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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BC9EA2.F87D8F00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I encountered the same shit at Captain J's in Destin or Ft. Walton beach (I forgot which). Ole' Captain was an idiot..... and pretty fat too.-----Jason > On 7/31/97 10:03 AM Underwater Outfitters wrote: > > >Just got back from North Carolina where we dove the wrecks off of Morehead > >City from the dive boat Pelican. If you plan on diving there, this is the > >boat to take. No hassles on profiles or checking your gauges when you get > >on the boat. Warm water (80F) and over 100 feet of vis. > > > >The hassles came when we tried to get our tanks filled. The Olympus dive > >center would not fill doubles with nitrox unless both tanks had a nitrox > >wrap, although one visual sticker would do for both tanks. Nitrox wraps > >could be on the tank boots for all they care as long as you have them. (A > >nitrox fill is $12.00 per tank for premix 30%). My duals were marked with > >a IANTD sticker that read: "Caution, breathing gas other than air". Since > >I use my doubles for mix and nitrox this seemed the proper wording for > >them. But not for these inbreeds. > > > >So totally pissed off, we went to Discovery diving for a top off of air so > >that the nitrox in our doubles would be diluted, but still have a mix. We > >came back when they told us to and they were draining our tanks. Olympus > >called them and notified them that our tanks had nitrox and since they > >were not certified blenders they could not add air on top of our nitrox. > >One set of duals had absolutelty no stickers or indication that they > >contained nitrox. They also took the liberty of removing my sticker that > >read "Caution, Breathing gas other than air" from my duals. In the > >filling process, they also managed to close the isolator valve to fill > >each tank separately with air and never re-opened it. (Still trying to > >figure out the reasoning behind that!) > > > >The diving is great, but if you plan a trip, beware that the dive shop > >operators (ALL 3 OF THEM THAT WE WERE AWARE OF) are working together to > >make you comply with THEIR set of rules, regardless of standards. > > > >By the way, thinking about staying at Discovery's fine accommodations? > >Think again, our group killed 6 extra-large cockroaches and we found the > >skeletal remains of two more in a 24 hour period. > > > >Mike McKay > > > >-- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ------=_NextPart_000_01BC9EA2.F87D8F00 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">I encountered the same shit at Captain = J's in Destin or Ft. Walton beach (I forgot which). = Ole' Captain was an idiot..... and pretty fat = too.-----Jason<br><br><br>> On 7/31/97 10:03 AM Underwater Outfitters = wrote:<br>> <br>> >Just got back from North Carolina where we = dove the wrecks off of Morehead <br>> >City from the dive boat = Pelican. If you plan on diving there, this is the <br>> = >boat to take. No hassles on profiles or checking your gauges = when you get <br>> >on the boat. Warm water (80F) and over 100 = feet of vis. <br>> ><br>> >The hassles came when = we tried to get our tanks filled. The Olympus dive <br>> = >center would not fill doubles with nitrox unless both tanks had a = nitrox <br>> >wrap, although one visual sticker would do for both = tanks. Nitrox wraps <br>> >could be on the tank boots for all they = care as long as you have them. (A <br>> >nitrox fill is = $12.00 per tank for premix 30%). My duals were marked with = <br>> >a IANTD sticker that read: "Caution, breathing gas = other than air". Since <br>> >I use my doubles for mix = and nitrox this seemed the proper wording for <br>> >them. = But not for these inbreeds.<br>> ><br>> >So totally = pissed off, we went to Discovery diving for a top off of air so <br>> = >that the nitrox in our doubles would be diluted, but still have a = mix. We <br>> >came back when they told us to and they were = draining our tanks. Olympus <br>> >called them and notified = them that our tanks had nitrox and since they <br>> >were not = certified blenders they could not add air on top of our nitrox. = <br>> >One set of duals had absolutelty no stickers or = indication that they <br>> >contained nitrox. They also took = the liberty of removing my sticker that <br>> >read "Caution, = Breathing gas other than air" from my duals. In the <br>> = >filling process, they also managed to close the isolator valve to = fill <br>> >each tank separately with air and never re-opened it. = (Still trying to <br>> >figure out the reasoning behind = that!) <br>> ><br>> >The diving is great, = but if you plan a trip, beware that the dive shop <br>> >operators = (ALL 3 OF THEM THAT WE WERE AWARE OF) are working together to = <br>> >make you comply with THEIR set of rules, regardless of = standards.<br>> ><br>> >By the way, thinking about staying = at Discovery's fine accommodations? <br>> >Think again, our = group killed 6 extra-large cockroaches and we found the <br>> = >skeletal remains of two more in a 24 hour period.<br>> = ><br>> >Mike McKay<br>> ><br>> >-- Send mail for = the `techdiver' mailing list to `<font = color=3D"#0000FF"><u>techdiver@aquanaut.com</u><font = color=3D"#000000">'. <br>> >Send list subscription requests to = `<font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>techdiver-request@aquanaut.com</u><font = color=3D"#000000">'.<br>> --<br>> Send mail for the `techdiver' = mailing list to `<font = color=3D"#0000FF"><u>techdiver@aquanaut.com</u><font = color=3D"#000000">'.<br>> Send list subscription requests to `<font = color=3D"#0000FF"><u>techdiver-request@aquanaut.com</u><font = color=3D"#000000">'.<br><br></p> </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font> </font></body></h= tml> ------=_NextPart_000_01BC9EA2.F87D8F00-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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