General Vortex Incident Discussion

[mrmccoy]

I guess that means I can't dive sidemount on/in the Oriskany in a couple of weeks??

You better watch out Rob the Sidemount police might not let you dive in OW!

 

[Oside Jimc]

In a vain attempt to get back on topic:

Not yet. However I think your on to something. I think his tanks exploded on said dive and blew him out of the water and he landed in Mexico.

Or maybe he landed in Las Vegas?

CDNN :: Police Arrest Diver Who Faked his Own Death

 

[Kevin Carlisle]

In a vain attempt to get back on topic:



Or maybe he landed in Las Vegas?

CDNN :: Police Arrest Diver Who Faked his Own Death

No, remember, what happens in Vegas stays on Youtube!!

 

[Dive-aholic]

We dove SM on the Oriskany with scooters and had a blast. SM makes a much more streamlined profile for scootering which is why I love it. It's fun playing dodge the barracuda while skimming the flight deck on an X scooter.

I'm bringing my Magnus. Just over 3 minutes from bow to stern is my guess...

 

[Jax]

OMG, you scooter puppies are ruining my imagination of the big, tough cave men!!!

However, that leads to another question -- in what kind of environment would sidemount not be a good choice for a twin cylinder dive?

 

[ScubaSteve]

Just an FYI, if this guy were to turn up healthy and a liar in 30 years, most people would still trust him more than CDNN.....the enquirer of the scuba world. If it appears on their pages, they likely made it up.

In a vain attempt to get back on topic:



Or maybe he landed in Las Vegas?

CDNN :: Police Arrest Diver Who Faked his Own Death

 

[Meister481]

OMG, you scooter puppies are ruining my imagination of the big, tough cave men!!!

However, that leads to another question -- in what kind of environment would sidemount not be a good choice for a twin cylinder dive?

Hey, scooters are manly! Ever see someone carry a 26 down to the water at Little River?

The only time I wouldn't consider SM as easy is on a boat in pitching seas. I need to get in a class with Rob and increase my learning curve.

 

[techintime]

I don't see anything on that page that makes them the definitive source for defining the term. Most of the definitions I've seen revolve around divers with an unsafe mindset rather than "being 100% DIR."

Note: you said "most"...i.e. not all...and the rest? How are they defining it?

Since you seem to have the definitions and history down pat, how about some qualifying background so we know why anyone here should listen to your sermon about it?

Here we go...in politics you discredit someone by calling them racists, sexist, marxist, bigot, etc. In tech diving (acually only online on SB) it's done by implying that they are not experienced enough to have an opinion or by implying that their instructor was no good. What kind of dive resume does it take to hear a word, note how it was used, and realize that it is (still) hurting our community?

 

[lamont]

Note: you said "most"...i.e. not all...and the rest? How are they defining it?

Since you're SSI certified, maybe you can explain to me why I ran into an SSI instructor one time who was a jackass? Since you clearly speak for the instructor quality control of the entire agency, how about you, personally, do something about that one diver? And if you can't get every single SSI diver under control, how can you possibly associate yourself with an agency that tolerates assholes like that? You seriously need to rethink your association with that agency based on *my* one bad experience...

(or maybe not)

Here we go...in politics you discredit someone by calling them racists, sexist, marxist, bigot, etc. In tech diving (acually only online on SB) it's done by implying that they are not experienced enough to have an opinion or by implying that their instructor was no good. What kind of dive resume does it take to hear a word, note how it was used, and realize that it is (still) hurting our community?

Get off of the internet, stop dredging up ancient history, and when you *really* *do* come across a GUE-certified diver telling OW divers with snorkels that they are 'strokes', please feel to convey "the DIR community's" feelings that he should put a sock in it. I will definitely back you up on it, and I'm pretty sure that JJ, Panos and the rest of the GUE instructor cadre will have your back too.

What else do you want "the DIR community" to do?

 

[Oside Jimc]

Just an FYI, if this guy were to turn up healthy and a liar in 30 years, most people would still trust him more than CDNN.....the enquirer of the scuba world. If it appears on their pages, they likely made it up.

Actually they picked it up from the LA Times and OC Register, this was a big deal locally and was not made up. My bad for picking the first link that google came up with, I posted on this when it broke last year. The big difference was the cops were on this case as a hoax from the start.