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[damselfish]

You know you're a dive junkie when....


~ You have a large luggage with all scuba gear and still use HALF of your clothes luggage for gear.

~ You want to go to the dive shop to buy yourself a birthday present and ... see above problem.

~ You are considering driving your own car to Mexico because your dive bags don't fit in your sisters car and you don't want to put it on the trailer.

~ you consider buying a seat on the airplane for your dive gear.

~ you are trying to get an advanced open water cert that you don't really need and can't afford right now.

~ You won't consider any vacation that doesn't have open water involved.



Feel free to add on!
~ D (dive junkie)

[dive_sail_etc]

You know you're a dive junkie when....
~ You have a large luggage with all scuba gear and still use HALF of your clothes luggage for gear.
~ You want to go to the dive shop to buy yourself a birthday present and ... see above problem.
~ You are considering driving your own car to Mexico because your dive bags don't fit in your sisters car and you don't want to put it on the trailer.
~ you consider buying a seat on the airplane for your dive gear.
~ you are trying to get an advanced open water cert that you don't really need and can't afford right now.
~ You won't consider any vacation that doesn't have open water involved.

Feel free to add on!
~ D (dive junkie)

~ You drive four hours each way to make a holiday dive trip. (Man, that was a looong...but fun!...day.)

[scubajunkie6]

You know you're a dive junkie when....

Here's a few from experience...

~ You take more photos of underwater fish, than you do of the scenery, sunsets, and people
~ When you have more interest in the Scuba magazines than any other magazines
~ When you are on your honeymoon, and all you want to do is eat, sleep, and SCUBA DIVE!!! (You can do the other stuff later)
~ When you come to the quick conclusion that diving is SNOT a pretty sport, and you don't care about being glamorous anymore
~ When you've just thrown up on the boat due to rough water, everyone is concerned about you, and all you can think about is going back into the ocean for another dive.
~ When you feel like a cowboy/girl, yelling out "YEEE HAW!!!!" in the water, while being bucked from the boat ladder in rough waters, and ready to do it again, despite having HUGE bruises on your legs.
~ When you aren't an organized person, but your dive log is FULL of details, you're dive gear is always ready for use, etc.
~ When your fitness trainer is trying to teach you to breathe in with your nose and exhale with your mouth, and you're struggling with that because you seem to want to use your mouth
~ When you know the location of a variety of countries and islands that most people have never heard of.
~ When the local dive shop recognizes you ---on the telephone!

Edited by scubajunkie6, 05 June 2009 - 11:36 AM.

[WreckWench]

~ When your fitness trainer is trying to teach you to breathe in with your nose and exhale with your mouth, and you're struggling with that because you seem to do only want to use your mouth

Good one!

Actually ALL of them submitted so far are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo very true!

[WreckWench]

You know you are a dive junkie when you decide to make your passion your vocation and know its impossible to succeed but try it anyway!

[georoc01]

When you spend the entire trip home figuring out when you next dive trip will be

Only 145 days till Cozumel!

[Racer184]

The hotter, the muggier, the humider, the more still the hot air, the hotter the sun, the more you are sunburned, the more you crave your second favorite physical activity !

[ScubaSis]

When you check SD every 5 minutes to see if anyone posted any new dive topics or replies.

[Scubatooth]

you know your a dive junky when your annual gear service bill is more then your annual service costs for your car and getting worse by the year and you dont see this as a problem.

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

You know you're a dive junkie when....

......Every single vacation day you get is spent on a dive trip.....

.....You're able to convince a friend to get certified so you have somebody local to talk diving with......

.....You plan vacations 2+ years out so you can take that hard-to-reach trip with a group of friends.....

.....You can't wait for the next member to join SD so you can welcome them into the fold!!!!

Ain't diving great????

[damselfish]

LOL! Sounds familiar


~ Your friends and coworkers are saying "you are going on vacation to dive AGAIN? I thought you were going to landscape your yard"

~ I have my camera ready to take even MORE pictures of fish.
~ You can tell people what the island looks like UNDERWATER but can't remember much about topside.

[Capn Jack]

- You measure all of your spending in terms of your next underwater toy or trip

[uwfan]

- You measure all of your spending in terms of your next underwater toy or trip

....or diving class

[Hipshot]

The hotter, the muggier, the humider, the more still the hot air, the hotter the sun, the more you are sunburned, the more you crave your second favorite physical activity !

Wait a minute!!! You mean that diving is only second!!!

You know you're a dive junkie when...You measure the success of a vacation by how many times you, compressed air, and water were together.

Rick

[techintime]

When one of the bedrooms of your house is unashamedly called the "scuba room" because you won't store your gear in a dusty, non climate controlled garage

When you get your new girlfriend into diving so that the relationship has a chance

when you stalk the magazine racks of the book store to see if the next edition is out...just to make sure that the magazine company hasn't forgatten so send your subscription copy