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See Below, from Sydney, Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bazza" <barry@so*.co*.au*> To: "Austtech List" <austtech@ss*.co*> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 12:58 PM Subject: [austtech] Picked this out of OZdive ... enjoy > Found this on another website (divernet) - I think it originally came from a > UK mag "tech diver" - credit to them > > Enjoy... > > I converted to DIR about 6 months ago and I have found that the philosophy > extends way beyond diving. I think most people tend to view DIR as a gear > configuration or diving objective type of thing but it really is a > philosophy that you can use in other parts of your life. For instance, below > are just some of the ways I've extended the DIR way of doing things into > other areas of my life. > > Last week some of my buddies came over to my house. Now, not all of them are > divers but they do understand the DIR philosophy. So, first off, we all > drink the same beer. This avoids any situations where you might be enjoying > a lager and accidentally pick up an ale (or the other way around). That can > be very uncool. That could quickly lead to a panic situation so we avoid it > all together. We also drink only from cans, no bottles. And we never put the > beer in the refrigerator. It always goes in the ice chest in my living room. > 47% of Drinking Related Incidents (DRI) occur when someone is going to the > fridge for another beer so better to be safe than sorry. Of course, this is > all rigged up while we're still 100% sober so there's no impaired judgment > once things get cooking. > > All of us wear a bungee necklace with a full beer on it just in case someone > experiences an Out Of Beer (OOB) emergency. I can offer my already opened > beer to my buddy and simply reach down and grab the backup off my beer > necklace. And, without exception, we always use the 7-foot hose on the beer > bong. > > Of course, we don't stay in every night so when we do decide to go out we > make sure we're still DIR. All of us wear exactly the same clothing: > Levi's 501 Jeans (button hole, straight leg, black) > Gap Black T-shirt > Haynes boxer shorts, black > Gold Toe socks, black > Kenneth Cole shoes, Brad Bitt style > G-Shock watch, black band > Nylon belt, black, with military buckle > Black Leather Jacket (optional, depending on weather conditions) > > This may sound a bit silly or overdone but believe me, when you're > penetrating a night club, knowing exactly what you buddies are dressed like > can make all the difference in the world if you're hoping to snag some > hottie. Let's say I see some cutie and just before I get up to go talk to > her a waitress spills a drink in my lap? No problem, because I can always > swap pants with my buddy. I don't have to worry if they match, because I > know he's wearing Levi's 501's. Bam, swap pants and I can still complete my > objective. > > One thing to keep in mind about nightclubs is that you seldom want to > penetrate a club on beer. I know, some of the macho jerks do this and brag > to all of their buddies. Believe me, it's not DIR. You have to do it on > mixed drinks. Obviously the mix will be different on different nights but a > good vodka tonic mix is pretty standard. Again, there's a right way and a > wrong way to do this. You can't just order any old vodka or depend on some > bartender to get the mix right. That's what the strokes do. No, you order > Stoli vodka, which has an excellent reputation in the DIR partying > community. The correct blend is 2oz Stoli with tonic water poured over ice > in a highball glass (lemon or lime optional). I always bring a testing kit > with me and if the blend is off, I send it back. It's just not worth the > risk and it's not DIR. > > So you penetrate the nightclub and you've got a good mix, now it's time to > meet the ladies. I should have said this earlier but watch your drink > consumption. It's a well-known fact that women look 25% - 30% better in a > nightclub and if you get all narced up on vodka tonic, it increases your > chances of a coyote ugly blackout. You have to keep your wits about you. > If it's early, you probably have pretty good viz. Later in the evening when > the smoke silts up the room it'll be harder to make out the women on the > other side of the club so get your headings early. On a few occasions I've > had to bust out the wreck reel just to get to the bathroom and back. > > If you are lucky enough to hook up with a nice hottie, this is when doing it > right really can pay off. Now, let's face it, there's a certain degree of > danger involved here that I don't want to downplay. You need to minimize > your risks by using the proper equipment. I carry 2 condoms. One I put on.. > . well you know, and the second I put on a bungee that goes around my waist. > If there's a malfunction on my primary, I can quickly go to my backup > without skipping a beat. > > > > There is another one with a more female angle see www.divegirl.com/dir.html > > > Australian Tech diving list > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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