On Wednesday, August 09, 2000 6:02 PM, Confucio wrote:

> >Tenth:  You're pulling our legs!  Right?  :-)

> No Strike
> I give you my word of honour: it's all true!
> It happened to me really! :-|

Bloody hell, mate!  What a lucky old philosopher you are!  :-)

I suppose it's a bit superfluous to suggest that - and just IMO - that the
Instructor who certified you should have been a bit more responsible and not
taken you, as a self-professed 'newbie' diver, on an apparent 30-metre
decompression dive.   The fact that he did - and then seemed to leave you to
your own devices without checking on your gas supply - is doubly damning.

That he also apparently countenanced doing such a dive in rough seas(?) and
bad visibility(?) suggests that he's yet another certified Instructor rather
than one who's qualified!  :-)

On the other hand, the fact that you've survived the experience must count
for something - I guess?  :-)

Strike