Dive ops handling wetsuits

[Mossman]

Mossman, it's a business decision pure and simple. Obviously, it is a service that can be done and is done by other dive operators. But if a business elects not to offer this service, for whatever reasonable or unreasonable reason, so be it. It's their business. They may lose some customers but it is their choice. If it is a service that is important to a diver, then they will choose another dive op. Simple, next question.

Of course you are totally correct. Dive ops do what they want to do. Why should anyone comment on what they do on Scubaboard. That would be, uh, well, wait a second! What else is Scubaboard for, at least on the travel sections, besides commenting on what dive ops want to or want not to do? We can discuss restaurants that do or do not want to cook lionfish, we can discuss hotels that do or do not cater to dripping wet divers, but we can't discuss the dive ops themselves and what services they do or do not provide? Hmmm.

What if it were a "business decision" to not have O2 on board the boats, or a radio? What if it were a "business decision" to have unqualified personnel escort divers on their dives?

Whatever. Ron is right. I do have a preferred dive op in Cozumel that will handle my wetsuit for me and that's where I choose to spend my dive money when I go to Cozumel. Those who prefer to drag their piss-laden stinking dripping wetsuits through their hotel lobbies and have to wash them themselves at the expense of their vacation time can certainly feel free to do that, what do I care? It's a business decision.

I guess the only thing I have to say to that is that when, IMHO, a dive op offers valet service, that most people would expect, and should expect, wetsuits to be handled along with the rest of the dive gear since that's just how it's done in the rest of the world, except, apparently, Cozumel. Kudos to Opal's Dream, to Scuba Mau, and to Living Underwater for braving the depths of piss-laden wetsuits in order to provide the full valet-type service one is accustomed to when diving the rest of the world. I guess I can respect those that don't as making a "business decision" but that's one decision that will alienate me and all the lazy vacationers like me that also want to be free of dripping wetsuits while they're on vacation. But hey, it's a business decision. If I don't need my money enough that I can spend it on frivolous activities like diving, clearly the non-wetsuit-handlers don't need my money enough to want to handle my wetsuit. I wish them the best of financial success.

 

[Ron Lee]

Mossman, you are passionate about this issue.

 

[Mossman]

Mossman, you are passionate about this issue.

I'm passionate about lots of issues. But wetsuits and pee top my list

OK, I give. I'm really ready for my June trip but it's a long way off. Gotta have something to talk about in the meantime. This is more fun than talking about CO analyzers, isn't it?

 

[PeterNBiddle]

Those who prefer to drag their piss-laden stinking dripping wetsuits through their hotel lobbies and have to wash them themselves at the expense of their vacation time can certainly feel free to do that, what do I care? It's a business decision.

Or maybe we don't piss in our own clothes. Being continent is another option.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Good for you PeterNBiddle, apparently you aren't hydrated enough. That's not a business decision but you may have read somewhere here on scubaboard that it is not optimal.

 

[uncfnp]

Of course you are totally correct. Dive ops do what they want to do. Why should anyone comment on what they do on Scubaboard. That would be, uh, well, wait a second! What else is Scubaboard for, at least on the travel sections, besides commenting on what dive ops want to or want not to do? We can discuss restaurants that do or do not want to cook lionfish, we can discuss hotels that do or do not cater to dripping wet divers, but we can't discuss the dive ops themselves and what services they do or do not provide? Hmmm.

On the contrary, you obviously can and have...extensively.

What if it were a "business decision" to not have O2 on board the boats, or a radio? What if it were a "business decision" to have unqualified personnel escort divers on their dives?

Are you seriously comparing the two? The first are safety issues and the other a service. Next question.

 

[t4e]

Are you seriously comparing the two? The first are safety issues and the other a service. Next question.

i beg to differ ...holding your pee is a very serious health issue, that can potentially turn into a safety issue

"The longer you hold your urine, the bladder can become a breeding ground for bacteria to grow," Dr. Bali says. This bacteria can lead to infections, which can spread to kidneys and cause greater damage to the body."

Holding Your Pee: Health Risks From Ignoring Nature's Call

 

[Mossman]

Or maybe we don't piss in our own clothes. Being continent is another option.

Sure it is, just like DCS and kidney stones are options.

But at least in my case, and maybe it's just because I'm getting old, when I've downed half a gallon of water after all my morning coffees, sit on a bouncy boat on the way out to the dive site, then have 60 psi of water pressure pushing my bladder, I have to pee. Now I might be able to hold it for a 70-90 minute dive, but I'd be miserable the entire time not to mention risking bladder infections and other ailments. Then I'd have to endure a bouncy ride to the beach and having to run with my legs held together until I finally make it to the urinal. That's not my idea of a good time. What is? Peeing in my wetsuit. Feels so good, that soothing blast of warmth. The highlight of my dive.

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Are you seriously comparing the two? The first are safety issues and the other a service. Next question.

You've obviously never slipped on a marble floor after dripping water from a peed-in wetsuit.

 

[redacted]

I think I like the idea that the op that is taking care of rinsing my regulator is not also rinsing peoples wet suits.

 

[Ron Lee]

You've obviously never slipped on a marble floor after dripping water from a peed-in wetsuit.

That is a real hazard that people should be aware of. If you see tile, assume that it is slippery and be cautious. I saw a woman slip on the tiled ramp coming out of a beach club bathroom.

As far as dripping water on tile, take a large trash bag to hold what little water should be dripping.