SCUBA is ruining my life!

[jepuskar]

I know what everyone means.....I got the same bug. I have been diving the last two days at the local quarry....viz is crappy, the admission is wayyyy over-priced, but yet i will still go back!!! What am I suppose to do?

 

[srkdvr]

You could be spending all your money on drugs killing yourself, but instead you are doing fun and refreshing things, meeting new and fun people and just having a good ole time.

So kick back and enjoy, You only live once... or so I have heard.

Rich :mean:

 

[SM Diver]

srkdvr once bubbled...
You could be spending all your money ... Rich :mean:

Am I the only one who has told his spouse, "I know I've spent a ton of money on this, but ....

1. You don't want me engaged in a potentially hazardous recreation using only the cheap stuff (aka, the "you'd be responsible for my death" defense), OR,

2. Good news! I'm sooooo close to having everything I need, that it'll be cheap from here on out!

Notice: When invoking defense number two, it is recommended that one immediately file receipts without leaving them on your dresser, and, when making multiple purchases at once, bring them in gradually from the trunk of the car, thus disguising the compulsive spending spree and impending credit card invoice.

 

[art.chick]

Yes, if you have to be out of control of a habit, choose your habit well. Nobody ever got VD, DUI, or liver disease from breathing some compressed gasses!

 

[wch]

tampascott once bubbled...

Notice: When invoking defense number two, it is recommended that one immediately file receipts without leaving them on your dresser, and, when making multiple purchases at once, bring them in gradually from the trunk of the car, thus disguising the compulsive spending spree and impending credit card invoice.

The "asking forgiveness is easier than getting permission" thing is starting to wear real thin with my wife.
"But honey the only thing else I NEED to get is a …"

The other famous quote:

"I know its your dad's birthday party, don't worry, I'll be home in time."
Bill

 

[neve]

My next trip is in three weeks and I'm counting the minutes.

It's indeed horrible to live just for you next dive..... ;-0

 

[Divesherpa]

Diving has cost me a career, a few friends, my new Range Rover, more money than I care to count, travel from state to state, country to country, continent to continent, and my up-tight approach to life.
I don't wear ties (for that matter, collars). My biggest decisions for the day, aside from what stock to, is do I dive wet or dry, sidemount or backmount, alone or with a buddy, ocean or cave, trimix or nitrox, and the toughest decision of the day With a camera or without.

Stop now or prepare for the best.

This stuff is addictive.

Cheers

 

[fireguy]

Am newly addicted, and solving the problems this creates as they "surface". Major solution was finding a boss who is more addicted than I am. Now, if I cold just find a nice Lady Dive Buddy to help check my gear...


Scott - Have Dive Gear, Will Travel

 

[pchelp]

A variation of Number 1...

It's Safety Equipment...not Scuba stuff

Number 2...

No more buying scuba stuff...O.K., good thing I now have all equipment, including camera, speargun, new Apeks reg, and now a LP 108 steel tank (to go with the AL80). Alright, I promise, no new gear....(for a while at least).

Sound familiar?

Also helps if the receipt / check does not include the words "dive" or "scuba".

 

[landlocked]

tampascott once bubbled...
In an ill advised move, Uncle Pug decided to save big bucks by air brushing the boat himself....

Great job. I put it on my screensaver list of pictures.