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Winnipesaukee Divers · 07-23-2006, 08:31 PM

Snowbird, here's a thought for you from a professional diver...

If by some chance your wife dose get stuck by a passing boat while engaging in a diving or snorkeling activity, that flag could mean the difference between whether it's her fault or the operator's. Especially since she has been warned and you have complained to the world about it. If I were you I'd beat a path on down to the dive shop and get me one of those flags... And I'd make sure it complies with the state code on dive flags, most do not. All my flags exceed the state code and I have several of them.

Do I think that little rag hanging on a stick floating nearby is going to save my life??? Not by any stretch of the imagination... But it's the law... and it works both ways... I never put myself in harms way thinking that I have the right to be here and therefore I'm somehow protected by that thought...

I'm a firm believer in that old saying: There are old divers and there are bold divers, but there are no old, bold divers...

07-23-2006, 08:31 PM	#36
Winnipesaukee Divers Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Exeter, NH or @ WCYC on weekends Posts: 250 Thanks: 7 Thanked 46 Times in 28 Posts	Well, you guys have got this trad prity well coverd... But Snowbird, here's a thought for you from a professional diver... If by some chance your wife dose get stuck by a passing boat while engaging in a diving or snorkeling activity, that flag could mean the difference between whether it's her fault or the operator's. Especially since she has been warned and you have complained to the world about it. If I were you I'd beat a path on down to the dive shop and get me one of those flags... And I'd make sure it complies with the state code on dive flags, most do not. All my flags exceed the state code and I have several of them. Do I think that little rag hanging on a stick floating nearby is going to save my life??? Not by any stretch of the imagination... But it's the law... and it works both ways... I never put myself in harms way thinking that I have the right to be here and therefore I'm somehow protected by that thought... I'm a firm believer in that old saying: There are old divers and there are bold divers, but there are no old, bold divers...