Mike,

I whole heartedly agree with you.  Policing the cave diving industry is
wrong.  Whenever politicians get involved with anything they screw it up!  
Besides, Skiles and others have been diving longer than most of the people 
on this list.  The good exposure he brings to cave diving through his
videography will be good for the whole cave diving community.  He gets
national exposure which brings us credibility.  People say he's an
opportunist...but if I could make my living cave diving, too..I'd do it!
I seriously doubt he had anything to do with what ever attempt was made to 
shut G down.  It's not his style.  

Adam
On Thu, 25 Apr 1996, Mike Zimmerman
wrote:

> > I'll start this by saying categorically that  George would be safer with a 
> > single 80 and diving solo, than these half wits would be in full  cave
dress...
> 
> That may be.  I believe I know enough to say that G is safe, I
> do not know enuf about the others to make any judgement...
> 
> > How many polititians are going to  want to "create" AND BE "RESPONSIBLE
FOR" 
> > cave diving deaths, by allowing horrifyingly incompetent strokes to dive in 
> > places they are unlikely to survive-----
> 
> Gee Dan, sounds like you want to create the scuba police.
> 
> > We should ALL GO ON RECORD AS STATING THAT IF STONE, SKILES ET AL GO IN TO 
> > WAKULLA, THE DEATHS WILL BE LARGELY THE FAULT OF POLITITCIANS  
> 
> Funny, I thought *I* was responsible for my life.  By extension
> Stone, Skiles, etc are responsible for theirs.  The politicians
> have no part in this.  Its between each person and their form of God.
> Obviously *THEY* feel they have the skills and given that, not you
> or any politician can "save" their lives.  Keep this out of this hole,
> they will simply find another.
> 
> Mike 
> 

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