irishsquid
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Probably more like ... "Blinded by the Light"...
Perhaps he's just jealous of the light?
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Probably more like ... "Blinded by the Light"...
Perhaps he's just jealous of the light?
Quote from Bill's memo "When using this system then both divers in the buddy team as well as any rescue divers should be long hose trained."
How many of you have your long hose c-card hmmm? Personally I took my "long hose" class right after owd and aowd.
Now I offer the training to any potential buddy. Right before the dive I point to the primary reg and tell them, "If you need air, you take this right out of my mouth", Then I print them a card and sign it as an approved "long hose" diver.
Yeah, imagine a guy who thinks everyone should have the same gear, and dive the same way, and only with similarly trained people... um... getting involved with... uh...
Hmm...
Nevermind.
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Really? That's your defense of this guy? That El Guapo hurt your feelings on Usenet twenty years ago and you are still bitter about it today? GI3 doesn't even dive anymore, and nobody cares what he spouted off about back in the day. You might want to check if the rest of the world has moved on and you are the only one still holding on this. Because I don't see anyone in this thread that "defended George 20 years ago" that is (sic) "defending Long Hose today". Maybe it's just you?I agree completely. We are all different and what works for you may not work for me. It's just funny seeing how life is a cycle. Some of the types of people who defended George 20 years ago (who said you can only dive a specific strict configuration)are now defending Long Hose today. That's irony for you.
I have gone diving with several rec divers where I explained my long hose setup beforehand. "If you run out of air grab the reg that is in my mouth, you know that it is working and you don't have to search for it."
You can see the expression on their face when they hear what I say and think "that actually makes complete sense!"