[Richie]

Long ago when only the likes of Haldane knew about these things (and he wasn't too sure about 'planes).
i.e late 60's, me v. young foolish and self taught (I see the garlic and crucifixes coming out now). I knew about the "limiting line" - no stop time and what a pretty graph it was. The theory being too that if you had a 71.2 cu ft bottle or less with "average" SAC you would always be within the limiting line.
Anyway- last day of hols in Malta, 3 dives to more than - I guess - 15m or so. Flew late evening. It hurt. Right shoulder was hot needle time. It must have been bad, the stewardess stopped and asked if I was alright. I smiled bravely and said I was fine.
I was when we landed apart from a residual ache. Spoke to the GP a bit later and he said it must have been a bit of a bend. That shoulder has always been a bit tender -Psychological?
The second was when working on the fish farm and we got caught up in a net and a suddenly free lift bag. Whehay Polaris time from 20+. Got a niggle from that and a "silly bugger" from the doctor in Oban (ex Navy hyperbaric so the rumour went).
So apart from being lucky, I have missed out on rides in choppers and sympathy from pretty nurses. I'm more careful though........and know a hell of a lot more.