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Eric, who was this fine NACD instructor? -----Original Message----- From: Erik C. Schmidt <cavedivr@uf*.ed*> To: lcarlson@n-*.co* <lcarlson@n-*.co*> Cc: Techdiver <techdiver@aq*.co*>; Cavers <cavers@cavers.com> Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 12:52 PM Subject: Re: Smoking and Diving >Your story gets even scarier... I think I know who this guy is and he is also >an NACD Instructor. I watched him give a pre-dive briefing to a class at >Madison one time. They were standing in shallow water in full gear while he >was lecturing and smoking at the same time. When he finished he flicked the >butt into the water (in front of his students) and started the dive. That >shows a LOT of respect for the environment and really takes a lot of class. > > >Lance Carlson wrote: > >> Almost as screwed up as the time I overheard a guy at Cow saying how he >> couldn't take the deco there without a puff (He would go downstream on an >> "air break" to the air pocket, open his little ziplock and light up) He's >> the same one who takes a big lung full right before descending and "holds >> it as long as he can"........now you know where those butts come from >> floating around on the surface. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Rodriguez [SMTP:mikey@ma*.co*] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 9:58 AM >> To: Bob Sherwood >> Cc: klind@al*.ne*; Joel Markwell; Techdiver; Cavers >> Subject: Re: Smoking and Diving >> >> At 10:14 AM 6/22/00 -0400, Bob Sherwood wrote: >> >> >Add to that some prominent dive charter boats allow this practice as >> well. >> >Not only enabling the person who smokes to load toxins before their dives, >> >but also putting paying non smoking divers in an uncomfortable position. >> >> It also makes for an interesting time when an oblivious smoker walks >> near me as I set up my O2 bottles. Yikes! >> >> -Mike Rodriguez >> <mikey@mi*.ne*> >> http://www.mikey.net/aue >> Pn(x) = (1/(2^n)n!)[d/dx]^n(x^2 - 1)^n > >
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