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What won't you swim with?

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Crocs, gators, and many species of sharks.

I remember when I was a kid. On the odd evening my dad took me to the cinema to watch "Jaws" movie, the first one of the series. I was impressed and a bit scared, but somehow I managed to fall asleep when we got home.
In the middle of the night, when I was sleeping tight, all at sudden my father ran into my bedroom, dipped his fingers in between my rib bones and started screamin SHARK! SHARK!!!

Well it was more than 30 years ago, but I'm still traumatized.

And yes, dad has always had a talent for crappy jokes.
 
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Safety's?? interesting.

The first thing nearly everybody I knew did was remove the safety from the Sea Hornets we all used. How times have changed.

Come on Spagetti, alligators are just fine, we have lots of them here in Florida Nothing like crocs. . . most of the time.

I don't think I would intentionally get into open water with a White, or killer whales if they are from pods that normally eat marine mammals.

Connor
 
for me vis makes a huge difference, poor vis scares the hell out of me, for example if I saw a white in Hawaii-no problem, in murky northern california then I might be a bit worried-that said I have seen allot of video lately of whites cruising around surf spots I surfed regulrly growing up-now that there are thousands of go-pros in the water footage is becoming fairly common so I've probably been in the water with them quit a few times allready--- but yeah vis, almost anything can be scary when you cant see it coming, heres a video of a white cruising San-O doesnt seem to menacing

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-LIiVjdjwU]YouTube - "Me, my shark and I". My GoPro video by Chuck Patterson[/ame]
 
I have to agree with agbiv too!! It's amazing over here, the lifeguards put up "Marine Stinger" warning signs, and soooo many people still swim. HOW THICK ARE WE?!?!?!?

And also with monkeyhatfork, it must be growing up where I did, with good vis, bad vis makes me feel like dinner to something, but good vis and I have not one nerve tingling.
 
Safety's?? interesting.

The first thing nearly everybody I knew did was remove the safety from the Sea Hornets we all used. How times have changed.

Come on Spagetti, alligators are just fine, we have lots of them here in Florida Nothing like crocs. . . most of the time.

I don't think I would intentionally get into open water with a White, or killer whales if they are from pods that normally eat marine mammals.

Connor
Well, I have been diving for over 12 years, but I still remember how a shaft whizzed by me when my friend was busy untangling his gear on surface and inadvertedly pulled the trigger.
 
Just a bunch of crazy spearos who would rather take a chance on spearing their buddy than chance losing a shot at a fish. What's not to like?

I'll grant you that a shaft whizzing by your head will focus your attention.

Connor
 
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