At the risk of inciting a riot, since starting this thread a few weeks ago, I
now need to come back and ask you all, my extended scuba family, whatcha
think about this?

I have converted (loosely til we get in the pool on Saturday and play with
final adjustments) all my immediate families second stages to necklace
arrangements using bungee cords secured by mouthpiece ties.  In each case I
used the shorter hosed second stage for the necklace, with the assumption
that the longer hosed second would be used for primary breathing  and
donation if needed.

Now, to my question.  Since our family as well as most divers I have seen use
the yellow face plate on their second stage to indicate which is their
regulator to be donated (octopus), wouldn't it follow that with our chosen
necklace arrangement that the primary longer hosed second stage that we use
on a normal basis should have the yellow face plate indicating its use for
donation in an OOA situation and the necklaced second stage hanging around
our necks should have the traditional black face plate?  This is only an
issue, of course, if one of us is unexpectedly accosted by a stranger
unfamiliar with our gear arrangement.

I know that logic would seem the answer to my question is self evident, but
it does go against tradition to breathe from the yellow face plated second
and perhaps their is something I've overlooked.  And, if there is any group
who can point out something I may have overlooked...I'm confident it's you
guys.

We leave for a week in Turks in ten days and can't wait to get in the water
sporting our new jewelry (necklaces and tiaras of course)!

Thanks all
Mark