Boat operators-differences between good & bad divers?

[Teamcasa]

I am that old guy diver and I have been diving before some DM's were born. However, I don’t like telling them that.
What I do as a diver when I get on a new boat is:
I watch and listen, both in English and (for Andy) in Spanish if necessary. I figure out who the main guy/girl chief deckhand is on the boat. I pull them aside and slip them a crisp new Jackson saying “If my lovely bride has a great time today, YOU will get one more just like that one.”. I also say, “Despite being out of shape, I’m still a competent diver so leave me alone and focus on helping my wife.”

This usually dissuades the top dog from prejudging me or my lovely bride, forgives our little phoopahs and we end up having a great time.

Dave

 

[Meng_Tze]

one time i was in Roatan, and heard one DM say to another (in Spanish): "we're going to have to keep an eye on the chubby couple"

You sure that is what they said? I don't believe there is a word for 'Chubby' in spanish.....they said 'fat and lardy'... right?


to the post. Ther are 'expectations' / stereo types as well. When some divers come on board, it often is assumed they are/behave a specific way. They may just be there to enjoy a simple dive with friends, try out some new gear, or practice some skills in prep. for a bigger dive? Then you also get smart **ss comments......

cuts both ways..

 

[Teamcasa]

You sure that is what they said? I don't believe there is a word for 'Chubby' in spanish...

Rechonchidio? Gordidia?

Dave

 

[H2Andy]

You sure that is what they said? I don't believe there is a word for 'Chubby' in spanish.....they said 'fat and lardy'... right?

as best as i can remember, the phrase was "hay que mirar a los gorditos"

i translated "gorditos" as chubby, since that is usually the meaning (as opposed to "gordo" or fat)

at least in Cuba we do differenciate between gordito (a little fat, or chubby), gordo (fat) and gordisimo (very fat)

 

[Teamcasa]

Mi deletreo es malo.

Dave

 

[Meng_Tze]

Well,

I think that clears that up!

 

[Gilldiver]

2. Too many cards: Especially that guy whose got the DM or above. 90% of these people don't work as DM, they just got the card to show it to people.
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I love the new instructors, or worse instructors out of their league and will not admit it. Say a Quary comando instructor doing an advanced NE wreck dive at 130-160.

Most of my "good" stories go something like this-

Me: Do you need any help with that?
Instructor: No, I'm an instructor and know what I'm doing.
Me: Ok, but .....
Instructor: I said I am an instructor!
Me: Ok....

A little bit later while looking at the instructor in the water, or pulling them out of it.

Me: Mr big time instructor, in the Northeast we like to have (pick one)
a) Our air on
b) Our mask on
c) Our fins on
d) Our weight belt on
e) A regulator on our tank (this really happened)
f) Any 2 of the above
g) All of the above

 

[serambin]

I was a giant waving caution flag on a boat when I was feeding the fish with vigor and majesty, judging by a deck hand's attention to me. Anyone putting that much effort into it *had* to stick out, eh? . . .

I always thought of that as chumming. Sure to bring on good fish. But why is it that almost everyone with Mal de Muir runs to the weather side of the boat?

Darn, while trying to prevent a disaster (vomit in the wind), I grab a young Lady by the only available handle, her thong, not a good move.

Stan

 

[ClayJar]

But why is it that almost everyone with Mal de Muir runs to the weather side of the boat?

It's gotta be the hair. You face leeward, and your hair flies over your face; you face windward, and you hair flies away from your face. Of course, at that moment, few people take a moment to realize that hair's the better option of the two available.

 

[serambin]

On a recent dive trip the dive shop's clerk, ask if I got seasick. After a moment of thought, I said yes. I told her that in my experience, under the right conditions, everyone gets seasick. I do not know if that caused a problem or not, but it is the truth. I lived aboard and sailed a 40 sloop as well as delivering boats from the Caribbean to Maine and I can tell you that if you sail enough, you will get seasick. My particular weakness is a condition of gray skies and water, (particularly if you do not get enough sleep, drink in excess, and the wind is slack and the smell of diesel surrounds you or some combination thereof,) as in misting rain in large seas.

In some 25,000 mile of ocean sailing, I have been actively seasick three times (but I remember each moment of those events), however, I have felt queasy more than a few times.

Stan