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Why go through all that B.S. in an open ocean when all you have to do is glance at your spare B/T? That is hogarthian in my book Jess Armantrout wrote: > you guys continually come up with solutions to problems that don't exist, > and justify it by calling it self suffiency or personal preference or what > ever other name you chose. > > Turn your bottom timer on before you jump in the water. Does it work? If > yes, what are the odds of it failing in the next hour or two. Close enough > to zero that if it happens, my buddy is there. My buddies are always there, > but for you guys that insist on violating rule no. 1, shoot a lift bag with > knotted line/rope at 10 foot intervals and deco off your watch. If your > watch fails, count the deco. Sheck did this from 800+ feet at Bushmangat. > > Trout > > -----Original Message----- > From: bigvon@be*.ne* <bigvon@be*.ne*> > To: Ken Sallot <sallot@mi*.co*>; techdiver@aquanaut.com > <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 8:27 AM > Subject: Re: Redundant Equipment and Holgarth > > >Who said anything about loosing your buddy on a regular basis? You did. It > must be > >your concern. > >I have made enough dives (caves and ocean) not to bet my life on my buddy. > Maybe you > >and Jess would, but I like the idea of self sufficiency. > >bill > > > >Ken Sallot wrote: > > > >> bigvon@be*.ne* wrote: > >> > > >> > What if you loose contact with your buddy? A redundant deph/time is > essential. > >> > bill > >> > >> If you lose your buddy on a regular enough basis that you're concerned > >> about this then I think you have another problem > >> -- > >> "What's terrible is to pretend that the second-rate > >> is first-rate." > >> -- Doris Lessing > >> (British writer) > > > >-- > >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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