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Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 06:07:33 -0500
From: KVI <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Organization: DIR
To: freeattic@co*.ci*.uf*.ed*
CC: cavers@cavers.com
Subject: [Fwd: Tales From The Dark Side #6 (Damm, were along way from Kansas Tito)]
Message-ID: <003301be32d5$311d9e00$2afb2cc7@oe*>
From: "mike bruic" <mikebruic@di*.co*>
To: "George Irvine" <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Subject: Tales From The Dark Side #6 (Damm, were along way from Kansas Tito) 
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 21:44:42 -0500
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I hate to do this to you guys, but we are going to have to go back to =
the Wak-Me-Two web site for this one, for photo documentation. Please go =
to Dec. 20th daily update, and check out the picture of Jason burying =
the mapper nose in the sand. One would think that he is taking seismic =
readings (I was unaware that the mapper had these capabilities), but =
what he is actually doing is SOLO diving.=20

Please let me explain, every morning we have a team meeting at 9:00 am, =
this helps keep the "team" better coordinate to the days activities, =
line up safety divers and so-forth. The one simple rule about the =
meeting is that, if you don't show up, you don't get in the water that =
day. However, Jason shows up to team meetings whenever he wants too, =
which is seldom, and he "did not" on this day.

That afternoon, while the rest of the "team" was working hard to =
accomplish the goals and task discussed during the mornings meeting, =
Jason comes down from the mountain wheeling the mapper. A protest was =
made by several divers on the team to Stone, due to the fact that he did =
not attend the morning briefing, and therefore should not be allowed to =
dive. Apparently (as the picture shows), this got over-ruled by Stone, =
but only after Jason whined in his ear, probably and threatened to quit =
again.  Stone once again showed his little "lab rat", and the rest of =
the team,  that you don't really have to follow the team rules to dive. =
This may seem trivial, but a "team" must function as a "team" and work =
and coordinate together, so everything can be accomplished (This is what =
make's the WKPP so powerful, and the undisputed "Kings of the =
Darkness").

I complained about this all that day, and at the next team meeting the =
following morning. Amazingly, Jason was at this meeting, and said, and I =
quote "Jill was my safety diver". Stone, you knew this was a "lie", and =
you bought it anyway. Why???? Jill was not his safety diver, she was =
mine and Andrews evaluator,  I even pointed this out to you at the =
meeting, she cannot be both.  Me and Andrew went to the team meeting on =
the morning of the dive to tell the rest of the team what we would like =
to do, and coordinate it to the teams schedule, and that is why Jill was =
are evaluator, nothing else.

During Jason's dive that day, he dove way bellow the training dive =
ceiling of 30' set by "you" and the "team" (he went to around 140'), he =
did not have a safety diver, or buddy, he lie to you about a safety =
diver at the meeting, and you knew it, and yet he still dives for =
you????? Why????? The "lab rat" has showed you time and time again, that =
he will lie. One of the foremost rules of cave diving is "Honesty". =
Stone, over-ride, or make-up all the rules you want, but your not in =
"Kansas anymore", and this is "ain't no disco" , it's a Fla. state park, =
and NO SOLO DIVING IS PERMITTED in any Fla. state park!!!! Yet, it would =
seem that you encourage it. Wake-up, this is not a dream, and I have not =
even started to turn this "goat roping" you are orchestrating into a =
nightmare "yet" (but I must admit, Jason seems to be doing a good job =
all by himself).

Mike Bruic


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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>I hate to do this to you guys, but we are =
going to have=20
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documentation.=20
Please go to Dec. 20th daily update, and check out the picture of Jason =
burying=20
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readings=20
(I was unaware that the mapper had these capabilities), but what he is =
actually=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Please let me explain, every morning we have =
a team=20
meeting at 9:00 am, this helps keep the "team" better =
coordinate to=20
the days activities, line up safety divers and so-forth. The one simple =
rule=20
about the meeting is that, if you don't show up, you don't get in the =
water that=20
day. However, Jason shows up to team meetings whenever he wants too, =
which is=20
seldom, and he "did not" on this day.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>That afternoon, while the rest of the "team" was working =
hard to=20
accomplish the goals and task discussed during the mornings meeting, =
Jason comes=20
down from the mountain wheeling the mapper. A protest was made by =
several divers=20
on the team to Stone, due to the fact that he did not attend the morning =

briefing, and therefore should not be allowed to dive. Apparently (as =
the=20
picture shows), this got over-ruled by Stone, but only after Jason =
whined in his=20
ear, probably and threatened to quit again.  Stone once again =
showed his=20
little "lab rat", and the rest of the team,  that you =
don't=20
really have to follow the team rules to dive. This may seem trivial, but =
a=20
"team" must function as a "team" and work and =
coordinate=20
together, so everything can be accomplished (This is what make's the =
WKPP so=20
powerful, and the undisputed "Kings of the Darkness").</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I complained about this all that day, and at the next team meeting =
the=20
following morning. Amazingly, Jason was at this meeting, and said, and I =
quote=20
"Jill was my safety diver". Stone, you knew this was a=20
"lie", and you bought it anyway. Why???? Jill was not his =
safety=20
diver, she was mine and Andrews evaluator,  I even pointed this out =
to you=20
at the meeting, she cannot be both.  Me and Andrew went to the team =
meeting=20
on the morning of the dive to tell the rest of the team what we would =
like to=20
do, and coordinate it to the teams schedule, and that is why Jill was =
are=20
evaluator, nothing else.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>During Jason's dive that day, he dove way bellow the training dive =
ceiling=20
of 30' set by "you" and the "team" (he went to =
around 140'),=20
he did not have a safety diver, or buddy, he lie to you about a safety =
diver at=20
the meeting, and you knew it, and yet he still dives for you????? =
Why????? The=20
"lab rat" has showed you time and time again, that he will =
lie. One of=20
the foremost rules of cave diving is "Honesty". Stone, =
over-ride, or=20
make-up all the rules you want, but your not in "Kansas =
anymore", and=20
this is "ain't no disco" , it's a Fla. state park, and NO SOLO =
DIVING=20
IS PERMITTED in any Fla. state park!!!! Yet, it would seem that you =
encourage=20
it. Wake-up, this is not a dream, and I have not even started to turn =
this=20
"goat roping" you are orchestrating into a nightmare =
"yet"=20
(but I must admit, Jason seems to be doing a good job all by =
himself).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Mike Bruic</DIV>
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