Jim,

>>>The solution to this is to get a scooter and when you hit the wreck, 
>>>crank that baby wide open and head as far as possible from the anchor 
>>>line as fast as you can. 
>>
>>That sounds like a great idea. Do you have a spare scooter you could lend
>>me from April through November? 
>
>
>Have I got a solution for you! John Allen's Northeast Scuba Supply rents 
>dacor scooter for practically nothing. See:
>
>http://members.aol.com/NoreastSS/scuba.html

I was actually implying that although it would be nice to have a scooter,
most people (including me) do not in fact have one, nor do they have access
to one. (Furthermore, If John does not deliver, it would cost me a lot in
terms of time to drive all the way out there to rent one from him
inexpensively. In fact, I can rent or borrow one from my local shop where I
get all my fills -- Stingray.)

>>>And if you are wondering if a using a scooter will leave your mystery 
>>>so-called "buddy" far behind, yes, it sure will. It suuuure will.
>>
>>Are you implying that I routinely dive solo?
>
>
>I am implying that you consider using doubles and diving solo if the only 
>buddy's you can find are a danger the themselves and you.

I don't make it a habit to dive with complete strangers and refer to them
my "dive buddy." My usual dive buddy has about the same air consumption
rate as I do. However that doesn't mean that a hoover won't appear out of
nowhere needing air. You can bet that if I am diving with a stranger, and
he's a hoover, we're turning on *his* thirds.

>>One could argue like this about all sorts of redundancy. How many backup
>>lights should I carry? Perhaps I shouldn't carry any backup lights at all,
>>since I know how long the burn time of my primary is, and my buddy has a
>>primary light, too.
>
>For day diving you don't need any lights at all. But they are nice to 
>have if you want to enjoy your dive. If you night dive or do penetration, 
>I believe the recommendation is one main light and 2 backups. I don't 
>think that your buddys lights count.
>I think it's been pretty much proven that lights are on the delecate side 
>and you have no way of telling how close the bulb is to burning out. 

Once again, I was just making a point. I am aware of what the
recommendation is.

>Your scuba tank has a convenient gauge which can tell you all you need to 
>know.

You are aware, I hope, that your gauge could be off, and you might not even
know it? Happened to me last season. 

And, as Art Greenberg just so eloquently put it:
>No one is arguing that redundancy is a bad thing. We are wrestling over
>what constitutes sufficient gas supply redundancy.

Maggie;
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