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  1. Mike Boswell

    TSandM -- Her Greatest Posts

    DumsterDiver, that was a great story, and it prompted an interesting discussion. BTW, for those who haven't used it, the Advanced Search function will find all of Lynne's posts for you with just a few seconds worth of effort. Just type "TSandM" in the User Name box and hit Search, and you'll...
  2. Mike Boswell

    TSandM -- Her Greatest Posts

    One of the things I liked best about TSandM was her analytic approach to diving. Not content to just watch the pretty fishes, she wanted to explore every aspect of scuba - even the social ones. Since my wife and I are dive buddies and have had the inevitable "friction" that goes with that...
  3. Mike Boswell

    TSandM -- Her Greatest Posts

    I wonder how Lynne affected each of us here on Scubaboard. A little bit of Lynne will always live in my head. Every time I tell a story, or argue a point, or make a joke, Lynne is there, urging me to be a little clearer, a little more patient, and a whole lot kinder. I don't always succeed...
  4. Mike Boswell

    TSandM -- Her Greatest Posts

    After her initial certification, Lynne DIDN'T just dream of warm reef dives in some tropical paradise. She dreamed bigger, tougher, more challenging things: From Dec. 12, 2005: December 12th, 2005, 12:56 PM My diving fantasy life What with travel, work and dry suit issues, I haven't been in...
  5. Mike Boswell

    TSandM -- Her Greatest Posts

    From a brand new dive fanatic: Why is diving so addictive? Haven't we all been there?:D August 15, 2005: Why is this so addictive?I got certified a month ago. I have 20 dives now. I am scheming to figure out when I can go down again, and I last dove yesterday. I am diving, for the most part...
  6. Mike Boswell

    TSandM -- Her Greatest Posts

    Some of us take scuba safety rather lightly, but Lynne never seemed to. Right from the beginning, she was determined to learn everything she could and be as safe as humanly possible. From July 29, 2005: New divers and "trust me" divesI have been exploring this site, and have come across...
  7. Mike Boswell

    TSandM -- Her Greatest Posts

    One way to honor our friend might be to gather together some of her most memorable posts. Some of them are funny, most are informative, and some, in retrospect, are heartbreaking. Lynne Flaherty may indeed be lost to us, but we can keep her with us in spirit: She lives on in her writings...
  8. Mike Boswell

    TSandM -- Lynne Flaherty

    I'm just stunned. Peter, you have my and Katy's deepest condolences. Lynne was brilliant, kind, and helpful to all of us. She was one of the most generous people I've ever met, and one of the best writers on Scubaboard. What an inspiration! I remember well the poster wars that TS&M would...
  9. Mike Boswell

    Best Scubaboard Posters

    Well, it's been a bit more than five years now since the last post in this thread. Most of the great posters mentioned above are still here and still posting away, but sadly, we've lost a few. On the bright side, there are some great new posters we can recognize and praise, and add to the...
  10. Mike Boswell

    Mike's DCS And Some Lessons Learned

    I just heard from Mike - Yes, he had 2 cups of coffee that morning (Katy and I did also). No, he didn't take any medicines. We don't know whether the cramped conditions in the boat after the dive played a role in his DCS. However, the cramped conditions led us to think that Mike's numbness on...
  11. Mike Boswell

    Mike's DCS And Some Lessons Learned

    Yes, Mike was in good shape, is a conservative diver, is a DM, has been diving for four decades, and had done this same dive in past visits. We were well aware of the danger of dehydration, we discussed it, and we made efforts to avoid it. No, Mike has not been checked for a PFO. Yes, it...
  12. Mike Boswell

    Mike's DCS And Some Lessons Learned

    When we were diving the wrecks in Chuuk last year, our DM (Cindy) explained to us that we would be doing regular decompression stops on every dive - 3 minutes at 30 feet and 10 minutes at 15 feet, as an added safety precaution, even though our dives were within NDLs. I remember thinking this...
  13. Mike Boswell

    Mike's DCS And Some Lessons Learned

    I agree. And while we would have been able to ask about and verify the emergency O2 supplies, there are many other things we could not have anticipated. Mike has not yet been able to post here but he sent me an email and asked me to post it for him:
  14. Mike Boswell

    Mike's DCS And Some Lessons Learned

    I have lost count of the number of examples of poor maintenance and broken equipment I've seen at dive ops. All dive ops like to talk about their facilities and capabilities, but, particularly when profits are down, many are tempted to cut costs on things like maintenance. I also think we...
  15. Mike Boswell

    Mike's DCS And Some Lessons Learned

    Another way to do this would be to use your conservatism settings on your computer. For instance, when using Nitrox with 32% Oxygen, I can set my Suunto to the P2 setting and get very nearly the same NDL's as I would get on the AIR setting (see table below). By doing it this way I wouldn't be...
  16. Mike Boswell

    Mike's DCS And Some Lessons Learned

    The owners of the dive operation told me that this was the first time in 29 years of operation that they had seen a case of the bends. I believed them, and this is undoubtedly why they were unprepared for Mike's emergency. But as you point out, the odds of a few cases per 10,000 dives means it...
  17. Mike Boswell

    Mike's DCS And Some Lessons Learned

    Thanks, Scubadada. The data I presented can be a little deceiving if you try to get too much fine detail out of it. For example, at the end of the dive we show an abrupt ascent from 14 feet to zero feet in ten seconds. This would indicate an ascent rate of 6 x 14 = 84 feet per minute...
  18. Mike Boswell

    Mike's DCS And Some Lessons Learned

    In re-reading this thread it occurred to me that it sounds like I wrote the OP. Actually, Mike and Linda wrote most of it, and I just tidied it up a bit. So any thanks you all have should go to Mike and Linda.:D Changing the subject a little, I'd like to hear from those who have information...
  19. Mike Boswell

    Mike's DCS And Some Lessons Learned

    We were told that Ambergris Caye could be reached by boat or by road via Chetumal. That's all I know. Had we been able to call DAN, I think they might have helped diagnose DCS faster, and they could have advised us on whether the Belize chamber was open. Yes, Xcalak has good diving. The...
  20. Mike Boswell

    Mike's DCS And Some Lessons Learned

    Yes, and I would respectfully request that people have this "tables vs computers" discussion, if they must, on another thread. Yes, that is really one of the main lessons - that you realistically assess your emergency treatment options and plan your dive accordingly. This would be obvious if...
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