Nigel blows course big time.

"Nigel Hewitt" <news@REMOVETHISnigelhewitt.net> wrote in message
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> I wasn't even seasick...
>
> nigelH

WOW!!! Stands back in amazement, must have been a mill pond

Steve

<Pete S.> wrote in message news:40b25ba0.118662406@news.clara.net...

> Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way.

Well, that does explain everything...

Cheers,
Huw
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"Huw Porter" <huw@blank.nospam> wrote in message
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> <Pete S.> wrote in message news:40b25ba0.118662406@news.clara.net...
>
> > Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way.
>
> Well, that does explain everything...
>
> Cheers,
> Huw
> --
> http://www.huwporter.com - email is huw@ this domain
>
>

Huw, your post further up the chain (point a-f) was excellent, and I agree
100% with you. Nice to see it done gently too. Glad Nigel got back safely
from that one. (And is back to enjoying his Turtle dives since!)

As for the harsh words about Jack, well there I think we have to differ.
Fantastic diver, excellent instructor and all around great bloke. First met
him on my IANTD course he ran in 1996, and did all my training up to TDI
Trimix with him. (After which Jack and I ran an exped to Norway to dive a
wreck called the Elizabeth Bornhoffen here:
http://www.divernet.com/travel/0900norway.htm ) My intention is not to start
a flame war, I am open minded to all the differences of opinions in our
sport, but I will simply say that the training he gave, and experience he
generously passed on, has kept me safe and improved my enjoyment of the
sport over the past 8 years.

So I thought I must add some balance to the previous negative posts,
especially as I don't think he ever reads the NG's. I hope you all take
this as intended.

Best Regards,

Matt Duke
Bergen, Norway.

On Tue, 25 May 2004 09:53:09 +0200, "mattD"
<remove_nospammer_info@diving-in-norway.com> wrote:

>As for the harsh words about Jack, well there I think we have to differ.
>Fantastic diver, excellent instructor and all around great bloke. First met
>him on my IANTD course he ran in 1996, and did all my training up to TDI
>Trimix with him. (After which Jack and I ran an exped to Norway to dive a
>wreck called the Elizabeth Bornhoffen here:
>http://www.divernet.com/travel/0900norway.htm ) My intention is not to start
>a flame war, I am open minded to all the differences of opinions in our
>sport, but I will simply say that the training he gave, and experience he
>generously passed on, has kept me safe and improved my enjoyment of the
>sport over the past 8 years.
>
>So I thought I must add some balance to the previous negative posts,
>especially as I don't think he ever reads the NG's. I hope you all take
>this as intended.

No problem Matt, but you are talking about the man that was leaning on
my dome port and reared up at me when I asked him to move......

Pete S.

"Jason" <jason.usenet.nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
newsan.2004.05.22.16.40.41.110985@ntlworld.com.. .
> On Thu, 20 May 2004 09:37:59 +0100, CAS wrote:
>
> > However, I have had a few "more air! more air!" moments myself and the
first
> > thing I check when I get one? The Venturi +/- switch on the reg - I'm
very
> > guilty of just throwing the reg in my gob and chucking myself in,
getting to
> > the bottom and thinking "This reg feels odd...", only to realise that it
is
> > in "-" mode. I'd say all bar two have been this.
>
> Your reg ought to supply you with enough gas no matter what the Venturi
> setting is. If it doesn't, there's something wrong.
>
> Jason
>


It supplies plenty of air - it just feels different...

CAS
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"Wilbo" <wilbosb.nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Nigel,
>
> I think you're well respected within this group for your views and your
> advice. Offering up your tale can only make you more respected - as you
are
> human, and as we all know, we all do things sometimes that makes us do a
> double take.
> Honesty - a wonderful thing. "Captain Fantastic" need not apply.

Well said, that man!