No Joke

[Fibonacci]

Great captain and friend so I trust whatever he said will stick with the diver. He had a private chat in the wheelhouse.

Unbelievable stupidity... hope he was well calibrated by the Captain!

 

[gcarter]

I was using doubles. The right side could be off and the SPG needle wouldn't move.

Ah. Only dive single / sometimes slung 40.

 

[KentB]

i seriously hope you thumped the living **** out of him in the parking lot. that very easily could have killed you or someone else. a broken jaw is a small price to pay compared to killing someone you know and a manslaughter charge.
props to you for handling your cool.
I could not
hence probably why your a very renowned instructor and I only hire ticketed experienced guys I cant handle teaching at all I have very little patience and none of my guys have ever tried to kill me

 

[northernone]

Great captain and friend so I trust whatever he said will stick with the diver. He had a private chat in the wheelhouse.

Good on both of you for handling this professionally.

 

[RTC'83]

That is just inexcusable!

 

[AbnSwmr]

Oh, it wasn't me. I just happened to hear the story from Trace earlier today. There's a bit of an inside joke to that response.

*edit* the individual in question was apparently quite the jokester today

 

[KentB]

Oh, it wasn't me. I just happened to hear the story from Trace earlier today. There's a bit of an inside joke to that response.

oh i knew it was a joke of some kind. but still glad hes OK hes a very well respected instructor and teaching people isnt easy its a skill very few have. glad hes OK after this thread it really makes me re think my 1/2 ass predive checks

 

[RainPilot]

it really makes me re think my 1/2 ass predive checks

I suspect that’s @Trace Malinowski intention. Turning an annoying, potential CF into a teaching moment.

 

[alvinsuper]

Yes. The captain took care of it.

How did you pinpoint the culprit?

Kudos on keeping your cool, I know I couldn't have.

 

[Joneill]

Today, a diver on the boat thought it would be funny to turn off my air between dives as a joke. Fortunately, the boat captain and I have lots of patience with stupid and no CSI's were needed. I found the problem when I flow-checked my rig just before going back into the water. My biggest concern was for the safety of the OW divers I opted to dive with on the wreck of the America. If one of them had a gas problem while descending, I could have donated a reg that would have put them OOG again! I often shut down my tanks to save gas from leaking between dives. Today, I knew I left both valves open on my doubles. The guy shut off my right side long hose. Flow check ... always flow check.

I try to always remember to flow check. But, I'm human and such a joke could result in disaster if rushing in a rescue scenario or if simply forgotten.

Why would anyone think that was “funny”?? What a idiot - he (or she) would be banned from future dives if it was my boat!’