Mailing List Archive Mailing List Archive
At 05:31 AM 11/5/99 -0400, David B. Widen wrote: >See my post from last night. > >Scuba diving, good or bad, has evolved way beyond a natural set of people >more into the general population. There are allot of open water divers that >I have talked to or worked with that I would place in the "natural" category >and this configuration (DIR for OW) is perfect. > >What is left is the rest. They range from the 4~6 dives a year, blue water, >< 60 fsw types that this type diving is just for them. To the want to be at >should not be, that this could be like putting a gun in their hands with the >knowledge, skills, mind set, or ability to use it safety and correctly. They >will become the statistic we all wish not to have. You really need to think this stuff through, David. An easier to dive, less cluttered, more logical and more consistent gear configuration - DIR - would benefit these people more than most. And you an instructor. tsk. tsk. rgrds billyw > >R/David > > >-----Original Message----- >From: ajmarve@ba*.ne* [mailto:ajmarve@ba*.ne*] >Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 9:04 PM >To: dwiden@ho*.co* >Cc: 'xx'; TechDiver@aquanaut.com >Subject: Re: Halcyon experience in Australia? > > >David B. Widen wrote: >Q: Will she start to think of herself as tech diver > >David, > >Shouldnt we all think of ourselves as "tech divers", in so much as every >dive >needs to go perfectly, or as near as possible as we can get to that ?? What >is >the true meaning of quality in relation to the diver and what should an >"open >water" divers goal be with respect to equipment, planning and attitude, if >it is >to be some measure less than perfection ? > >(and yes I know the commonly accepted definition of the tech diver term, I >am >challenging you to think beyond the label) > >regards, > >al marvelli > > > >-- >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'. > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
Navigate by Author:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Author Search Index]
Navigate by Subject:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Subject Search Index]
[Send Reply] [Send Message with New Topic]
[Search Selection] [Mailing List Home] [Home]