Would you go?

Dmitchell · Post by **Dmitchell** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:07 pm

Here's a spinoff of the Extended Rage topic.

Here's the question:

You're buddy is standing in front of you with tickets for a trip to Truk lagoon followed by a trip to Bikini Atoll. He's picking up the tab for the entire 2 week trip all you have to do is pack and dive. All of the planned dives are between 130' and 200' and not a single cubic foot of Helium is available. You can have all the Nitrox and O2 you want in any blend.

Do you refuse the trip and stay home or do you go?

As you probably expected, I'm going!

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:11 pm

I'm going ... what the hell ... I've done stupider things.

FWIW - I've been to 150 feet on EAN25, and didn't like it at all. I KNEW I was silly narced, and since it was my first dive to 150 I'd have been nervous even with helium.

On the other hand, you gotta weigh the risks and rewards ... and if somebody offered me that opportunity, it'd take me about a millisecond to think about it before I said "YES!" ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Burntchef · Post by **Burntchef** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:13 pm

EDDY WOULD GO.

Pez7378 · Post by **Pez7378** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:21 pm

Of coures I'd go. But I'm not trained to go below 130'.

So I guess I'm going to do different profiles.

defied · Post by **defied** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:23 pm

I would absolutely go. That would be a great time.

D(B)

Joshua Smith · Post by **Joshua Smith** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:44 pm

No question about it- when do we leave,.......buddy?

CaptnJack · Post by **CaptnJack** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:55 pm

Considering that my buds up in Victoria actually arranged for He at Truk, nobody actually has to live with the consequences of their decisions, and only Steding actually has a sugar mama, the question is a bit otherworldly

selkie · Post by **selkie** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:59 pm

I am in although I would prefer to do my 40ft water stop pure O2 and do surface decompression.

defied · Post by **defied** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:00 pm

selkie wrote:I am in although I would prefer to do my 40ft water stop pure O2 and do surface decompression.

Hell yeah! Let's get a can on the boat! I'll ride the chamber!

D(B)

dsteding · Post by **dsteding** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:01 pm

I'm going, arranging for helium to be shipped in, and getting a good deal because all other expenses are paid.

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:05 pm

dsteding wrote:I'm going, arranging for helium to be shipped in, and getting a good deal because all other expenses are paid.

$\:D/$

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:08 pm

Dmitchell wrote:You're buddy is standing in front of you with tickets for a trip to Truk lagoon followed by a trip to Bikini Atoll. He's picking up the tab for the entire 2 week trip all you have to do is pack and dive. All of the planned dives are between 130' and 200' and not a single cubic foot of Helium is available. You can have all the Nitrox and O2 you want in any blend.

It depends... is said buddy kevrumbo and is he insisting we use ratio deco? If so, I'd skip it... but I'd watch the forums for stories of his various niggles.

spatman · Post by **spatman** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:23 pm

Sounder wrote:It depends... is said buddy kevrumbo and is he insisting we use ratio deco? If so, I'd skip it... but I'd watch the forums for stories of his various niggles.

LOL. and you know those stories would be on every forum he could access, too.

Joshua Smith · Post by **Joshua Smith** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:25 pm

Sounder wrote:
Dmitchell wrote:You're buddy is standing in front of you with tickets for a trip to Truk lagoon followed by a trip to Bikini Atoll. He's picking up the tab for the entire 2 week trip all you have to do is pack and dive. All of the planned dives are between 130' and 200' and not a single cubic foot of Helium is available. You can have all the Nitrox and O2 you want in any blend.
It depends... is said buddy kevrumbo and is he insisting we use ratio deco? If so, I'd skip it... but I'd watch the forums for stories of his various niggles.

Even I would skip that one.

boydski · Post by **boydski** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:51 pm

Dmitchell wrote:Do you refuse the trip and stay home or do you go?

I already went, but I couldn't get my darn buddy to pay for the trip (which wasn't cheap).

I would definitely go to Truk again. I didn't even really like wrecks until I spent a week there, and now that's mostly what I dive.

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:14 pm

CaptnJack wrote:Considering that my buds up in Victoria actually arranged for He at Truk,

NOT SURPRISED

CaptnJack · Post by **CaptnJack** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:45 pm

Maverick wrote:
CaptnJack wrote:Considering that my buds up in Victoria actually arranged for He at Truk,
NOT SURPRISED

They dive OC and I think it was $1.45cf
I wasn't invited and wouldn't have the cashola or the marital chits to go anyway.

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:52 pm

Preetty cheap for all the way over there.

ArcticDiver · Post by **ArcticDiver** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:40 pm

Well....last I heard Bikini was closed once the operator there couldn't make a go of it due to logistical problems.

But if he has figured a way for us to do it I'm In!

Bric Martin · Post by **Bric Martin** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:10 pm

You don't want to let friends like that down!! Yes I'd go.

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:52 pm

I would go, you bet I would.

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:04 pm

I wouldn't go. 24 hours in transit to do a bunch of dives I wouldn't remember? Nah.

Joshua Smith · Post by **Joshua Smith** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:58 pm

Dmitchell wrote:Here's a spinoff of the Extended Rage topic.

Just caught this. Thought it was funny. I'll shut up now.

rjw · Post by **rjw** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:39 am

I would go in a second.
Been to Bikini once would have no problem doing that again.

Believe it or not I can remember it too. $\:D/$

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:56 am

rjw wrote: Believe it or not I can remember it too. $\:D/$

thats because you have done lots of deep air and are COMFORTABLE with Narc. It's your training my friend.

Northwest Dive Club

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