I'm famous.....!

[Davey Willo]

Blimey Bren, where on earth did you did that one up from???..... I've just been looking at the posting dates... 2002 FFS!!!

Oh when we were young(er) and daft(er) eh....

How things have changed, I'm only 60 mins home after completing a full GUE Tech 1 course over the last five days with Andy Georgitsis where we were having to deal with multiple failures, air shares, lost deco gases, and lost mask (thanks Andy) at silly depths in Wastwater, but thankfully, all under the influence of a sexy little trimix number..

I'll always remember my incident in Oban, it changed me forever, at least it changed the way I thought about diving, I can honestly say with hand on heart that it was without doubt one of the scariest moments of my life and it's memory has driven me to be as safe and as practised as I can be

I've never dove deep on air since and I'll never dive deep on air again.... when it goes wrong, it can go from good to bad in a heartbeat and for no apparant reason... at least it did for me.... I'm just glad I was able to finally control the panic, I have to wonder just how many serious incidents are down to uncontrollable panic brought on by narcosis, increased breathing resistance, carbon doixide retention, hypercapnia and an ensuing bolt to the surface....

[Mr T.]

Davey mate,

Good, true, honest 'learning' experiences are never out of date mate - you visited the abyss, controlled the fear and came back: and good on yer for it!

Other divers learn from experiences like this as sure a 5 years olds learn to read from teachers.

However, one thing I don't think I can ever forgive your is this:

Originally Posted by Dave Williamson

I've never dove deep on air since and I'll never dive deep on air again....

You will, of course, submit and present yourself for summary flogging at a place and time of the 'Pedant Collective's' (see, we can be Borg too ) choosing - about which you will contacted in short order

Takes balls to recount a story like this squire - doubly so in such lucid terms. Thanks - I benefitted from it, as, I'm sure did others.

[Digger]

Good report (even though it's a few years ago) I didn't see the original, and it's certainly something that makes me take stock a bit.

Personally, I intend to take air down to 40 still. I've never felt what you describe, but I respect your honesty and it's probably talked me out of that being 45. Maybe.

It's certainly an article I'd like for a lot of our trainees/depth junkies to read, could really change some attitudes I reckon.

Digs.

[Mr T.]

Digger mate,

I did 74 metres on air off a single allie-80 - it's NOT something I want to repeat any time soon squire. The 'what-ifs' are just too myriad and only compounded by your attempts to examine your 'options', given depth, mix, need-to-do cirteria.

Putting yourself in a situation where possible panic/stress/uncertainty/perhaps-not-having-a-Scooby/finding yourself under the curve/what do I do next - being narked out of your suede - is not something you want to go chasing. But you know that.

Take it easy man and see ya soon.

Actually, we NEED to teach the masses just how to cook a decent curry! Your rececipe or mine?

[Davey Willo]

Originally Posted by Bren Tierney

Davey mate,

Good, true, honest 'learning' experiences are never out of date mate - you visited the abyss, controlled the fear and came back: and good on yer for it!

Other divers learn from experiences like this as sure a 5 years olds learn to read from teachers.

However, one thing I don't think I can ever forgive your is this:



You will, of course, submit and present yourself for summary flogging at a place and time of the 'Pedant Collective's' (see, we can be Borg too ) choosing - about which you will contacted in short order

Takes balls to recount a story like this squire - doubly so in such lucid terms. Thanks - I benefitted from it, as, I'm sure did others.

As much as you'd like to see my skinny white ass bent over for your flogging I'd like you to examine the evidence for the defence....


11 entries found for dove

. dived, or dove (dv) dived, div·ing, dives

1. 1. To plunge, especially headfirst, into water.
   2. To execute a dive in athletic competition.
   3. To participate in the sport of competitive diving.
2. 1. To go toward the bottom of a body of water; submerge.
   2. To engage in the activity of scuba diving. <<<<<<-------
   3. To submerge under power. Used of a submarine.
3. 1. To fall head down through the air.
   2. To descend nose down at an acceleration usually exceeding that of free fall. Used of an airplane.
   3. To engage in the sport of skydiving.
4. To drop sharply and rapidly; plummet: Stock prices dove 100 points in a single day of trading.
5. 1. To rush headlong and vanish into: dive into a crowd.
   2. To plunge one's hand into.
6. To lunge: dove for the loose ball.
7. To plunge into an activity or enterprise with vigor and gusto.

So sir, I say to you, put away the cat, for my buttocks shall remain unblemished...

Dave

[Mr T.]

Originally Posted by Dave Williamson

As much as you'd like to see my skinny white ass bent over for your flogging I'd like you to examine the evidence for the defence....


11 entries found for dove

. dived, or dove (dv) dived, div·ing, dives

1. 1. To plunge, especially headfirst, into water.
   2. To execute a dive in athletic competition.
   3. To participate in the sport of competitive diving.
2. 1. To go toward the bottom of a body of water; submerge.
   2. To engage in the activity of scuba diving. <<<<<<-------
   3. To submerge under power. Used of a submarine.
3. 1. To fall head down through the air.
   2. To descend nose down at an acceleration usually exceeding that of free fall. Used of an airplane.
   3. To engage in the sport of skydiving.
4. To drop sharply and rapidly; plummet: Stock prices dove 100 points in a single day of trading.
5. 1. To rush headlong and vanish into: dive into a crowd.
   2. To plunge one's hand into.
6. To lunge: dove for the loose ball.
7. To plunge into an activity or enterprise with vigor and gusto.

So sir, I say to you, put away the cat, for my buttocks shall remain unblemished...

Dave

Hmmmmmm...


I'm willing to wager the source of these 'entries'. Webster's, perchance?

A 'dove' is a form of bird, often associated with peace - there being no past participle of the verb 'to dive' rendered 'dove' (dived)

Present those buttocks! Skinny or otherwise

[Davey Willo]

As I live in fear of presenting my buttocks to you for any reason whatsoever Bren, although good mates, I feel we shall never be that close, I therefore felt inclined to look to the Oxford English Dictionary for salvation.

Please see Dove (2)

dove(1)

n. 1. any bird of the family Columbidae, with short legs, small head, and large breast. 2. a gentle or innocent person. 3. Polit. an advocate of peace or peaceful policies (cf. HAWK(1)). 4. (Dove) Relig. a representation of the Holy Spirit (John 1:32). 5. a soft grey colour. dove's-foot a cranesbill, Geranium molle. dove-tree a tree with dovelike flowers, Davidia involucrata, native to China. dovelike adj. [ME f. ON d£fa f. Gmc]

dove(2)

US Past and past part. of DIVE.

One more I shall pull up my shorts and be on my way...

[Mr T.]

Originally Posted by Dave Williamson

As I live in fear of presenting my buttocks to you for any reason whatsoever Bren, although good mates, I feel we shall never be that close, I therefore felt inclined to look to the Oxford English Dictionary for salvation.

Please see Dove (2)


dove(2)

US Past and past part. of DIVE.

Once more I shall pull up my shorts and be on my way...

And that's my point - you seek salvation in the American and not the British rendering.

'Dived' must have been too long a participle for them - so they just made one up!

DOWN WITH THOSE TWEEDS!

('pro'actively') PREEEE-ZENT BUTTOCKS!