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Trey Thanks for clarifying, I dont have knowledge of the details, so couldnt be too sure about that one. So the myths are wrong in 8 out of 8. /esse ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trey" <trey@ne*.co*> To: "Esse" <enordesjo@ho*.co*>; "Aquanaut Mail" <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: den 24 maj 2001 02:40 Subject: RE: Filtering MJB > > Esse, he is not right on the one, he is once again totally clueless here: > Bobby McGuire died because he broke one of the main rules of DIR gas > diving - he dove unmarked tanks and breathed the wrong one. > > Nobody has been killed because they did things my way. Where the most people > have been killed is doing things that violate our rules, and that is a fact. > > Bobby never got a chance to be a DIR diver, and that is too bad, he was as > tough as it gets. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Esse [mailto:enordesjo@ho*.co*] > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 3:14 PM > To: Aquanaut Mail > Subject: Re: Filtering MJB > > > Let me modify slightly.... > > 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: A System as DIR takes over where the other systems end due to the > fact that other systems have no place in the technical arena and thus offer > a philosophy to continue to develop as adives in the safest possible manner. > > Myth 7: DIR is a system for everybody. > Reality: DIR has evolved from being, out of the equipment perpective, a > system for pure technical diving to one that you can adapt from day one in > your open water course. No other system has that flexibility or simplicity. > > Myth 6: DIR is a system based on experience and proven facts. > Reality: DIR has proven over its lifetime that its a system based on common > sense and experience and is the system of choice for most technical diver. > > Myth 5: DIR is a new movement in scuba that will grow and someday > surpass other systems. > Reality: Tech diving has continued to grow, > and most training agencies have started, at least out of a equipment > viewpoint to adapt to the system known as DIR. > > Myth 4: DIR is practised by the BEST divers in the world. > Reality: DIR is practised and adapted to an evergrowing community of new and > old technical divers, which is apparent both on or off-PC. > > Myth 3: DIR uses safe procedures, both in and out of the water. > Reality: The DIR philosophy is to strive for the safest possible > applications of the procedures around diving , be mental and physical > fitness, equipment setup ,group and mission targets.. > > Myth 2: DIR is useful for cave diving, but can be applied to ALL forms of > diving. > Reality: DIR is apllicable to all kinds of technical and recreational > diving and can due to its basic simplicity be adapted towards diffrent > diving environments. > > Myth 1: DIR has had no fatalities or accidents. > Reality: All agencies, philosophies, followings will have accidents. Even > DIR. Statistics catch up. > > > So out of 8 you proved right in 1. Hardly a track record. Hardly worth > listening to. You are part of a dying dinosaur breed. Things evolve. DIR is > one of those evolvments. Just go with it. > > Esse > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael J. Black" <mjblackmd@ya*.co*> > To: "Aquanaut Mail" <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Sent: den 23 maj 2001 05:57 > Subject: Re: Filtering MJB > > > > Filter this: > > > > DIR: Myths & Realities (updated) > > http://x62.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=623789486 > > > > Google acquired Deja, but the link still works, and the message still > > lasts...forever. > > > > MJB :-))) > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.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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