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On a large pile of smokin' A'a, the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. 2,175 miles to Alaska, 2,390 miles to California; 3,850 miles to Japan; 4,900 miles to China; 5,280 miles to the Philippines.
I refuse to believe that corporations are people until Texas executes one.
"Too often ... people enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought" - Leapfrog
"They are the McDonalds of diver certification. Quick, inexpensive and tasty. Pardon me for saying so, but I also believe it to be a health hazard." - DCBC
"It truly does boil down to motivation ... if you believe something is hard, or unnecessary to learn, you won't learn it ... even if it's completely within your capability" - Bob (Grateful Diver)
That's what a lot of folks tell me, but I've lost a few really good friends who were better divers than I'll ever be, and all in caves.
When something goes wrong, your options are a lot more limited so from that point of view cave diving is more dangerous. And possibly some features of cave diving might encourage complacency. But having been lost at sea, faced an aggressive shark, dealt with crazy currents and rough seas, been nearly run over by a boat, swum in zero viz and so on, I find it very relaxing to cave dive in comparison.
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I am sure that SAS in the real world is a nice normal 26 year old; not a sex crazed flaming liberal weird experimental socialist leftie drongo
On a large pile of smokin' A'a, the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. 2,175 miles to Alaska, 2,390 miles to California; 3,850 miles to Japan; 4,900 miles to China; 5,280 miles to the Philippines.
When something goes wrong, your options are a lot more limited so from that point of view cave diving is more dangerous. And possibly some features of cave diving might encourage complacency. But having been lost at sea, faced an aggressive shark, dealt with crazy currents and rough seas, been nearly run over by a boat, swum in zero viz and so on, I find it very relaxing to cave dive in comparison.
You know, I've been through all those things (and a few more). I know them and I can plan for them and I can deal with them. But I flash on Parker struggling with his last breath thirty feet from safety and I think, "that's not for me."
I refuse to believe that corporations are people until Texas executes one.
"Too often ... people enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought" - Leapfrog
"They are the McDonalds of diver certification. Quick, inexpensive and tasty. Pardon me for saying so, but I also believe it to be a health hazard." - DCBC
"It truly does boil down to motivation ... if you believe something is hard, or unnecessary to learn, you won't learn it ... even if it's completely within your capability" - Bob (Grateful Diver)
You know, I've been through all those things (and a few more). I know them and I can plan for them and I can deal with them. But I flash on Parker struggling with his last breath thirty feet from safety and I think, "that's not for me."
Fair enough. I can understand your point of view, especially given there have been three deaths in Australian caves in the last year or so after about thirty years.
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I am sure that SAS in the real world is a nice normal 26 year old; not a sex crazed flaming liberal weird experimental socialist leftie drongo
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