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Guys, why argue? They could just get a Mares Air Integrated Divemate (you know, the= divecomputer that talks to you) that would solve all problems. THOMAS At 08:17 PM 3/13/99 +1100, you wrote: >On Sat, 13 Mar 1999 03:01:02 -0500, Bill Wolk wrote: >(big snips) > >> With that ludicrous gas management plan for independent doubles, we know >> this must be the Royal Navy's recruiting pitch....wait...no...I got it >> assbackwards...it's "If you can scratch your buddy's butt, you can be in >> the Royal Navy." > >Strike, > >You wanna reply to this or shall I? Me? OK. > >1) Independent doubles? What independent doubles? Never have been and in= fact >couldn't be. They couldn't manage the gas in that fashion with= independents. > >2) I wrote: > >> As a partial defense of this method of diving and the lack of SPG's, I= believe >> that there are quite a few professional diving units who use this method, >> including the NSW (a State in Oz) Police Diving Unit for one. >> >> The reason is that they often (mostly?) dive in such crud that they= wouldn't be >> able to see their SPG's anyway. Therefore, decanting their bottles in= this >> fashion is, I would think, the only form of gas management available to= them. >> >Did you read this? Maybe you didn't understand it just like you didn't >understand that the doubles are indeed manifolded. > >The Royal Navy as well as any number of other professional diving teams= have >been doing it a damn sight longer than you, or I, or anyone else on this= list, >except that they do it in the most extreme conditions and they have no= choice >about it. You and I have that choice. > >Sure they can learn, we all can, but belittling them in the way you have is >ignorant, stupid, petty and mean spirited. These are the kinds of people= who >fish up the bodies, look for the evidence and lord knows what else. > >Christian > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > <bold><italic><fontfamily><param>Eurostile</param><color><p aram>8080,0000,00= 00</param>SILENT IMMERSION, Inc. Caracasbaaiweg 276 Cura=E7ao, Netherlands Antilles Tel/Fax: 599-9-767.70.14 Cell.: 599-9-562.13.23 www.silentimmersion.com </color></fontfamily></italic></bold> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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