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It does not belong in the A&I forum. That forum is for discussing mishaps, and lessons learned from those mishaps.
The discussion of the lessons learned sans the mishap is grist for the basic scuba mill.
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I prefer reading and participating in the A&I forum to being the subject of one of its threads. And hope my loved ones never have to read one to figure out what happened to me.
...and remember, "there but by the grace of God go I"... that I am neither invincible nor infallible.
Well, most only check their Nitrox tanks for O2 - and expect the Op to provide an analyzer, but after some confusion I witnessed on my last trip - I think I will start checking my air tanks before deeper dives.Ah Ha!!!
There's another I learned.
Take a CO tester just like you take an O2 tester.
Every time I read the Accidents/Incidents forum I'm frustrated by how many posts are spent on discussing a member's qualifications for their opinion or their reason for posting the incident. On a recent post someone posited the question 'what are we learning from this forum?' (paraphrased). So I started reflecting on what I have learned from reading these reports. Honestly, most of the stuff I've read about are things I was taught in my OW classes. I come here to see if there are new or unexpected events that I can learn from - and maybe to remind myself how to protect myself and my buddy from tragedy. We love our sport and sometimes feel invincible - so maybe this is one way to maintain respect for the very real risks we are taking and insure that we use the appropriate amount of caution. So here are some things I've learned - feel free to add to it - I'm sure I missed something obvious.
Yeah you missed a big one.....Don't dive if you are obese...