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Let's not even talk about when you're so hung over you have a bad case of the runs... just try to inconspicuously sh*t your wetsuit. Its just not possible.

WarHammer!!
 
Let's not even talk about when you're so hung over you have a bad case of the runs... just try to inconspicuously sh*t your wetsuit. Its just not possible.

WarHammer!!
Man, you had just had to bring up Warhammer...
 
So they let you have a beer between dives on a 2-tank dive? I’ve never heard of that.
That's not what he said.
 
I was on a live aboard that had a group from a certain country that started drinking at dinner and through the night. Next morning the group could hardly walk a straight line. I stayed as far away from them in the water and on the boat. We had to return to port when two got bent. The boat then limited the available alcohol to just dinner and a couple of drinks.
 
I was on a live aboard that had a group from a certain country that started drinking at dinner and through the night. Next morning the group could hardly walk a straight line. I stayed as far away from them in the water and on the boat. We had to return to port when two got bent. The boat then limited the available alcohol to just dinner and a couple of drinks.
Now we want to know which “certain” country this was.
 
Some dive ops have a "no diving for the day after drinking, even 1 drink" rule, and for a good reason

Are you serious? I've never been to or ever heard about a dive op with a rule like that. Especially '1 drink'.
If this is actually a thing they must not have any European customers. Having at least one 'deco beer' right after the dive is pretty normal.

Why did you say 'some dive ops' have a rule when you're talking about drinking before a dive on the same day?
It's not some, it's virtually all. What dive op allows people to drink before the dive?

The way I read your first post, you are outraged that some dive ops would have this rule, and it would be alienating to Europeans. The way I read the second post, you are also outraged that any dive op with a more lax rule exists. I think we're having trouble understanding each other, so let me paraphrase the rule I'm talking about.

The rule on the Belize Aggressor is: when you wake up, you have a clean slate, and can do whatever you want. You can dive all day if you want to, or you can drink all day if you want to. But, once you have a drink, you are done diving for that day (you become a sunbather for the day). Next day, again, you can do whatever you want.

I say "some dive ops", because I have also dived at shore-based resorts where it works differently, like Buddy Dive in Bonaire. They have a restaurant with a bar onsite. On at least one occasion, I went for a couple of dives in the morning, had a beer with lunch, and then went for a couple more dives in the evening. Looking back, I dunno, there might be a rule against this. But, if such a rule exists, I don't recall hearing about it, and did not observe any attempt to enforce it. Bonaire is a laissez faire place, and much of the diving there is shore-based in a rented car.
 
I think that’s what confused @berndo .
It's because he prefaced it by saying 'some' dive ops have that rule.

I was on a live aboard that had a group from a certain country...
Where were they from? My short list is: Denmark, UK, Russia, Poland or Germany... in no particular order.
 
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