Remember, the insanity defense doesn't work when you are trying to convince
the jury it is the defense lawyer that is incompetent...

-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Baldi [mailto:sandiegoaes@ya*.co*]
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 9:24 AM
To: trey@ne*.co*
Cc: Kevin Connell; Sean T. Stevenson; techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: balanced rig, proper weighting and buoyancy


Good choice:

If the weightbelt does not fit,
then you have to aquit.

Maybe he can use his Jedi mind trick to convince the
jury you are innocent.

--- Trey <trey@ne*.co*> wrote:
> I use Tom Mount as my lawyer.
> 
> Todd Baldi wrote:
> > 
> > George,
> > 
> > Out of curiousity, how do you sue a weightbelt
> with a
> > drysuit?  Are you suing under civil or criminal
> > statutes?  My guess would be criminal since you
> are
> > using a harness to keep it from escaping.
> > 
> > Best of luck with the lawsuit!
> > 
> > TB
> > 
> > --- Trey <trey@ne*.co*> wrote:
> > > If you are suing a weightbelt with a drysuit,
> you
> > > need it under the
> > > harness so that it can not escape by itself. In
> this
> > > case there is no
> > > dire speed need to ditch it  . DUI has a
> suspender
> > > arnagement for this
> > > as well which makes it more comfortable and
> keeps
> > > the weight from riding
> > > down on the hips so much - more of a single tank
> > > scheme.
> > >
> > >          Usually, one uses C-4 and steel tanks
> with
> > > a light and maybe a
> > > 5 lb steel backplate in salt water to balance
> the
> > > rig. Some insist on
> > > slamming on the extra insulation which defeats
> the
> > > C-4 and is then
> > > needed to stay warm , desptie Navy tests to the
> > > contrary, and those guys
> > > generaly need extra weight.
> > >
> > >           I use nothing next to my skin other
> than
> > > the Thinsulate , and
> > > nothing on top of that.
> > >
> > > Kevin Connell wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Sean, good post -
> > > >
> > > > Only thing I might contend with here:  You
> made
> > > the point about ditching a
> > > > weightbelt, and in the same sentence mentioned
> a
> > > drysuit:
> > > >
> > > > I don't believe a weightbelt is appropriate
> with a
> > > drysuit.
> > > >
> > > > My impression is:
> > > > The ditchable weight is only necessary if you
> > > don't have redundant lift
> > > > (drysuit & wings)
> > > >
> > > > At 02:30 PM 1/16/2000 -0800, Sean T. Stevenson
> > > wrote: lots of good stuff
> > > > except:
> > > > >occur, you can still remedy it in a few
> seconds,
> > > you have the drysuit
> > > > >as backup, and even if that had failed,
> provided
> > > your rig was balanced
> > > > >in the first place a gentle kick is all that
> is
> > > required to halt your
> > > > >descent.  I would only wear the belt on the
> > > outside if the ability to
> > > >
> > > > ----------------------------------
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> > > >
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