Thanks. Aloha, Rich > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Werner [mailto:clw5232@ga*.ac*.fs*.ed*] > Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 9:48 AM > To: Richard Pyle; Bill Mee > Cc: Jess Armantrout; cavers; KVI > Subject: Re: More USDCTisms > > > Unfortunately Richie, You are not a very intelligent fellow and you have > been making that clear for quite some time. > > Good luck with which you know little about. Try not to kill > yourself either > diving or spewing meaningless rebuttals. > > Concerned with your lack of logic, > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.or*> > To: Chris Werner <clw5232@ga*.ac*.fs*.ed*>; Bill Mee <wwm@sa*.ne*> > Cc: Jess Armantrout <armantrout@wo*.at*.ne*>; cavers > <cavers@cavers.com>; KVI <kirvine@sa*.ne*> > Date: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 7:53 AM > Subject: RE: More USDCTisms > > > > > >Boy, you are an intelligent fella, aren't you. > > > >Aloha, > >Rich > > > >Richard L. Pyle > >Ichthyology, Bishop Museum > >1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI 96817 > >Ph: (808) 848-4115 Fax: (808) 847-8252 > >email: deepreef@bi*.or* > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Chris Werner [mailto:clw5232@ga*.ac*.fs*.ed*] > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 2:23 AM > >> To: Richard Pyle; Bill Mee > >> Cc: Jess Armantrout; cavers; KVI > >> Subject: Re: More USDCTisms > >> > >> > >> We have a diving physiology > >> >workgroup consisting of myself, Joe, John Earle, Dave Pence > (U.H. Diving > >> >Safety Officer), and Dr. Bob Overlock (Chamber guru for the state of > >> >Hawaii). We meet about once a month to have serious discussions about > >> >particular aspects of diving physiology. One of our first meetings > >> >discussed cutis marmorata. We have it on videotape, if you'd > >> like to see a > >> >copy. > >> > >> > >> Richie, You say here you have a diving safety officer for UH and a > chamber > >> guru of the state. In all honesty, these guys have no idea > what they are > >> talking about. The University Diving Safety Officers are > consistently the > >> worst in the business. It's a network of good old boys, who > consistently > >> back each other up with some of the most ridiculous claim out > there. The > >> AAUS standards are worse than IANTD as far as diver training, > and to make > >> matters worse these guys consistently believe that they know what they > are > >> talking about. The simple fact is that most of them have convinced the > >> Universities and State's that due to liability of teaching that their > >> positions are necessary to head off any potential accidents. The > >> funny thing > >> is that they consistently are some of the worst instructors with very > >> limited experience and skill. My bet is that most of them join > >> the AAUS, so > >> that together they have a network to fall on and each of them back each > >> other up. Its a very sad story. Go to any of the annual meeting > >> and see for > >> yourself. Claiming that you consult with these guys actually > shows us how > >> little you know about what you are doing. > >> > >> Chris > >> > >> > > >
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