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Rick Inman

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One of the fun parts of diving, for me, is meeting and talking to the non-diving folks you run into at dive sites.

Below is a picture from last nights dive. This nice fellow is enjoying the warm afternoon, the lake beach, and a cold brew (a misdemeanor, BTW). Although I was roasting like a pig, I was thoroughly enjoying answering his diving questions. He was quit the character, interesting and asked very intelligent questions.

There are so many great aspects to diving - the gear, the critters, the other divers you make friends with, and the interesting people you meet who don't dive.

Does anybody else find this to be one of the benefits of diving?

 
yea it was fun to talk to non divers at the quarry dive in CT when a bunch of us got in the news paper...check the New england forum for more info on that...
but off topic wise: who cares if he is drinking a beer...i think that is one of the stupidest laws out there...
 
They do ask some funny questions.
Aren't you afraid of sharks?
What do you see down there?

btw Rick: Are you a giant or is that guy just altitudally challenged?
 
I think "What do you see down there?" is the most common one for me, or "What are you looking for?"

Diving with a friend at the local mud hole weekend before last and found 2 spinning rod/reel combos.

Took the one I found and continued diving on up into the shallow swimming area. Place looked like a mudpuddle filled with tadpoles.

Slowly surfaced in about 3' of water. Hood, pink Sea-Vision mask, the works.

Couple of little boys of about 6 and 8 years saw me come up!!!!!!

I motioned to one without saying a word, reg still in the mouth. His eyes got REALLY BIG and he took 3 or 4 steps backwards, wanting nothing to do with this ghastly, aquatic spectre.

So I motioned to the other little boy to come over. He took a few tenuous steps and stopped.

I slowly raised the rod/reel out of the water and handed it to him and then slowly slipped below the surface and swam away.

Poor kid. He's probably going to get his butt kicked a few times when he goes back to school this fall for telling lies . . .

the K
 
Now that's funny, must have scared the crap out of them.
 
dlndavid:
btw Rick: Are you a giant or is that guy just altitudally challenged?
Hee-hee... No, I'm 6'. And yes, I did stand above him somewhat. but the perspective is misleading.
The Kraken:
I think "What do you see down there?" is the most common one for me, or "What are you looking for?"

Diving with a friend at the local mud hole weekend before last and found 2 spinning rod/reel combos.

Took the one I found and continued diving on up into the shallow swimming area. Place looked like a mudpuddle filled with tadpoles.

Slowly surfaced in about 3' of water. Hood, pink Sea-Vision mask, the works.

Couple of little boys of about 6 and 8 years saw me come up!!!!!!

I motioned to one without saying a word, reg still in the mouth. His eyes got REALLY BIG and he took 3 or 4 steps backwards, wanting nothing to do with this ghastly, aquatic spectre.

So I motioned to the other little boy to come over. He took a few tenuous steps and stopped.

I slowly raised the rod/reel out of the water and handed it to him and then slowly slipped below the surface and swam away.

Poor kid. He's probably going to get his butt kicked a few times when he goes back to school this fall for telling lies . . .

the K
Great story!
 
How about "Hey, if you see a red anchor out there, I lost it between here and down there (about a mile away)."

and

'What kind of fish did you see and what depth are they?"

and

"How come you've got all those beer cans?"
 
them: 'aren't you afraid of sharks?' me: 'nope.' them: 'you're not?' me: 'nope.' lather, rinse, repeat.

that's the one i get most often. i don't even go into the 'quarries don't often have sharks' thing. plus, even in the ocean i'm not worried about that. meconium happens. do what you can to avoid it & quit worrying.
 
Scububa,
The next time someone asks you this, "How come you've got all those beer cans?", respond with . . .

"Well, I wuz gonna puttum back in the case but it got too wet and fell apart."


the K
 
Them: Isn't the water cold?
My buddy: Yup
Them: why not wait till spring?
My Buddy: somebody has to get the body out.

Me rolling on the ground laughing. Why does everybody think that divers are either special forces our police dive teams?
 

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