A few times a year, the thread pops up asking the SB population "Why do you dive..."
And of course there is the usual sleu of answers - some honest, some profound, some set off the BS-o-meter, some lame, some good... in short, everything you expect to see on SB.
I saw this most recent version of that thread, and I got to thinking - what about the flip side. Why DON'T you dive?
I live in SoCal, moments from the water. I did 30-some dives in September. A very above average month for me. I usually do between 12 - 25 dives a month, often more, sometimes less. But in 2006 there's been (I think) one 7 day dry spell. The rest of the time I'm in the water a few times each week. I'm very fortunate. But I'm also very driven. I've learned to dive comfortably and confidently in cold, dark water. I've come to love it. Some of you do a lot more than 20 - 30 dives a month. But statistics say most dive less. A LOT less.
I remember having a tough time finding regular dive buddies who wanted to splash as often as I could. So I fixed that. Now I get to dive a lot with numero uno buddy. I do lots of night diving because my weekends are packed and I can't dive on Sundays. I live close to the water. I work from home most of the time. In short, a lot of things have conspired to make it easier for me to get into the water than a lot of people.
But most of all, I dive because I've committed to diving often. I'm not an instructor, I don't have classes or take classes that keep me in the water often. These are all dives for practice, training, photographing and fun. I don't have any more free time than the next person. In fact, likely the opposite. However, I make time to dive, not find time to dive.
So my question: Why don't you dive? Time? Distance? Commitment? Haven't caught the bug? Lazy? Broken Leg? Why don't you dive?
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Ken
And of course there is the usual sleu of answers - some honest, some profound, some set off the BS-o-meter, some lame, some good... in short, everything you expect to see on SB.
I saw this most recent version of that thread, and I got to thinking - what about the flip side. Why DON'T you dive?
I live in SoCal, moments from the water. I did 30-some dives in September. A very above average month for me. I usually do between 12 - 25 dives a month, often more, sometimes less. But in 2006 there's been (I think) one 7 day dry spell. The rest of the time I'm in the water a few times each week. I'm very fortunate. But I'm also very driven. I've learned to dive comfortably and confidently in cold, dark water. I've come to love it. Some of you do a lot more than 20 - 30 dives a month. But statistics say most dive less. A LOT less.
I remember having a tough time finding regular dive buddies who wanted to splash as often as I could. So I fixed that. Now I get to dive a lot with numero uno buddy. I do lots of night diving because my weekends are packed and I can't dive on Sundays. I live close to the water. I work from home most of the time. In short, a lot of things have conspired to make it easier for me to get into the water than a lot of people.
But most of all, I dive because I've committed to diving often. I'm not an instructor, I don't have classes or take classes that keep me in the water often. These are all dives for practice, training, photographing and fun. I don't have any more free time than the next person. In fact, likely the opposite. However, I make time to dive, not find time to dive.
So my question: Why don't you dive? Time? Distance? Commitment? Haven't caught the bug? Lazy? Broken Leg? Why don't you dive?
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Ken