Question of pockets!!! - Page 3

SubAquatic · July 6th, 2008, 01:06 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by rjack)

Wetnotes are actually removed from my pocket on maybe 20% of my dives, recreational/cave/deco doesn't affect that proportion much.

So the 20% is due to a lack of common objectives or inadequate planning?

Leg of Salmon · July 6th, 2008, 01:50 AM

Are you guys arguing or flirting?

rjack · July 6th, 2008, 05:32 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Leg of Salmon)

Are you guys arguing or flirting?

I can't tell either.

I really don't give a crap which pocket you store your notes in. Most people that know me realize I'm more vocal than most that the "pocket contents guidelines" are pretty excessive handholding.

Plans change, the cool stuff ends up behind us, we check our navigation, sometimes we even tell wetjokes. But I certainly don't need them every dive. The scant dives I've surveyed on we have used a seperate dedicated notebook for that.

SubAquatic · July 6th, 2008, 06:48 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by rjack)

I can't tell either.

I really don't give a crap which pocket you store your notes in. Most people that know me realize I'm more vocal than most that the "pocket contents guidelines" are pretty excessive handholding.

Plans change, the cool stuff ends up behind us, we check our navigation, sometimes we even tell wetjokes. But I certainly don't need them every dive. The scant dives I've surveyed on we have used a seperate dedicated notebook for that.

Needing and using are two differant things.
My point was aimed at the guy who posted along the lines of "If you see your buddy reach for his right pocket, he must be in trouble"....That in my opinion is crap. So is the comment that wetnotes should only be used as a last resort when communicating......also crap.

LCF · July 6th, 2008, 06:26 PM

Actually, of the items I carry in my pockets, the wetnotes are probably the ones I access most often. (That wouldn't be true if I dove from a boat a lot, but 90% of my diving is done from shore, so shooting a bag isn't often required.) I certainly don't get them out on every dive, but when there is an issue that requires consensus and that is more complex than hand or light signals permit, the wetnotes are the way to do it.

We had a dive day before yesterday, where we ended up not putting the anchor where we wanted it. At a point, I felt we needed to discuss whether the team wanted to continue to search for the feature we had dropped to dive, or whether we wanted to abort. I could have made a unilateral decision and simply thumbed the dive, but I was willing to continue to look if everybody else wanted to. That's the kind of thing I've found wetnotes ideal for.

And for me, putting them in my right pocket is perfect, because it's SO much easier to access than the left! So I can be compliant and convenient at the same time

July 6th, 2008, 01:06 AM	#21 (permalink)
SubAquatic(Offline) New Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Perth Posts: 110	Quote: (Originally Posted by rjack) Wetnotes are actually removed from my pocket on maybe 20% of my dives, recreational/cave/deco doesn't affect that proportion much. So the 20% is due to a lack of common objectives or inadequate planning? __________________ www.subaquatic.com.au Australia's Finest Dive Gear

July 6th, 2008, 06:48 AM	#24 (permalink)
SubAquatic(Offline) New Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Perth Posts: 110	Quote: (Originally Posted by rjack) I can't tell either. I really don't give a crap which pocket you store your notes in. Most people that know me realize I'm more vocal than most that the "pocket contents guidelines" are pretty excessive handholding. Plans change, the cool stuff ends up behind us, we check our navigation, sometimes we even tell wetjokes. But I certainly don't need them every dive. The scant dives I've surveyed on we have used a seperate dedicated notebook for that. Needing and using are two differant things. My point was aimed at the guy who posted along the lines of "If you see your buddy reach for his right pocket, he must be in trouble"....That in my opinion is crap. So is the comment that wetnotes should only be used as a last resort when communicating......also crap. __________________ www.subaquatic.com.au Australia's Finest Dive Gear

July 6th, 2008, 06:26 PM	#25 (permalink)
LCF(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 622	Actually, of the items I carry in my pockets, the wetnotes are probably the ones I access most often. (That wouldn't be true if I dove from a boat a lot, but 90% of my diving is done from shore, so shooting a bag isn't often required.) I certainly don't get them out on every dive, but when there is an issue that requires consensus and that is more complex than hand or light signals permit, the wetnotes are the way to do it. We had a dive day before yesterday, where we ended up not putting the anchor where we wanted it. At a point, I felt we needed to discuss whether the team wanted to continue to search for the feature we had dropped to dive, or whether we wanted to abort. I could have made a unilateral decision and simply thumbed the dive, but I was willing to continue to look if everybody else wanted to. That's the kind of thing I've found wetnotes ideal for. And for me, putting them in my right pocket is perfect, because it's SO much easier to access than the left! So I can be compliant and convenient at the same time __________________ check out www.divematrix.com "So, it's a good thing to always do the drills the same way . . . but in real life you need to act the right way, whatever that happens to be." LauNar

July 6th, 2008, 01:50 AM	#22 (permalink)
Leg of Salmon (Online) New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Belfast Posts: 131	Are you guys arguing or flirting?

July 6th, 2008, 05:32 AM	#23 (permalink)
rjack(Offline) wet behind the ears Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 860	Quote: (Originally Posted by Leg of Salmon) Are you guys arguing or flirting? I can't tell either. I really don't give a crap which pocket you store your notes in. Most people that know me realize I'm more vocal than most that the "pocket contents guidelines" are pretty excessive handholding. Plans change, the cool stuff ends up behind us, we check our navigation, sometimes we even tell wetjokes. But I certainly don't need them every dive. The scant dives I've surveyed on we have used a seperate dedicated notebook for that.