Tom, is this from that lying bitch who said she went 10 grand at Wakulla , "World Record Jill"? Oh, I believe her. We all do. Tell her to get a new set of wheels for her mobile home and drag it to Arkansas with the rest of the liars. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Mount <TOM.MOUNT@in*.at*.ne*> To: Trey <trey@ne*.co*>; Scott Landon <js_landon@ho*.co*> Cc: <techdiver@aq*.co*>; <cavers@cavers.com> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 3:40 PM Subject: Re: TEACHING 12 YEAR OLDS TO CAVE DIVE fact vs dilemina > Tom, > > This can be forwarded to the list since it represents the accurate picture: > > The student at Little River under private instruction from Paul Heinerth was > "interested" in the possibility of cave training and diving double tanks. > She > is very petite, but 25 years old. She did an orientation dive in the open > water > at Little River on the double tanks and some preliminary cavern swims with a > reel down to the permanent guideline and back a couple of times. She carried > her own doubles up and down the steps at Little River and with the guidnace > of > her instructor and fiance chose to delay continued training until she had an > opportunity to spend some time at the gym preparing to carry double tanks. > She > was quite sore after the day's activities. > I hope everyone recalls how challenging it can be when starting anything new > in > life. Sometimes we need a "taste" to see how much we have to learn. After a > discovery experience with a trained and sensitive instructor, sometimes > individuals can then have a better appreciation for the preparation that > they > will need before continuing dive training. > Everyone deserves to have the chance to learn and be a "guppie." Most of the > divers on this list will likely recall less than graceful times in their > past. > When new divers are nurtured, they often blossom into wonderful, talented > and > carfeul technical divers. Sometimes they don't. We all deserve a right to > try. > > Jill Heinerth > > Tom Mount wrote: > > > Jill > > Thanks I'm not on the list either but they copy stuff like this to me, > > Imagined it would be something like that > > > > May I forward this to the list as some who read do not know better > > Tom Mount > CEO IAND Inc / IANTD > TOM.MOUNT@in*.at*.ne* > Please note my new eMail address > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Trey <trey@ne*.co*> > To: Tom Mount <TOM.MOUNT@in*.at*.ne*>; Scott Landon > <js_landon@ho*.co*> > Cc: <techdiver@aq*.co*>; <cavers@cavers.com> > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 11:37 AM > Subject: Re: TEACHING 12 YEAR OLDS TO CAVE DIVE > > > > Who was it that carried this 12 year old girl's double 95's to the water > at > > Little River, her "motha"? Or was the girl 10? Show me the cavern at > little > > river ( all 20 feet of it ) and then tell me why the doubles were used for > a > > "single tank" course, and then the question I really have: Tom, why is it > > that whenever real bullshit show up, your name is all over it, and the > > Heinerths are right there as well? Why is it that you can give a straight > > answer to a question? > > > > I've got news for you , pal. Our sport is not here for you to screw up and > > try to extricate a buck out of. You have clowns like Garret Wineberg > > teaching open water while on a rebreather, and now this. What next? > > > > 10 dives and 12 years old - Bravo, Tom, you've hit a new low. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Tom Mount <TOM.MOUNT@in*.at*.ne*> > > To: Scott Landon <js_landon@ho*.co*>; <trey@ne*.co*> > > Cc: <techdiver@aq*.co*>; <cavers@cavers.com> > > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 10:30 AM > > Subject: Re: TEACHING 12 YEAR OLDS TO CAVE DIVE > > > > > > >
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