Christ, why don't we just all move to Canada and get it over with.

On 8/5/97 11:41 PM Jason Weisacosky wrote:

>In my opinion, lack of uniformity is the main problem.  Want to see a real
>money making scheme, look at ANDI's mix standards.  The "sue happy" people
>have brought about all the liability bull shit and you've got one living
>close by.  Of course, there's an Attorney nearby, too.  Get used to the
>Standards,  there's more to come.
>
>----------
>> From: Jim Cobb <cobber@mi*.co*>
>> To: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>> Subject: re:NC Weenies
>> Date: Monday, August 05, 1996 8:56 PM
>> 
>> Well, if you guys think these rule suck like I do, we need to take our 
>> business anywhere but shops which mindlessly conform to IANTD ridiculous 
>> policies. I know that for every shop which hassles you when you are 
>> trying to give them your money, there are 5 shops who will take your 
>> money and do you right. So why get hassled?
>> 
>> Personally I think this post is bullshit. I can see it now, Tom Mount 
>> lurking behind the compressor banks, ready to pounce on some hapless fool
>
>> who dared to let common sense prevail. 
>> 
>> "The Olympus employee, after hours, surreptitiously fills his unlabeled 
>> tanks. With a sudden shout, the legendary Tom Mount leaps out from behind
>
>> the compressor banks, wearing a transpak festooned with legal documents. 
>> "Ah HA!, he bellows, Caught you breaking  Page 91, Section C:Labeling 
>> EANx Mixtures with less than 41% Oxygen, Paragraph 3. I though there was 
>> some hanky-panky going on down here in NC! With a flourish he yanks the 
>> appropriate contract off of one of the 2 dozen or so D rings and tears it
>
>> to shreads in front of the weeping employees watery eyes. "So, thought 
>> you could get away with this, huh? What do think we're running here, some
>
>> sort of oxygen freak show? Huh? Welllll, thats the last time you try to 
>> pull the wool over the old mountsters eyes, yessireeeebob!"
>> 
>> Crushed, the dive shop closes it's doors and the owner commits suicide.
>> 
>> Yes, I can see it now.
>> 
>>    Jim
>> 
>> On 8/5/97 9:03 AM Olympus2@ao*.co* wrote:
>> 
>> >All,
>> >
>> >      A breif explaination of Olympus Dive Center EANx filling policies:
>> >
>> >
>> >      From the IANTD Standards and Procedures manual, Page 91, Section
>> >C:Labeling EANx Mixtures with less than 41% Oxygen, Paragraph 3:
>> >
>> >       "Scuba tanks without a green & yellow label without suitable
>contents
>> >description-wording to identify Nitrox,EANx or an equivalent acronym
>must not
>> >be filled by IANTD facilities.  Any color-coding other than yellow &
>green
>> >violates community standards, IANTD standards and International
>practices."
>> >
>> >       Several other paragraphs detail the width, color-coding and
>wording
>> >required on tank labels by IANTD EANx Facilities for EANx fills.
>> >
>> >     Due to contractual agreements with IANTD, PADI and our professional
>> >liability insurance providers we are required to only provide EANx fills
>in
>> >tanks with the green/yellow tank wraps. Green/Yellow Nitrox tank wraps
>are
>> >available in the shop for $3.50 each.  While I personally feel that the
>> >"Breathing Gas other than Air" decals should adequately warn potential
>users
>> >that the tanks contents need to be analysized before use, those decals
>do not
>> >meet our contractual agreements. (The opinion of the store manager and
>owners
>> >may differ from mine).
>> >
>> >     Next, Olympus did not contact Discovery Diving concerning this
>incident.
>> > Had the parties involved simply have dropped their tanks off at
>Discovery
>> >and asked for air fills, they would've have gotten what they wanted.
>> > However, when dropping off the tanks they commented that we would not
>fill
>> >their tanks which prompted Discovery's manager to call us to find out
>why.  
>> >
>> >     Olympus Dive Center will continue to honor its contractual
>agreements
>> >with IANTD, PADI, ANDI, NAUI, etc.  Anyone not wishing to conform to the
>> >current EANx filling requirements we must follow should contact those
>> >organizations and petition for a change in standards.
>> >
>> >Thank you,
>> >Robert Decker. Director of Training
>> >Olympus Dive Center
>> >www.olympudiving.com
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