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I hate to say it but not at all. Gas is cheaper for the boat and there are good deals out there for equipment and hotels etc
How has the economy affected your diving?
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rustyshakelford
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im a fireman and am very fortionate not to have to worry about layoffs or shut downs. im taking advantage of the cheap hotels and fuel costs to go to the oriskany and other wrecks in april. trying to go to cozumel in august too. i just wish diesel would stay below $2, i got spoiled getting 100 gallons for $1.79 last week!
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I am a self employed painting contractor, and YES, it has affected me. I live two and half hours from the Chesapeake Bay, and I can't make any trips out. The only fortunate thing is that I do assist with some dive classes, so I should be able to dive when they do their OW. I hope things turn around soon.
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The fact that we do 90% shore diving (by choice) makes managing our dive budget relatively easy.
Approx. USD 50 gets us two dives each and a lunch in between.
Approx. USD 50 gets us two dives each and a lunch in between.
down4fun
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As a nurse here in Florida...land of the blue hairs (and I say that with love as they are my bread and butter) I am blessed with work. So far I am still planning to take some advanced classes this year, and have already made some purchases of gear to achieve my goal of tech diving this year.
sabbath999
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So far it has only affected me positively.
On my recent trip to Kona, the dive companies had so many cancellations that we basically had a private charter for the last 3 days. The last two days out there was my wife and I and one other person on a boat designed for 12.
Great for us, but absolutely terrible for the operators there... they were all in a world of hurt. Obviously, that's not sustainable.
On my recent trip to Kona, the dive companies had so many cancellations that we basically had a private charter for the last 3 days. The last two days out there was my wife and I and one other person on a boat designed for 12.
Great for us, but absolutely terrible for the operators there... they were all in a world of hurt. Obviously, that's not sustainable.
rleslie
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It has effected me moderately. We had intended to spend three weeks in Roatan, but booked the trip for 9 days instead. Fortunately, we had enough frequent flyer points so the tickets from NC to Roatan only cost us $150. While there I won't dive everyday. That might be a blessing because my wife and I will be doing more thing together....she is a non-diver.
caseybird
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It's easy to get laid off, I won't spend any money on diving until I feel more secure. Too cold to worry about now, but unless something changes radically, I won't be diving this summer.
Sas
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So far so good for me. I have three dive trips booked this year - two overseas and one interstate. I have a lot of plans for new gear as well, and also a bit of training. I dive on the weekend and one day during the week and that isn't changing any time soon. Me and my partner have no debt, and a lot of our savings are in a term deposit (set the day before interest rates started falling here 
) so the big drop in the interest rate won't bother us at least until the end of the year. The cheaper fuel has been great too, as the only time I drive is to dive sites so my diving costs are cheaper.
My super fund has taken a bit hit, but seeing as I won't be retiring for probably 40 years or so I am not too fussed
I hope my super fund is buying up big at the moment!
I work with credit risk software too. It is a very good time for a company that specialises in credit risk... So I think workwise things will be ok. My partner runs a business and the type of work he does is always required so he is flat out at the moment. A year from now who knows, but for this year at least, things will still be good for us
) so the big drop in the interest rate won't bother us at least until the end of the year. The cheaper fuel has been great too, as the only time I drive is to dive sites so my diving costs are cheaper. My super fund has taken a bit hit, but seeing as I won't be retiring for probably 40 years or so I am not too fussed
I hope my super fund is buying up big at the moment!I work with credit risk software too. It is a very good time for a company that specialises in credit risk... So I think workwise things will be ok. My partner runs a business and the type of work he does is always required so he is flat out at the moment. A year from now who knows, but for this year at least, things will still be good for us
My wife/buddy, bless her heart, is a federal contractor who brings in the vast majority of our income. For the last four months, the Fed has been paying late, but paying. We're not totally optimistic that '09 will go even that well. We're landlocked, and all of our diving is the expensive vacation trip type. If things go really well with her job, we may get in one trip late in the year ... down from 2-3 trips the last two years.
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