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--=====================_11319907==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, I would agree with your "unearned hit" statement, but I think the=20 reason that this hit was kept so quiet is because it was an "earned hit",=20 which raises even more questions. At 10:47 AM 11/12/02 -0500, Chris Elmore wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:captjt@mi*.co*>Capt JT >To: <mailto:joe@po*.co*>joe@polarbearinc.com ;=20 ><mailto:fltechdiver@mikey.net>fltechdiver@mikey.net >Cc: <mailto:vbtech@ci*.co*>vbtech@cisatlantic.com ;=20 ><mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com>techdiver@aquanaut.com >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=20 > about the bent diver and Peter > > asked for it to be answered on here. THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING........ > >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=20 >decompression goes. With the absence of a perfect decompression theory and= =20 >the variation among individuals, it's not unusual that getting bent=20 >occasionally is a price we pay to do what we do. Sure, we can do the=20 >"weenie" deco and brag about never getting bent but that does nothing to=20 >add to our understanding of decompression. As much as the WKPP beat up on= =20 >Stone's Wak2 project for killing Dr. Kendall* and oxtoxing one of their=20 >divers, there was relatively little said about the DCS incidents. It's=20 >simply part of the game. On the other hand, there is no other group that=20 >has done as much to advance the limits of decompression as GUE and the=20 >WKPP. There is no such thing as an "unearned hit"- we just may not know=20 >why it occurred. >C. > >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=20 >telling me where his buddy was. If that's too tough you can explain how=20 >all the flashing lights and alarms alert you to an out-of-spec status=20 >before it becomes dangerous. "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the= =20 water" Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ Email captjt@mi*.co* --=====================_11319907==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> Yes, I would agree with your "unearned hit" statement, but I think the reason that this hit was kept so quiet is because it was an "earned hit", which raises even more questions.<br> <br> <br> At 10:47 AM 11/12/02 -0500, Chris Elmore wrote:<br> <font face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2><blockquote type=3Dcite cite>----- Original Message ----- <br> <b>From:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:captjt@mi*.co*">Capt JT</a> <br> <b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:joe@po*.co*">joe@polarbearinc.com</a> ; <a href=3D"mailto:fltechdiver@mikey.net">fltechdiver@mikey.net</a> <br> <b>Cc:</b> <a= href=3D"mailto:vbtech@ci*.co*">vbtech@cisatlantic.com</a> ; <a= href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com">techdiver@aquanaut.com</a> <br> <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 12, 2002 8:52 AM<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: Lake Jocassee Project<br> <br> > Joe<br> > ... I got it straight from 2 of the horses mouth...<br> <br> Now THAT creates a pretty interesting mental image.<br> <br> > ...My guys are telling me that someone put the question out on quest= about the bent diver and Peter<br> > asked for it to be answered on here. THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING........= <br> <br> 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.<br> C.<br> <br> Chris Elmore<br> 34=B002'24"N, 80=B058'55"W<br> (803) 348-3055 mobile<br> <br> <br> *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.</font></blockquote><br> <br> "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in= the water"<br> <font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East= Coast & more <br> Web Site <a href=3D"http://www.capt-jt.com/"= eudora=3D"autourl">http://www.capt-jt.com</a><a= href=3D"http://www.capt-jt.com/" eudora=3D"autourl">/<br> </a>Email captjt@mi*.co*<br> <br> </font></u></html> --=====================_11319907==_.ALT-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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