slackercruster
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sorry put up only one photo of it
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texdiveguy:Can someone recap the previous 67 pages,,,,I missed out---
mtg:pilot fish and dherbman are squabbling in this thread like they seem to in every other one they get into . Maybe they should get a room
mtg:pilot fish and dherbman are squabbling in this thread like they seem to in every other one they get into . Maybe they should get a room
allenwrench:sorry put up only one photo of it
drbill:Over the years I have lost several friends who were very experienced divers. Too often they died due to over confidence or a belief (often based on their years of experience) that they could survive a situation that would be threatening or deadly to less experienced divers.
It can happen to the best of divers if they forget safe diving practices and exceed normally accepted limits. It can also happen when a totally unforeseen incident creates a problem they never expected, and had no recovery plan for.
drbill:Over the years I have lost several friends who were very experienced divers. Too often they died due to over confidence or a belief (often based on their years of experience) that they could survive a situation that would be threatening or deadly to less experienced divers.
It can happen to the best of divers if they forget safe diving practices and exceed normally accepted limits. It can also happen when a totally unforeseen incident creates a problem they never expected, and had no recovery plan for.
pilot fish:I hear that from a lot of seasoned divers, such as yourself, that things divers got away with, or just never had a problem with, suddenly leading to a severe accident or fatality. It must be panic and it spirals downward from there? None of us REALLY knows how we will react in a crisis till it is upon us. Do you think it might be divers that have hundreds, thousands, of dives think it will never happne to them ,or is it that they never practice basic drills, recovery, etc?
pilot fish:Can't tell the size of that bottle. Will it get you up from a 100 ft with a safety stop? Most of the ponies Ive seen just get you to the surface, which is a blessing when you are OOA. There is a thought that it might prompt you take extra risks.
catherine96821:PF, I think it is conventional wisdom that two groups of divers are most at risk:
1) new divers
2) the most experienced and advanced
Of course, there is a message here... I guess it is that if you can acrue experience and yet maintain vigilance, you have the best state of mind for surviving the risks.
(sure hope I am correct...I do tend to mouth off and recollect the facts selectively at times...)