You know you're an old timer when

reefseal · Jul 6, 2003

Didn't know if anyone has done this before..

1) You not only know what horse shoe is but used one. (and have the old Co2 Cartridges to prove it)

2) Sell your old dive gear on eBay and get top $$$ for it by collectors.

3) Miss your old beavertail 2 piece.

4) Still refer to your tanks as Super 80s

5) Know what a J valve is. (and still have tank w/ one)

6) Spent $125 to get your certification and even then thought that was way too expensive.

7) Used to remember when you could scuba for abalone.

Zept · Jul 6, 2003

8. Want to know why your rental reg only has one hose.

Walter · Jul 6, 2003

You know who's not an old timer because they call a horse collar a horse shoe.

Sell my old gear? Never!

I still use my beaver tail.

Super 80's aren't old.

I have 3 j valves in use, one with a wing nut on off knob.

$125? Dive shops sell 'em for $99 now, not that I want a loved one to take one of those classes.

I've never dived where abalone live.

Rental gear for an old timer? Rental gear today will have a minimum of 4 hoses (3 with an Air II).

The Chairman · Jul 6, 2003

You were certified along with Walter! :tease:

Walter · Jul 7, 2003

Not fair, Pete.

That would be Mike. There were only 2 of us. He was the star pupil.

Kaos · Jul 7, 2003

Walter once bubbled...

$125? Dive shops sell 'em for $99 now, not that I want a loved one to take one of those classes.

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I spent $225 on OW course mine back in 1988, had to pay for some of my rental gear (suit, extra weights, extra tank). Now the new divers nowadays only have to pay $200-$250 and don't need to pay for any of their rental stuff.

Does the $99 include rentals? That's the deal of the century!!!!!

Diversauras · Jul 7, 2003

That first certification from New Englandand Divers, in Beverly Mass, didn't require check out dives, only 4 pool sessions...

GlockDiver · Jul 7, 2003

OW cost me $325. The instructor said that others may charge a lot less, but they charge extra if you need to rent equipment. The rental cost for BC, Reg, Weight Belt, and Tank would be $60 per day. Which means the course itself was $85. However, the instructor gets $325 whether you use your own equipment or not, so he isn't too bad off with 5 students.

budgy · Jul 7, 2003

The rubber hoses on your ABLJ have perished and the LDS laughs when you ask him to service your nearly new regulator.

drbill · Jul 7, 2003

what's a horse collar?

Didn't use my first BCD until 1989- it was required by the Cousteau team I dove with and it failed so I just unhooked it.

Dive for abs? Heck we could pluck them off the rocks at low tide (and I'm not talking about blacks).

Am I showing my Old Timers yet?

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