On Sun, 3 Nov 2002 08:57:26 +1100, David Strike <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 03, 2002 3:25 AM, Reef Fish wrote:
>
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>> There are considerably more TRIMIX diving fatalities than deep air.
>
>Mate!  That's an interesting observation given that the use of trimix (as
>opposed to other mixed gases) is a fairly recent introduction and that air
>and scuba has been in use for about a hundred years!  :-)

Strike, I didn't realize "Tricky" is one of your pseudonames.  :=))

It's no fair to count all those divers on Noah's Ark who dived deep
on air and croaked looking for asses that went astray.  ;-)  Of course
we have to count over a COMPARABLE period of time.

>What's the basis for your assertion?  :-)

See my reply to Mike Wallace.  You can start YOUR list of Trimix
fatalities in the past FIVE YEARS too, and we'll see how many YOU
missed.  :-)))


>To my way of thinking it's a combination of the equipment used; the
>application of the gas; and the attitude of the user that kills.

I agree.  But since there is the tendency to pick on "deep air", ignoring
the skill, time of exposure, and lots of other relevant factors, I'll
play that game even if its rather unfair on air divers.
>
>> "Know YOUR limit, and dive WITHIN them".
>
>I agree.  :-)

Then it leaves us damned little room to disagree on anything!  ;-)))

>
>> If you can't take responsibility for YOUR OWN action, and am sqreamish
>> about dive injuries or deaths, take up another sport, like BOWLING! :-)))

>(snip)
>
>> Now I am off to more FUN getting thar ... Oz.  :-)
>
>For what it's worth, Nao reports seeing a whale shark on her first dive from
>TAKA - while she was testing her u/w housing with the camera itself still
>topside!  :-)

We saw whales playing with whale sharks today ... but we left our camera
in the room too.  :-))

-- Bob.