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PaulSmithTek
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I know I have "never had butterflies" twice it was late last night and I was dillirious.
Butterflies Before a dive?
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Fish_Whisperer
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At new sites, I sometimes get butterflies, or if I'm in a new situation. (Rough seas, an especially deep wreck, etc.) Most often, once I get all of my gear set up, I'm ready to get the hell off of the boat and into the water, because getting tossed around on a pitching deck, while wearing 50 lbs. of gear is no fun!
dallasdivergirl
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by the time I get to the dive I have used up all of my anexity.
Lets see - the first time I did a roll off a boat vs. a stride..
Which happened to be into a location that had a zippy 3-5kt current...
Which also happens to have large sharks that call this place home...
And knowing I had time enough for 30m bottom time tops since it was a working volunteer dive...
Yeah... I had a few butterflies. I geared up, we were ready for 2 hours before the 'go go go' was sounded for divers to hop in. I'd observed large shadows pass by... my buddy and I prechecked a dozen times.. geared down, waited.. yeah.
When we finally hit the bottom and got down to business, life was good. Our first dive, second day we missed the anchor line for ascent and due to gas constraints did a free ascent. A little bit of butterflies, an bit like what I imagine Sky Diving to be due to the swift current, and safety in the knowlege that we had a chase boat following our bubbles to bring us back in safe and sound.
To this day they are the best dives I've done yet.
Which happened to be into a location that had a zippy 3-5kt current...
Which also happens to have large sharks that call this place home...
And knowing I had time enough for 30m bottom time tops since it was a working volunteer dive...
Yeah... I had a few butterflies. I geared up, we were ready for 2 hours before the 'go go go' was sounded for divers to hop in. I'd observed large shadows pass by... my buddy and I prechecked a dozen times.. geared down, waited.. yeah.
When we finally hit the bottom and got down to business, life was good. Our first dive, second day we missed the anchor line for ascent and due to gas constraints did a free ascent. A little bit of butterflies, an bit like what I imagine Sky Diving to be due to the swift current, and safety in the knowlege that we had a chase boat following our bubbles to bring us back in safe and sound.
To this day they are the best dives I've done yet.
Steve_Dives
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I like having butterflies with basil on a thin cracker. 
(Sorry, it's my lunch break.)
The first dive of the day makes me a little anxious.
(Sorry, it's my lunch break.)The first dive of the day makes me a little anxious.
shellim123
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PaulSmithTek:
Next weekend:huh: Maybe I like the butterflies
It's the shakes that get me. Trying to stay on topic
shellim123:Paul...you know my answer! We talked about this before our date on Saturday
SHELLI!!!!!!
There are those that have had butterflies and sometime or another :11: and those that lie about not having them...:no
I find it hard to believe that at some point in ones diving career that they have not felt the least bit of apprehension about a dive..
I know I have and will have in the future...
I find it hard to believe that at some point in ones diving career that they have not felt the least bit of apprehension about a dive..
I know I have and will have in the future...
lynny_lynny
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yeah...so I voted never had em 2 times
ottawascubalady
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I always get butterflies before diving, especially the first dive. Always fine once I'm in the water. Before my first night dive I was so keyed up I couldn't eat dinner. Was fantastic.
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