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Did someone just yell "hey stupid?"


Rich Lesperance wrote:

> 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). 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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