Dear Christina,
  Caruso, Christina R (Christina) wrote:

> John,
>         What could I do to help that group?!?  I am such an inexperienced
> diver by comparison to them!  I don't lift tanks very well (I'm a really
> little girl) and know nothing about dive medicine and emergencies etc!  I
> don't have anyone to sponsor me to join that group either!

> I cannot believe this. If you cannot life a set of double steels, then how and
> the hell do you get to the dive site with them on your back? You are getting
> yourself  worked up over imaginary situations. They don't expect you to do
> anything beyond your level.
>   I hauled tanks until my arms ached. And yes they do provide handtrucks,too.
> But the real lesson at a WKKP meet is to keep your eyes open and look.  Don't
> be a pest to the big boys going in with all the stages,  but buddy up and be
> nice to the guys on shore.Then once you have asorbed some of that, then ask
> some well developed questions. Wearing a low cut bathing suit helps too.
>
> live in North FL and I hate driving alone all the way up to High Springs.

Boo hoo. God- if you can't take the drive, then  get out of caving.  I know guys
who drive 18 hours by themselves. Get books on tape, maybe it will improve your
perspective on things. Every drive I have done to High Springs has been alone!
Grow up.I can only dive once a month (other obligations and money reasons)
Honey you get to dive allot more than me. No excuse for doing it wrong.

> 7th-8th is important to me.  Maybe later on in my diving "career" I'll be
> "worthy", but don't scare me!  Any other suggestions?

A)Quit whining.  B) Real simply and nicely put out a post where and when you
will be diving. Ask for a buddy to join you. Be honest about your skill and
comfort levels. Offer to buy lunch and tell them you want to learn how to DIR.
Hang out at Ginnie and Peacock and see who's rig is DIR and ask if you can play
with them. Stay away from hose stuffers and butt mounters and IANTD stickers on
bumpers. You'll get the drift.Leslie


>
>
> Any one else have any other suggestions?
>
> Christina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John R. Rose [mailto:rose@CS*.Sc*.ED*]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 4:56 PM
> To: Caruso, Christina R (Christina)
> Cc: rose@CS*.Sc*.ED*; kirvine@sa*.ne*; wwm@sa*.ne*; kevin@nw*.co*;
> cavers@cavers.com
> Subject: Re: Scubapro Super Tek dual bladder wings for sale
>
> Christina,
>
> If you live in Florida then the answer is simple. Help out with the
> WKPP. Everybody that stays the course gets to dive with people at all
> levels. Right now there isn't much going on because of the rain.
> That will change. This doesn't address your 8/7/99 request, however,
> it is a longer term solution. I'm sure you would agree that it will
> take more than one day of diving (8/7/99) to get squared away.
>
> -John
>
> > John,
> >       I'm trying to find a mentor.  No luck so far.  Been turned down
> > because I live in FL and directed someone else's way.  Well I was turned
> > again because the really good ones don't have time for me and once again
> > I've been directed someone else's way.  UGH, this is really frustrating.
> > How do I find a dive buddy?  Who does have time for me AND is willing to
> > dive with me in FL on August 7th?!?
> >
> > Help Please,
> > Christina
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John R. Rose [mailto:rose@CS*.Sc*.ED*]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 4:42 PM
> > To: Caruso, Christina R (Christina)
> > Cc: kirvine@sa*.ne*; wwm@sa*.ne*; kevin@nw*.co*;
> > cavers@cavers.com
> > Subject: Re: Scubapro Super Tek dual bladder wings for sale
> >
> > Christina,
> >
> > A lot of us were trained by morons. Ask Trey, both Bill Mee and I
> > had to be retrained from the ground up to be at all useful.
> > However, we didn't do this by paying an instructor for retraining.
> > What would I do with another c-card? We essentially apprenticed
> > ourselves. One learns fastest by diving with someone that has
> > greater knowledge and skill. This doesn' have to a formal
> > instructor/student scenario. Find somebody that dives DIR and dive
> > with them.
> >
> > -John
> >
> > > Have I made my way through the annelid?  I have barely found GUE and
> DIR.
> > I
> > > don't want to pay for another dive card because I am fully cave diving
> > > certified...  BUT I want to learn all about DIR.  Where can I find a
> book,
> > > or magazine, or everything ever written about DIR so I can learn all
> about
> > > it??
> > >
> > > How do I learn to apply it, practice it, once I've learned about it   if
> I
> > > want??
> > >
> > > As you should be able to tell from all the previous emails I really
> don't
> > > know much yet, I've just been introduced to it.  I'm a baby in this
> sport
> > > but I don't want to stay that way...
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Katherine Irvine [mailto:kirvine@sa*.ne*]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 3:33 PM
> > > To: Caruso, Christina R (Christina)
> > > Cc: 'Bill Mee'; 'Kevin Connell'; cavers@cavers.com
> > > Subject: Re: Scubapro Super Tek dual bladder wings for sale
> > > "..."
> > >
> > > Come on, make our day - tell us who got you before you made your way
> > > though the annelida and found GUE and DIR.
> > >
> > > > >> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > >> > From: Caruso, Christina R (Christina) <ccaruso@lu*.co*>
> > > > >> > To: <cavers@cavers.com>
> > > > >> > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 8:06 PM
> > > > >> > Subject: Scubapro Super Tek dual bladder wings for sale
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > > I have a Scubapro Super Tek dual bladder wings for sale.  Owned
> > > less
> > > > >>than
> > > > >> > > one year (more wing than I need/want).  Will take $300 or best
> > > offer.
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >  Christina Caruso
> > > > >> > >             407-875-4557
> > > > >> > >  FAX: 407-875-4474
> > > > >> > >  pager: 800-258-0336 pin 1273388
> > >
> >

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