On 9/6/98 12:12 PM Brown, Christopher wrote:

>Cobb writes:
>
>>These unit (PATCO AquaHeat) are for recreational diving only.
>
>My fins, my wet suit, my weight belt, my mask, my regs, and my tanks were
>only made for recreational diving -- but that doesn't mean they can be use=
d
>for rec diving only. They work very well for other kinds of diving.

Well, golly, Chrissy, lets compare apples and oranges. Or in your case 
chimpanzees and orangutan=B9s.

>Ingemar, who asked for potential leads/ideas for additional thermal
>protection (and did not ask to have his mind made up for him), seems to be
>enough of a diver to evaluate a product for himself and work with a manuf.
>to make something that might help him if the original product, as it is
>now, turns out to be inadequate.

Well, gosh Chrissy, why didn't you just recommend lobbying Best Western 
to install hotel rooms at the deco stops, that would be just about as 
workable.

>The suggested hot water systems, brought up in other posts, were developed
>for commercial diving only, as were comercial diving deco methods. Does
>that mean they should be dismissed outright -- or should the conscientious
>diver consider ways to adapt concepts/equipment from one kind of diving (o=
r
>another disciplne altogether) which may enhance comfort/safety for another
>kind of diving? That's the kind of exploring Ingemar's thread was
>attempting to do.

Yes your are right , Chrissy, if you use commercial stuff for anything 
but commercial use you will certainly go straight to hell when you die.

>Seems to me that's how diving (and many other activities/disciplines) will
>progress. Uninformed close-mindedness (cotton in) and prejudiced dismissal
>of possibilities is counter-productive.

Or in your case, buried under massive, steaming piles of bullshit.

>Christopher A. Brown
>The Technical Diving Video Library  http://www.aulinc.com/video.htm
>ameruwlite@ao*.co*, Fax: 352.669.1256, or Phone: 352.669.5483
>
>Life is short -- this is not a rehearsal.

I like you better when you did not post.

 Jim


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