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On Sat, 13 Jan 1996, Ken Sallot wrote:

> Walt,
> 
> If I ran out of air underwater I would go for the regulator my buddy is 
> breathing off of and make no apologies for doing so.
> 
> You don't know that you've run out of air with a full set of lungs, you only 
> know it when you try to inhale. Well, if I try to inhale and get nothing but
a 
> dry suck, then I will make no excuses for my actions because at that point I 
> need air, and need it then.
> 

Well said. In fact, isn't it a common practice amoung many cave divers to 
advise their partners to **take** the regulator out of their mouth if 
they (the OAD) don't have time for a polite out-of-air signal? If they 
do have time to signal, good. If not, at least you know what to expect.

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