Photo Meme for ladyelleth

[dawn_felagund]

Since I had to return my rental gear to the dive shop today, I photographed it all per the request of ladyelleth. The others are on their way within the next few days!

Taking the lead from sirielle, I have Photoshopped in comments indicating what you're looking at (since dive gear can look pretty mysterious to a non-diver) and explaining what's what for anyone who is interested. The only thing I couldn't photograph were the air tanks, which we returned yesterday. But that's one of the more boring items anyway.

Oh, and if you see strange numbers painted on the stuff...it's rental equipment! The wetsuits, BCD, gloves, hood, and regulator are all rental gear.

Comments

[atanwende.livejournal.com]

Haha. I love your comments. Evil ouchies, though.

I think I would never feel comfortable doing scuba diving. I mean, it sounds fascinating, but all that technical stuff would freak me out, I fear. ;)

[dawn_felagund]

Evil ouchies, though.

Indeed! An being blood-injury phobic, I have trouble looking at my own knuckles. *shakes head at self*

I think I would never feel comfortable doing scuba diving. I mean, it sounds fascinating, but all that technical stuff would freak me out, I fear. ;)

I am probably the most mechanically inept person around. Honestly, the first time I tried to put gas in my car by myself, I messed it up and the attendant had to come out and reset the machine. *facepalm* As further evidence of this fact, all but the last time I had to do it, I put my regulator on my scuba tank backwards. Luckily, that is easy to notice since, when you turn on the tank, you can hear the air leaking. *facepalm again*

So despite the fact that it does sound very mechanical and scary, most of the stuff has been constructed to be idiot-proof. Not that I'm saying that you're an idiot, but some of us are. *points to self* ;) And it's one of those things like driving a car that seems so hard at first but gets easier each time after until it's automatic. Though I've had two divemasters now console me "not to worry about my buoyancy too much because it takes 20 to 30 dives to master that." Yeah, I've got a long way to go!

[atanwende.livejournal.com]

Honestly, the first time I tried to put gas in my car by myself, I messed it up and the attendant had to come out and reset the machine. *facepalm*

Oh, that's nothing really. Only recently I got confused about the side the gas goes in in my mother's car and had to haul the tube all around the truck. Not before I've asked a police-men who've commited apparently the same fault about the fact if the thing was long enough, though. ;-P