TJisthe1
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Now that is funny!! did you have any second thoughts after watching shark week on the discovery channel?? I wont lie, it made me think twice before taking the giant stride the next weekend!!!!:sharky: :scared:
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Now that is funny!! did you have any second thoughts after watching shark week on the discovery channel?? I wont lie, it made me think twice before taking the giant stride the next weekend!!!!:sharky: :scared:
diverjed
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diverjed
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There is no viable excuse to quit diving.
It is against 'The Divers Code of Ethics', Section 1, Part I.
If you fail to live up to that code, you will not find yourself in diver's heaven when you pass on to the great beyond.
Your soul will find itself in Landlocked Hell!
Heed my words!
It is against 'The Divers Code of Ethics', Section 1, Part I.
If you fail to live up to that code, you will not find yourself in diver's heaven when you pass on to the great beyond.
Your soul will find itself in Landlocked Hell!
Heed my words!
flyguy
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I have a friend that was an assitant instructor and had been diving for year. This was well before I got certified a few months ago.
He'd go diving with his dive buddy often and then one day they had a major falling out. Never dove since.
Kind of sad if you ask me, he gave me his equipment though!!
He'd go diving with his dive buddy often and then one day they had a major falling out. Never dove since.
Kind of sad if you ask me, he gave me his equipment though!!
Kaos
Contributor
Funny that nobody has mentioned medical reasons for no longer diving. A friend of can no longer equalize her ears and hasn't dove in two years.
Probably the saddest reason to quit diving.
Probably the saddest reason to quit diving.
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Scott M
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Diverjed,
What part of the lake did you dive? NY or VT side?
I,m on the NY side. Cumberland head to be exact. My camp is on the north side but I grow up on the south side near what was kind of a the mini Gunboat rock. Lots and lots of artifacts have been found near there. Cannon balls and old swords.
My neighbor on the north side has the second oldest camp on the head. While putting in a new septic last year he found the one of the twin cannon balls linked by a chain the British used to use to tear apart the sails. I can not recall the actual name for them.
There are a coupe of old stone docks in the area so that should be fun.
Scott M
What part of the lake did you dive? NY or VT side?
I,m on the NY side. Cumberland head to be exact. My camp is on the north side but I grow up on the south side near what was kind of a the mini Gunboat rock. Lots and lots of artifacts have been found near there. Cannon balls and old swords.
My neighbor on the north side has the second oldest camp on the head. While putting in a new septic last year he found the one of the twin cannon balls linked by a chain the British used to use to tear apart the sails. I can not recall the actual name for them.
There are a coupe of old stone docks in the area so that should be fun.
Scott M
rakjar
Guest
I am new to diving but I have found great pleasure in it. I have bought all my gear, off the internet to save money. (Don't tell your local dive shops this because they see money going down the drain)
However you get your gear, I suggest it and then dive everytime you get the chance. The only problem I have ran into is I can't seem to find people with the same passion I have. I need dive buddies but that is a whole different post.
Have fun for life......
However you get your gear, I suggest it and then dive everytime you get the chance. The only problem I have ran into is I can't seem to find people with the same passion I have. I need dive buddies but that is a whole different post.
Have fun for life......
Drifter
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I know a few that can't recall there first couple of dives, said it took all there focus to keep tabs on their situation (depth, gauges, etc.) so they weren't able to tell you much about the sites and felt it was more demanding than they could overcome. I know when I look at my log book for my first few dives it mentions hardly anything about what I saw but a lot about how the dive went for me. I think being comfortable down under is a big factor in determining if you quit or go on.
The number one reason people quit diving is finding a sutable dive buddy can be damn near impossible. Joining a dive club can help this situation.
Number two is that there are so many people who are anal about equipment. Just look into any DIR thread. Jeez. You don't need a seven foot hose unless your going to be a porno star for gods sake.
Number three is lack of continueing training offered by your LDS. To get past AOW around here is like pulling teeth. Everytime I try to get recue certified the class is canceled. sheeee it!
Jim
Number two is that there are so many people who are anal about equipment. Just look into any DIR thread. Jeez. You don't need a seven foot hose unless your going to be a porno star for gods sake.
Number three is lack of continueing training offered by your LDS. To get past AOW around here is like pulling teeth. Everytime I try to get recue certified the class is canceled. sheeee it!
Jim
I got my OW through Florida International University. Our training was great but because it was a 3 credit class the book work was about as intensive as it can get for diving, which I believe not to be that difficult. Those who passed the lecture, and yes some failed, had to go through the open water dives. There were people from all over the nation in my class, NJ, NY, CA, UT, CO and so forth. Some of those people got so terribly seasick in two foot chop that it wasn't even funny. It also seemed to be contagious because after the first one hurled the second and third weren't to far behind. Amongst the individuals who did get certifed (yes, some got washed out in the open water dives.) a few did end up quitting not because of the diving but from just not wanting to deal with getting seasick. There are drugs such as Dramamine which help a lot but those individuals who haven't touched the water since just can't deal with being on a boat, not the itself. I personally would face any rough sea just for the mere opportunity of getting in the water, then again I don't get sea sick. Those who quit just figure that the Cost exceeds the benefits.
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