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In a message dated 96-02-11 16:29:52 EST, harry@ra*.de*.co*.uk* (Harry
Railing) writes:

>Dave,
>
>I am glad you replied to Rambo, I nearly did but then resisted.  From 
>what he was saying, it seems that there is very little difference 
>between the diving there and here except it is a little warmer here at 
>least in the summer), and a little calmer with a more gentle current 
>there.

You are stupider than I thought. First off, you stated in another post stated
""Please don't assume that the conditions we dive in over here are the 
same as yours just because the ocean is the same."
 Looks like to me you have double standards, probably much like your chin.


>However I feel there might be a couple of additional differences.  
>Firstly, for this sort of diving over here, there are likely to be 10 or 
>less divers on the boat so there will be between 5 and 10 markers for 
>the skipper to follow.  

We have between 10 and 40 divers on a trip, and unfortuantly, not all have
the right experience to be diving at the levels they do (its unfortunate, but
a reality). So unlike you, I TRY to be careful with how my information is
posted, so that I do not give out information without all of the releveant
dive logistics.

Secondly, and probably most significantly, I 
>notice that they refer to the person in charge of the boat as the 
>"Captain".  Now I might be wrong here but I have noticed that they have 
>a habit of "awarding" titles to improve the self-importance of the 
>holder therefore "Captain" might be someone who has passed a boat 
>handling and navigation course rather than what we refer to as a skipper 
>who in all probability was/is a commercial fisherman who has spent many 
>years at sea in all condition and takes out divers to supplement his 
>income.

Yes, you are wrong. We have some great CAPTAINS here that would run circles
around yours, and I am sure Vice Versa. Who cares. Its a moot point, much
like your post.


Anyway,

Raimo.

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