Smoking and Diving?

[boulderjohn]

My point was,that smoking is no more dangerous than living in Hamilton Ontario ... Divers from Hamilton should be banned from diving!

Want to prove that? Just count the percentage of non-smokers who live in Hamilton, who die of lung disease, compared to the percentage of smokers who die from lung disease in Cobourg ON, where I live,a small rural community.

And how many cigarettes do you smoke per day? I know many "couch-potatoe non-smoker divers" that I can out-run (endurance-wise) , even if I smoke DURING the Run.

Who would you rather run out of air with?

Point One
There are always individuals who beat the statistics. Congratulations on being one of them.

• Individuals win big on the lottery, but the vast majority lose.
• Individuals drive home totally drunk without an accident; that does not make it a generally safe practice.

Point Two
If you can perform at a certain level while smoking, how do you know you would not perform at a much higher level if you did not?

 

[Scubagolf]