CincyBengalsFan once bubbled...
Or, if you did dive solo you could also use it as a conversation tool with the spouse. My wife and I don't have to do everything together to have a great conversation. You could say "Honey, I saw the biggest stingray, etc etc, etc..." Then should could tell ou about her day too. But maybe it doesn't work that way with everyone.
If you want to solo dive, then it's only up to you! Again, you know the risks involved. It's really know one's business but your very own.
On our local list we have a standing disagreement about this subject, and it usually gets pretty intense, and given everyone's strong feelings my sense is that little we say to each other on these boards will change anyone's mind.
But we've had a rash of solo fatalities locally which just prompted me to post the following on our local list. I'll repost it here for your thoughts:
Given the most recent fatality I went back over the archives from this board and the "other" board to review and try to understand how many diver's we've lost in recent years. I've reviewed all the threads and have tried to be fair in including in this list only those divers that were intentionally solo and/or had a buddy seperation [planned or otherwise]. We argue alot about the events at the time, and there is always a promise to revist the issue when more facts are known, but in reviewing the older threads it's clear we move on and never revist the issue. Accordingly here's a list, albiet perhaps not all-inclusive, as I'm aware of other solo fatalities but I don't have the benefit of BBS positngs to support the death.
May they rest in peace:
12/99 A Korean diver found near lobster traps
4/00 27 year old signal's his buddy team that he is ascending, he gets to the surface, waves for help but the DM get's there as he is sinking. His body was recovered a year later at 500'+.
6/00 Miguel Decuipulo found in the surf zone at Laguna Beach by a women jogging along the beach
8/00 John Olsen- Solo diving at Casino Point
8/00 Ron Fuller- found in 60' after solo diving on a homemade rebreather
9/00 Gail Garcia- diving with a buddy team but had some problem upon ascent.
9/00 US Air Force decorated veteran dies in 15' of water while solo diving in a mine in La Crescenta
10/00 24 year old solo bug hunting at La Jennel found tangled in kelp
1/01 Mia Tegner, a very expereinced Scripps researcher in stays to finish off a dive on the El Ray after husband ascends low on air
1/01 31 year old in Monastary beach started diving with a buddy, team got seperated and rescuers found the body a few hours later
1/01 German toursit in a 3 man team on the Yukon. One of the team members has an equipment problem so the other team member helps with the equipment, when they aren't looking she has a problem..
5/01 Tim diving a 300' deep air solo dive is witnessed ascending from 300' but body was never recovered
5/01 Ann Senter, 56 Santa Clarita woman diving in a buddy team but became seperated
6/01 David Shepard, 48 diving solo in Laguna Beach
8/01 Rod Thompson 33 in San Diego became seperated from his buddy
8/01 Michael Oskow, 57 retired LAPD detective became seperated from his son
9/01 Wayne became seperated from buddy during an OOA ascent. One dead the other embolized
9/01 Keith Cahon, 49 in Laguna Beach became seperated from his buddy..
1/02 Anthony Rossa, 39 told buddy he was low on air, buddy continued to dive victim was later found floating in the surf zone
6/02 Scott Shuger columnist who wrote articles about scuba was found floating at the surface by kayaker's passing by
10/03 Diver on the Spectre last week surfaced and waved for help but found unconscious when DM arrived on scene.
My condolences to all of the surviving families..
Regards
