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[Choose #1] I always keep my debt down, and own my own gear, so I can continue to dive at the same pace
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[Choose #5] Its affecting my business.
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[Choose #5] Presently the same but the immediate future is questionable
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[Choose #1] I dive in the lakes and quarries locally, anyway.
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[Choose #3] Had to stop going to Cozumel twice a year
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[Choose #2] Benifit to owning equip. cheap per use / do less travel & boat diving lots of beach diving.
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[Choose #1] Year end bonus!!! Thank God my company is making a profit though!
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[Choose #2] In Florida, the State Parks that allow diving only cost $10.00 to dive - very economical.
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[Choose #2] More shore dives
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[Choose #5] I am a new diver and trying to find dive buddies, I haven’t been too successful yet.
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Hels - 10/29/2008 7:15 AM
[Choose #3] I’ve spent my dive money on tickets to see ac/dc, metallica and oasis next year.
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[Choose #2] carpooling, diving closer to home, buying used equip. when needed.
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AirOn - 10/16/2008 2:53 PM
[Choose #5] Dive shop folded... time to find a new LDS.
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Beth - 10/15/2008 5:18 PM
[Choose #1] So far, so good!
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[Choose #2] more local dives, less flying. Cold is good!
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[Choose #2] get someone to go in for gas money
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[Choose #2] Shore Diving!!!!
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[Choose #2] I haved changed my buying habits to make sure that I can still dive the world.
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[Choose #5] saving to buy new equipment lost during a divorce
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[Choose #1] I just started diving during the ecionomic crisis, so I might throw this survey off....sorry
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[Choose #2] i do more local diving
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[Choose #1] Price of oil is going down! Should be good for us.
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[Choose #2] The other side of the question is how many dive operations will go out of business.
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[Choose #2] spend less on other hobbies
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[Choose #1] I’m a great lakes area diver and have a lot of close interesting local diving
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[Choose #1] What economic crisis, we don’t have a Bush.
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[Choose #1] I’m always looking for ways to cut costs, if and when I can w/o sacrificing standards
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[Choose #3] I work more overtime and have less time to dive.
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[Choose #5] Is the "crisis" really global or just international? Also, google "Boating and Waterways" by state.
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[Choose #2] Do more beach diving than Boat diving
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[Choose #2] By staying close to shore or inshore and less offshote trips.
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[Choose #2] Because I have to travel 4-5 hours for great diving, I try and carpool as much as possible.
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[Choose #2] Don’t travel as far to dive
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[Choose #2] Less boat diving, try to find a few people to run to the shore with me to spread the cost of fuel
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[Choose #1] What crisis? The grass is growing, animals living. Number falling, on a screen. Who cares? Eat food!
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Iggy - 10/10/2008 4:38 AM
[Choose #5] too soon to tell...Let’s wait and see
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[Choose #2] carpooling with friends and students
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[Choose #2] I do things like try to car pool more. Pac a lunch, rather then by it. And of course I limit the tot
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[Choose #2] More shore diving, less boat diving.
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Marti - 10/09/2008 4:43 PM
[Choose #2] Stay with friends
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[Choose #2] more local dives less travel
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[Choose #1] if i cant buy it , i try to make it.
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[Choose #3] Right now Gas getting to the site is a killer
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[Choose #4] I did not get to dive this year,, but if all goes well I should get to go on a "few" trips in 09...
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Poppy - 10/09/2008 6:30 AM
[Choose #2] stay at cheaper hotels, travel with more people to split costs. But wont stop diving!
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[Choose #2] look for special deals
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[Choose #2] Choosing cheaper destinations, cheaper hotels. Buying package deals as opposed to tailor-made.
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[Choose #2] look for cheaper lodging
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[Choose #2] I try to get together with others, a larger group, in order to difer some costs, hotel, transport
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RoyJN - 10/08/2008 10:44 PM
[Choose #2] just go diving in my local waters
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[Choose #1] I am not giving up the things I like to do the best..
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[Choose #2] More local diving, no trips planned.
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[Choose #3] i cant get a job cause no on is hiring, therefore no money to dive!
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[Choose #1] I shore dive, the only thing I need to buy is air, which is only $3/tank
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[Choose #2] I use travelcornucopia.com and save lots on travel
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[Choose #5] Since I am the lead Divemaster at our LDS, I dive just as much, but it is for work and not at my lea
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[Choose #5] We are a dive operator and have noticed a severe drop off in people traveling and/or diving.
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[Choose #1] just because the economy is going down hill doesn’t mean i can’t dive!
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[Choose #4] My economic crisis was started a years ago ... yaaa, I’m prepared for it :)
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[Choose #2] example would be to combine classes on check out dives and stay in the area rather than dive back an
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[Choose #5] I see less students taking classes and sales seem to be down.
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[Choose #3] I have less students now because of the money crunch, but my personal diving is about the same.
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[Choose #1] What crisis? Market is down, Housing is down, liquid income is down, diving is down...so it fits in
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[Choose #2] on dive trips i try to find carpoolers
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