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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 10:41:13 -1000 (HST)
From: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or*>
To: gmiiii@in*.co*
Cc: Jim Cobb <cobber@mi*.co*>, Tech Diver <techdiver@terra.net>
Subject: Re: Am I a stroke?
>  Richie is just a nice guy - he is trying to dive with every piece of gear he 
> was given for Christmas so as not to hurt anyone's feelings. He is also a
lyijng 
> sack of shit - I have a video of him diving where all he has is fins, mask , 
> tank and reg. Oh yeah, and a t-shit and a butterfly net. 

Wait a minute, wait a minute - when did I lie?  That video was taken in
the mid-80's. Like you said, we were all strokes at one point in our
lives. Besides, I also had a SINGLE BLADDER, NON-BONDAGE set of wings in
that video - take a closer look.  I was using wings back when all the real
strokes were saying they were dangerous becuase they float an unconscious
diver upside-down. In fact, my very first scuba equipment purchase, the
day after I was certified, was a ScubaPro Mk-5, Hawaiian Backpak, and Sea
Quest wings. The jock straps at the shop all tried to convince me I was
making a mistake because I was a new diver.  One day out of my Basic
certification (yes, it was "Basic" -- "Open Water" was a separate course),
and I was already smarter than the entire staff of the dive shop. The only
BC's I've ever bought are wings, except for one horse collar which I
bought at a garage sale for $25 to use as a lift bag. In fact, come to 
think of it, I've NEVER been a stroke! (except for one day in Palau, when 
I was 19 and immortal....)

Rich

P.S. Take another look at the video - you'll see I did a deep stop from 
that dive when I needled the fish.  That's how I discovered deep stops. 
My buddy, who had the "get the hell out of deep water" mentality, was 
already up on the deco line while I was still deep.  It's all on the 
video.  The proof is in the pudding, and the eating thereof.

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