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>> even if only 1% of divers panic when out of air why not plan for it.  If
>> that 1% happens your no longer going to give a shit about the 99% of
>> divers that wouldn't have grabbed your reg.  Why not plan for the worst
>> case scenario?

>well again...i'm not defending breathing the short hose...only discussing it

From your posts I find it hard to believe that you're objectively
discussing it... IT's clear that you are taking odds against breathing
the long hose.

>but if indeed it's a 1% chance...then i like to think that if i decided to
>breathe the short hose i could deal with the time in a hundred when someone
>grabs my primary and *i'll* switch to my long hose backup....
>then when things have calmed down and he's under control i can switch if we
>need to

>again...i'm not saying it's the BEST way

Then WHY argue for something that isn't the best, simplest way to do
something???

>only that i see it as a personal choice and i'm not prepared to call
>everyone who makes that choice a fool

If it's a personal choice to do something that's not optimal that
person is pretty far down on any buddy list I have - like, OFF it.

When the shit hits the fan, you want to be diving with someone you can
trust, and you should respond in kind.  And, when YOU get mugged by
someone who's NOT your buddy the SAME technique works.

-Carl-

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