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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009
    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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      steelworker
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      Joined: 16 Apr 2014

      So- good trip?  😶

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

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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        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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          steelworker
          見習いボス
          Joined: 16 Apr 2014

          No laughing at 30 meters

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

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            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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              Filthy2123ozjunkie
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              Joined: 21 Jan 2013

              @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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                louisbosco
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                @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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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  @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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                    Matt
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                    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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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      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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                        goosehd
                        Mod Squad
                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                        @Giles Is that a load bearing D-ring or just an attachment point for miscellaneous gear?  Do you need to x-stitch it for reinforcement?

                        "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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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          @goosehd It's not load-bearing.  I have a load of stuff hanging off the lower ring, some of which (like my torch) are on extenders, which means when I am swimming horizontally they hang quite a long way down (which is an issue when I am close to the bottom or going through small openings.  So my idea is I attach the extender to the new upper ring and thread the extending cable through the lower ring.  I'll take a photo of the rig when it is set up….

                          "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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                            goosehd
                            Mod Squad
                            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                            The reason I asked is that you always see a bar tack or some sort of X-stitch for reinforcement on nylon webbing?  Always wondered why and if it's due to stretch and potentially weakening in the webbing itself.

                            I also wonder given the environment that you'll be using it would be cause for potential problems if load bearing.  Might be fine for attachments…

                            One of those why do they do it kind of questions...

                            "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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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              I'll stick a couple of IH rivets through it if I get worried  🙂

                              "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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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                @goosehd It works…..

                                "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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                                  Giles
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                  I don’t carry a camera, I like to concentrate on surviving in an alien environment. But I’m pretty good at spotting shit, and Hemi my friend is brilliant at capturing what we find….

                                  Nudibranch

                                  Ribbon eel (Moray eel family)

                                  Leaf Fish

                                  "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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                                    goosehd
                                    Mod Squad
                                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                    Those fish? are beautiful!!

                                    "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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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      @goosehd I've updated the post 2 & 3 are fish.  1 is a Nudibranch which means naked lung.  The family is massive and it is a delight to find new ones (to us)….

                                      https://www.google.com/search?q=nudibranch+bali&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB940GB940&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiM25SilMn6AhVBRUEAHU8PBjAQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&cshid=1664975393645290&biw=1527&bih=782&dpr=2.2

                                      "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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                                        Giles
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                        Ghost Pipefish….

                                        Porcelain Crab (for reference, the carapace is no more than 1cm across)…

                                        "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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                                          Jett129
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                                          Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                                          Those are pretty freakin amazing!

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