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At 7:12 PM 1/29/96, HeyyDude@ao*.co* wrote:

> WW,
>
> Read my post.  I said your FIRST stage.  You're on a single 80 - your first
> stage takes a dump (I saw this happen to John in Fiji - luckily we were on
> our way up, and had two stage bottles with regs handy).


i READ your post...read MINE (i said regulator, not second stage)

i said that you should have a redundant first stage or you should not be at
160fsw


>
> Don't waste our time telling us how "we shouldn't be in those situations"
> unless you dive with us, and understand the situations we encounter on our
> dives.  Many a "technical" diver has lost it underwater, and to simply state
> "well, he fucked up" is to denigrate valuable lessons that we all can still
> learn in this sport/profession.


doing a dive that requires redundancy WIHTOUT that appropriate equipment is
not "technical diving"
it's stupid diving

enough said?

w2

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