tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post9176032822077696256..comments2023-04-20T04:34:11.624+10:00Comments on CAIRNS HILLBILLY WATCH - DAILY LIFE IN CAIRNS, QLD EXPLAINED BY RATIONAL, THINKING PEOPLE: BOMBSHELL REPORT ON REEF SNORKELING DEATHS BEING BURIED BY TOURISM BODIES AND GOVERNMENT - INCLUDING CAIRNS MP WARREN ENTSCHUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-26988602945160985932017-02-02T13:39:58.982+10:002017-02-02T13:39:58.982+10:00To quote an expert:- Any snorkel can increase your...To quote an expert:- Any snorkel can increase your breathing effort slightly, because you are having to suck atmospheric air to a slightly increased pressure, since your lungs are underwater. Most people don't notice it, but, if your cardiovascular system is in poor shape, it can increase your swimming effort which can be a problem for unfit people<br /><br />Cheaper snorkels tend not to have valves etc, which are designed to make clearing water out of snorkels easier, but, if they get damaged by heavy use, they can let water in more easily. I was a diving instructor for many years and I have always used a basic snorkel because they are simple and dependable.<br /><br />The problem is that everyone is allowed to snorkel, so medical issues can arise and cause incidents. It would be possible to ban older or unfit tourists from snorkelling, in the same way that entry-level diving is controlled, but that is a decision of the WH&S inspectors who set the rules that all operators follow. <br /><br />To date, their decision is to allow each tourist to make their own decisions and, to be honest, banning older tourists from entering the water would create a lot of vey unhappy tourists who'd just go to another country. It's not an easy decision<br />Hamish Krintnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-26443727208092420502017-01-21T21:03:43.890+10:002017-01-21T21:03:43.890+10:00Quicksilver also own Ocean Spirit as well so you h...Quicksilver also own Ocean Spirit as well so you have very few choices to go to the reef. All operators now charge high prices, even the so called budget ones. Diving at the GBR is not the big deal that it was years ago, too many regulations and wankers working in the industry have made it what it is. The big problem with the dive/snorkel industry is its self regulated, which means the dive and snorkel companies pay lip service to health and safety, it's about selling overpriced intro dives to non swimmers and the medically impaired, it's also fronted by Col McKenzie (any relation to cue ball?) who is a very good advocate for the people that pay him, but a FKN snake oiled salesman and compulsive liar to every one else. His comments following the deaths of the elderly French couple at Michaelmas cay against the opinion of a toxicologist who said it was most likely irrikanji was a FKN disgrace. He is paid by the dive industry to peddle bullshit and spin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-4456332088024481172017-01-17T23:09:54.840+10:002017-01-17T23:09:54.840+10:00The Moflo does look like something the drunk backp...The Moflo does look like something the drunk backpackers stick up their asses late at night by the lagoon! I bet Cueball had a dozen of them and maybe Pooline Hansen took a few with her after their meeting? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-4859610633691431592017-01-17T23:07:25.523+10:002017-01-17T23:07:25.523+10:00Tourists dying is actually part of the FNQ experie...Tourists dying is actually part of the FNQ experience. You see, the Cairns economy is dead, tourism is already dead, the reef is dead, the infrastructure is dead, the airport international terminal is dead, the foot traffic around the shitty old rundown shops in the CBD, the breath of all our Indian taxi drivers is dead, and old farts and stains like Warren Stench, Manning and Cueball are well on their way to being dead. So hell, a few more tourists kicking the bucket won't be out of place! "Cairns, beautiful one day, dead the next".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com