It'd be interesting to ask all the people who want to own a rebreather if they've ever had the experience of passing out from hypoxia. It's quick, and gives no warning. If it happens to you underwater, you won't be coming back, probably whether you have a buddy or not. I have been choked out once and almost choked out many times playing judo/jujitsu over the years (because I suck), and my housemate has passed out from hypoxia in a navy ship-board firefighting suit. Interestingly, neither of us wants to do any rebreather diving. Maybe a quick choke should be a prerequisite to rb training. It doesn't hurt; you just go to sleep. The difference is, you come back... Cam > From: trey@ne*.co* (Trey) > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 19:34:57 -0400 > To: <wkpp@ya*.co*> > Cc: "Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com" <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Subject: RE: [wkpp] George is right again > > > This asshole got on the tech lists and told me I don't know what I am doing. > He then proceed ed to spread lies about me which everyone called him on. He > then told me I was a moron and did not understand rebreathers, as did a > couple of IANTD idiots who promote solo diving with rebreathers and teaching > diving with rebreathers. He told me DIR is bullshit and that his dives were > safe done solo. > > One more dead moron, and I love to see these guys keep getting whacked and > whacked and whacked until somebody gets the message. Obviously IANTD is not > going to get the message, and but somebody out there who might otherwise > follow the lead of these idiots might be saved. All rebreathers including > the one I use are EXTREMELY dangerous, with the Buddy Inspiration being at > the bottom of the barrel in my informed opinion, and the Cis Lunar being one > of the better ones. None of them should ever be used solo. Most of them > should not be used at all. 99% of these wanabees do not have a good reason > to use one in the first place. > > Every death on a rebreather has been solo or effectively solo. > > I will also point out that this Richahart moron was one more huge fat know > it all slob with something to prove and an IANTD attitude, as I said when I > was arguing with him when he came after me. > > Right again and I will continue to be right and proven right on these guys > every time. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael J. Blitch [mailto:mblitch1@ta*.rr*.co*] > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:07 PM > To: wkpp@ya*.co* > Subject: [wkpp] George is right again > > > Details are sketchy, but the guy that was making up the BS on > techdiver and Fltech a month or so ago is now missing and presumed > dead while diving off the RBJ. Eric Reichardt > <fishfinder1@ho*.co*> is the name of the victim. The kicker is > that he was uses the very same cis-luna rebreather that Dr. Kendall > used in Wak2 project. He was solo diving with a same ocean diver that > was using a Buddy Inspiration. Sometimes one has to hate it when > George is right since that often means another death was completely > avoidable. Eric was completely out of shape 250-300 lbs, and had > previously spoke of CNS and HPNS 'hits' he experienced. Last I saw > this guy I was diving on the Minnow in WPB with some OW student and > even on the reef he was using the cis-lunar with yellow force fins. > > Body recovery may be attempted in the next couple of days, but the > current was something like 3.5 knots today, so unless he wedged > himself in the wreck, it is probably past Miami by now. > > -- > You know you're addicted to the Internet when... > Your wife drapes a blond wig over your monitor to remind you of what she > looks like. > > Subscription/removal requests to WernerChris@ms*.co*. > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > -- > 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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