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Well, said , Andrew, but what I mean is that I will have to do other things harder, like make everyone understand that we are producing. I need my cartographer to hammer out maps, my science officer to keep the reports coming, my publicist to write more stories, my photograper to produce more pictures, the TV studios to get the programmning out faster, my members to get to more comittee meetings in Tallahassee, etc. Diving is our fun, we could not do it any harder than we do already, and that is harder than anyone else has ever done it - if amyone else had been there , they would understand, but they have not, so they don't I am swimming and running a harder routine, but that is for my personal satisfaction, and to add a greater safety margin to my gas usage, and to feel the confidence of the intense physical edge, better than any high, but hardest to get. Inother words, I will do what my detractors lack the fortitude to do On Fri, 7 Jun 1996, abrill@ge*.du*.ed* (Andrew L. Brill) wrote: >George, >as you may know, I've been on the list for several years and am not a cave >diver. Having done many "extreme" things in my lifetime (read extremely >dangerous) I know firsthand from an accident in Antarctica that when folks >try too hard, even when they are already the best at what they do, people >will get maimed or killed. Just use sense and don't kill yourself or let >anyone on the team die trying to show the strokes how much better you are: >They will show the world that themselves! Give 'em enough rope.... >Anyway, don't get pissed. This is actually a supportive note for what you >guys do down there. >ABRILL > >IANTD 6791 NOAA Working Diver/Drysuit PADI DMC >*************************************************************************** >Andrew L. Brill * e-mail abrill@ge*.du*.ed* >Duke University Department of Geology * >Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines * >Rm 103 Old Chem Bldg * >Durham, NC 27708 * > > >
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