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    • goosehdG
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      @Giles Are you not on vacation??  Go to bed…

      We’re going to bombard you when you get back!!  Have you not seen the FOMO thread…😈

      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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      • GilesG
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        I am still on vacation….It is 06:26 and I don't want breakfast yet.

        Yep, I have seen the FOMO thread.

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • goosehdG
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          Well then, have a Mimosa and enjoy the day…

          Love you, and hope you and Paula are having fun…

          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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          • GilesG
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            Thank you.  I will start the day with Mas Huni…..

            https://www.saveur.com/maldivian-breakfast-mas-huni-recipe/

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • goosehdG
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              Well, here I am preparing for bed, and now salivating for breakfast…

              Thanks G!

              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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              • goosehdG
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                So how was breakfast?  Are you guys getting a lot of diving in? Fishing?

                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                • GilesG
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                  We did not dive today as we are flying tomorrow….

                  But we did a lot of diving, saw some firsts for us, and had some "oh-fuck" moments......

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • goosehdG
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                    @Giles:

                    We did not dive today as we are flying tomorrow….

                    But we did a lot of diving, saw some firsts for us, and had some "oh-fuck" moments......

                    Equipment issues or big fish and you're bait fish size?

                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                    • GilesG
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                      You need approx 24 hours after diving before you can fly to get the Nitrogen out of your system.

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                        I'm curious about what,"oh fuck" moments… Glad you're alright G.

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                        • GilesG
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                          1. A few days ago I made Paula laugh so much whilst diving, that she flooded her regulator, swallowed a load of water and could not purge her reg. We were at about 18 metres and had to do an emergency ascent with P using my spare reg. I saw real fear in her eyes (which was when I realised she was not fooling around), but she handled herself amazingly well and never came close to panic. She was pretty shaken, but I am so proud of how she handled herself. The good news is that we had 2 amazing dives the following day, after the second dive I said to her, "if I see another bloody turtle, I'm going to throttle someone"….

                          2. Me doing a scooter dive without Paula.  I buddied up with a new guy.  First, we lost the main group, then I lost him and the main group.  I looked for him and them for the "regulation" 60 seconds, then surfaced.  I got back onto the boat, after a few seconds, the divemaster bobbed to the surface and asked me if I wanted to jump back in.  I was so pissed off with myself and did not want to mess the groups dive up any further I declined and sat the rest of the dive out.

                          3. Chucking my fin onto the boat at the end of the dive, it bounced off back into the sea and started sinking.  They're Japanese and about USD170 per pair, so I did not want to lose it.  I vented air so I could sink below the boat, and most importantly the prop, only to see the captain dive into the water fully clad to try and retrieve it as it drifted down current and down down.  He could not get it, so I finned with one fin and managed to get it, but I was in the blue, so had no reference point as to my depth, so had to keep a beady eye on my computer.  I boarded the boat to a round of ironic applause, a lot of "what a complete twat" like comments, and as very wet captain….

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • steelworkerS
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                            So- good trip?  😶

                            Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                            Well, I have others.

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                            • GilesG
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                              Amazing thank you.  I put all that shit down to experience, I/we have analysed what we did wrong and what we could have done better.  We will be better divers as a result.

                              Key takeaway, when I am trying to explain to Paula that the shark we have just seen is a guitar shark, do not play mad air guitar…...

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • steelworkerS
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                                No laughing at 30 meters

                                Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                Well, I have others.

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                                • GilesG
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                                  At about 40M you start to get "narced" (you can get it shallower, but typically it happens from 30M plus) then you really do laugh….

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                                    @Giles:

                                    "what a complete twat"….

                                    Wow, that's crazy. I figured you were going to say you had a closee call with a shark or something. I am terrified of deep water so I don't think I would be able to do that. Maybe but I am not keen to try anytime soon. 😃

                                    Those sweatpants are pretty great Alex, thanks 👍

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                                    • louisboscoL
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                                      @Giles:

                                      Key takeaway, when I am trying to explain to Paula that the shark we have just seen is a guitar shark, do not play mad air guitar…...

                                      you should stop playing the fool..  😛 😛

                                      "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        @louisbosco:

                                        you should stop playing the fool..  😛 😛

                                        Won't happen…..

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • MattM
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                                          My father in law dives and has started taking his stupid ass girlfriend.  The island dive instructor took a hundred to pass her because there was no way she could do it on her own.  Sooo… keep your eyes on CNN for that one.

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            I needed an additional D ring on my BCD - Josh sorted it for me…..

                                            🙂 🙂

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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