Gidds v. The Drysuit Round I

[Rick L]

Ok speargun - bangstick -knife -and bites!!!!!
damn your dangerous
Rick L

 

[do it easy]

Ok speargun - bangstick -knife -and bites!!!!!
damn your dangerous
Rick L

All that is just for the buddy!

 

[Ber Rabbit]

Do you know what kind of germs grow in thier mouths? :yuck:

I read in Alert Diver about "Seal Finger." Fishermen would cut their fingers off because the pain was so great and the infection so bad after having a seal encounter.

Let's go somewhere and touch Great Whites on the nose as they come up to chomp on the boat motor, now THAT looks like FUN!
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[Gidds]

I'm not gonna TOUCH the shark (or the nasty bitey seal for that matter), I just wanna look at it

 

[Ber Rabbit]

I want a tooth
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[Gidds]

I'll say this: when I finally do get to go shark diving it won't be in my precious drysuit

 

[SadiesMom]

I didn't try to TOUCH the seal...nor did any of the seals ever try to get within touching range of my hands. That one just nibbled on my fin and then stayed down near my foot for a minute or so. However, none of the 5 or 6 seals that I got to see ever came within "touching" distance and frankly, I wouldn't have tried to touch them for any reason (even if it weren't illegal).

I'm a non-touchy kind of diver....There are *very* few things I'll touch - lobster being one of the few (and even then I'm kind of a chicken - I like knowing I can get them without the pain part of it)

:::sigh - preparing for a sound mocking:::

 

[Diesel298]

I'll say this: when I finally do get to go shark diving it won't be in my precious drysuit

hey i get it :lol:

 

[Gidds]

Don't you need to go polish some part of your jeep or install some doohickey?

I am only a "touchey" diver up here. I pick up crabs and sea stars and things, or I poke fish to get them to move so my buddy can see them. I NEVER touch anything in warm water.

 

[Humuhumunukunukuapua'a]

I am only a "touchey" diver up here. I pick up crabs and sea stars and things, or I poke fish to get them to move so my buddy can see them. I NEVER touch anything in warm water.

How do you rationalize the distinction?