I dive with Rob a lot!  He and I are in the process of switching over to
DIR.  Yes, he just bought a drysuit.  He also has twins, breaths the long
hose, and runs a streamlined gear config as per DIR.  He doesn't have a
cannister light, however.  Does this make someone NOT DIR???  He went
through the same bullshit that I (and many others) went through with
instrokters Doing it Wrong.  He has the DIR II video and I know that
anywhere his rig is not completely DIR, he's planning on changing it as soon
as possible.

After taking a TDI course, the diver is steered so far from DIR that the rig
must go through a transitional period.  I'm sure very very few people on
this list were able to start diving DIR immediately.

I can vouch that Robert thinks DIR and wants very much a rig that's
completely DIR.  He's pretty close so far.

Why are you discouraging this?

Steve



----- Original Message -----
From: eric jackson <seaweedej@ex*.co*>
To: Robert Wood <rwood@sp*.co*>; Techdiver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: Its the engineering, stupid.


> Robert its great to hear that you and your buddy are the only Dir
> divers in Eastern Ontario.
> Robert are you trying to pull the wool  over the groups eyes  you are
about
> as far from being dir as Ottawa is from the sunny state .I have seen your
> kit and unless you have purchase alot of equipment and change your
thinking
> your full of BS .
> ROBERT Purchased his first drysuit in Dec.99.
> Mr. Wood cut the bullshit your at the level of Dr.Fake.
>
>
> Eric jackson
>
>
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2000 10:40:06 -0500, Robert Wood wrote:
>
> >
> >  I just wrote a mail to a friend explaing my
> >  evolution over four years of diving. I thought
> >  this paragraph from the letter puts it right:
> >
> >          My buddy and I are about the only DIR divers in Eastern
Ontario.
> >  I first started learning about teck diving from a small group
> >  of divers in Quebec (french) who are more or less DIR. I listened
> >  to the people who made most sense and I didn't find "personal
> >  preference"
> >  a convincing argument; rather it seemed to excuse a lack of thinking.
> >
> >          I can't understand why people can't at least agree the
prinipals
> >  behind
> >  it are pretty obvious:
> >
> >          The minimum necessary
> >          System redundancy and back-up plans
> >          Streamlining
> >          Training
> >          FEMA (engineering term for failure modes and effects analysis)
> >
> >          This appeals to my engineering mind.
> >
> >  BTW Any other DIR out here in Ottawa?
> >
> >  [\] Robert Wood
> >  2 Million gates, bah, humbug.
> >  mailto:rwood@sp*.co*
> >  The St. Lawrence River - fresh, warm, visible diving.
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