed air on their backs and jumping into the ocean. Somethings are relative (no not crazy relatives) ---relative in terms of your perspective.
We all are capable of doing crazy things or having lapses in judgment. Hopefully, we'll all live long enough to learn and survive. Those that don't --- we'll some mistakes you only make once***.
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***Just please, don't drag anyone else, like a 5 year old, into your mess.
Seriously, the guy putting his 5 year old in the pool on his spare air does lack common sense. I think most would agree.
However, I think a lot of folks would consider scuba divers crazy (& lacking common sense) for strapping a tank of compressed air on their backs and jumping into the ocean. Somethings are relative (no not crazy relatives) ---relative in terms of your perspective.
We all are capable of doing crazy things or having lapses in judgment. Hopefully, we'll all live long enough to learn and survive. Those that don't --- we'll some mistakes you only make once***.
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***Just please, don't drag anyone else, like a 5 year old, into your mess.
thermobryan
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I think one of my favorite quotes is appropriate here:
"There is nothing more uncommon than common sense."
- Frank Lloyd Wright
"There is nothing more uncommon than common sense."
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We get uncertified people all the time wanting to buy either spare air or "just a small tank I/we/my children/ can take in the pool/lake/river. When I explain to them we do not sell SCUBA equipment to uncertified people many get very indignant. When we try to explain why (air embolism etc) many of them think we are just trying to sell a certification course. This from the same people who will be knocking down they lawyer's door as soon as little Johnny holds his breath coming up from the bottom of the pool with one of these units. Then it'll be "Why didn't you tell us Johnny could Die!!!!!" Seems like you can't win sometimes.
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George
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Safe Diving
George
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Nikolai
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Perfect!
I agree the snorkeler isn't that bad but the 5 year old and the spare air is someone who's definitely swimmin' around in the shallow end of the gene pool.
How can anyone, certified or not, think thats a good idea
Common sense - that's what is missing a lot these days.
My friend's favorite saying is "God must have loved the dumb people because he created so many of them"
My friend's favorite saying is "God must have loved the dumb people because he created so many of them"
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