There are people on this list that can be relied on for a chuckle
Never mind the "dog ate my loop and can you cover it under warrantee" stories. There must be many a story from manufacturers and retailers about people like me who refuse to dive anything standard out of the box and want to modify kit completely before it gets wet (prerequisite on one particular unit in my opinion). There must be a pile of wonderful "can I add a bale out snorkle to my BOV" stories out there as well that are good for a chuckle.
The problem however is that the common sence required in the thread above isn't so common.