Heheheh.... Don't worry George, the VBTech list is used for nothing but
coordinating dive trips, it's a really boring list. All the good stuff is
still on techdiver. I'll sign you up on if you want to know what dives are
going on up here.

And I *am* in a sensory deprivation tank, it's called a 4 month old baby.

   Jim
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> From: kirvine@sa*.ne*
> Reply-To: kirvine@sa*.ne*
> Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 11:02:20 -0500
> To: "Sean M. Cary" <smcary@mi*.co*>
> Cc: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>, Tony Blanchette <TonyB@ta*.co*>,
> techdiver@aquanaut.com
> Subject: Re: what to do with the light cord
> 
> Sean, these guys have evolved in a vacuum on the VBTech list where they
> are not hassled by anyone who knows what they are talking about. Cobb
> normally knows better , but has obviously been drinking the Coolaide on
> Capt JT's boat.
> 
> We need to recall Cobb and put him into sensory deprivation until the
> influence of the strokes has been erased from his mind, perform plastic
> surgury on him, change his name and put him into the Stroke Protection
> Program.
> 
> Sean M. Cary wrote:
>> 
>> Bull, Jim...you tuck the loosed end of the cord under you harness and it
>> will not catch on anything.  All the boats I dive with have "real" ladders,
>> some have "Christmas Tree" ladders and the rest have 5-6 run angled ladders.
>> There is only one boat that I would have trouble climbing out of with
>> doubles...and they don't run tech trips so it's moot.
>> 
>> Sean
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
>> To: <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
>> Cc: Tony Blanchette <TonyB@ta*.co*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>> Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 10:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: what to do with the light cord
>> 
>>> George, if you have your light clipped off on your dring you will catch it
>>> on the rung of a fin ladder and rip the cord out of the light head. I know
>>> you Florida divers are still flopping yourselves up on "stern platforms"
>>> (usually consisting of a old screen door screwed to the transom with some
>>> old dog chain holding it up) like a gut-shot grouper, so I feel your pain.
>>> But you Florida weenies need to get with the program and put some actual
>>> ladders on your boats down there which can get you out of the water with a
>>> bit more grace and style.
>>> 
>>> Jim
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>>> 
>>>> From: <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
>>>> Reply-To: kirvine@sa*.ne*
>>>> Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 15:22:58 -0500
>>>> To: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
>>>> Cc: Tony Blanchette <TonyB@ta*.co*>, "'techdiver@aquanaut.com'"
>>>> <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: what to do with the light cord
>>>> 
>>>> I always clip my light off when I am changing stages. If it is around my
>>>> neck nad somthing happens , like a clusterfuck starts. I do not want to
>>>> make it worse by haeing it in the way of my other two hoses ( stage and
>>>> long), or eating it in my scooter , or just getting it tangled.
>>>> 
>>>> It is not a good idea to have anything around your neck that could
>>>> interfere with the rest of the gear.
>>>> 
>>>> Jim, this is like the fucked up markings that you and that blithering
>>>> idiot "capt" JT came up with - you guys just think you know what you are
>>>> doing when in fact all you have done is peek in the window .
>>>> 
>>>> I just thank God I do not have to dive with any of you know it alls. I
>>>> would thumb the dive and then beat you senseless when I got you on the
>>>> surface.
>>>> 
>>>> Jim Cobb wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I did the same thing with my AUL. What you do is drape the light head
>> around
>>>>> your neck before approaching the ladder. Generally the only time you
>> clip
>>>>> the light head off to your dring is when your rig is on the boat rack,
>>>>> otherwise it is on your hand or draped around your neck.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jim
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>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: Tony Blanchette <TonyB@ta*.co*>
>>>>>> Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 12:14:28 -0500
>>>>>> To: "'techdiver@aquanaut.com'" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>>>>>> Subject: what to do with the light cord
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm and open water diver and dive with NiteRiders Blackwater 3000
>> which I
>>>>>> won at a scuba show.  The cord between the battery pack and the
>> lighthead is
>>>>>> the proper length - just long enough for left handed operation.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I wear the battery on my right waist strap where the cannister would
>> go.
>>>>>> I've attached a bolt snap to the light head with a piece of bicycle
>>>>>> innertube and clip off the lighthead to my right chest d-ring when the
>> light
>>>>>> is not in use.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> A couple weeks ago as i was getting back on the boat, the light cord
>> snagged
>>>>>> a rung of the ladder.  When i went to lift myself on the ladder, the
>>>>>> lighthead got a severe jerk.  The following week after diving i
>> noticed the
>>>>>> lighthead was flooded.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The question is, "Is there already a standard way to configure the
>> light
>>>>>> cord that prevents it from flapping in the waves?"  I must have missed
>> that
>>>>>> detail when studying the available literature.
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>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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