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At 07:24 PM 17/09/1998 -0700, Garrett Weinberg wrote: >Sorry to tell you this, but Mat (IMHO) has a valid point. It is Dan that is >out to lunch. Dan would give us all crayons because we could possibly hurt >ourselves with pencils. > Garrett, Dan does more deep drift diving than almost anyone on this list. He also has a better understanding of physiology than most. How much deep drift diving do you do? I can't tell from your post. rgrds billyw >stupid and incapable of acting as reasonable rational human beings.. Dan, in >his infinite but minescule wisdon, wants to dictate what all divers can and >cannot do. That is, frankly, taking DIR to extremes. It is a dictatorship >mentatlity - "only I can decide what you can or cannot do". > >Actually, a nice position. The requirement do dive mix beyond 80 feet >eliminates 99.999999995% of the divers in the Seattle area and, as a >consequence, I will not be bothered being around dumb, stupid, open water >diver - who can only damage themselves in their stupidity. > >Talk about arrogance. Talk about stupidity. > >I would sooner trust divers than regulate what they can or cannot do. > >Dan: We are willing to put up with George because there is experience >behind the mouth that roaredand if we can get past the diatribes, there are >occasional words of wisdom in but what makes you God (besides being a >self-proclaimed world class athlete). You have contributed very little >positive to our knowledge and often most of what you "publish" is wrong. > >Garrett Weinberg > > >At 12:00 PM 17/09/1998 -0700, Mat Bloedorn wrote: > >> > >> >Come on now Dan, >> > >> >Tri mix for a recreational dive to 80-90 ft?? So... just in case the >> >diver can't control his/her depth. They will now need to carry >> >doubles in case they go too deep (and you also gotta have enough gas >> >for the rescue). Two deco mixes (50/50 and O2) cause 80/20 is "stroke >> >mix" (rescuing someone at 190 is gonna get you into deco). How about >> >a canister light. If they gotta go down to rescue someone you're >> >gonna need to be able to see. Oh, Oh! don't forget the rule of >> >thirds. >> >> Mat, if you don't know what you're talking >> about (and you obviously don't), stop confusing >> the issue. Learn to listen. Shut the fuck up. >> >> rgrds billyw >> >> -- >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >> > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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