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    Giles
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    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
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              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
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                      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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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              Another Porcelain crab….

                              Another Nudibranch

                              "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
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                                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                Love these pictures…so Giles, you ever had crabs.... 🙂  Hope you're enjoying the trip!

                                "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

                                  Yes actually.  University in the late 70's….....

                                  "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
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                                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                    😃 😃  30 years ago…I had just started dating Laura, lived in Ottawa Canada and had friends who just returned from Baltimore, Maryland.  They had brought back some blue crabs for a big feast and invited me.  I phoned Laura to invite her to come along and asked her "have you ever had crabs"....still laugh about that one today.  🙂

                                    ...note: probably not a good question to ask someone who you've just started dating.... 😃

                                    "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

                                      Ha….

                                      About 25 years ago when I was in corporate life, I went to some sort of business seminar.  I sat down next to some random guy.  As I settled down, he leant over a whispered in my ear, "Got rid of those crabs yet Giies?".......

                                      Turns out he was my roommate for my first year at Uni, we had not kept in touch, but he sure did remember my travails....

                                      "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

                                        Frogfish…..

                                        Seahorse

                                        Mantis Shrimp

                                        Nudibranch

                                        "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

                                          Cuttle Fish

                                          Nudibranch

                                          Crab (carapace 2mm 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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