Idiot, why do I get invited to speak at more
conferences and more places than I can physically
get to in my lifetime? Answer that  you moron, and
use your real name.

Your deadbeat reneging friends and their TDI
nonsense do not want to be compared to anything that
JJ is doing - the contrast is too stark.

-----Original Message-----
From: HeliumDiver@ao*.co* <HeliumDiver@ao*.co*>
To: JJ@gu*.co* <JJ@gu*.co*>; cavers@cavers.com
<cavers@cavers.com>; techdiver@aq*.co*
<techdiver@aq*.co*>; mcmillan_knit@on*.ne*.au*
<mcmillan_knit@on*.ne*.au*>; trey@ne*.co*
<trey@ne*.co*>
Date: Sunday, July 09, 2000 9:52 PM
Subject: RE: OzTek 2000


>JJ,
>
>While I believe that canceling as they did was a
shitty thing to do, you
>should realize that this kind of thing, however
nasty, will continue to
>happen to you.  Why?  Because you closely associate
yourself with
>George Irvine, a man widely despised in diving
circles; not for his
>message but for his insensitive and nasty delivery.
You, by not denouncing
>his abusiveness, de facto condone and encourage it
and are therefore a party
>to it.
>
>If you don't like being treated badly, perhaps you
should see to it that
>you don't treat others badly yourself.
>
>
>>With all due respect it is extremely
unprofessional and, in my opinion,
>>dishonest to contact someone months ahead and over
the course of several
>>communications requesting they join the show only
to cancel two weeks
>>before the show. All the excuses as to why this
fell apart are actually
>>more insulting than the games that came before.
Nothing "fell apart" as you
>>suggest.  Like most people I hate to waste time
but I am more resentful of
>>being treated like an idiot. Where you seeing this
from my POV you would
>>likely agree. The games and dishonesty are the
most troubling. Organizers
>>get to decide who they invite and I have no
problem with that. Deception
>>and games are where the irritation lies.
>>
>>Best wishes,
>>JJ
>

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