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I have seen this before and I've never seen the book so it must have been in a Dive Training article that Gilliam wrote. Perhaps I was having an attack of "benefit of the doubt disease" at the time (they don't happen often), but my sense of what Gilliam was saying in the article was that blowing off a safety stop to get on the boat with 750 psi is just plain stupid and that you really shouldn't chug down five cups of coffee and a six-pack of Jolt cola and then claim you are diving "drug free." I agree with both of the above positions. Perhaps I was reading something into the article. Don Burke Chesapeake, Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <TGunther@co*.co*> To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: 17 November, 2000 18:09 Subject: Re: Deep Thoughts > > By the way, another member just pointed out to me that the same book encourages > drinking before diving and surfacing with just enough air to prevent water from > getting in one's tanks. Here are the excerpts: > > "[Why must we] always be back on board the dive boat with a minimum of > 750psi? Can you cash in that for credit at the air fill Bank & Trust? .... > wouldn't it make more sense to suggest arriving at the decom bar or the > anchor line at about 15' with 750psi remaining? Then use up the air for a nice > 5-7 minute safety stop. As long as you don't completely drain the cylinder > there is no chance of getting water in it ... [so] why waste 25% of your air. > Use it underwater." ---Deep Diving, Bret Gilliam, pg 310 > > "[Who says] you can't dive if you have a beer for lunch? This is the real > beauty of twisted logic ... consider for a moment that alcohol has the same > effect on anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) suppression as does caffeine in soft > drinks, coffee and iced tea. So until the storm troopers want to curtail the > diving of everyone having a cup of Columbia's finest over breakfast or the guy > who knocks back a six pack of Coke routinely, I suggest this may win the Medal > for Pious Absurdity ..." ---Deep Diving, Bret Gilliam, pg 311 > > Mind you, this book is directed towards technical divers doing very deep dives. > Simply amazing. > > Tod > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > ____________NetZero Free Internet Access and Email_________ Download Now http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html Request a CDROM 1-800-333-3633 ___________________________________________________________ -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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