For crying out loud, Truckie, it's for the buzz, man. The big dark secret 
of scuba diving is the fact that you get a real nice, legal buzz once you 
get past a certain depths. Except for the fact that you might die, it's 
the perfect high. You can get as hammered as you want, when you ascend 
you are sober instantly. And to top it all off, there is no hangover.

And I am convinced that the buzz is addictive. I really think that divers 
start to crave the narcosis high and will dive in the most horrible 
conditions to achieve it. Look at how many ex-alcoholics are divers, it's 
a great replacement for the bottle. Add the the adrenalin rush when you 
almost kill yourself and, man, you've got a party going on in your head. 
Look at the real narcosis addicts, they fit the profile. They abandon 
their families, will spend their last dime on a air fill and are willing 
to live out of the back of a Van for weeks a time.

Deep air teachers simply drug pushers. It's the ideal occupation for 
them, getting a buzz and getting paid for it to boot. How about that 
trimix instructor who uses air while his students are on trimix. Need I 
say more? Telling narcosis junkies to put helium in their mix is like 
asking a heroin addict to put cut in their fix. All this is obvious to me 
and it is hilarious to see everybody beat around the bush on this topic.

 Jim

Sender: Truckie57@ao*.co*  Date: 10/22/98 11:41 PM

>George,
>
>I've read both yours and Bill Mee's posts and I agree. But the one thing I
>don't understand is that with all the information that is out about how
>dangerous deep air is..and with all the people that have died due to being
>narced.....WHY THE HELL IS IT STILL TAUGHT?  Exactly what purpose does it
>serve?  Please explain this to me. 
>Maybe Tom Mount can give me a logical explanation on why this course to 
>taught
>much less still offered? Why do we offer a class that in my simple mind is
>like having a class on smoking pot while diving. You know what, I have an
>idea...hell you don't even have to take them down to 170 to give them the 
>same
>effect...just take em to 30 feet.......after they've had a couple shots of
>gin.
>
>SPG
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