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Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 09:07:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Ken Sallot <afn35346@fr*.uf*.ed*>
To: GILGSN@ao*.co*
Cc: techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re: Solo vs Buddy
On Sun, 19 Nov 1995 GILGSN@ao*.co* wrote:

>      Why would you get bent because of solo diving ???
> It is just a personnal choice and I believe that it is not more dangerous if
> you have redundancy and do not exceed your limits. Personnaly I feel better
> alone... 
> To fly a plane you don't need a co-pilot when the weather is clear, I prefer
> to fly solo too.
> Solo diving in my opinion is fine if you know how and why you do it.

I agree, however you must remember the most important piece of equipment 
you carry you will not have a backup if you're solo. That's your brain. 
However, Rich's famous quote applies.

>      So, if you see me solo diving, I would be glad to listen to any good
> suggestion to improve my safety, but don't bother giving me a lecture on the
> subject or telling me that I'm going to die, I heard that already a few
> times.

But you are going to die. I'm going to die. So will the person who's told 
you that. It's just a fact of life that eventually we will all die.

Ken
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Ken Sallot        "Your trim goes to hell when you run out of air"
afn35346@af*.or*                                         - Jim Wei
http://grove.ufl.edu/~ken/

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