padi self reliant diver

[maniago]

Am I coming diving with you?

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Frank, where the heck did you dig up that photo of me? Did my ex send it to you? Damn it. Though looking at it now, I was one hot dude back then!

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I have a secured spot on the season opener. Be there, my treat...

Ah Viz you needn't pay my freight. I'd be there, but.....no kidding, I'm babysitting "patrons" in the Aquarium that day. Its my first DM tank-ride - no training wheels.

 

[Wookie]

Frank, where the heck did you dig up that photo of me? Did my ex send it to you? Damn it. Though looking at it now, I was one hot dude back then!

That actually is a photo of me.... I wasn't always that good looking, though.

 

[maniago]

That actually is a photo of me.... I wasn't always that good looking, though.

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Oh? Hmmm. Well, say hi to our mom for me when you see her ok?

 

[uncfnp]

I've seen threads take some real odd twists and turns but this has to set some kinda record!

 

[lowviz]

Hey! It is past 50 posts which is the *usual* marker for anything even remotely related to the OP.

So if you use "PADI", "self-reliant", "solo", or "Frank" in your post, you can play too.

 

[uncfnp]

So one day a self reliant Frank solos into a Padi bar and shouts for a reheaded...

 

[lowviz]

Bonaire! You forgot Bonaire, sweetheart!

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OK, I'm seeing 1 member and four guests. Hey, Marg! Is that you?

 

[DaleC]

Mountains are free, but skiing on them is not.

Ah... skiing is free if you either cross country or telemark. But imagine an industry that gradually persuades everbody those forms of skiing are not desirable. Now you have to pay for everything.

 

[danvolker]

Ah... skiing is free if you either cross country or telemark. But imagine an industry that gradually persuades everbody those forms of skiing are not desirable. Now you have to pay for everything.

Which is why 75% of the SB membership has never tried freediving, or worse, does not even know what a freediver looks like in real life....and probably more don't really know how to even snorkel with a real j snorkel , mask and fins without a BC.
The industry won't push what it can't make much money from, even though the PUSHING of snorkling and freediving would clearly create better scuba divers( from the base freediving would give them).

 

[doctormike]

The industry won't push what it can't make much money from

I think that you have hit on a good definition of "industry"...

It would be contrary to the best interests of any business to promote something that didn't positively affect the financial situation of that business, right? If you are running a company and do that, the board of directors will fire you unless you can prove that something producing a short term loss will result in long term profits. Making people better divers doesn't necessarily sell more gear or travel or training (although I guess I can see that it might in some cases).

Don't get me wrong - I totally agree with your premise! But that underscores the difference in the mission of divers (alone or in groups) and the mission of the dive industry. Local dive clubs, for example, have more of a vested interest in promoting better diving without the need to make a profit.

Each has it's role, though. Without the dive industry, we wouldn't have developed the gear that we currently use today. I'm not sure we would even have scuba diving at all if it wasn't for the fact that people figured out a way to make money by designing, building and selling regulators, right?