Why doesn't the fact that every time Rennaker opens his fat ass mouth, he
seems to be spewing bullshit surprise me. Rennaker is one of the key players
in the rapid demise of the cds, and they back him up 100%, go figure.
Recently this piece of shit spewed lies and misconceptions about me also. I
was called to do a recovery at Thunderhole, but my gear was torn down at the
time of the call, so I notified Lamar to do the dive, and that I would also
go to the scene to get more information for him. When I arrived Rennaker was
already their, but what I didn't know was that he had been denied permission
to get in the water by the sheriffs department (I guess they seen FA stroke
written all over him when he got out of his van and all the empty potato
chip bags hit the dirt). To make a long story short, when I thought this
could turn out to be a rescue instead of a recovery, I borrowed the
survivors gear, and started the search in my jeans and a t-shirt until
Lammar arrived. At this point my core temperature had drooped to being
hypothermic, and I had to exit the water, and Lamar continued in the areas I
had not yet checked. He found the girl alive, got her to the surface and got
credit for what he did. Rennaker now missing his chance in the spotlight
starts telling people later on that he wished he wouldn't have lied and said
he never dove Thunderhole and insinuating that he could have saved the girl
himself, and that I showed up drunk and screaming at him and didn't even
know that I didn't have a drysuit on when I got into the water. I filed a
instructor ethics complaint with NSS/CDS, NACD, and IANTD and was given the
same treatment that JJ was when Rennaker spewed bullshit about him. I also
backed my complaint and sobriety with Lammar , and the dozen deputies and
EMT's that were at Thunderhole. Rennaker told me the sheriff's department
would lie and couldn't be trusted, the training director of the NACD also
called me and said so what if you booze on your breath when your diving,
thats no big deal. When knowbody took any action against Rennaker other than
a secret hand shake, a pat on the back, and a please don't do it again Bill
laugh, I told them to stuff my instructors card where the sun doesn't shine.

Bruic


----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Markwell <joeldm@mi*.co*>
To: <trey@ne*.co*>; <cavers@cavers.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: CDS Mag Editors


> on 4/20/00 10:13 AM, Trey at trey@ne*.co* wrote:
>
> > Markwell was just one of many who got this treatment for the heresy of
> > showcasing the most succssful cave diving project that ever exsisted.
> >
> > Annette Long, when she was on the board, had a huge fit about any WKPP
> > articles, and got her you konw whats in a wad over John Todd getting an
> > article published.
>
> Trey,
>
> I did get major feces about doing a piece on the WKPP. Bill Renneker
> reportedly threw a fit because he thought his Brazil cave diving piece got
> bumped in favor of the WKPP piece--it didn't, his article was submitted
> after the issue was already set up.
>
> Lamar was supportive, I talked to him about it and he had no problem that
I
> could discern with running articles about the WKPP. The Usual Suspects is
> the correct phrase, BTW, to describe those that have a terminal case of
the
> ass for the WKPP and anyone who says anything nice about it.
>
> Now, my guess is that the Mac computer BS that Lee was running probably
came
> from Bill. I believe that partially because someone suggested that it did
> and because a while back I saw Bill and some other "insiders" and
mentioned
> to them that I had found some papers that Shannon had transferred to me
when
> I was Editor and wondered to whom I should send them, Beth or the Board.
> Somehow it came back to me that Bill went to a meeting and told someone
> there that I had some "equipment" that belonged to the Board. Rumors.
>
> This was a second-hand report too, so maybe he actually said that I had
some
> equipment that the BOD wished they had and wasn't I a nice guy and all . .
..
> ya right.
>
> Later,
>
> JoeL
>
> PS--See why I'm so glad to be no longer involved personally in cave
> politics? Here I am in an online list discussion of it and I'm remembering
> it all and I already feel dirty again.
>
>
>

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