>In a message dated 98-05-04 05:42:15 EDT, you write:
>
><<  What kind of blithering
> idiot would use these communicators , especially on a student, on a
> first trimix dive , attempt to go to 300 feet, and then sit there like
> the spineless, gutless, ballless weenies that they obviously are, and
> watch her die? >>
>
>This communication device was a safety consideration, right?  Then why the
>hell didn't she simply COMMUNICATE the problem to her instrokter?  This
device
>sounds *really* reliable.  It obviously didn't work.

From the reports we heard from the group, of the 5 divers using these, all
flooded and failed except for one---which was used to tell the boat that
they had a diver in trouble, sinking. This led to the boat getting a
reasonably good idea of where the body might be.  So while using these
things may kill you,  the use of them may help someone recover your body
better later, if enough people in your group are using them---and if enough
of them survive long enough to report the problem.  And it must be a great
deal for the dive shop, because it requires so many to be purchased, in
order to have at least one that will function as intended.
I'm thinking we should have a special IANTD dive package, where for one
price, you get the bondage wings, the dive link, the IANTD stickers to put
everywhere---proclaiming your bravery ( well, you would have to be brave to
be a new student, and to do a 300 foot dive with an instructor who would
just as soon kill you, as sell you bogus dive gear). And then for an extra
$2000, they could through in the "quality instruction", that would deprogram
you of all the intelligence you learned from PADI, and indoctrinate you into
the mindset of the IANTD techno freak, who prefers as many convolutions in
gear as possible, no matter what the cost.  It has to make you wonder if
maybe we will  see a merger bid soon between Cochran and IANTD, as both seem
to like expensive pieces of shit that look cool in a showroom, but could be
even better at killing divers.
Dan

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