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From: "Rich Lesperance" <richl@ma*.co*>
To: <cavers@cavers.com>
Subject: New user with WKPP question
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 01:56:18 -0500
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Greetings, all. I was pointed to this list by a friend, as a way of =
avoiding all the inane static found on rec.scuba. I've been lurking for =
a little while, and been impressed with the quality of discussion that =
occurs here. I am not a caver, yet, having just taken a cavern course, =
but am trying to find out as much about everything that I can (knowledge =
is power, right?).

I do have a question that is pretty basic for this group, so my =
apologies beforehand, but searching the web has not yielded any answers. =
I found the WKPP web site (pretty well-designed and informative, =
really), and was fairly impressed, with the exploration this group is =
conducting. I am getting a little confused as to their mission (it seems =
that they are using Wakulla to train up for Leon Springs? Or do I have =
this wrong?), but my real question is this mysterious 'usdct' (always in =
lower case, though I guess it's an abreviation).
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There seems to be quite the rivalry between the two organizations, but =
besides this, I can't figure out much. Was usdct another group of divers =
that was exploring the system previously, and caused some bad blood? All =
I can really discover by reading between the lines, is that they =
preferred rebreathers, and alot of other people call them "strokes" <g>. =
Which sure as hell doesn't sound complimentary.

And the WKPP, it seems this is an amateur, volunteer organization =
(amateur not in the skill level sense, but in the sense of doing =
something for love as opposed to money)?

Thanks,

Rich L

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Greetings, all. I was pointed to this list by a =
friend, as a=20
way of avoiding all the inane static found on rec.scuba. I've been =
lurking for a=20
little while, and been impressed with the quality of discussion that =
occurs=20
here. I am not a caver, yet, having just taken a cavern course, but am =
trying to=20
find out as much about everything that I can (knowledge is power,=20
right?).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I do have a question that is pretty basic for this =
group, so=20
my apologies beforehand, but searching the web has not yielded any=20
answers.</FONT><FONT size=3D2> I found the WKPP web site (pretty =
well-designed and=20
informative, really), and was fairly impressed, with the exploration =
this group=20
is conducting. I am getting a little confused as to their mission (it =
seems that=20
they are using Wakulla to train up for Leon Springs? Or do I have this =
wrong?),=20
but my real question is this mysterious</FONT><FONT size=3D2> 'usdct' =
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lower case, though I guess it's an abreviation).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>There seems to be quite the rivalry between the two=20
organizations, but besides this, I can't figure out much. Was usdct =
another=20
group of divers that was exploring the system previously, and caused =
some bad=20
blood? All I can really discover by reading between the lines, is that =
they=20
preferred rebreathers, and alot of other people call them =
"strokes"=20
<g>. Which sure as hell doesn't sound complimentary.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>And the WKPP, it seems this is an amateur, volunteer =

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something for love as opposed to money)?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks,<BR><BR>Rich
L</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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