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> I'm new to this group, but I'd like to respond to the statement made (in this > group, and by other divers) that "real" tech divers are those who have had > the sh*t scared out of them at least twice in their diving careers - Since you seem to be responding to something I said - I just wanted to point out that I am not necessarily one who agrees with this perspective. [Etc...] > (more pissed off at her than anything else). The point I'm making is that > that experience TO THIS DAY has done NOTHING to make me feel more like a guy > who is properly prepared for "tech" diving. Frankly, I could really be happy > if I never have to go through that again. No matter how "experienced" you > are, and emergency situation will be handled by you based solely upon your > intelligence and ability to remain calm. And if someone says "well, I'm more > experienced, 'cause I've been in 100 diving emergencies" I'm gonna stay away > from that bozo like nuclear waste. I don't think the point people are trying make regarding this "scared" thing has anything to do with learning something specific from a terrifying event. The point, I believe, is that such events tend to slap some reality into egotistical boneheads who consider themselves immortal. Inother words, they tend to correct for the problem of confidence exceeding ability. From your descriptions, it doesn't seem as though your confidence has exceeded your ability, so you probably didn't benefit much from the ordeal (perhaps your wife will pay more attention to ger breathing gas supply in the future, however....but that's a lesson learned for much different reasons than what I have outlined above). > Anyway, my CCR-155 arrives next month. I hope it dives as smooth as all the > other dives I've had since I was 17... Make sure you start out with help and guidance from someone with a LOT of rebreather experience. I have spent a lot of time on this forum expressing my opinion that lots of OC diving experience does not necessarily make a person better-prepared to start rebreather diving. For me, the most dangerous part of the learning curve for a rebreather was between about 10 and about 50 hours of in-water time. That's when my confidence vastly exceeded my abilities.....until I had the Sh*t scared out of me a couple of times.... Aloha, Rich
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