Other terms for "stroke"?

[fisherdvm]

Sounds like envy to me.....

Wish I could afford all that top of line stuff too! And you could call me a stroke all you want.

No, not envy. I could afford to drive a corvette or mercedes with a six figure income, but instead, have a beat up old Windstar to haul stuff. Drove my pick up till it died, and had a new engine put in.

I love my second hand reg, barebone $50 dive computer, home made dive knife.... Wouldn't dive with anything else, even if it were given to me. I'd sell that titanium reg and dive more.

I don't envy people with fancy gears, nice cars... I have all that I ever wanted, and more. Just don't like it when they laugh at others.... Because, deep down, I feel sorry for the jerk, he was not brought up with the values my parents gave me.

 

[do it easy]

Gosh fisher, he really got under your skin, eh?

 

[scarefaceDM]

a term we use ..simple really.

Inexperienced. Poorly skilled. newbie.

Generally no judgement is passed until the Inexperienced. Poorly skilled. newbie. takes off on you with out warning. Then the snorkels are distributed and the beatings begin...

 

[muddiver]

Same here. I have a buddy who is a grizzled, retired USMC vet. and police trainer. He often doesn't say anything. He just slaps me into place!

Non-verbal communication is often quite effective with those who can understand it!

Cheers,

X

Some of us resemble that remark

 

[Stu S.]

I've never been called anything, but had some funny experiences. I started diving in the 70's and got out of it for a while. I got back in 2005, and bought some new gear; some of it the "economy" variety. When my daughter started diving, I got a new wetsuit, so I would not look like a diving hobo.

I looked like what one would expect of a freshly-minted new beginning diver. People gave me advice on being extra careful, or warning me that my buoyancy would not be good. Some suggested a particular dive would be too hard. That was a bit patronizing. "When you get better at it you'll be able to......" They had no way of knowing that I had about 200 dives, many on wrecks down to about 150 feet. They had not even seen me dive.

99% of divers are real cool. A few formed an early conclusion about my skills based upon what my equipment looked like. It was good for some laughs.

Happy diving!

 

[Ice9]

Then the snorkels are distributed and the beatings begin...

Thats awesome!

 

[Teamcasa]

...
I looked like what one would expect of a freshly-minted new beginning diver. People gave me advice on being extra careful, or warning me that my buoyancy would not be good. Some suggested a particular dive would be too hard. That was a bit patronizing. "When you get better at it you'll be able to......" They had no way of knowing that I had about 200 dives, many on wrecks down to about 150 feet. They had not even seen me dive... A few formed an early conclusion about my skills based upon what my equipment looked like. It was good for some laughs.

Happy diving!

I know exactly how you felt. I too recently became re-certified with my new diving wife. Her skills are improving at a terrific rate. She now is the one who asks, “Where do you want to dive next?” Got to love that in a woman!

Dave

 

[SteveFass]

I never minded being called those names as long as it was all in good fun. Just like Matt said, there was still respect and camraderie.

My name was - and I can't recall it exactly - but it was from the Star Wars movie. Any Star Wars fans to help my memory?

 

[Nemrod]

I have made a career of strokery. I love it. I often dive in stroke disguise just to irritate techies. It is great sport. I also love to get on a dive boat and after "feeling" out the group flavor with all my beat up junk gear that is decades old and ask stupid questions like --"where does this go" or maybe "what does this do" or "why does your regulator have only one hose" etc. N

 

[fisherdvm]

Gosh fisher, he really got under your skin, eh?

I am a sensitive MAN. That's why I wear pink.