I think with George's comments below it is quite telling to revisit the 
death of Tony Maffatone (and many others).  When the pictures of his rig 
came to light there were two basic camps.  One said it was stupid and the 
guy was going to die in this convoluted rig.  The other camp applauded 
Tony's ingenuity and resourcefulness and was appalled by the "hate speech" 
of the first camp.

However, the discussion was short lived when only a few weeks later Tony 
himself became short lived.  It gives one cause for thought, don't 
it???  Lets do the math real quick:

Personal preference = 70+ dead in the last few years.
DIR = 0 Dead in the same period.

It would seem that if you wish to end up fish food PP has it all over 
DIR.  However, if you want to see your family, friends and other loved ones 
then DIR is a clear winner.

I don't know whether it's the gear, the attitude or a combination of both 
but I can sure tell the difference between 70+ dead bodies and 0 dead bodies.


At 04:06 PM 4/4/2001 , Trey wrote:

>JR, ever notice how almost all cave diving deaths have no explanation
>because the buddy was not witness to it because there was no buddy or there
>was no continuous buddy, the ultimate in personal preference, every man for
>himself, big time diving bullshit. Also, 90 percent of these were diving air
>between 100 and 150 feet, a few obvious ones beyond that depth, and most if
>not all of the multiple deaths also included complete stroke gear from A to
>Z.
>
>Nobody gets it, but is sure is obvious to anyone who knows the difference.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John R. Rose [mailto:rose@cs*.sc*.ed*]
>Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:57 AM
>To: billy@v3*.co*.au*
>Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com
>Subject: Re: Trey, I feel your pain. Sell me a Gavin, quick.
>
>
>
>
>On Wed, 4 Apr 2001 billy@v3*.co*.au* wrote:
>
> > Personal preference, on the other
> > hand, doesn't appear to have a price.
>
>
>Not to quibble, but appearances are deceiving. Look at the list of
>fatalities and it becomes clear that the price of personal preference
>is often the ultimate price.
>
>
>-John
>
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