trip report : stroke experience day

[Tunicates]

Originally Posted by Laurie

If we are really serious about these days I think there should be a few rules laid down regards:
kit - every diver must have a snorkel and split fins
config - anyway you fancy on the day
smoking - no throwing dog ends in the water
fitness - be able to carry 4 portions of cheesy chips and 2 coffees the length of the car park
minimum qualification - bubble maker

If there is anything I have missed please feel free to add.

What about the colour rule? Laurie, I'm surprised you forgot this....!

There must be yellow, plus one other colour. Grey is not a colour and nor is black or white for these purposes. The other colour must clash. But we don't care. Its not a fusking competition or something.

What about the hose length rule? Laurie......tsk......

Your hose can be any length you want, from foot socks all the way through thigh-length hold-ups to full 200 denier body shapers. If wearing trousers these can be short or long. Comes under config really. We dont care.

I am surprised at these glaring omisions in Lauries' list She obviously needs to do a basic stroke review.

[weazelz]

Originally Posted by Laurie

config - anyway you fancy on the day

tut tut. surely you know that at least one major kit config change must be made during the course of every diving trip. preferably during the dive itself, so long as this can be completed in an unsafe manner

[Laurie]

Originally Posted by Tunicates are Mad

I am surprised at these glaring omisions in Lauries' list She obviously needs to do a basic stroke review.

Sorry for what I missed, but people just do not appreciate how much there is to learn to dive DIS. My ommissions just go to prove how these days would be an invaluable training tool.

Laurie (MR )

[purple vonny]

Originally Posted by Garf

I tried Scubee's "Dog Knob Red" force fins today.

I was stunned. They were INCREDIBLY effective at stopping me form back kicking. Also, it was INCREDIBLY simple to kick up all the silt. I couldn't believe it, it was like a light bulb going off, all this time I've wasted being concerned about kicking up the bottom, and these things make it bloody simple!

Come along to my awareness day and have a go in my Mares Quattros. I'll show you how to fin with your legs up a bit so that you can fin silt-free in any fins.

I'll also show you how to hover upside down to take photos.

[Tunicates]

Originally Posted by Laurie

Laurie (MR )

Sorry, but 'ie' feminin, 'y' masculin, ergo you is a chick innit?

Go, on......give us a kiss!

[Garf]

Originally Posted by purple vonny

Come along to my awareness day and have a go in my Mares Quattros. I'll show you how to fin with your legs up a bit so that you can fin silt-free in any fins.

I'll also show you how to hover upside down to take photos.

oh finning around WITHOUT kicking stuff up and hovering in any position is easy. It's doing it all WHILST kicking stuff up I've been learning today. It's astonishingly easy with the right equipment configuration

[Garf]

please note serious "day out" reports will be posted over the next 24 hours or so by us both for anyone actually interested

[nigelH]

Originally Posted by GLOC

...and that she kicked your ass when it came to trim and bouyancy control.

Popular misconception by GI3's bitches.

Stroke buoyancy and trim consists of doing an hour of stops flat on your back holding a reel and blob, reading a book (alternate pages as they tend to disintegrate as you turn them) and looking at your computer every ten minutes or so to see how the deco's going.

In the working stage of the dive buoyancy and trim consist of hanging on to the wreck like grim death because we're on springs, slack lasted about four minutes and we've a new shot of 'lime in the can so it must be good for four hours trying to memorise a rivit pattern by feel because it might id this pile of scrap despite the zero vis.

Probably solo because you lost them before half way down the shot.

[GLOC]

Originally Posted by nigelH

Popular misconception by GI3's bitches.

Stroke buoyancy and trim consists of doing an hour of stops flat on your back holding a reel and blob, reading a book (alternate pages as they tend to disintegrate as you turn them) and looking at your computer every ten minutes or so to see how the deco's going.

In the working stage of the dive buoyancy and trim consist of hanging on to the wreck like grim death because we're on springs, slack lasted about four minutes and we've a new shot of 'lime in the can so it must be good for four hours trying to memorise a rivit pattern by feel because it might id this pile of scrap despite the zero vis.

Probably solo because you lost them before half way down the shot.

However, I thought that YBODs didn't work that well when on your back

[Sixsquid]

Originally Posted by purple vonny

I'm running an advanced muppetry and hormone appreciation course .

Shouldn't that be Muppetry, Wankiness And Hormone Appreciation ? As in MWA-HA

Originally Posted by purple vonny

Come along to my awareness day and have a go in my Mares Quattros. I'll show you how to fin with your legs up a bit so that you can fin silt-free in any fins.

I'll also show you how to hover upside down to take photos.

Originally Posted by Garf

oh finning around WITHOUT kicking stuff up and hovering in any position is easy. It's doing it all WHILST kicking stuff up I've been learning today. It's astonishingly easy with the right equipment configuration

Yes but Vonny can hover perfectly while in a sitting position pointing at her .... and demonstrating pulling a chain without rising or dropping even 0.1m! Bl00dy impressive I tell thee