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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C28A38.E7196CC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Capt JT=20 To: joe@po*.co* ; fltechdiver@mikey.net=20 Cc: vbtech@ci*.co* ; techdiver@aquanaut.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 8:52 AM Subject: Re: Lake Jocassee Project > Joe > ... I got it straight from 2 of the horses mouth... Now THAT creates a pretty interesting mental image. > ...My guys are telling me that someone put the question out on quest = about the bent diver and Peter > asked for it to be answered on here. THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING........=20 Just for the record, I wasn't there and don't know anything about it. = However, as we should all realize, we are all explorers as far as = decompression goes. With the absence of a perfect decompression theory = and the variation among individuals, it's not unusual that getting bent = occasionally is a price we pay to do what we do. Sure, we can do the = "weenie" deco and brag about never getting bent but that does nothing to = add to our understanding of decompression. As much as the WKPP beat up = on Stone's Wak2 project for killing Dr. Kendall* and oxtoxing one of = their divers, there was relatively little said about the DCS incidents. = It's simply part of the game. On the other hand, there is no other group = that has done as much to advance the limits of decompression as GUE and = the WKPP. There is no such thing as an "unearned hit"- we just may not = know why it occurred. C. =20 Chris Elmore 34=B002'24"N, 80=B058'55"W (803) 348-3055 mobile *I'm sure someone wants to argue this so when you reply, start off by = telling me where his buddy was. If that's too tough you can explain how = all the flashing lights and alarms alert you to an out-of-spec status = before it becomes dangerous. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C28A38.E7196CC0 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 6.00.2800.1106" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3Dcaptjt@mi*.co* href=3D"mailto:captjt@mi*.co*">Capt = JT</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Djoe@po*.co*=20 href=3D"mailto:joe@po*.co*">joe@polarbearinc.com</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dfltechdiver@mikey.net=20 href=3D"mailto:fltechdiver@mikey.net">fltechdiver@mikey.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A = title=3Dvbtech@ci*.co*=20 href=3D"mailto:vbtech@ci*.co*">vbtech@cisatlantic.com</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dtechdiver@aquanaut.com=20 href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com">techdiver@aquanaut.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 12, 2002 = 8:52=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Lake Jocassee = Project</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>> Joe<BR>> ... I got it straight from 2 of the horses=20 mouth...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now THAT creates a pretty interesting mental image.</DIV> <DIV><BR>> ...My guys are telling me that someone put the question = out on=20 quest about the bent diver and Peter</DIV> <DIV>> asked for it to be answered on here. THE SILENCE IS = DEAFENING........=20 </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just for the record, I wasn't there and don't know anything about = it.=20 However, as we should all realize, we are all explorers as far as = decompression=20 goes. With the absence of a perfect decompression theory and the = variation among=20 individuals, it's not unusual that getting bent occasionally is a = price we=20 pay to do what we do. Sure, we can do the "weenie" deco and brag about = never=20 getting bent but that does nothing to add to our understanding of = decompression.=20 As much as the WKPP beat up on Stone's Wak2 project for killing Dr. = Kendall* and=20 oxtoxing one of their divers, there was relatively little said = about the=20 DCS incidents. It's simply part of the game. On the other hand, there is = no=20 other group that has done as much to advance the limits of decompression = as GUE=20 and the WKPP. There is no such thing as an "unearned hit"- we just = may not=20 know why it occurred.</DIV> <DIV>C.</DIV> <DIV> <BR>Chris Elmore<BR>34=B002'24"N, 80=B058'55"W<BR>(803) = 348-3055=20 mobile<BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>*I'm sure someone wants to argue this so when you reply, start off = by=20 telling me where his buddy was. If that's too tough you can explain how = all the=20 flashing lights and alarms alert you to an out-of-spec status before it = becomes=20 dangerous.</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C28A38.E7196CC0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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