Michael Doelle wrote:

'S OK.  There aren't a lot of truely pure DIR people around anyway, even in
WKPP, even in GUE.  Computers are a lot more common in the ranks of the
religious than some would like to admit.<

> Not for deco diving beyond, say, 30 minutes. And that's the important
> point.

According to comments by the chief, not for any deco diving, ever.  He was
very, very clear on this point.

"say, 30 minutes" is kind of vague.  I don't know what's important about it,
one way or the other.  I think it's probably more accurate to say that the
decompression procedures followed by the WKPP are somewhat unique and are
inconsistent with algorithms available even on trimix computers.
Regardless, it's really of no consequence.  DIR or not, WKPP, GUE or
whatever, neither you, nor I, nor George himself knows what divers are doing
when they're off on their own unless we happen to be there at the time.
I've been diving with more than one WKPP member over the years.  No matter
what others say, some of them were using computers, as computers and that's
all I've ever claimed.

> I also find it really amusing, that since the DIR discussion has finally
> hit rec.scuba, scores of  divers are now  proudly proclaiming to be of the
> non-DIR religious persuasion.

> Hello? If you dive single tanks on tropical reefs, you aren't stroke
> material at all.

> You have to show up with dbl tanks and bungee wings first.
> And bungee the LH. And, and, and. Hey, it ain't all that easy being a
> stroke, either. You gotta make a conscious effort first.

It's a shame not everybody agrees with you.  There would have been a lot
fewer arguments and a lot less hard feelings over the years if they did.

Lee