Dude, if you ever get your own boat I can't wait to be the first person on it so that I can put things into any old random place that takes my fancy!
You should count yourself lucky that I haven't adopted Paul's impossibly complicated system of signals to indicate: 'fish seen'; 'fish not seen'; 'fish caught'; 'fish not caught'; 'potential for fish at this spot'; 'no potential for fish at this spot'; 'boat moving in 5 minutes'; 'anchor coming up'; 'boat moving now'; 'fish seen but not caught'; 'fish caught but not seen'; 'no potential for fish at this spot, however, paradoxically, fish caught'; 'anchor coming up but fish seen, so anchor going back down'; 'boat moving now, unless fish seen, in which case anchor back down, unless fish goes away, in which case wait five minutes for fish to return, as still may be potential for fish at this spot . . .'
Basically, it's easier to become fluent in Swahili, in a single afternoon, that it is to pick up the rudimentaries of Paul's semaphore system over the same period of time.
Mate, can you confirm for me that your fins are hard, camo, fibre glass, leader fins, size 42, as I'm in the market for a pair? And what is the make/type of mask you were using, and where can I get one of those too?
No problem with lessening the blow from your missus - I managed the boat on my own with no dramas (and you are still welcome to come out on it any time).
Paul: just pulling your leg mate - I like your signals (even if I did spend most of my time under water worrying about whether I was going to remember them)!
I propose either Osmington or Lulworth for club dive tomorrow - thoughts?
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