My "Places I Won't Dive" List (and yours...)

[bfisher]

For me it's the local quarries. Although I took my OW in one a few years ago II have no desire to repeat the experience. Cold water is one reason; I just can't see donning a dry suit and then jumping in the water to stay dry. The other is the viz. 20 feet on a good day and sometimes down to 1 1/2' just isn't my cup of tea. That's why I do about 8 trips a year to somehwere down to Florida or the Caribbean.

 

[Blue Abyss]

Octopus Resort, Fiji - with the payout we got, my insurer wasnt happy when i got back from there

So what happened at Octoups Resort? I was there a few years back and we had a wonderful time. I am curious to know about your experience. :06:

 

[victor]

Any site that involves shore diving is off my list.

That discounts Bonaire which has to be one of the best dive destinations in the world. Dawn dives on the reef just 50 yds of the pier. No waves, no surge, no current, beautiful colours. That is a dive you just have to do.

 

[Damselfish]

Any site that involves shore diving is off my list.

That discounts Bonaire which has to be one of the best dive destinations in the world. Dawn dives on the reef just 50 yds of the pier. No waves, no surge, no current, beautiful colours. That is a dive you just have to do.

It doesn't discount Bonaire - they do have boats there, ya know.

 

[KOMPRESSOR]

-Any place where I have to line up with scores of others to dive!!!

 

[Aquanautchuck]

What was diving the Willamette like? I am intrigued!

Believe it or not, not bad. At least once you got to the bottom. It was about 4 to 6' vis, a lot better than I thought it would be. Heck I have had a lot worse up in Puget Sound. I have dove it like 4 or 5 times. A couple of times helping friends with their docks and a few just for fun. Best find was a old rifle one time, turned it into the local police, never heard back from them. And then there was the junk.

Charles

 

[Dive1Dennis]

A local pig farmer, running a rather large operation, asked me once if I would dive his pig pond. (that's where pig crap goes for breakdown and liquification to be later sprayed on fields for fertilizer) He wanted me to repair a valve hooked to a surface pump. He said it would be much less expensive to fix it that way than pump the whole thing out and wade through mire and muck to repair the valve. He was willing to pay big bucks for me to do this. Believe it or not, I actually considered doing it. However, after making several phone calls to various sources in Ohio and Ohio University trying to find out what could/would happen to me and my equipment if I did this, I decided to opt out. No one, and some were "experts",could not give me any definitive answers. To date, that is my most unusual request to go diving, and I've done a few bizarre dives in my day.

I know a guy that was asked to do the same thing in a Slurry store (Cow manure). HE DID IT! h34r:

4) Under ice. No thanks on a number of levels.

Oh come on, ice diving is great fun. Really

 

[PAdiver93]

Well, I was gonna say I'll dive anywhere, but now I'll say anywhere with at least 2' of viz, something to look at, and no hippos or crocs.

I mean, if there is nothing to see, or you are going to be eaten, why dive it?

Still better than dealing with the old lady - death will be quicker!

 

[KOMPRESSOR]

Where wouldn't I dive?

1. The Arctic Ocean (I guess I'm just a WWW, although I'll give the Antarctic a try)
2. freshwater lakes and reservoirs (unless absolutely necessary... I'm a marine biologist)

Come again?! Is the doctor a real sissy?
-Or is he afraid of the 7ft crabs we have up there? :14:

As a marine biologist you should definitely give the northern hemisphere a chance. You'd be surprised with the colors and the aboundance of marine life.
-And as a great bonus the big sharks don't have big teeth! :sharks:

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