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As you saw, the diving we are doing is not so much the complex as the fun - no big decos, no real logistical conserns. Volker turned me onto diving the ledges in Palm Beach ten years ago, and it is still the best anywhere for fast action, big Gulf Stream fish, and beautiful scenery. With the low stress factor and no 12" dickery going on, we have a laid back setting to shoot the breeze and have some fun. Trying different stuff in this environment is a lot safer and easier. I just can't deal with the "step aside for the expert" situations that occur on the fake wrecks in Pompano, and I just won't be on hand for a clusterfuck , which is what I expect to happen when strokes meet water. People who are trying to learn and pick up new ideas aare never strokes. Strokes are strokes and they don't get involved with us - it is a violation of being a stroke. I don't mind diving with new people - I did it yesterday and it worked out very well. I went diving with somebody that I had gotten into it with on here, and we had a couple of good dives, one with the scooters and one swimimng. Interestingly, we both had our gear and regs in a pile on the floor, and then had to examine them closely to figure out what belonged to whom. The only way I could tell mine is that I remove the lables from the purge buttons on the second stages, and my backplate has my name stamped down the spine inside. MHK wrote: > > Dan L. Volker <dlv@ga*.ne*> wrote in message > news:83lic0$1pce$1@ne*.ga*.ne*... > > I've had talks in the last two weeks with Robert Carmichael ( Halcyon) and > > Jarrod Jablonski ( GUE, Extreme Exposure) and with George Irvine and Bill > > Mee---the consensus is, we want to begin diving with more people who have > a > > large influence on recreational diving, and normal recreational divers as > > well. > > I hope the time John and I spent down there was part of the thought process. > > As many may know, and for those that don't Dan and I and George and I used > to flame each other regularly. However, ( tleemay and stb start your > engines ), you can't replace the experience with exchanges via the NG. > Before I went down to Fla. I had read everything but I had yet to *try* > everything about DIR. Dan set us up at Brownies ( thank's Dan ) and then > John and I did a couple of dives with Dan, George Irvine and Bill Mee. And > it was amazing what happened over the course of one day of diving and one > after dive meal. Very useful information got exchanged, you get a better > understanding of the how's and the why's. The reality of the situation is > that these guys have broken down diving to a level that many of us will > never know. Things such as metal to metal connections, tank markings, > reduced END's etc., etc., etc.... have been analysised, tried and > experimented with. > > My only concern and/or comment with respect to the DIR method is the > acceptance of the system taken as a whole. By that I mean, you either > accept the totality of the system or you don't. And that means you accept a > buddy as part of the system. The uniqueness of this system is that it > provides for a very streamlined rig with nothing that is not needed as part > of the system. Such a minimalistic approach will only work to the extent > you are diving with a qualified buddy. While I know Dan and George preach > to the voices are strained this portion of the system, I have seen too many > diver's over the years believe that they are diving DIR just because there r > ig is in accordance with DIR standards but then dive solo. They miss the > point that a good dive starts at the surface with a complete understanding > of the approach to a dive. > > So Dan I think it's great that you, George et. al. are willing to do this. > I believe that education is the key. > > Query, won't you be violationg rule # 1 <G> ????? :-) > > We will get you a drastically reduced hotel rate, and free > > demo Halcyon gear. > > I can vouch for that. Dan really took great care of us. > > > The CONCEPT is to make it easy and enjoyable to have a DIR dive > Experience, > > and to do it with some of the originators of the system. > > Great idea. > > > > > > We offered this to Michael H Kane a couple of months ago, and both he and > > John Walker dived with George, Bill and myself. You can ask either of > these > > guys if they felt the trip was worth the time and energy. > > I would strongly encourage anyone to take Dan up on this offer. > > I will take this opportunity to remind the NG ( and push Robert > Carmichael ) that I have chartered the Great Escape for a rec. scuba > gathering the weekend after DEMA in Los Angeles. We are trying to get > Halcyon to bring some demo gear and we have invited Dan and George for an > evening and diving day of Q & A. > > Regards -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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