I think I met a dir padi instructor today.

[Diver0001]

Scubaroo once bubbled...
SDI (TDI's rec partner)

SDI. Another brainchild of a guy I call "Dread Gilligan".

Does he still make 120m/min ascents?

Enough said?

R..

 

[Bomber]

double125's once bubbled...
After surfacing from my dive today I got the the typical lecture of how I am going to die because I did not have a buddy.

You should have turned around slowly, looked him straight in the eye, and said:

That's strange, I didn't start out solo.........

 

[Wyno]

I did say most not all

 

[PhotoTJ]

Bomber once bubbled...


You should have turned around slowly, looked him straight in the eye, and said:

That's strange, I didn't start out solo.........

Oh, I can't wait to use this one!!!

Thanks bomber!

TJ

 

[double125's]

Did he claim to be a GUE instructor, or DIR?

boomx5 He was a padi instructor I just made the reference because that is the same brainwashed mentality that the dir folks have (Like if you put the inflater hose on the wrong side you are going to die because it is not g13 approved). I believe everyone has a right to there own opinion however when your opinion crosses over into threating me and telling me I am going to die if I dont do it your way it becomes a problem. as far as using a gun for self defense or needing a buddy to bail me out in an emergency I take the blind faith approach. I believe god will not put me in a situation we (meaning me and god) cannot get out of. As far as death, when it my time to go nothing I can do will stop it. If it happens in a scuba environment that means I get to die happy.

 

[boomx5]

Is that some new government regulation for scuba divers?

 

[Dryglove]

double125's once bubbled...
As far as death, when it my time to go nothing I can do will stop it. If it happens in a scuba environment that means I get to die happy.

I have dove solo several times and am not one to preach against it. I no longer dive solo as i have seen divers dragged out of the water by their buddies one to many times. If anything think of your wife and kid and their future should you drown. As far as dying happy in a scuba enviroment that is a bunch BS. There is nothing happy about drowning especially for your family members.

 

[double125's]

if you believe in predestiny(spelling?) you will understand what I am talking about. I believe everyone has a predetermined date of death and nothing I can do will stop it. So when it is your time to die it dont matter if it is of a heart attack or drowning you are still going to be dead. I dont want this to turn into a religious discussion but that is my view on life. I am not trying to offend anyone here I just wanted to talk amongst friends and get this off my chest. I just find it annoying when someone uses there opinion to try and fortell my future. If I saw someone doing something I percieved as wrong I would not go up and say you are going to die as a resault of your actions. Thanks for listening.

 

[O-ring]

double125's once bubbled...
if you believe in predestiny(spelling?) you will understand what I am talking about. I believe everyone has a predetermined date of death and nothing I can do will stop it. So when it is your time to die it dont matter if it is of a heart attack or drowning you are still going to be dead. I dont want this to turn into a religious discussion but that is my view on life. I am not trying to offend anyone here I just wanted to talk amongst friends and get this off my chest. I just find it annoying when someone uses there opinion to try and fortell my future. If I saw someone doing something I percieved as wrong I would not go up and say you are going to die as a resault of your actions. Thanks for listening.

Never thought about it that way...

 

[Scubaroo]

double125's once bubbled...
(Like if you put the inflater hose on the wrong side you are going to die because it is not g13 approved).

...you will die!