Scooter etiquette

[AB8CD]

The best remedy here would have been to leave your used catheter on their antenna.

THAT'S what that was... I thought it was a school pennant for a small private college, "Xavier School!"

[JCDdiver]

Perhaps we could have contacted the permit holder directly, rather than airing this issue in public and costing everyone access. Personally I appreciate the detailed map and don't want to see that ruined, even though I don't like the fact that I can't scooter Madison WITHOUT a permit.

I did. The purpose of this thread is twofold. First is to express my concern about what happened on Sunday. Second is to raise awareness of any DPV pilots so they think about what they're doing when they're in a small passage. I too look forward to a detailed map of Madison.

[JCDdiver]

If everyone started a thread everytime someone was inconsiderate or stupid underwater, I think CDF's servers would crash.

Unfortunately, you're probably right. This was the first time I've encountered this type of stupidity in a cave.

Problems like this are best handled in person, or underwater.

I couldn't agree more. I wanted to wait for them to finish their dive to discuss it with them directly but my buddy wanted to get home.

The diver could have used better form to kick up less silt, but as a trained cave diver I'm sure you know how to handle a siltout, and were put in no danger by their goof.

Their form or lack thereof was exactly the point I am trying to make and you're right, I wasn't in any danger however, the whole situation could have been avoided..

The best remedy here would have been to leave your used catheter on their antenna.

Damn! I never even thought of that....next time!

[JahJahwarrior]

Atleast you weren't almost killed like someone else who posted about his near death scooter experience here a few months back, if I recall correctly.

And I'm sure I looked worse than them, as I tried to figure out how in the world anybody steers a Gavin, a few weeks back. I swore off ever trying one of those again, mostly because I looked like a stroke trying to get it to go straight! Made my SS feel like the king of the cave... Hopefully the divers in question learned from their mistake and will drive better in the future.

[JCDdiver]

Atleast you weren't almost killed like someone else who posted about his near death scooter experience here a few months back, if I recall correctly.

True!

Hopefully the divers in question learned from their mistake and will drive better in the future.

That is the objective.

[ScubaRob]

Yes. You have to be part of the survey team.

Sounds like that narrows it down some.

[OutlawCaver]

For $25 (deposited into my eBay account) I can generate you a permit. Maybe sccoters should have license plates with decals indicating the permit status for various caves. I so miss the state of cave diving during the 80s.

[gasdiver]

I so miss the state of cave diving during the 80s.

+1, but I do like all the nice decks and steps leading to the water. While I did slip and bust my ass on the last step at MB recently, at least I didn't crush at butt mounted light can that is 24 pounds negative

[Greenwood_60]

I so miss the state of cave diving during the 80s.

What are these "80s" you speak of?

[Me]

THAT'S what that was... I thought it was a school pennant for a small private college, "Xavier School!"

Careful there! We have two schools in my town named Xavier. Xavier University and St Xavier High School; both are Jesuit....and I doubt the Jesuits want to be linked to condoms!