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Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 12:01:14 -0400
To: techdiver@terra.net
From: pcs@ma*.mt*.ca* (Paul Case)
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


That's not true, through the years I've heard such useful statistics as "60%
of smokers die" and "90% of those who engage in unprotected sex will die";
My philosophy is, start smoking and humping around and maybe you can be one
of the lucky 40% or 10%  that live forever! :)

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