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Steve Schinke wrote:
> 
> Geepers i guess i better find someone who can teach me how to dive HYK
> HUYK HUYK.
> 
> Look you stupid american slob I dive every day and log over 500 dives a
> year.   As for the control the narcosis magic formula.  if you would
> clean the shit out of your ears and open your eyes to what has been
> transgressing here you would realize that I DON'T think there is any
> magical formula.  There is no way to control narcosis.  But its effects
> vary from individual to individual and environment to environment.  The
> effects of narcosis can be dealt with to a degree.  you call it a drug.
> well drugs effect people on and individual basis as well.  Ask your
> local pharmacist.  it is also possible to build up tolerance to certain
> drugs with extended use(ask the guy at the crack house you were going to
> refer me to.  Many alcoholics funtong normaly while under the influence.
> now i am not saying that they preform as well as someone not under the
> influence or condoning drug use of ANY form(nitrogen included ask you
> refer to it as a drug).  But it is an individual choice just like any
> other thing.  It is not your place or right to dictate anything to
> anyone exept your teammates.  So until you become god relax a bit.  hey
> if you feel like you have to boast about your accomplishments to make
> yourself feel good go right ahead, keep in mind boasting is way
> overrated)  If you are some kind of power hungey control freak who
> thinks that his way is the only way to dive then you are as stupid as
> everyone says you are.  personaly i expected more...
> 

Steve,

I think that the most important point that I can possibly make to you is 
this:

In Florida, we have a tremendous amount of dive site closures. Every day 
there is one less place to dive. The reason is that early "tech divers" 
just did not have any idea of what they were actually doing. There have 
been so many deaths, and we have lost so many sites, that it is time we 
(the diving community) do something about it, or it will be done for us 
by governments and land owners.

We dive beyond recreational limits. And even though we dive for 
recreation or "sport" we absolutely must start acting like pros. 
Deciding to dive while under the influence whether or not acclimation is 
a factor is just an amateurish thing to do period. I do not care about 
gear configuration arguments, however there is no personal preference 
when it comes to diving deep using air. It is simply unsatisfactory.

Steve, a couple of years ago there was an article in Aquacorps magazine 
titled "the call of the Wah Wah" It was about "tech" instructors and 
other "professionals" deep diving on air. The article caused an uproar 
in the community because if instructors and pros were not setting a good 
example, why should anybody listen to anything they have to say?

I would like to take it a step further and say, as divers who dive 
beyond recreational limits we have a newfound responsibility not just to 
our loved ones and our dive buddies, but to everybody in the community. 
We have a responsibility to not get ourselves killed being amateurish 
and doing things that are blatently unsafe, which is exactly what deep 
air diving is.

Mark
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