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John I think I will do that. Zaidy -----Original Message----- From: John Thornton <Johnpt@sc*.co*> To: Zaid Al-Obaidi <Z@al*.fr*.co*.uk*> Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: 21 September 1999 18:00 Subject: Re: DIR on the Lusitania >Hi Zaid > >Were you trained in Florida? These guys really know there stuff and >should be listened to at all times, especially the cave guys, they do >some real stuff and all should dive like they do. I am going to sell all >my kit like they do to people that dont know better and then buy all the >really cool kit from brownies. I think you should do the same, fancy it >this winter? > >John > >In message <001001bf03aa$68245b40$0525883e@de*>, Zaid Al-Obaidi ><Z@al*.fr*.co*.uk*> writes >> >> I have recently qualified as an advanced nitrox diver, and i find >> the discussions that are placed on the >> >> mailing list very interesting, to some one of my limited >> experience, I find it a great learning source. >> >> Some of the stuff you guys do is incredible. >> >> I have noticed that one of the Luistania divers is using a >> rebreather, I have been told by my instructor >> >> that the unit can kill in the wrong hands, Since so many divers >> have lost their lives using them world >> >> wide, surely a rebreather of any type should not be used on such a >> challenging dive, what if the unit had >> >> failed?, I couldn't see a redundant unit, from what I read on the >> list these guys don't know what they are doing, also the divers >> kit was not stream line as it should be incase of snagging. >> >> As for the open circuit divers, they set a bad example to us >> British divers, not all of us carry >> >> twin 20 ltr, I have been told that if I carry more than twin 12 >> ltr, I could get the bends and HPNS ? >> >> and their trip report proves what I have been told by my >> instructor. >> >> Any comments, would be appreciated. >> > >john thornton web page http://www.scapaflow.com > >iantd trimix instructor, skipper/owner "Karin" >inspiration instructor > >polrudden house tel.01856 874761 >peerie sea loan fax 01856 870950 >kirkwall >orkney kw15 1uh > > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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