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Hi Preston-

>So to sum up, can we agree, JT has alot to learn, Mike has done alot of 
>tech dives, most of us have done a very few, and can we get back to 
>discussing technical diving and not how big/small JT's dick is?

Actually, I have not done a lot of tech dives.  The number of tech dives I 
have done is a drop in the bucket compared to some of my friends, and to 
those truly accomplished divers, of which JT falls painfully short of.

In my own humble opinion, proficiency and consistency are more important 
than depth and time.  Only by becoming proficient with the basic skills 
needed to perform a technical dive (e.g., buoyancy), and then applying these 
and diving consistently, can you become "good" however you manage to define 
that.  Simply going deep (especially in the self-proclaimed absence of 
basic, fundamental diving skills) does not make one a good or safe diver.  
This is a point that is obviously lost on JT.  Hopefully it won't be lost on 
those that choose to dive with him.

The extent or lack of JT's experience has been asked by several individuals. 
  This is a question that has yet (and may never be) answered by JT.  I 
won't give a reason why, but allow each reader to formulate their own 
answer.  However, when one is degrading others for their perceived lack of 
experience and is trying to lay down the law, don't you think it at least 
appropriate that this person's background be known, so the consumption of 
said advice, comments, and knowledge (don't laugh) can be weighed properly?

Cheers,
Mike

Michael C. Barnette
Association of Underwater Explorers
Because it's there...somewhere...maybe.
http://www.mikey.net/aue




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