Ah, so Ted Cole is the guy who's initials are part of the DOT stamp on all of
my aluminum tanks.  Wow, he must be important  <g>

-----Original Message-----
From:	Erik C. Schmidt [SMTP:cavedivr@uf*.ed*]
Sent:	Wednesday, April 05, 2000 8:41 AM
To:	Skip MacElhannnnon
Cc:	Mike Bruic; cavers@cavers.com
Subject:	Re: NSS/CDS and other Clown Agencies

Or perhaps an old NACD card signed by a guy named Ted Cole, like the one that I
have.


Skip MacElhannnnon wrote:

> I have an old NSS-CDS C-card signed by a guy named Jarrod Jablonski.  Would
> this one perhaps be exempted from from the ban?
>
> Skip
>
> At 10:47 AM 4/4/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >Due too the pathetic and sad state of affairs within the NSS/CDS, I am
> resigning my status as a active cave diving instructor and as a member of
> the NSS/CDS effective immediately (this means I can speak up). I will NOT
> have my name associated with any organization that in my opinion knowingly,
> and freely jeopardizes their students lives with instructor(s) that have
> had heart problems and/or surgery for this (the cds has three (3) of them,
> and all three are obese). A student in-trust his or her life with their
> instructor, and instructors with such a medical history are not a
> acceptable risk in cave diving instruction in my opinion. I will not have
> their blood (mainly their students) on my hands, nor in anyway support any
> such agencies that indorse these walking time bombs. This also includes the
> NACD and IANTD.
> >
> > Let me enlighten this list about just one of these instructors. His name
> is Bill Rennaker, he likes to tell everyone that he is a sidemount diver.
> The fact is that he is so fat and obese that he needs sidemounts to fit his
> big ass into a cave that most of us can get into with back gas and double
> stage bottles. All he ever does, and has done as a cave diver is run his
> big mouth about shit he knows nothing about (mainly cave diving).  Potato
> chips, Twinkies, Chilly Dogs and Soda pop are his only proven area of
> knowledge, we all know this, and he wonders why he had a stroke and/or
> heart attack (Yes, he is that stupid). But what really scares me is that is
> one of the NSS/CDS's prize instructors, and they will defend this Sea Cow
> at any and all cost, apparently even if it involves innocent students.
> >
> >If any of you on this list have enemies out there, send them to any of the
> above listed agencies, if they are friends, send them to GUE. These are the
> only people in the game that have a clue as to what the hell is going on in
> cave diving, and there accomplishments prove it. Also, GUE cards are now
> the only ones that will be excepted at Madison Blue Springs from this day
> forward for cave diving.
> >
> >Bruic
> >
> >
> >Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\NSSCDSan.htm"
> >

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