FOTW Top tips for avoiding back injuries

Following the recent discomfort of our very own Fish affairs editor FOTw have decided to give some tops tips on how to avoid backache.

Here they are....

1. Avoid strenuous activities like digging over allotments in cold weather.

2. Avoid picking up Grand Children, they may look cuddly but they are deceptively heavy. Probably some thing to do with the full nappy.

3. Do not try any position past page 12 of the Kama sutra, These should be left to the under 25's or fully trained olympic athletes

4. Wear elasticated girdles. Also surprisingly warm in winter months and invisible to the naked eye.

5. Take lots of relaxing holidays to tropical waters and go diving....

FOTW Top tip for International Airports

If you were on the Thomas cook flight out of Sharm el Shiekh on Sunday 6th Nov you will understand why this is such a top tip and appreciate to whom it is directed. If you want to call yourself an International Airport then

a) do not close the airport delaying a dozen incoming flights and more outgoing flights whilst four poxy single seater attempt to perform a second rate aerobatics display over the main run way. You just do not do it. Remember why Sharm is Sharm and no longer a small walled town a million miles form no where, and ...

b) do not allow the local mafia to welcome you on your arrival with a rate of 250 Egyptian pounds to cover the 12 clicks Taxi ride into Naama Bay. Some people were likened to various parts of the Camels anatomy, (Its a good job I can restrain my Wife) You may have nice new shiny cars but they are not Rolls Royce's.

The alledged Turtle

For the doubting Thomas on the recent FOTW trip to the sun here is the photographic evidence of the spotted turtle. Circumstances were not ideal, running close to my no decompression limit I had been forced to leave the sand bottom at 15 metres to commence my safety stop. Contrary to popular believe we do not go to any length to get the photos brought to you on FOTW. It's probably the worst ever photo of a turtle taken by a sighted scuba diver . Nevertheless its real evidence........

Forthcoming top tips from FOTW

No doubt now you have dried out your dry suits, you will be looking forward to more top tips from FOTW.

Our very own current fish affairs editor Pete will be disseminating some top tips from his considerable under water experience on deployment of delayed surface marker buoys.

I am also hoping that Pete will have some handy tips on dealing with getting the best from Egyptian waiters... not really fish related but potentially dead useful for those of planning on eating out in Egypt this winter.

Keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks.

Silver Damselfish

Up front and in your mask, these little buggers often spoil good underwater composition. This time round he became the focus of my attention. Only once mind because as far a fish goes they are pretty boring really.

Giant Moray

This big head was protruding out from a coral head in search of passing food or maybe a friendly cleaner wrasse. I doubt he was expecting a FOTW flash photography bearing down on him.

Surgeon Fish

Black on blue. A striking image of a happy smiley fish.