That's Amore: Clever. That’s a Moray When you see a long eel, that has big pointy teeth, That's a moray. When it swims after you, and you’re scared half to death, That’s a moray. Folks...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Clever.

That’s a Moray

When you see a long eel, that has big pointy teeth,
That's a moray.
When it swims after you, and you’re scared half to death,
That’s a moray.

Folks will say, swim another day, swim another day
Just get out of the water.
They will say take our good advice, take our good advice
Don’t go into the water.

When you go in the sea, what you don’t want to see
That’s a moray.
When you see the blue sea, but you won’t take a dip,
You’re afraid.
When you walk by the shore, but you know you’re not swimming, senore,
Don’t you see, in the sea, is that thing that you fear
That's a moray.

Texas George Loc: Stamford, Texas

As a scuba diver that has seen them up close I enjoyed this.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Texas George wrote:

As a scuba diver that has seen them up close I enjoyed this.

Yes! I remember one popping his head of a wall as I passed by. That was an experience. Another time, I was swimming near the surface, heading back to the raft, and there was a barracuda swimming right next to me. I liked to think that he was being a protective escort. 😁

tcthome Loc: NJ

Texas George wrote:

As a scuba diver that has seen them up close I enjoyed this.

tcthome Loc: NJ

Guyserman Loc: Benton, AR

Brilliant. I could almost hear you and the ukulele.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Guyserman wrote:

Brilliant. I could almost hear you and the ukulele.

"Almost" is close enough.

dwermske

As scuba diver, we used to sing, "When a fish bites your thigh like a big a pizza pie, that's a moray." Actually they are very gentle creatures and their skin feels like velvet. Dive with them at Sting Ray City, Grand Cayman Island. The underwater photography is great and it's only about 15' deep.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

dwermske wrote:

As scuba diver, we used to sing, "When a fish bites your thigh like a big a pizza pie, that's a moray." Actually they are very gentle creatures and their skin feels like velvet. Dive with them at Sting Ray City, Grand Cayman Island. The underwater photography is great and it's only about 15' deep.

My scuba days are over, although I still have all the gear, including two full aluminum 80s. I have an adapter to use them to fill car tires. I should carry one in the car.

dwermske

I wouldn't carry one in your car unless your tires are in constant need of air. If that is the case I would just buy new tires. I not only have all my scuba gear but I still have my Nikonos V underwater rig with strobe. I am still in the process of scanning the hundreds of underwear slides I have accumulated over the years and reliving those times.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

dwermske wrote:

I wouldn't carry one in your car unless your tires are in constant need of air. If that is the case I would just buy new tires. I not only have all my scuba gear but I still have my Nikonos V underwater rig with strobe. I am still in the process of scanning the hundreds of underwear slides I have accumulated over the years and reliving those times.

Right about the tank and the car. That's why I added the

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I used a less expensive film camera for underwater. I forge the name, but it was popular at the time. I had a video housing for a camcorder. I'm glad I never went the Nikonos route - too much money for too little use.

When I was working at Ramada Inn on weekends years ago, someone left a case full of Nikonos gear behind. He must have gone back for it. That's not something you would just forget about. One funny thing I learned working there: if someone left something behind, they never notified the customer. "Oh, sweetheart, Ramada Inn called and said you left a camera there? Why were you at a Ramada Inn, and why did you have a camera with you?" 🤣

dwermske

If someone was at the Ramada with a Nikonos setup they might have been there to take underwater shots in the pool. Whether they were going to shoot the pool looking damage or individuals individuals engaged in hanky-panky; only the camera owner knows for sure. Most likely individual had to leave in a hurry because of some illegal activity. It's better to expense the camera than to go to jail. All spectulation. You're right though, not a piece of equipment you're likely to forget.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

dwermske wrote:

If someone was at the Ramada with a Nikonos setup they might have been there to take underwater shots in the pool. Whether they were going to shoot the pool looking damage or individuals individuals engaged in hanky-panky; only the camera owner knows for sure. Most likely individual had to leave in a hurry because of some illegal activity. It's better to expense the camera than to go to jail. All spectulation. You're right though, not a piece of equipment you're likely to forget.

The camera was gone the following weekend, so someone took it.

Mr. SONY Loc: LI, NY

jerryc41 wrote:

My scuba days are over, although I still have all the gear, including two full aluminum 80s. I have an adapter to use them to fill car tires. I should carry one in the car.

I have a Ryobi air pump in the trunk.
Ryobi because I had a number of other Ryobi tools that use their 18 volt battery.
When we did have a tire with a slow leak (small hard to find nail) we never had to worry about refilling the tire.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Mr. SONY wrote:

I have a Ryobi air pump in the trunk.
Ryobi because I had a number of other Ryobi tools that use their 18 volt battery.
When we did have a tire with a slow leak (small hard to find nail) we never had to worry about refilling the tire.

I have a plastic box with a pump, patch/plug kit, and first aid kit.