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Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 18:11:23 -30000
From: Nick Simicich <njs@sc*.ma*.co*>
Subject: Re: LET'S GO DIVING NICK (was Anybody got one yet?)
To: Rick Sankey <rsankey@fr*.tl*.fl*.us*>
cc: techdiver@terra.net, cavers@ge*.co*
On Tue, 5 Mar 1996, Rick Sankey wrote:

> Nick, I don't care about you, don't send me any email.

If you don't care about me, why did you send me e-mail in the first 
place? Nah, you guys really can't understand why the world does not fall 
at your feet and worship you.  It really is a mystery to you.

> Rick
> 
> On Sun, 3 Mar 1996, Nick Simicich wrote:
> 
> > Rick, according to rule 1, I can't go diving with you.  If I think you 
> > are a stroke, then I'm doubly a fool for going diving with you. 
> > 
> > Unfortunatly, also, I can't imagine anything more boring than diving a 
> > cave.  
> > 
> > But I wish you would get your stories straight.  George says I never post 
> > anything, you say I post misinformation.  The below is not 
> > misinformation, it is my opinion about what problems your attitude has 
> > the potential for causing.
> > 
> > If you treat your diving the same way you have treated techdiver, you are 
> > just a bunch of redneck jerks who do one thing sorta well and who have 
> > put way too much value on it.
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 29 Feb 1996, Rick Sankey wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > > On Tue, 20 Feb 1996, Rick Sankey wrote:
> > > > > I would be interested to know what diving related problems you think
our 
> > > > > attitudes have caused.  I'm not interested in hearing anything about 
> > > > > people who condone or advocate the use of "recreational drugs", or
anyone 
> > > > > else who can't take the heat of our approach and has hurt feelings.  
> > > > > - Rick Sankey
> > > 
> > > > On Tue, 27 Feb 1996, Nick Simicich wrote:
> > > > Hmmm.....if George can speculate about unproven risks associated with 
> > > > various health problems, the rest of us can speculate about attitude 
> > > > problems.
> > > 
> > > Nick,  The question I asked was what diving related problems our
attitudes 
> > > have caused.  I have absolutely no interest or concern over your 
> > > "speculation" about anything related to diving.  You are completely 
> > > unqualified to comment on anything the WKPP does, otherwise you would 
> > > not be posting the misinformation which you dispense on a regular basis. 
> > > If as result of some terrible psychosis you do think you are qualified to 
> > > comment on what WKPP, George Irvine or Tom Mount do I have a proposal for 
> > > you - LET'S GO DIVING.  We will dive Tallahassee Power Cave since this is 
> > > what WKPP does and you keep commenting on WKPP.  I think Cheryl sink
would 
> > > be a perfect site, since a body recovery here would not threaten any of
our 
> > > permits.  My guess is you will call the dive prior to even dropping 
> > > the air bottle.  Barry Miller will come with us and video this event 
> > > since we have been looking for some footage for the new video - "DOING IT 
> > > ALL WRONG".  After the dive we can then discuss what problems my attitude 
> > > caused.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > You folks all *know* you are doing it perfectly, there is nothing else
to 
> > > > be discovered about diving, unless, of course, it does not contradict 
> > > > what you already *know*.
> > > 
> > > Nick,  I know for a fact you will discover a great deal about 
> > > what we *know* about diving and how truly inferior you and your personal 
> > > preference techniques are after we spend about five minutes in Cheryl 
> > > sink and Barry is videoing you riding around with your thumb up in 
> > > complete terror.
> > >  
> > > > IMHO, that is a bad attitude, and it will bite you in the ass someday.
> > > 
> > > Nick,  I would appreciate it if as long as we are are talking about 
> > > diving together that you not ever mention anything about "bite you in the 
> > > ass someday", all this personal preference stuff you and Wakerbarth and 
> > > the rest of your pod of strokes keep referring to makes me a little
uneasy 
> > > about suiting up with you around.  
> > 
> > More redneck homophobia.  Let me make one thing clear:  I've arrived at 
> > the opinion that you guys are strokes completely independently.  I'm not 
> > part of any 'pod'.  Lots of people have looked at your style and attitude 
> > and determined that you guys are dumb redneck jerks with bad attitudes, 
> > completely independently.  The only thing that you people do that is 
> > worthwhile is eat sushi.
> > > > An approach that breeds that attitude is flawed, no matter how well it
is 
> > > > executed technically.
> > > 
> > > Nick,  If you have what it takes to accept my offer you will find out
that 
> > > the only thing that matters is how well it is executed technically.
> > 
> > Think about how well your technical approach would go over if you weren't 
> > a bunch of dumb rednecks with bad attitudes.
> > 
> > I just can't imagine wasting enough of my time to accept your offer to 
> > make a boring dive in a sinkhole.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Rick Sankey
> > > 
> > 
> > Nick Simicich - njs@sc*.em*.ne* - (last choice) njs@bc*.vn*.ib*.co*
> > http://scifi.emi.net/njs.html -- Stop by and Light Up The World!
> > 
> > 
> 

Nick Simicich - njs@sc*.em*.ne* - (last choice) njs@bc*.vn*.ib*.co*
http://scifi.emi.net/njs.html -- Stop by and Light Up The World!

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