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george i agree there is no magic - only hard work & dedication. hank In a message dated 8/6/98 3:51:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, kirvine@sa*.ne* writes: << Subj: Re: Doria death August 3, 1998 Date: 8/6/98 3:51:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: kirvine@sa*.ne* (Katherine V. Irvine) Reply-to: kirvine@sa*.ne* To: GarlooEnt@ao*.co* CC: Wahoo2001@ao*.co*, Wahoojan@ao*.co*, Sealass@ao*.co*, JS1SUBAQUA@ao*.co*, Hookboy@ao*.co*, WreckValle@ao*.co*, PGRN98@ao*.co*, dkovah@ib*.ne*, Ussfriel@ao*.co*, butler@li*.co*, wahoo2001wrckdvr@wo*.at*.ne*, kmfs@bt*.ne*, Rubrifolia@ao*.co*, NICKSKYDIV@ao*.co*, algolden3@ju*.co*, captbill@je*.co*, Captdeep6@ao*.co*, chris_tyls@me*.co*, mail@wa*.or*, CAPTZEROOO@ao*.co*, wkikta@ci*.co*, CFriel@GC*.co*, dkovach@ib*.ne*, Shnesmith@ao*.co*, THEBEARD21@ao*.co*, ggentile@de*.co*, HESSIANS@ao*.co*, Wrckdvr@wo*.at*.ne*, JoelSilverstein@wo*.at*.ne*, Scaleworks@ao*.co*, LouiseHow@ao*.co*, B2@cs*.co*, gzambeck@us*.ne*, heseltine@ea*.ne*, underh2o@ma*.ex*.co*, scatsta@mc*.co*, mjp@ap*.av*.co*.uk*, techvid@ne*.co*, dcrco@jp*.ne*, TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*, cavers@ca*.co*, techdiver@aquanaut.com, halcyon@ha*.ne* Hank, I am sure you are right, but I am also sure that mix is not mix unless here is some serious helium in it. I am also quite sure that these dives can be executed safely, with controlled risk. I know about that, I do the absolute worst insanity and have no problem with it. You know me, you have dove with me, and you know I have no magic. I just do it right. GarlooEnt@ao*.co* wrote: > > george, > i am convinced that diving deep air adds far more risks then is needed. it > seems to me that many more of the guys coming out on the Doria are using mix > rather than diving air. > but i think that while the things you have mentioned are factors i really > think that the main factor or biggest culperit is the greed factor. > the divers that first come out need to be encoraged by the others in > downplaying the artifact thing. the divers that start slowly & enjoy the wreck > for what it has to offer in it's beauty & then get to be familiar with it & > then dive with a buddy diffrent spots on her --learn. > so far as i catell the two deths prior to this one fall into this catagory. > they were diving mix (i don't know what the mix was-but i have to assume it > was somewhat better than air). > er all are on an edge in our dives, it only takes one extra mistake at the > wrong moment (ie -your last 19 grand dive- had you missed that line & had to > take ten or fifteen minutes in finding it-purhapse the results would have been > different). > we all have had problems the difference with us & some of the others is that > we are not afraid to talk about them. > we try to be open - because someone may catch on & learn from it. > hank >> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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