Survival Kit for Basic Divers on SB

[BHB ScubaTroll]

very good! That will definitely be added

 

[maged_mmh]

Overall good attempt. I think maybe we should add a "survival guide for new ScubaBoard users" to better help navigate these waters.

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I was going to click on the "T" button but thought you might be offended

 

[Darcey]

I was going to click on the "T" button but thought you might be offended

Ya beat me to it!

 

[Blackwood]

I was going to click on the "T" button but thought you might be offended

The first thing I did after posting was attempt to thank myself.

 

[maged_mmh]

The first thing I did after posting was attempt to thank myself.

no wonder they don't allow this over here; this NetDoc dude must has seen-it-all

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

no wonder they don't allow this over here; this NetDoc dude must has seen-it-all

 

[AndyDragon]

More survival info:

If you [drink|smoke|have sex] before a dive...YOU WILL DIE.
If you keep an SPG with a wireless AI transmitter...YOU WILL DIE (because that's just not DIR...too many hoses everywhere).
If you look at a nitrox tank without proper certification...YOU WILL DIE.
Do NOT dive with HUD masks, they are heavy on one side and you'll roll over with no control...YOU WILL DIE.
Never dive with a beaver-tail, you will most certainly wrap it around some part on the boat and end up hanging on the side of the boat like a yo-yo...YOU WILL DIE.
If you spearfish, you are satan - sharks can tell this and will attack...YOU WILL DIE.
Never dive with [insert any brand except your own] gear, it's made by monkeys with no concept of the underwater world...YOU WILL DIE.

And the one from the PADI OWD video I just love:

"If you are not getting out of diving what you want, it's your OWN FAULT"

...oh yeah...YOU WILL DIE!

 

[ScubaSteve]

Never dive with a beaver-tail, you will most certainly wrap it around some part on the boat and end up hanging on the side of the boat like a yo-yo...YOU WILL DIE.

Now this man speaks the truth. I am amazed this one did not make it into the PADI Manual...

 

[Darcey]

^^^^

 

[Bryan]

As a new ScubaBoard member, you'll quickly learn that popcorn is the breakfast of champions.
Also lunch, and dinner, and second breakfast...