It amazes me that people think they can outswim mother ocean.Yep! To quote my instructor, "Physics always wins."
Shite breaks and no-one can outlast mother ocean.Have both.
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It amazes me that people think they can outswim mother ocean.Yep! To quote my instructor, "Physics always wins."
Shite breaks and no-one can outlast mother ocean.Have both.
Insane to think that fitness can not help a situation because “mother ocean”. Like there isn’t a whole big swath of gray between benign conditions and overpowering.It amazes me that people think they can outswim mother ocean.
Shite breaks and no-one can outlast mother ocean.
I didn't post that so stop mischaracterizing what I posted. I know my limits and I'm smart enough to dive within those limits. I'm also smart enough to think a problem through rather than try to bull my way through. You've come out swinging because I think it's important to realize that mother nature is a strong ass bitch. Only a fool doesn't respect her. Now you're suggesting that I can't get off or on the boat. What a crock. I've never been helped on or off the boat. Now, I am getting old and I am recovering from back surgery, but I find your attempts to shame me for being out of shape as ill thought out and frankly mean spirited.Insane to think that fitness can not help a situation because “mother ocean”
I never said anything about you, Pete. If you assigned my comments to yourself then perhaps it’s ringing true. Idk, I haven’t seen you in over a decade. Maybe more.I didn't post that so stop mischaracterizing what I posted. I know my limits and I'm smart enough to dive within those limits. I'm also smart enough to think a problem through rather than try to bull my way through. You've come out swinging because I think it's important to realize that mother nature is a strong ass bitch. Only a fool doesn't respect her. Now you're suggesting that I can't get off or on the boat. What a crock. I've never been helped on or off the boat. Now, I am getting old and I am recovering from back surgery, but I find your attempts to shame me for being out of shape as ill thought out and frankly mean spirited.
Insane to think that fitness can not help a situation because “mother ocean”. Like there isn’t a whole big swath of gray between benign conditions and overpowering.
Sometimes I forget that I enter into these discussions with people who are so out of shape that they can’t even carry their own tanks and struggle with climbing a ladder.
Different worlds.
Tools man. Makes the dive better and safer."I'm in such fantastic shape that I need a scooter to dive the deep wrecks off of the SEFL coast." Way to help your argument.
This was directly quoting ME.Rationalization for lack of fitness.
Whatever. The quotes seem to disagree with you.I never said anything about you, Pete.
You don't need to be a Johnny Weissmuller to dive. You do need to dive appropriately. Know your limits and dive within them.Regardless, there ARE people with this toxic mentality that they don’t need physical fitness because of x reason.
…and that is why you are promoting a scooter? I find those things ridiculous. The last thing I need in the water is to be behind or on a machine (but for the boat). I get enough “ motor time” on I95 driving to work.Insane to think that fitness can not help a situation because “mother ocean”. Like there isn’t a whole big swath of gray between benign conditions and overpowering.
Sometimes I forget that I enter into these discussions with people who are so out of shape that they can’t even carry their own tanks and struggle with climbing a ladder.
Different worlds.
A scooter can make your dive safer and more fun.…and that is why you are promoting a scooter? I find those things ridiculous. The last thing I need in the water is to be behind or on a machine (but for the boat). I get enough “ motor time” on I95 driving to work.
If you can’t swim down or around without a machine…just say’n
Again, they would not make my diving more "fun" as I abhor them. I keep reading about scooter deaths in caves. People rely on them until they die, and then the diver dies. They encourage too many to exceed their limits, and I find no safety in that at all. If you're going to rely on a scooter to go where you couldn't go before, then it's best to pull a redundant scooter, or make other plans to ameliorate the extra risks. It's all fun and games until it stops working when you need it most.A scooter can make your dive safer and more fun.