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Nicely said Billy you've hit the nail on the head... Mat. --- bdi@wh*.ne* wrote: > At 10:28 PM 20/5/99 -0400, Capt JT wrote: > >Mike > >I agree with you as it is up to the diver as if he > sees a need to carry it > >..The only reason this thread is going is because > one of the WKPP boys has > >said you don't need a second BT and then someone > disagrees with him. > > JT, you, Susan, bigbird and others have missed the > point. > > They can dive with an armload of bottom timers. > That's > their business. Who gives a root. But > 1) they shouldn't kid themselves that it's DIR. > 2) they shouldn't try to convince others that it's > DIR. > > When the personal preference crowd like Susan & > bigbird > mess with the DIR concept, look what happens, they > start > spreading and encouraging ignorant idiocy like > this..... > > >"My understanding is that the DIR method includes > the > >reduction of clutter and the minimizing of > potential > >failure points. Can you really consider a backup BT > as > >clutter, or an additional failure point? How are > people > >configuring this backup timer on their gear where > it is > >considered clutter? I choose not to wear my BT on > my > >wrist, but on a console, clipped on the left d ring > as > >in DIR. Is this extra 4 inches of console clutter? > " > > This person is now claiming that diving with a > goddamn > console is DIR!!!! > > If susan just wants to say "I dive with a back-up > bottom > timer." That's her business. > > If she wants to tell people that what she's diving > is DIR, > she'll get corrected. > > rgds billyw > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.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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