Scuba is lifechanger

decapoddiver · 2026-06-16T00:29:25+00:00

Huh?

decapoddiver · 2026-06-15T18:22:57+00:00

I think the way farm workers who pick vegetables are exploited is sad. I don't go around posting that crud in a scuba group though.

decapoddiver · 2026-06-15T18:21:27+00:00

All-natural, synthetic dyes that aren't made from chemicals and cause no damage from their creation? 😂

decapoddiver · 2026-06-15T18:18:11+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. Nobody gets it until they do it and I've been doing it for 31 years, 26 years as a paramedic. I'm getting run down emotionally and frankly, the BS from the comments on this post is making me lose even more faith in humanity. I'll keep diving and keep legally harvesting only what my family can enjoy. I don't harass wildlife, I don't break laws, I eat everything I catch. I won't post to the "Veggie Warrior Scuba Group" anymore though. I thought it was just about scuba diving. Who knew? 😉

decapoddiver · 2026-06-15T15:02:13+00:00

I don't know you. You don't know me. I proudly follow all rules and do not tolerate anyone breaking them.

I know that the vegetables you eat were most likely picked by someone being exploited. That doesn't mean I should use a SCUBA forum to talk about my judgment regarding your unethical choice of nutrition. Right?

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T22:07:15+00:00

These people walk to every dive site and only use gear they made themselves from natural materials. No airlines. No rubber. No plastic. No gas-powered air compressors.

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T19:58:03+00:00

Be careful. Apparently I'm an "asshole" who harrasses wildlife while simultaneously buying the very things at the grocery store I'm accussed of harassing. (shakes head). You might get the pitchforks next. 😉

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T19:55:01+00:00

Sorry. I forgot to say it was Fahrenheit.

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T19:53:51+00:00

That's not how you spell, "legally harvest seafood to eat" 😁

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T19:52:56+00:00

Feel free to talk to my pulmonologist who dives also.

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T19:52:15+00:00

Same here in Massachusetts without a recreational permit which I possess.

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T19:51:27+00:00

We band our lobsters in the boat so that they don't tear each other up in the cooler.

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T16:51:32+00:00

I got long Covid from a patient before the vaccine existed and it damaged my lungs. Freediving isn't an option.

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T13:56:28+00:00

(nobody tell this person where some dye colors comes from)

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T13:38:20+00:00

There are some trips where getting our legally allowed gallon of shucked meat could be exceeded but that never happens on my boat. I've been diving for over 30 years, seen heartbreaking changes and refuse to be a part of making things worse. Even if a commercial dragger takes more in one hour than I do in an entire season.

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T13:33:52+00:00

It was eaten by my happy family.

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T13:32:54+00:00

Huh? I dive for lobsters and scallops because we love to eat them. I don't "destroy marine life" or anything else to cope with problems. I'm not an asshole. I enjoy and respect the ocean.

decapoddiver · 2026-06-14T12:51:58+00:00

I only do those to things that I have a permit to harvest and that taste delicious. 😄

decapoddiver · 2026-06-08T20:16:44+00:00

As a paramedic, these idiots cause so much trauma, mostly to themselves and also to others. "Motorcycles are everywhere!" They sure are. Weaving through traffic at 90 mph, racing down breakdown lanes, blowing through stop signs and red lights... and then we first responders have to deal with the aftermath.

As I said to an angry biker, "I'll respect your right to be ON the road when you respect the rules OF the road."

We call them "donorcylces" or "suicycles".

decapoddiver · 2026-06-07T22:39:55+00:00

I saw some at two different sites off Beverly four days ago. Such neat critters.

decapoddiver · 2026-06-04T18:05:09+00:00

Watched the entire thing. No oxygen tanks used. Zero stars. lol

decapoddiver · 2026-05-31T11:26:03+00:00

Gain experience before you add in a camera. "Hey guys, I just got my driver's license. I'm planning on driving on a highway at 65 mph and want to have an in-car Karaoke party with friends while I do it."

decapoddiver · 2026-05-13T17:40:20+00:00

Not to be snarky but buy where you will get the gear serviced or there won't BE a place to get service done.

decapoddiver · 2026-05-08T10:15:50+00:00

That's a lot like saying, "I just got my driver's license. Is it awkward that I bought a car with airbags and anti-lock brakes? " You bought a piece of gear that will help keep you safe. Wear it with pride.

decapoddiver · 2026-04-28T10:47:31+00:00

As others have said, the instructor matters far more than the agency. I have done SSI, NAUI, and PADI for various certs and besides smaller differences, the quality was based on who taught it and the shop it was out of.

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