Dear Rich,

On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Richard Pyle wrote:

> It's only intuitive in the contect of compartment models, which as you
> know, have no basis in physiological reality.

Well the old metaphysics is all I have to rely on for deco and while that
by any other name may be superstition, it doesn't sound like salt over the
shoulder to me.  But the shark stuff does!

> If you go back to my original comment on this issue, I said "I am
> convinced that sharks are attracted to Tekna scooters." (or words to that
> effect).  This remains true.

The WUGGA WUGGA effect? Call in the shaman to exorcise the scooter? Maybe
the whole damn company. George says they are wussie scooters anyway. (But
it's my wussie scooter).

> I won't even go into the efforts I have undertaken to break popular myths
> about sharks - don't get me started.  I expressed an opinion.  People can
> have faith in that opinion, or not - their call.

I do, I do Rich. I am not challengeing your opinion. I just think that we
can tease out a bit more evidence and quantify your opinion a bit better.
Even if it's only semi-quantitated: Is this like standing under a tree in
a lightening storm or more like crossing the freeway with your eyes
closed? There are differences in risk.

> Well, that's a decision you will have to make.  At least now, you have
> one more tidbit (a diving Ichthyologist's opinion) to help you make that
> decision.

Again no disrespect to your opinion, Rich, but I need more more than a
tidbit to make an informed decision about dragging my scooter to the shore
in N.  Calif the next time I go. I'm concerned that either the bite may be
a whole lot larger or that it's so unlikely to happen, I'll probably be
towed out of cave behind George in the buttmount position first. Not!

;-)

pH

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