What Scares You The Most?
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going night diving in a local lake after everyone else is asleep and you decide to go diving because it looks to be a nice night w/no moon, it's midnight, it's dark, your down avg 20-40 ft, about an hour passes, you surface since your somewhat lost and want to get your bearings on where the dock is... and guess what............
there is a massive thunderstorm and lighting going on, it's pouring rain and lighting bolts all over the place, you can't see the dock, you have 800 psi left.... so you guess and take a compass shot and get the heck down under and go......
and North I went, ended up when I ran out of air and had to surface, I was 50ft from shore, and about 3 docks away from ours...
Always check the weather b4 a night dive, and always let someone know or leave a note. hehhe
it's not fun, being in the middle of a smaller size lake and there is lightning going on BIG TIME.
there is a massive thunderstorm and lighting going on, it's pouring rain and lighting bolts all over the place, you can't see the dock, you have 800 psi left.... so you guess and take a compass shot and get the heck down under and go......
and North I went, ended up when I ran out of air and had to surface, I was 50ft from shore, and about 3 docks away from ours...
Always check the weather b4 a night dive, and always let someone know or leave a note. hehhe
it's not fun, being in the middle of a smaller size lake and there is lightning going on BIG TIME.
lamont
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danktex
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They come from out of nowhere.lamont:
BHB ScubaTroll
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Blue Gloves of Death for sure.. but, I do my diving in the south.... They're only a threat in the Northwest and above.lamont:
I saw one in this area, but just as I saw it... a Clown Fish popped up and snatched it.... friggin' Clown Fish
Packhorse
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************s dredging for scallops 50 meters from your dive boat flying a dive flag.
This happened today. ************!
This happened today. ************!
Got caught in a "downdraft" off of Camp Schawb in Okinawa. Wasn't even near a wall, we were approx. 600 ft offshore and 20 feet deep when we spotted a dark area ahead and below us in the sand. (Looked like a thermocline) We continued through it and had to pressurize, checked our depth and we were at 120 ft. We tried to ascend but were getting nowhere. Even our exhaled bubbles weren't rising normally. This was in the mid-eighties and our BC's had CO2 cartridges installed for emergency situations. We popped those cartridges and finned straight up for all we were worth. I have never again experienced this.
Another scary moment-regulator malfunction while under the ice.
Another scary moment-regulator malfunction while under the ice.
CJ Waid:
In the pool last week I asked the instructor if we would have a bathroom break and he said "yeah right now" so me floating in the pool was thinking um right here right now? lol but he meant to get out and go but boy it was a weird moment.
And yes when I was younger and me and my brothers were jet skiing. But since I have not!
tee_jay:When I was getting my OWC we had to take our masks off and put them back on. Anyway, I took them off and for some reason thought I'd leave my eyes open, I do it all the time in the pool so I thought it would be fine. Anyway, I felt a gag and my breathing almost stopped, so I tried to take a breath, but accidently sniffed water up my nose. So by now I was trying to figure out what the hell to do...so pinched my nose and forced myself to start breathing. Lol, it was pretty embarassing, but at least I learnt my lesson: Never open your eyes without your goggles unless you have to![and no one is allowed to ever hold this story against me!]
I suppose once I do some more diving I'll learn to fear propellors as much as you guys seem to.
If I were you I would definetly practise breathing under sea water without a mask, without holding my nose & with my eyes open (you may need both hands) until it becomes second nature. You never know when your mask may become dsilodged while down below & you want to (comfortably & safely) be able to find it & clear it without putting yourself under the handicap & pressure of having to do so while holding your breath. Quite seriously, this should just be a routine annoyance (losing your mask & being able tio find/clear it) & I would recomend that you not scuba dive until you have practised this in shalllow water until you are comfortable.
I didnt want to say this,
but I am very scared of CBullas avatar..
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but I am very scared of CBullas avatar..
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