How do you protect yourself

[trucker girl]

Giant squid. That what scare me.

YOU WUSS! The boogey man and the monster under my bed TOTALLY beat a giant squid!

 

[Splitlip]

YOU WUSS! The boogey man and the monster under my bed TOTALLY beat a giant squid!

Unless the monster under the bed IS a giant squid.

 

[trucker girl]

Duh... a giant squid can't FIT under my bed. Sheesh. Don't you know ANYTHING?

 

[HappyFunBoater]

I really wouldn't bother laying awake at night thinking about it.

Fail to plan, plan to fail!

 

[Splitlip]

You are right. What was I thinking. Closet maybe, but not bed.
Thanks for setting me straight.

 

[Thalassamania]

I guess you've not overnighted in an underwater habitat, the inhabitants of the "anxiety closet" get real weird there.

 

[billtodive]

I paged through an old Scuba Pro book last week ( circa 1973).

It showed the diver in a "defensive position".
The diver had loosened the harness and rolled the tank over his head, down his chest, and (valve down, now) tipped it towards the threat.

PS. carrying that ziplock of bloody fish to use as chum might not be the best defense;
but it may make that shark head shot a posthumus prize.

 

[Splitlip]

Fail to plan, plan to fail!

Can't argue with the logic.
Dive safe.

 

[mjsylver]

I teach High School and only get afraid when I see my female students out at the local theater and remember that maybe convent school isn't such a bad idea for my 10year old who thinks she is 17. On dry land, or on the boat in open water, the Glock model 27 is my friend. I've already had the pleasure of surviving a car-jacking attempt with the help of one of the Glock's earlier brethern. I never would wish that experience on anyone.

Underwater, your biggest problems will always be lack of planning, lack of skill and other peoples garbage, entanglements, etc. My 10 year old is getting her first pair of underwater shears. My 16 year old and I carry very basic BC mounted, serrated edge rescue blades. We've used them to clear monofilament, anchor line and embedded plastic 6 pack holders. (After being properly trained by the dive officer/Biologist at Biscayne National Park of course) Our Scuba Club at the High School took the seminar at one of our weekly meetings so they can recieve community service hours while on a dive for cleanig reefs, fish counts and the like.

I also am afraid of the monster in the closet. Of course if I cleaned my side like by better half is constantly mentioning, I won't have that problem. Yeah right!!!

 

[Jon C]

After reading these posts I believe the best choice of action is to dive with a neoprene g-string, the cattle prod and the compressed gas knife. You should be well protected from the ferocious...and may I say very endangered...maneaters....At the very least...Go with the g-string....

Rawls, how many Ronko photo sets can I put you down for??:lol:

Jon