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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 12:27:51 -0700
To: Todd Baldi <sandiegoaes@ya*.co*>
From: "Kevin Connell" <kevin@nw*.co*>
Subject: Re: Reality was Re: Reality Sucks for the "old timers"
Cc: techdiver@aq*.co*, cavers@cavers.com

At 12:16 PM 4/14/2000 -0700, Todd Baldi wrote:
>You aren't looking at the right scarcity. There are
>plenty of people who will pay $99 for a course. They
>are the same people that have no money to buy
>equipment after they are certified.
>
>Give me a handful of reasonable intelligent, middle
>income, fairly in shape individuals and I will
>guarantee they will pay your fees (whatever they may
>be) while they are surrounded by $99 courses.  You
>have to show them the value of the courses.

I totally agree.  My last trip for cave training was $125/day for the 
instructor alone - given 3 people in a course, working full time, that's 
almost 6 figures.  My actual cost was more like $500/day given time off 
work, airfare, etc.

So... paying for good instruction does not bother me.

Suggesting instructors can manipulate market prices does.

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  Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*>

  NW Labor Systems, Inc
  http://www.nwls.com

  *I* moved your cheese.

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