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Sounds like you had "ONE OF THOSE DAYS" Glad you're still with usMy Spanish is a bit rusty but I'd just say "Por favor, No toque nada de mio". Others will offer much better phrasing and grammar but loosley it says "don't touch anyhing of mine" (Loosely is the most important word ).
Yours translates back as "" Please, it does not touch anything of mio"" Mio? Again with it?
Haha, sounds like it, huh? Except in this case nah - got all the training, experience, and learning from discussions here to know better. Mostly it was poor attitude. Remembering the suggestions here, then having a good talk with myself about taking this as seriously as deserved before next time will do more I think.
I think leaving my camera in the boat at first would be best, as they are such distractions - make sure I have my act together in the water, then take it for the second dive - or whenever I do. The last thing I need is more gear, but then I don't mind allowing my camera to hang on my short lanyard. It's well insured with State Farm, no deductible - so well that it's tempting to allow a loss so I can use the money to upgrade.
I wouldn't do that, but I won't let loosing it worry me.I'll add that to the list, but really - as nice as the DMs are. as well as they speak English, and as touch as the non-English speaking egos can be at times, maybe safer to have a discussion with the DM and let him explain to the captain: "Don't screw with his air, all the way on - he tips well."How about pointing at your gear and changing that sentence up a bit to say: No toque nada, Por favor?
Then break out your BFK, wave it at them and shout No toque nada! No toque nada!
Wow Don... I thought all this was behind you!
How can you breath your tank to nothing? Don't you have an SPG?
Having a buddy is great, but YOU are responsible for YOUR diving. I've NEVER run out of air... never. It an alien concept to me how you have done this many times over the years.
Remember, righty tighty, lefty, loosey!
Glad you are safe, and obviously you keep a cool head. But you MUST start doing a better job on the boat pre-dive, and you use that pony WAY to often! I dive with a pony on occasion, but I have NEVER used it for anything other than practice.
