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Shark
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Molesting Sea Turtles
No not a joke,
Why do so many people who have the opportunity to dive in the oceans, feel they need to grab and torment a sea turtle..for what, impress the girls? Come on please. It is illegal, unhealthy for the animal and just plain wrong. And you know what, once you do it, divers will never get close to the turtle again. Yesterday group of "divers" from someplace up south, harassed and probably chased off for good, one of the old (and disabled) turtles that the locals cared for. Go grab onto a snapping turtle or gator you ignorant clowns.
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Tim ![]() They called themselves Guerrilla Divers. Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport". Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage. Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head. This was a time of great Adventure. http://www.sfdj.com/dive/deep.html |
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Grouper
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I couldn't agree with you more !!! It's beyond just turtles though. You shouldn't be touching or harassing any of the creatures you encounter. Please show some respect to the animals and also let future diver's enjoy the sites that you are seeing today !!!!
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Shark
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Thanks Bob. Of course all the marine life needs to be respected.
The turtle thing sets me off because my daughter and I once helped rescue one. They named her Maggie at the rehab center. Unfortunately she died. We went on to "adopt" a couple more here http://www.marinelife.org/. People feel the need to torment them, and I cannot comprehend why.
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Tim ![]() They called themselves Guerrilla Divers. Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport". Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage. Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head. This was a time of great Adventure. http://www.sfdj.com/dive/deep.html Last edited by Splitlip : 10-08-2007 at 09:59 PM. |
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Shark
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While I am on a soap box, anyone can "adopt" a turtle.
http://www.marinelife.org/adopt_a_turtle.htm
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Tim ![]() They called themselves Guerrilla Divers. Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport". Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage. Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head. This was a time of great Adventure. http://www.sfdj.com/dive/deep.html |
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Grouper
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I agree with you but what if the turtle molests you.
Seriously. I dove in the Baltimore Aquarium and in the ray tank there is a sea turtle. If you kneel on the bottom he likes to come up to you and put his head between your legs and tries to push you around. |
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Shark
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Tim ![]() They called themselves Guerrilla Divers. Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport". Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage. Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head. This was a time of great Adventure. http://www.sfdj.com/dive/deep.html |
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Shark
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But, I am pretty sure diving down on some sleeping turtle, grabbing her from behind, swinging her like Triple H to impress your friends while she goes into a panic trying to break for the surface, is not in the animal's best interest. Truly, there are those who don't see the difference though. One of my DM friends got on couple of clowns for doing just that. There comment on the surface was they had seen him "petting" one of the turtles. Best bet I guess, is hands off for everybody.
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Tim ![]() They called themselves Guerrilla Divers. Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport". Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage. Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head. This was a time of great Adventure. http://www.sfdj.com/dive/deep.html |
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