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Unless something more serious has happened (And I pray it hasn't), I have to take credit for this one... The way these lists go some times, I'm surprised that I wasn't "Dragged to the surface and revived by a park ranger then abducted by aliens only to then be spotted by the attendant at a 7/11 somewhere in Mississippi in Elvis' Cadillac with the King at the wheel..." Actually... 1. <bold>RE: Peacock Drysuit, etc: </bold>On 11/11/00 On a dive at Peacock Upon entry I had water coming in off of the zipper on my suit. It wasn't pulled quite all the way closed... No big deal except for being a little pissed about the delay... And admittedly, I felt a little silly about the mistake... Swam to the steps... Maybe more like "Dog Paddled"... Removed gear. Went to truck. Enough water had made it in to wet my T-Shirt Back pretty thoroughly... I Towelled off my back... Removed my suit to check and make sure the only problem was the zipper... Not something more serious... New T-Shirt. Partner (Dive Parther... Not a Live in...) Zipped Suit (Extra Tug This time : ) ...). S-Drill (Safety Check / Leak Check and Gear Matching) ... Great dive... No Problems... No catastrophic failure... No Dry Suit Water Capacity Test... : ) 2.<bold> RE: DIR Lord and Master:</bold> I breathe my long hose and believe in non-convoluted gear that is straight forward and suited to the environments in which I dive. No Suicide wings, No new toys, no latest and greatest gimmick, No Smoking Before, During of After my Dive (or Ever), I Run 4 Days a week. If that seems Naziesque to some, so be it... These are the principals by which I have been taught. I don't intentionally deviate from them. I am not, however, Lord and Master of anything. I have limitations and fortunately I know them. One of which is I am human. Mistakes happen. The key is to have a system by which they are recognized and corrected. NOT Noted as the cause of death... 3. <bold>RE: DIR method to slip, fall, and nearly drown:</bold> As near as I could say, the DIR Method would include enough safety tests and preparation pre-dive to recognize the problem at the surface and fix it or call the dive. As opposed to 1200 feet down the line with 15 Gallons of water in your suit. Thanks and Happy Holidays to All, Robert Dawson... -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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