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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    My max depth was 1.3M deeper than hers,  and she deep-stopped at 14M for 1 min. I think on balance, I would have been fine, but if anything had happened to me, it probably would have been the end of Haid's diving career….

    "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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      Chap
      見習いボス
      Joined: 24 May 2016

      @Giles:

      My max depth was 1.3M deeper than hers,  and she deep-stopped at 14M for 1 min. I think on balance, I would have been fine, but if anything had happened to me, it probably would have been the end of Haid's diving career….

      …and you might have spend the last day of your holiday in a decompression chamber.

      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        Nearest is bloody miles away…...

        "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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          Chap
          見習いボス
          Joined: 24 May 2016

          @Giles:

          Nearest is bloody miles away…...

          Only five throughout the Maldives as far as I remember… isn't there one on Kuredu?

          Good to have a divemaster that is overcautious

          God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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            goosehd
            Mod Squad
            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

            Glad you’re ok G and I hope Paula is too.  Is this incident worse that the regulator one from the previous trip for her mentally or is she joking about it now and you guys can have a laugh?

            "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

              @Chap:

              isn't there one on Kuredu?

              Yes, but that's a 90 minute flight from here  😉 😉

              "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:

                Glad you’re ok G and I hope Paula is too.  Is this incident worse that the regulator one from the previous trip for her mentally or is she joking about it now and you guys can have a laugh?

                I think she was only slightly worried about me.  The crew of the dive boat took it in their stride and fed her tea and fruit.

                I was actually pretty knackered last night and went to bed super early, but feel fine today.  The regulator incident was a major learning - and now laughing - experience…

                Neither will scar us for life, but both in their own ways, will make us better divers.  I spent the whole of dinner last night analysing what went wrong and how I could have avoided it, in the end I had to promise to shut the fuck 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

                  Glad that you two can look at this positively and not throw in the towel!!  From a completely naive view, why not have two identical computers instead of different ones?

                  "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

                    Basically, because they are about £600 each.  So our spare is my old one.

                    "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

                      Well that makes complete cents….

                      "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

                        😃 😃

                        "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
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                          Glad that worked out,and obviously the old…Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you a better diver etc. What was your maximum depth?

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            28.3 metres.  But it was the sewcond dive of the morning and we had done a fairly deep profile on the first dive….

                            "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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                            • JDelageJ
                              JDelage
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                              I had a computer fail when I was on the Red Sea live aboard. It's one of those computers that centralizes both the diving and air tank info, so I didn't have any air info. I obviously aborted the dive (without problems) but then had to rely on the crew to loan me a pressure gauge and fit it on the first stage of my regulator. Without this I would have had to skip the remaining dives…  ??? My regulator now sports an old fashion gauge. There's something to be said for redundancy...

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                              • mclaincauseyM
                                mclaincausey
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                In information security, this concept is called "defense in depth," where you have layers of defenses against shit that can go wrong so that it takes an unlikely combination of failures for a risk to be realized. I think it is certainly worth keeping that principle in mind for life and death pursuits like scuba diving, climbing, skydiving, etc.

                                I would like to try scuba diving in Maui this month but I suspect I won't be able to since I'll be up to my eyeballs in taking care of the little. One day…

                                Think it, be it.

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                                • JDelageJ
                                  JDelage
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                                  Maui has world class snorkeling options (whereas the diving is just good) that you can combine with beach time for the wee ones. I can give you specifics if you're interested.

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                                    Jett129
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                                    Snorkel Bobs is an excellent place to rent snorkeling gear from,and they also supply maps of all the best snorkeling spots.

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                                    • mclaincauseyM
                                      mclaincausey
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                      Thanks folks–I would need to get certified. Sending a note @JDelage

                                      Think it, be it.

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                                      • T4920T
                                        T4920
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                                        My Scuba plans were put on hold last year due to adverse weather conditions, but I decided to book some intro dives on my trip to Egypt prior to (hopefully) doing my Open Water Certification in Thailand next Jan.

                                        Absolutely loved it, being hissed at by Moray Eels popping in and out of their little caves was a highlight.

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                                        “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

                                        last edited by T4920 29 Nov 2023, 11:51 KarolK 1 Reply Last reply 29 Nov 2023, 15:52 Reply Quote 5
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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          Congrats......

                                          I have a new hole in my wetsuit jacket courtesy of a Moray I pissed off yesterday 😂

                                          "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

                                          last edited by Giles 29 Nov 2023, 13:02 T4920T KarolK 2 Replies Last reply 29 Nov 2023, 14:41 Reply Quote 2
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