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Actually my favorite is trying to get the attention of the DM when there is one. I too pretty much gave up on this after a while. I can't tell you how often a DM has said "Tell me when you reach XXXX pounds." but when you get there he doesn't look your way for the next 10 minutes. Doesn't really bother me because it's not the DM's job to monitor my air.justleesa:When I'm gliding around and find something that I want to share with my fellow divers I find it hard to catch their attention. How do you do it?
MikeFerrara:WOW, what if you were trying to get your buddies attention because you had a problem?
You really need to be aware of each other all the time. Then a simple wave of a hand will let them know that you're going to say something. Otherwise you're pretty much solo diving.
If you carry a good light all you need to do is wave your light beam accross theirs...slow for non-urgent and fast for urgent.
justleesa:When I'm gliding around and find something that I want to share with my fellow divers I find it hard to catch their attention. How do you do it?
hodgson:Even though I don't like them, a tank banger will grab attention. You can buy em or make em. A chunk of surgical tubing and something solid to snap against the tank is all that's needed. Or in a pinch just carry something that you can tap your tank with.