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Sounds like trimix is totally out of the question! At 08:44 AM 3/16/96 +1000, you wrote: >Forwarded message: >>From troppo Sat Mar 16 08:38:50 1996 >From: Rodney Nairne <troppo> >Message-Id: <199603152238.IAA27811@br*.DI*.oz*.au*> >Subject: NO APLOGY JOHN >To: troppo@br*.DI*.oz*.au* (Rodney Nairne) >Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 08:38:48 +1000 (EST) >In-Reply-To: <199602090839.SAA13855@br*.DI*.oz*.au*> from "Rodney Nairne" at Feb 9, 96 06:39:53 pm >X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >> >> I have recently returned from Guadacanal, the Solomon Islands in the >> South Pacific Ocean. The 22 mile wide canal was the scene of one of the >> most intense sea battles of the 2nd World War. Around 65 ships lie in the >> Canal, including US, Japanese, Australian and New Zealand war ships, >> submarines, transports, troop carriers and planes. >> >> The majority of these lay in undiveable waters, (more's the pity) >> but the wrecks that are divable would take months of continuous diving to >> do them justice. Of note from my point of view were the troopship John Penn, >> in 180 feet, the Benson class destroyer Aaron Ward, only months ago >> discovered, and the Kanoa, US tanker. These wrecks are littered with >> relics, too numerous to mention. >> >> The Aaron Ward lies in 230 feet, and is upright, with all guns and depth >> charges still in place. This was an awesome sight for me, and 25 minutes >> was up before I knew it. The wreck can be penetrated, and the hatch to >> the engine room is open, with the big hose used to pump out the sinking >> ship in place. There is little coral growth, due to the depth, which >> makes everything easy to recognise. >> >> The water temps are 29C in January, the vis is about 60-80 feet, and the >> diving is cheap. (Dive Solomons charges about $30-35US for a dive, >> including twin 88cf alloys) >> >> There is an IANTD store on the Island, but they don't have their own boat, >> and I could not get nitrox from them, even after they phoned the Australasian >> Representative of IANTD in Australia, as I forgot my C-card. >> >> The Dive solomons operation however, dives these wrecks every day, and >> has vastly more experience on all the good wrecks. They would be my only >> choice for experienced deep divers. >> >> Feel free to ask me if you want more details. >> >> Rod Nairne. >> -- > >HERE IS A LETTER SENT TO ME IN RESPONSE TO THIS POST TO TECHDIVER. > > >"I will state now that I will have no hesitation in pursuing legal >action against you, if you continue to slander my business or >myself, and I strongly advise that a full retraction be placed on the >internet about your statements concerning this business and myself. >If this is not carried out then action will be taken by my solicitors >Australia for damages done to the reputation to this business and >myself. > >I will have access to the internet from the end of next week and I >will be looking for your answer, which I expect to be placed within >ten days of the date of this letter. I do not wish to discuss >this matter with you, I just expect a retraction of the statements >made. > >You made all the mistakes, not me, and as you can see from my >statement, I have named you, as you have named me also, and whether >you like it or not, I do have the final right to refuse a sale to a >customer. These are the moral obligations of an instructor and also >that of a shop owner, of which you are neither. > > >Yours Respectfully, > > > >John Carr, >General Manager, >Island Dive Services." > >-- > > > >-- > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > PJD [\]
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