http://www.mikeziray.com/2009/07/31/whats-wrong-with-this-scuba-diver/?utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=blog&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Life, Logged Through Light Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mikeziray.com/2009/07/31/whats-wrong-with-this-scuba-diver/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Some Blowhard Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:17:38 +0000 http://www.mikeziray.com/?p=667#comment-517 Right on, I didnt want to come off as condesending in my observations, but is fustrating when seeing this sort of thingfor me aswell. A picture is worth a thousand words. Your pic is a perfect "dont do what donnie dont does" moment. As a rescue diver, I single these sorts out when I dive, as they stick out like a sore thumb. Wrestling your primary out of your mouth when hes OOA, or shooting straight to the top when it all goes bad, is inevitable. I suspect his buddy was not visable in the uncropped version of the photo either? Possably wandered off to do his or own thing somewhere else? That was my other point about the buddy thing. To be fair to this guy, it might not be all his fault. Here in FL you could trip and fall on three or four splash and dash dive shops almost anywhere. For $100 they toss em in the water and give them a c-card when they get out, about a dozen at a time, mass producing like a chineese nic-nac factory. He might just be a victim of casual indifference. Just my $0.02. Right on, I didnt want to come off as condesending in my observations, but is fustrating when seeing this sort of thingfor me aswell. A picture is worth a thousand words. Your pic is a perfect “dont do what donnie dont does” moment. As a rescue diver, I single these sorts out when I dive, as they stick out like a sore thumb. Wrestling your primary out of your mouth when hes OOA, or shooting straight to the top when it all goes bad, is inevitable. I suspect his buddy was not visable in the uncropped version of the photo either? Possably wandered off to do his or own thing somewhere else? That was my other point about the buddy thing. To be fair to this guy, it might not be all his fault. Here in FL you could trip and fall on three or four splash and dash dive shops almost anywhere. For $100 they toss em in the water and give them a c-card when they get out, about a dozen at a time, mass producing like a chineese nic-nac factory. He might just be a victim of casual indifference. Just my $0.02.

]]> http://www.mikeziray.com/2009/07/31/whats-wrong-with-this-scuba-diver/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Mike Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:28:36 +0000 http://www.mikeziray.com/?p=667#comment-516 I took this photo of this diver who was from another dive boat in the area. I looked over, couldn't believe what I saw and snapped a picture because no one would ever believe how bad this guy was. There's a lot wrong with his dive buddy too, you're definitely right about that! I took this photo of this diver who was from another dive boat in the area. I looked over, couldn’t believe what I saw and snapped a picture because no one would ever believe how bad this guy was. There’s a lot wrong with his dive buddy too, you’re definitely right about that!

]]> http://www.mikeziray.com/2009/07/31/whats-wrong-with-this-scuba-diver/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Some Blowhard Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:16:14 +0000 http://www.mikeziray.com/?p=667#comment-515 Let's see, Hmmm...., Where to start? Well, the most glaring problem must be the clueless location of the alt 2nd stage. "Walking" across the bottom is a bad idea, stiring up lots of silt, limiting vis. The "walking" effect being demonstrated is probably a by-product of over weighting/ poor bouyancy control. Tank retainer strap appears to be coming loose, so the allready low hanging tank slipping out of his bcd could be exciting for him. I will assume his "buddy" is the one taking the picture, as opposed to a passer-by. His buddy not sorting out his kit is a problem. Prehaps he's drunk?, I don't know. Let’s see, Hmmm…., Where to start? Well, the most glaring problem must be the clueless location of the alt 2nd stage. “Walking” across the bottom is a bad idea, stiring up lots of silt, limiting vis. The “walking” effect being demonstrated is probably a by-product of over weighting/ poor bouyancy control. Tank retainer strap appears to be coming loose, so the allready low hanging tank slipping out of his bcd could be exciting for him. I will assume his “buddy” is the one taking the picture, as opposed to a passer-by. His buddy not sorting out his kit is a problem. Prehaps he’s drunk?, I don’t know.

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