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Reality? Reality is, you are not worth the effort! No one here gives a rats behind what you think any longer. William --- mjblackmd@ya*.co* wrote: > Another log for the fire, boys and girls. > Enjoy. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This message was forwarded to you from Deja.com > by mjblackmd@ya*.co*. > Deja.com offers free consumer information, > including ratings and reviews on > thousands of products and services. Before you > buy, visit > http://www.deja.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > (beginning of original message) > > Subject: DIR: Myths & Realities (updated) > From: mjblackmd@my*.co* > Date: 2000/05/15 > Newsgroups: rec.scuba > Myth 8: DIR and its proponents have saved many > student divers from > certain danger and possible death, as taught by > all other training > agencies. Reality: No agency is trying to > kill you. The agencies > that have been in the business longest have > enviable safety records, > a testimonial to their quality of instruction, > given the inherent > dangers involved in scuba. > > To review (in reverse order): > > Myth 7: DIR is a system for everybody. > Reality: Personal preference > is the system for everybody. You have the > right to choose DIR or the > right to choose another system, or to > incorporate useful parts of any > system that suits your needs. No single system > will ever be the panacea > for everybody. > > Myth 6: DIR is a system based on experience > and proven facts. > Reality: Although many DIR divers have > experience in technical diving, > there are many among them who extrapolate facts > to the point of > distortion, confusion, and lack of truth. The > message soon becomes > lost in all the noise. > > Myth 5: DIR is a new movement in scuba that > will grow and someday > surpass other systems. Reality: Tech diving > will continue to grow, > but the training agencies that will attract the > most students are the > ones with time-honored teaching skills, > including respect, patience, > and avoidance of name-calling such as DIR's > infamous "stroke." > > Myth 4: DIR is practised by the BEST divers in > the world. Reality: > The BEST divers in the world are too busy > diving and conducting > research to be sitting around posting to > techdiver, rec.scuba, the > GUE list, Rodale's, or any other newsgroup in > cyberspace. The BEST > divers in the world, with few exceptions, are > conspicuously absent > from these lists. > > Myth 3: DIR uses safe procedures, both in and > out of the water. > Reality: DIR uses procedures that do not > comply with guidelines > established by NOAA and the U.S. Navy, > including flying only three > hours after a deep deco dive, in-water > recompression for decompression > accidents, diving well beyond recreational > limits and simultaneously > striving to shorten decompression times, > exercising shortly after > diving, plus others which are hardly safe. > > Myth 2: DIR is useful for cave diving, but can > be applied to ALL forms > of diving. Reality: Very few people use DIR > outside of cave diving, > because the system is inflexible and > impractical. In fact DIR teaches > using NO COMPUTER, only a bottom timer, hardly > a practical > recommendation nowadays. > > Myth 1: DIR has had no fatalities or > accidents. Reality: Bobby > McGuirre, a WKPP/DIR diver, died while diving > DIR in a cave, and > represents at least one accident DIR cannot > deny. > > MJB :-))) > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. > > > (end of original message) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > You can view this message and the related > discussion by following this link: > http://www.deja.com/dnquery.xp?search=thread&svcclass=dnserver&recnum=%3c8fprpt$ 7hd$1@nn*.de*.co*%3e%231/1 > We hope to see you soon at Deja.com. > Before you buy. > http://www.deja.com/ > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.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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