Re: ESA depths ?

nospam@all.please.net left this mess on 14 Aug 2003 04:08:19 GMT for The Way to
clean up:
>
>Lee Bell <leebell@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> <nospam@all.please.net> wrote in message
>> _news:bh7hfp$d4h$1@cdm-66-63-26-nacd.cox-internet.com_...
>> > In <bgivrg$qfn$1@slb6.atl.mindspring.net> "Lee Bell" wrote:
>> > > Sven wrote
>> > >
>> > > > Other than the training ESA I've never had to do one.
>> > > > What are the depths from which an ESA can be executed,
>disreagrding
>> > > > problems with getting bent ?
>> > >
>> > > Many years ago, I did one from 128 feet and did not get bent. Not
>everybody
>> > > can expect to be so lucky, but when the choice is bent or dead,
>it's easy to
>> > > chose.
>> >
>> > Would you have preferred to have had a few breaths from an alternate
>> > source
>> > at the time?
>>
>> Yep. While I think the cost/benefit for a Spare Air makes little
>sense, I'm
>> not one who believes they are useless. I'm just one who thinks that,
>if you
>> need a bailout, there are better choices.
>
>Agreed; there are solutions optimized to different criteria.
>
>In those moments during the ESA, what dollar amount would you have put on
>a
>dozen breaths?

Depends on how much my buddy were to charge me.

Tao te Carl

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