Missdirected
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:w-t-f: I think you've got the wrong person.
Slates - ten reasons why we don't use them
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:w-t-f: I think you've got the wrong person.
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InTheDrink
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Well thanks. Fishies and the occasional complex notion that's too difficult to convey with hands and toes 
seems about it.
It's interesting though that complex language doesn't appear to be that valuable underwater for this activity as a trade-off against the inconvenience. I guess as Rhone Man says, there are few things gesticulating wildly and angrily won't solve
I'm still going to look at playing around with it for more conversational reasons and see if it'll take. My suspicion from posts here are that it won't.
Anyone had any other experiences where it proved invaluable, either in an emergency, in diverting one, or where it added lots of value to the dive.
Cheers,
J
seems about it. It's interesting though that complex language doesn't appear to be that valuable underwater for this activity as a trade-off against the inconvenience. I guess as Rhone Man says, there are few things gesticulating wildly and angrily won't solve
I'm still going to look at playing around with it for more conversational reasons and see if it'll take. My suspicion from posts here are that it won't.
Anyone had any other experiences where it proved invaluable, either in an emergency, in diverting one, or where it added lots of value to the dive.
Cheers,
J
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Missdirected
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The diary of course. Since I don't keep one.
Now a grocery list reminding me to get butter for the lobster or blackening seasoning for the fish now that is mighty fine idea. Heck now I might need two slates! :doh:
Missdirected
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Well thanks. Fishies and the occasional complex notion that's too difficult to convey with hands and toes
It's interesting though that complex language doesn't appear to be that valuable underwater for this activity as a trade-off against the inconvenience. I guess as Rhone Man says, there are few things gesticulating wildly and angrily won't solve
I'm still going to look at playing around with it for more conversational reasons and see if it'll take. My suspicion from posts here are that it won't.
Anyone had any other experiences where it proved invaluable, either in an emergency, in diverting one, or where it added lots of value to the dive.
Cheers,
J
Mmm, the only time I can think of is when some other divers looked sort of lost. I wrote them the compass reading for the boat...
Wayward Son
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I mostly spear fish, which means my buddy is prolly somewhere in the area. maybe I'll see him sometime during the dive. a slate mostly doesn't do anything for me as there isn't anyone else to read it, LOL
But do they like me, or do they LIKE ME like me?
Just as an aside, how long do you suppose it will be until some company develops underwater text messaging for those folks so addicted to texting that they can't go more than a few minutes without sending a message to their friends?
I suppose if you have the Verizon network following you around on a dive, the shark will have plenty of choices for someone to munch besides you.
HJeffreyM
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I was just about to say...how long before someone invents a waterproof crackberry-like messaging device to replace the slate. Hey, I just did!
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