Dir?

[offthewall1]

Ken, your just pissed that I didn't come work for you!!!!
You offered me twice my current salary to come and
manage your shop, which I declined. You are a JOKE!!!!
Call me a liar and I'll get Mike Paquette to verify what you
told him, when you tried and failed to get the Scubapro line.
Sorry folks for the hijack.

Is there any way to put her on ignore???:baby:

 

[coldsmoke]

DIR is not like "everyone driving a Prius." It's more akin to everyone driving a "car," with four wheels, a license plate, turn signals, stop lights, bumpers and an understanding of the same posted traffic signs, signals, and laws. I would argue that driving on the road is MUCH more "DIR" than not.

Excellent

 

[Blackwood]

DIR is not like "everyone driving a Prius." It's more akin to everyone driving a "car," with four wheels, a license plate, turn signals, stop lights, bumpers and an understanding of the same posted traffic signs, signals, and laws. I would argue that driving on the road is MUCH more "DIR" than not.

Are you from the same California as I am

 

[cdreamer]

Is there any way to put her on ignore???:baby:

 

[offthewall1]

Crap. I guess I need to stop going to Walgreens in favor of Rite Aid.

Though the possibility exists that it's just a name...

And even if it isn't, like you (wisely) said in your first post (before it went all DJIA on us) "...a diver should dive that with which they are comfortable in, confident in (i.e. believe in)..."

To me, it stands to reason that if a person is comfortable, confident and believes in something, he/she would consider that thing to be "right."

Right?

I concur completely... Thank you.

 

[Gombessa]

Are you from the same California as I am

If you're on a motorcycle, you're already dead. Future wreck drivers will enjoy your carcass, stroke.

If you don't drive a manual transmission, you're solving a skill problem with gear(s). That automatic will entangle itself around separated tread on the highway. Is it getting strokey in here, or is it just you?

Pulling hollywood stops down there in Redondo? You're putting your team in danger! Three strokes and you're out!!

Wait, which position was I arguing again?

 

[offthewall1]

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Terri McDonald
General Manager / Padi DM #178528
Divers Den, Maryland's First Dive Store, Scuba Diving Classes and Equipment
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To Dive ForTHE GREATNESS OF A NATION AND ITS MORAL PROGRESS CAN BE JUDGED BY THE WAY ITS ANIMALS ARE TREATED......GANDHI

I hope she treats the animals better than she treats her fellow divers... it's no wonder they're coming here in droves.... Thanks Terri - keep up the good work! We sure do appreciate it!!!!

That's my last post about CDreamer... I honestly just wanted to thank her for pissing so many people off... Now she is on ignore... at least as far as I'm concerned. God help the rest of you.

 

[Thalassamania]

OK... here is what people (OW Divers) need to go diving... Equipment and Skills. What does DIR say you need... lets have a comparable lis. I too am curious:

Regulator
Alternate Air Source (Octo or breathable inflator)
BCD or BP/W
Weight - integrated or belt (or simply steel tank & plate)
Tank
Mask, Fins & Snorkel
Wetsuit, Boots, Gloves and Hoods (all optional depending on location)
Redundant Air supply (not required, but recommended)

Minimum skills 36 requirements (in water

Entries & Exits (giant stride, controlled seated, backward roll, shore)
Regulator clearing 1 & 2
Regulator recovery 1 & 2
Mask Clearing
Mask removal & replacement
Controlled Ascents & Descents
Air Sharing
Air Sharing Swimming
Air Sharing Ascents
Emergency Swimming Ascents
BCD removal and replacement UW & On surface
Weight removal and replacement UW & On Surface
neutral buoyancy (fin pivots & hovering)
navigation by compass
Buddy Assist Tows (three methods)
Cramp Relief
Breathing from a Free Flowing Regulator
Snorkel to Regulator Exchange
Air Monitoring
Safety Stops
Fin Kicks (Flutter, Frog & Dolphin)
Proper Weighting
Inverted Swimming

I have to ask all new divers... did you get all of these 36 skills in your OW course?

How many could you actually do the day after your course is more the question. I know, for example, that almost no one got 17 repetitions of air sharing that have been shown to be required to have 95% confidence that a diver will be able to actually perform an air share in a non-stressed situation.

 

[diver 85]

DIR?? I though that was Goth??

NudeDiver, what clothes??, right???......

 

[UnderSeaBumbleBee]

CDreamers Signature

Terri McDonald
General Manager / Padi DM #178528
Divers Den, Maryland's First Dive Store, Scuba Diving Classes and Equipment
"To Dive For" Scuba Charters
To Dive ForTHE GREATNESS OF A NATION AND ITS MORAL PROGRESS CAN BE JUDGED BY THE WAY ITS ANIMALS ARE TREATED......GANDHI

I hope she treats the animals better than she treats her fellow divers... it's no wonder they're coming here in droves.... Thanks Terri - keep up the good work! We sure do appreciate it!!!!

That's my last post about CDreamer... I honestly just wanted to thank her for pissing so many people off... Now she is on ignore... at least as far as I'm concerned. God help the rest of you.

Now I think someone is facing into hurricane force winds.

So you start off by saying to the OP to steer clear of the know it all DIR's that you have personally never learned a thing from and how you are in yellow water match facing into the wind with someone that you have some kind of past with. This has been an interesting thread for sure.


Does this thread remind anyone else of this youtube clip? As the reporter says "recently congtroversy has come home to roost in their own back yard" WARNING AS YOU WATCH THIS--MAKE SURE YOU AREN'T DRINKING ANYTHING. I AM NOT BUYING YOU A NEW KEYBOARD ARE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THE CLEAN UP! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzjLlqIuVhI