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you guys are doing just fine. Trout -----Original Message----- From: Scott <scottk@hc*.co*> To: Tech list <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Friday, February 04, 2000 3:14 AM Subject: Fw: Dr. Bennett's Nitrox article >Its like shooting fish in a barrel with this guy. > >No, its more like P.J. O'Rourke described the effect of all those cluster >bombs on the traffic column >of the "Basra Road Bugout": > >"It was more like a 12 gauge in a goldfish bowl." (or words to that effect) > >I am sure this is going to get much better. Like Trout said on the RB list, >"It's too touchy feelie around here lately." (or words to that effect) > >Speaking of Trout, WTF is he doing during all this? <sharp elbow to the >ribs> > >Its time to drop the BLU-76B. > >Scott > >"I was provided with additional input that was >radically different from the truth. I assisted in >furthering that version." --Colonel Oliver North > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Scott" <scottk@hc*.co*> >Newsgroups: rec.scuba >Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 11:49 PM >Subject: Re: Dr. Bennett's Nitrox article > > >> >> <mjblackmd@my*.co*> wrote in message >news:87d27b$2r8$1@nn*.de*.co*... >> >> > You distorted the facts, and it is VERY TRUE that this needs to be >> > cleared up. I do not PLAN any dive to pO2 1.9. >> >> Bullshit. You plan dives to a max of 130 with a pony containg 40%. >> >> >I often carry a >> > pony bottle with EAN40 and NEVER use it. >> >> Bullshit. >> >> >It is there for bailout >> > only. Most wrecks I dive are in 130ffw or less. I do not PLAN to >> > breathe my pony at this depth, but if I have to I will, and I know >> > to get the hell outa there. My PLAN calls for breathing air. >> >> And a pony with 40% in it, if things go bad. Simple question: Do you or do >> you not >> carry a pony with 40% in it. If you do, then using 40% at max depth is >part >> of your plan, >> or, like I believe, you are a complete dickhead. >> >> > > then suggested that I knew nothing about OxTox because I didn't >> > > buy into the theory of breathing a mix of 1.9 for 20 minutes. >> >> No, the issue here is simple: You *do* know better, but you just dont want >> to admit publicly that you posted a fuck up. Thats OK, we will illuminate. >> >> > Neither, see above. I must say that I do find it very interesting >> > based on DAN's data from 1996 that the incidence of DCI with Nitrox >> > is twice that of air. >> >> Uh, in case you haven't "heard" DAN's data is flawed, as is its gathering >> and classification protocol. DAN is catering to the "status quo" SCUBA >> industry, >> with completely predictable result. >> >> They want to make diving, and instructors *look* as safe as possible, >while >> ignoring the >> basic facts. >> >> Kind of like Volvo's. If there is one thing you don't want to be behind on >a >> nice mountain road, its a Volvo Turbo. They only go fast when you try to >> pass them. >> >> Scott >> >> > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.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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