Had to stop reading ScubaBoard

[rpayne]

Yea I did, I've been back now but I had to stop reading it. Since I have asthma I did alot of reading on it and DCS. Pretty soon I was to the point I was too scared to go through with it. All the horror stories and what could happen. Well it was quite overwhelming. Sometime there is such a thing as too much information. Don’t get me wrong I'm glad it's there and I understand that it's purpose is to inform you but after reading and reading for about a week on it. I had to go stop. I thought why would people diving when theirs such a risk of air embolism even when you do everything right. Well after taking a step back and resting from it. I realized that if I was reading a forum on driving I hear all kinds of car crash accidents. Especially since that's what I was searching on to begin with. So I finally stopped reading that stuff and started reading other things and now I'm back on track. But I can tell you within Forums and Search Engines you can really get a narrow view on diving

Just my 2 cents
Robert

 

[Davetul]

It's like that with anything. Noone's going to read (or even bother to post) about an average run fo the mill dive, where nothing exciting happened, and nothing bad happened. Some great dive stories get posted, but they're only the ones that leave a lasting impression.

All (well most) of the accidents, mishaps, near misses, etc. get posted because people read them, are interested in them (morbid curiosity?), and learn from them. If you keep your mind open and realize that, while you may read 15 post topics about how bad something is, remember that there's something like a couple hundred thousand people that read and post here. 15 out of 100,000 (to be conservative) is one heck of a high 'safety' rate. I wish I could accomplish that on any daily task.

Learn from the mistakes of others, be cautious and attentive, and get as much information as you can. Don't, however, think that just because you don't read about someone not having a problem, that there's noone who has ever done it, they just don't feel like saying anything.

-Dave

 

[simbrooks]

Personally i have to stop reading SB daily as it is affecting my work (or at least the time i can devote to work), but that is another story of an SB addict.

Hope you werent scared off too much by the "too much info" problem, its never bad to be informed, but you have to rationalise what is a risk/fear and what is imaginary or hyped up. I have more risk in my drive to work than i do from diving, when done right.

Good luck with your further reading and diving career.

 

[ShakaZulu]

And we haven't even started to discuss all the angry sea monsters..........

 

[Hank49]

Yea I did, I've been back now but I had to stop reading it. Since I have asthma I did alot of reading on it and DCS. Pretty soon I was to the point I was too scared to go through with it. All the horror stories and what could happen. Well it was quite overwhelming. Sometime there is such a thing as too much information. Don’t get me wrong I'm glad it's there and I understand that it's purpose is to inform you but after reading and reading for about a week on it. I had to go stop. I thought why would people diving when theirs such a risk of air embolism even when you do everything right. Well after taking a step back and resting from it. I realized that if I was reading a forum on driving I hear all kinds of car crash accidents. Especially since that's what I was searching on to begin with. So I finally stopped reading that stuff and started reading other things and now I'm back on track. But I can tell you within Forums and Search Engines you can really get a narrow view on diving

Just my 2 cents
Robert

I understand what you're saying. I had never joined a message board before this one. I just dived. And did some dives that many people on the board here expressed their view as to how stupid and risky it was diving like that. Points well taken. But as NIKE commercials say, just do it. If I had a dollar for every risky, crazy thing I have done in my life.....I wouldn't be growing shrimp for a living. Like my Mennonite friend (from Blue Creek, Belize...they fell a little far from the tree) told me after I asked him, "why did we drive so fast racing home last night, power sliding around turns, on the pipe the whole way, I'm almost 50. When will I ever learn?" He said, "because it's fun". Just dive. You'll love it.

 

[DandyDon]

Just read the trip reports. :369:

 

[Buoyant1]

yeah...like the one in your Avatar! How YOU doin!

Keep 'em coming Shaka!

And we haven't even started to discuss all the angry sea monsters..........

 

[HowieDean]

Sometimes I think we forget that most dangerous thing most of us "Including Divers" do is get in car and drive somewhere.

One of the great things about Diving is that it incompasses such a WIDE spectrum of activities. From simple, safe and relaxing escorted dives in warm clear tropical waters to physically and technically demanding specialties like caves and extreem depths.

My son has ashma and we basicly lied about it so he could get certified. He has never had a problem doing the type of diving we love "Reef Diving in Mexico and South America". We both know that he understands his limits and I know he would never sign up for a cave or wreck diving course.

I am lucky enough to spend a month or so working as a DM in Honduras every year and have been actively trying to get the 50 to 70 year old set into what I term relaxation diving.

I hope that everyone has at least one opertunity to dive a Caribien Reef before they die. You can go to Cozumel and dive cheaper then you can go anywhere in the US to do anything..........

I postively guarntee that you are a 100 times safer on 40ft group dive in these conditions then you were on the car ride to the airport.

Sure all the tech stuff has it's place and is of verying degrees of importance depending on the type of diving you are doing. But please consider that same people who are harping about all the fine details and the things you have to be sooooooooo carefull about are driving down the freeway talking on their cell phones...

So take it in stride and get out there and have some fun...

That's just my opion
I could be wrong

 

[rpayne]

Hey don't get me wrong I got the bug and I'm going ahead (as soon as I can corner some extra cash away) to get lessons. A $1,000 dollars US isn't something I can come up with in a couple of months. I personally think I've was ment to dive. The number of times I've dreamed of breathing underwater is numberous. I think that's why I want to do it so much. That and all the beautiful reefs I've seen in pictures. I like to see them personally. Like alot of people have said you might as well enjoy your life rather than worrying about risk and what might happen.

BTW here's a newbie question I've seen the article on Acronyms is there any other articles on other terms like live aboard trips things like that.


thanks
Robert

 

[Gary D.]

And we haven't even started to discuss all the angry sea monsters..........

Shisssssssssh, don't let him know about the Snaggle Tooth Crautch-Agator. That could really freak someone out.

Gary D.