On Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:22:11 -0400, Krazy Kiwi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>You probably have not yet caught up on all the postings yet Bob but if we
>can swing it Mike & I may get wet at the Cooper. Its just the small
>technicality about how cold it will be then that has me a tad iffy ;-)

At that time of the year (early June), whatever you'll bring for the
CAIV02NEDfest will almost suffice.  If not, any of the 1/4" wetsuits
Sue has out-grown (in body size <G>) should fit you and should be warm
enough.  I did my "Ice Diver" cert dives in a 1/4" wetsuit.  :-)  Mike
can better advice you on the subject of "how cold".

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Back to contraindications in diving:

>Some, on hearing active asthma is of concern & warrants a visit to a
>specialist do lie to get through the system. I know of a couple of
>fatalities where the divers puffed on their ventolin just before their
dive.
>When folk come up to me at the office to talk about this I tell them to go
>to our specialist diver medical centre to sort out fact from fiction.

>They automatically say "oh, but I am not going to dive deep or anything
>dangerous like that".

Famous last words too, of those who freedive to 5 meters, take a full
breath of air from the reg of a scuba diver, and ascends to surface
holding that breath.  :-)

>Once they get the low-down from me that it is the
>shallow area where they are more likely to encounter a problem they get
>the point. I then emphasis that with "how much do you value your life"?

Good on ya!  Did they ask, "In Oz or US dollars?"  <BWG>
>
><snip of the kiwi shears>


>I gotta nick off now for a few hours beauty sleep before my flight up
>north. 4 days of R&R .. yippeee.

Have a good one!  We'll be heading off to the Palmetto State, home of
the Cooper River you aspire to dive with Mike, but don't hold your
breath that I'll have a dive report to file on it.  :-)

>Ya'll be good now
>Viv

Don't you mean "Y'all"?  :)

-- Bob.