The slowly ageing dive population????

[GLOC]

Originally Posted by stevechesh

Are you taking a comprehensive spares kit with you?





Don't forget to pack a spare manifold

2 twin 12s and a set of 16s plus 2 wings should be enough. It was a valve I broke the last time and not a manifold. At least I din't lose anything on a dive...

[Scubee]

Originally Posted by GLOC

Nah, bioprene, drygloves and a 400g SANTI

rufty tufty well 'ard cold water diver

[Diving Dude]

Originally Posted by lostdiver

Why is it always an attack on me?????

Again 5 have magically upset people with no intention I'm sorry for all those that got annoyed but can you tell me why without ripping in to me straight away???

And there in a nutshell is your problem. You can't work out how you've upset people, which instantly tells me you are not quiet as clever as you think you are, to put it another way feckin thick.

[purple vonny]

Those who know me will know that I don't get involved in arguements on YD and I can't remember ever insulting anyone on here. I read your original post several times and was aware that you wanted an arguement (you said so yourself).

Originally Posted by lostdiver

It is a sport dominated by older men and the older population of divers are slowly pushing out the bright eyed youngsters of the future. .

Ben

This is simply not true Ben. How do we older divers push out younger ones? I have dived with some fantastic 18 and 19 year olds and praised them to the hilt. You seem to have a personal axe to grind.

Originally Posted by lostdiver

Why is it always an attack on me?????

I never said I was good in the water, please god, I dread ever typing this message.

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You did say you were blowing your own trumpet though. And I don't know why you type the stuff you do. I suspect that you have problems communicating your ideas.

Why not simply ask why there are not many young people, in your experience, learning to dive? Instead you wrote a lengthy diatribe, asking people to argue with you. And then get cross when they do.

Now, back to your question....

2 years ago I spent 9 months doing DSDs, bubblemaker and Junior open water courses 6 days a week. Let me tell you, in the Med, when people are on holiday, loads of kids and young people learn to dive.

Last year I had several students under 18. All were praised and encouraged to continue developing their diving.

In your experience, maybe you haven't seen many or dived with many people your age. But you make generalizations and assumptions based on just your experience. This may cause arguements (again you asked for one).

So stop having a paddy, think before you write and have some respect for the thoughts and experiences of those older and maybe just a little wiser and more experienced than you are.

[GLOC]

Originally Posted by purple vonny

So stop having a paddy, think before you write and have some respect for the thoughts and experiences of those older and maybe just a little wiser and more experienced than you are.

Oy! That is what I PM'd him and what Scubee said...you're just copying us

Ben...listen to what the nasty people are saying and try and make it 4 days before you kick up another sh1tstorm!

If you want to see what dwang Howard got himself into, have a search back a couple of years and you will see the advice he got. Not that he paid much attention to it!!

[Madfish]

Originally Posted by lostdiver

I was only making a point hat there is a very small number of divers my age, and asking why is this, do we think there is anything we, as a collective can do????

Ben



This is you, this is. In your point hat.

Di

EDIT : My reasoned response seems childish now, following the sensible reply given by Ms PV :heart:

[Prometheus]

Slowly ageing?..........it seems f*cking fast to me.

[GLOC]

Originally Posted by Madfish

Ben



This is you, this is. In your point hat.

Di

Absolutely Classic!! Have a green.

[Diving Dude]

Originally Posted by Madfish

Ben



This is you, this is. In your point hat.

Di

Oooooops, l didn't realise he was a wizard.

[Prometheus]

Originally Posted by Diving Dude

Oooooops, l didn't realise he was a wizard.

Warlocks.