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We can all manipulate our SAC rates by changing our breathing pattern, but we really should resist the temptation. Breathing through a reg underwater is not natural, but we should try to do it as naturally as possible. I find that the more I dive, the less I think about my breathing. When I...

If divers are being "trained" en masse, there are still agency standards which limit the ratio of students to instructor. If Instructors are not observing those standards, then they should be reported. (A discussion of the inadequacy of RSTC minimum standards should be discussed elsewhere.)...

Yes, but we still managed a Blue Hole margarita and a couple of beers. :) On another note, Perch looked as good as I have ever seen it. We didn't get a chance to dive it, but wow, it looked pristine. Ron helped with all of the students, grilled up a great lunch, and offered expertise with...

We are having fun! Grilled some burgers and brats in the parking lot, good night dive. Pretty busy and really poor vis. More diving tomorrow.

Well, Ron Frank and I are here with a good sized group from Colorado. Weatherman is predicting near 90 degree temps. Tonight we saw, a number of nudis, an octo, some Halameda ghost pipefish, and a school of barracuda, but that was a slide show.. We'll post on the actual qualities of Blue Hole...

It scratches the surface, barely. It still contends that Tina had 11 dives and Gabe had 55. It doesn't explain any of the science behind Edmund's statements, but it does let him emphasize that the type of accident was common and not out of the ordinary. It states that it is "amazing" after...

Thanks for your thoughts, your effort, and your commitment. It has been a pleasure. We WILL dive together one of these days. In the meantime we'll chat on some other threads! Cheers!

Much of the posting here devolved into near name calling, but has rallied of late, and more good information like that which came from Boulderjohn and bowlofpetunias has been the predominant focus. Yet another real example and explanation as to what happened and why the events looked like they...

Yeah, back when I was coaching with the USSki Team, I used to sit down with reporters and go over the results and the the highlights. When I would read the article the next day, it was completely wrong. If 60 minutes references your website, you'd think they would contact you to clarify...

Ayisha, I am just going to borrow your quote to further the discussion. It is not intended to attack you or to be personal at all... Tina was unconscious during the descent...and it looks like, alive during the ascent... All of the posts on Scubaboard could never add up to equal the years of...

Clownfishsydney, I completely agree point by point with your list of causes and with the logic that the removal of any one of the links in the chain of events, would have prevented Tina's death. I just wanted to try to pinpoint the catalyst. I don't think that Tina would have ever pursued...

Kreed, Thank you for your last post and for your continued discussion. It is courageous of you to post your thoughts and feelings on a public forum, and your last post was thoughtful and clear. It gives us some real insight as to the immature, unkind, and warped relationship that you all...

Media bias has been so extreme. At least this continued discussion lends a tiny bit of balance and enables passers by to examine other perspectives, and diver's perspectives. I like K_girl's comments. I like the emotion and the logic used together to sum up her feelings about the events and...

ACES50 and Clownfishsydney know one another. The comment was certainly meant to be sarcastic. I took it as such. Smileys would have helped. :)

You have a good point, and there is a fine line, but this is still certainly a hot topic. Maybe some good will come of the discussion. If the conversation is adult and civil, there is no reason that we couldn't learn something and that family and those closely involved couldn't learn something...

Kreed and numerous others have an 8 1/2 year investment into Watson's guilt. They have read, but not understood the facts of the case. I doubt that they have read each line of each post on the previous threads, this thread, and especially on MM's website. With a deep breath or two and an open...

I suppose someone should have PMd you! It's about time that you showed up!

Kreed, You are obviously emotionally involved. I'm very sorry for your loss. It is so very difficult for a non diver to understand many of the concepts and to apply the diving terminology to real situations. When this all became clear to me, I became interested in posting in hopes of adding...

Why is it so difficult for people to wrap their heads around the fact that inexperienced divers make gross mistakes? They press the inflator button instead of the deflator, they try to swim downward against a positively buoyant BCD instead of venting air from it, they overweight themselves...

Clownfishsydney, I went back and read about your Blue Springs dive. Sounds like a pretty nice and relaxing dive! ;) Maybe I missed it, but is there an available list of Gabe's logged dives? Less than 10 minutes and less than 20 feet probably shouldn't have been logged. If there were a lot of...