BigJetDriver69:Hello, there in the Emerald Isles! It's probaly a result of copious amounts of Guinness being applied internally!! :07:
Rob
No guiness this evening...drinking in work is strictly frowned upon....unfortunately
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BigJetDriver69:Hello, there in the Emerald Isles! It's probaly a result of copious amounts of Guinness being applied internally!! :07:
Rob
BigJetDriver69:By the same token, don't go shouting to noobie divers that they MUST NOT carry one.
Azza:I agree. As I said in an earlier post, its a personal choice. Some people feel they need it, some they dont. I suggest to those who are not sure that perhaps you might as well carry it until you decide one way or the other if you need it or not, but if you dont carry it, dont panic about it.
I feel the love :07:
Stirling:Speaking of beverages of choice, who carries drinking water with them when diving in salt water? (I don't think this thread should be allowed to die until it hits 1000 posts)
Stirling:(I don't think this thread should be allowed to die until it hits 1000 posts)
ScubaFreak:I totally respect your opinion about the whole snorkel thing. But why are you so determined to completley turn everybody off them? I wear one all the time, and I disagree with your argument. Nothing you say will change my mind. But newbies are much more convincable, so why not let some of the newer divers find out for themselves and make their own decisions!! This board is obviously about opinions n stuff, but I got your point after your 1st post on the subject!!
BigJetDriver69:Unfortunately for your contention, a whole lot of people came up with real-life stories of cases where a snork was not only useful, but in some cases, actually a life-saving device.
Unfortunately for your last comment, we have proven, anecdotally at least in this discussion, that there are times when IT CAN BE ESSENTIAL. (Ed. note: Ref. true accounts by other writers--this Board.)
Now we get to the situation, which you have obviously been fortunate enough NOT to have been in, where your gas supply is low or non-existant for any number of reasons beyond your control. You are in heavy, or confused seas, and the waves are crashing over your head.
Surpisingly, or not so surprisingly to those who HAVE been there, that little devil of a plastic or rubber pipe will work VERY well to keep the briny deep from invading your warm little body!! :11:
Here I would simply point out that "Rescue Swimmer" is a job title, but every one that I've ever met was a diver, and a damn fine one at that. Considering the way they are trained, and the shape they are in, I would recommend that you not get too snotty with those lads, lest they bend and twist you like a pretzel, and chuck you overboard!!
We have demolished that contention perfectly well in the many re-countings of actual events as posted by many other writers on this Board.
Now, I made a comment to one of our other writers, who is an attorney by trade and a Devil's Advocate as a hobbyist, that while, yes, I am, in fact, SCUBA Police in a sense, I would never be citing anyone for "PUBLIC SNORKING" or "FAILURE TO SNORK"!!
Unfortunately, there are some divers who just cannot resist getting onto a boat and giving other divers, whom they perceive as "newbies", or less God-like than themselves, a loud and abrasive hard time.
I would certainly hope that your mother taught you better manners than that! If not, I would have to tell you what I told one loud-mouth not too long ago. "Hey, strap the weights to your body with barbed-wire and dive NAKED if that's what you want, BUT JUST SHUT THE HECK UP AND DIVE!!!" :furious:
At times it has its uses. At least carry one with you in open water. You may find that it is REALLY useful if certain situations arise.
To quote Mr. Natural: "Get the right tool for the job, Kids!" :doctor: