This is great! This was a terrific exploratory mission on ships and subs
which are very rarely dove on. I, and I am sure everybody involved with this
trip, are proud and excited at what we accomplished.

Dr. Dick has spread the word that exploration to the outer limits of tech
diving is not without cost. Certainly the various aches, pains, and a little
DCS are worth the mission. I think I would rather get a type 1 hit on a dive
like this than on some botched rec dive from 60'.

You know that last year there were over 1.2 million (!) surgical procedures
done to correct various sport injuries. Think about this for a little bit.
This would include a golfer who trips over a grass knob and rips a tendon to
rugby players who, when not getting hit by lighting, are constantly being
carried off the field on a board direct to surgery.

Now as far as Black is concerned, he is a pussy with a big yellow stripe
down the middle of his back. His rec dives make him wake up at night in a
cold sweat. He would never, ever to any dive remotely like this, and just
reading about it gives him apoplexy, as you can see from his post.

You know folks, I have gone back and forth with various people on this list
but I have never taken any of it personally. But with Black should I ever
come across him face to face my first impulse will be to knock his teeth out
the backside of his head. But I would probably catch AIDS from all the blood
and stuff that would be flying about.

   Jim
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> From: Al Marvelli <ajmarve@ba*.ne*>
> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 23:14:11 -0400
> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
> Subject: [Fwd: this guy is amazing]
> 
> 
> 
> From: Jess Armantrout <armantrout@mc*.co*>
> Date: Friday, June 23, 2000 10:12 PM
> To: cavers@ca*.co*
> Subject: this guy is amazing
> 
> Last week Black absolutely got mutilated on tech diver so today I guess he
> decided to take his message to the "experts"...rec.scuba.
> 
> I am not on techdiver...could somebody forward this over so JT can see what
> his "good buddy" the Dr. has been up to.
> 
> Thanks,
> Trout
> 
> 
> (beginning of original message)
> 
> Subject: DCS Type 1and DIR Myth 1
> From: mjblackmd@my*.co*
> Date: 2000/06/23
> Newsgroups: rec.scuba
> The truth prevails again (just takes a while to rise to the surface).
> The Doing-It-Rightists, including Mr. DIR himself (George Irvine), are
> 'fessing up to having had skin bends (DCS type 1) on numerous occasions.
> They call it "slobitus."
> 
> Just one more dose of reality for DIR Myth 1: DIR has had NO fatalities
> or accidents.
> 
> I don't know whether to thank these guys for 'fessing up, or condemn
> them for dangerous diving practices.  It comes as no surprise that
> diving too deep for too long will yield dividends like DCS type 1.
> Thanks Doing-It-Rightists, for showing us what to avoid.  We can all
> learn from your mistakes.
> 
> Click on techdiver's mailing list archives, http://www.aquanaut.com,
> and search for subject, "Attack of the slobitus" for the recent
> illuminating discussions by the deep sea idiots.
> 
> MJB
> 
> 
> 


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