Tennant,

Where the fuck you been. The weather has been great down here is =
"redneck paradise". You head back north and the weather follows you.  =
When you coming back? Did you get a date from JJ for TriMix?

Cory and I are driving up to DEMA this weekend (I think). Are you =
heading down?

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From: 	Tennantm@ao*.co*
Sent: 	Wednesday, January 08, 1997 1:10 AM
To: 	chance@sn*.ne*; techdiver@terra.net
Subject: 	Re: snorkels

Mitch


The correct place for the snorkle is on the wall at the dive shop!!  If =
your
face is in the water then your gear is not set up propperly.  Back =
inflation
does not just tip you face down on the surface.  If it does, then the =
problem
is in your gear configuration.  Swimming on the surface ....... roll =
over on
your back.  Wings are great for this and provide excellent stability. =20

Mike =20


Mitch wrote:

>(hang on a sec...I'm donning my nomex suit)
>
>I completely agree that snorkels have NO place in overhead=20
>enviroments - either cave or wreck - but I do request some guidance=20
>here.
>
>I don't wear a snorkel while doing ANY overhead diving.  For caverns=20
>I don't even take it with.  However,  up here in NE there's been more=20
>than one occasion when the snorkel somebody has carried with them has=20
>come in handy.   One example - a person was on a NJ wreck dive - the=20
>diver got blown off the wreck and had to do his decom under a lift=20
>bag.  By the time he surfaced, the boat was long gone.  Fourteen=20
>hours later when the coast guard picked him up he was glad he had=20
>chosen to carry his snorkel tucked neatly away behind his back=20
>plate where he could get it if he wanted.  It seems that with his wings =
on
>he felt more comfortable resting with his face in the water.  Of =
course,
only=20
the
>snorkel would help with this.
>
>The main reason for many up here carrying a snorkel is for when they=20
>end up having to do any long surface swims or get blown off like this=20
>guy did. =20
>
>What do you think, is this a stroke idea or what?  I'm open to=20
>suggestions and welcome your points on this.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mitch
>
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