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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C23247.CD1A12A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> Billy had some stroke things going on, like the bondage wings ( he = was an=20 >> OMS dealer), but what a good guy to dive with. >What is DIR's Number one rule? NEVER DIVE WITH STROKES. Yet you just = admit doing just that. =20 >He had stroke gear. Bungeed wings. First we must understand the time frame that most of this was occurring = was before 99% of the people on this mailing list crept past the 130ft = depth limit and/or utilized mixed gas. Billy was an OMS dealer (with = business obligations along that line) and yes the bungeed wings have = been rightfully (IMHO) discredited countless times for numerous reasons = since. By DIR definitions OMS bungeed wings, or any wings with bungees = for that matter, are "stroke" gear. I do not claim to be a DIR diver; = however I suspect my (and those I dive with) philosophy in using Occum's = razor affords similar end results: minimalization, streamlining, = constant improvement, and bullet-proof operations. Most of the people I = see who claim to be "DIR like" just have the equipment with the most = important piece, their brain, spinning in idle. George and I disagree = from time to time, sometimes quite ferociously, but I believe he may = agree that a "stroke" is more an illustration of a person, with the = information laid well and truthfully before them, who refuses to step = into the light, improve, and constantly evolve beyond gadgetry, shiny = toys, and fairy tales.=20 By today's DIR definition Billy may be a "stroke" because of his then = choice of equipment. So what! 'But I'd rather dive with Billy and his = "stroke" OMS wing rather than risk diving with the idiots who have all = the DIR gear but lack the skill and intellect to safely use it. IMHO, Doug ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C23247.CD1A12A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>> Billy had some stroke things = going on,=20 like the bondage wings ( he was an <BR>>> OMS dealer), but what a = good guy=20 to dive with.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>What is DIR's Number one = rule? NEVER DIVE=20 WITH STROKES. Yet you just admit </FONT><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20 size=3D2>doing just that. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>>He had stroke gear. = Bungeed=20 wings.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>First we must understand the time frame = that most=20 of this was occurring was before 99% of the people on this mailing list = crept=20 past the 130ft depth limit and/or utilized mixed gas. Billy was an OMS = dealer=20 (with business obligations along that line) and yes the bungeed = wings have=20 been rightfully (IMHO) discredited countless times for numerous = reasons=20 since. By DIR definitions OMS bungeed wings, or any wings with bungees = for that=20 matter, are "stroke" gear. I do not claim to be a DIR diver; however I = suspect=20 my (and those I dive with) philosophy in using Occum's razor affords = similar end=20 results: minimalization, streamlining, constant improvement, and = bullet-proof=20 operations. Most of the people I see who claim to be "DIR like" just = have the=20 equipment with the most important piece, their brain, spinning in idle. = George=20 and I disagree from time to time, sometimes quite ferociously, but I = believe he=20 may agree that a "stroke" is more an illustration of a person, with the=20 information laid well and truthfully before them, who refuses to step = into the=20 light, improve, and constantly evolve beyond gadgetry, shiny toys, and = fairy=20 tales. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>By today's DIR definition Billy may be = a "stroke"=20 because of his then choice of equipment. So what! 'But I'd rather dive = with=20 Billy and his "stroke" OMS wing rather than risk diving with = the idiots who=20 have all the DIR gear but lack the skill and intellect to safely use=20 it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2> </DIV> <DIV>IMHO,</DIV> <DIV>Doug</DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C23247.CD1A12A0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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