Get lucky!

Pat Morrissey · Issue 1, Aug 2001 · pp. 28

GET LUCKY! and pool your resources says Pat Morrissey What do I mean by 'getting lucky'? Well, it's not, in this case, an invite to make a follow-up to John Travolta's famous film, nor to take out a contract on one of the lesser-known Dwarves. 'Lucky' is a state of mind, formed beforehand by a number of contributory factors; 'being lucky' is more often than not the entirely practical benefit derived from preparation in advance. It was either Jack Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer who, on being asked whether he ever relied on luck on the golf course, said 'Yep - and the more I practise, the luckier I get'. People who decide to take expensive camera gear under water - ostensibly, the most hostile environment imaginable for delicate, technical machinery - owe it to themselves to remember those words. Living in England, I have the benefit each winter of a few months when there's very little incentiv…