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Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 23:32:57 -0400
To: TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*
From: Bill Bott <aquadart@ix*.ne*.co*>
Subject: Re: NC Weenies
Cc: tech Divers List <Techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Tom,


Will you please step up and put this one to rest once and for all!  Is
the red on white sticker in question sutable for use tanks that may be
filled with EANx or Tri-Mix or MUST the green and yellow nitrox band be
used even though the tank may not contain nitrox?


>> BEGIN FORWARD<<<<


>      I do not personally set the store policy concerning EANx fills. 
It is

>not my area of responsibility.  I was simply trying to clarify what 
the

>store's postion was.  I do, however, have to live by the same policy as
do

>the rest of the staff.  My personal view is that
<italic><underline><color><param>ffff,0000,0000</param>"Breathing
gas
other than

>air" stickers should be sufficient for identifying tanks used for EANx
and

>mixed gas fills.  However, unless IANTD is willing to issue a statement
to

>that affect,</color><color><param>0000,ffff,0000</param>
</color>t</underline></italic>he management of the buisness is not
willing to accept that.  I

>too dislike the idea of having to put yellow/green tank wraps on my O2
clean

>tanks which, on occassion, are used for trimix.  However, the cost of
the

>tank wraps is insignificant enough, and they are easy enough to remove,
that

>I don't feel it's worth making a major issue out of.

>

>

>Bob D.

><<<<

>Okay,

>

>So I sticker my tanks for nitrox.  Then I have to buy another set or two
of

>doubles and singles for air (because filling "NITROX TANKS" with air
would

>also violate standards).  Then another couple sets of doubles for
Tri-Mix.

>

>Get a FU&%$NG Life you back woods weenies!  You must not want any real

>divers in your so called dive shop.  Do you realy think I (or anyone
else)

>are going to buy SIX sets of doubles pluse singles plus stage bottles
just

>to make a bunch of know nothing do nothing red neck jirks happy! 
Frankly I

>feel you and any other dive shop with this aditude can pound sand.

>

>If it has a curent visual and hydro put air in it!  If it has an O2
clean

>sticker on it fill it ONLY if you have a compatable grade of air (if not
I

>don't want it my tanks any way).  

>

>When CGA, IANTD, ANDI, PADI, OSHA, and the host of other agancies come

>together and adopt ONE set for standards fine!  Use it.  Untill then 
NO

>"Community Standard"  is present.  Only agancy standard exist.  But

>draining a set of tanks and removing the stickers that are on them to
put

>air in them and closing an isolator in the prosses is hardly complying
with

>any standards I am aware of!

>

>When a customer brings tanks in for a fill, I will fill them if:

>

>1) 	They'r trained for the gas requested

>

>2)	The tanks are current for Visual and Hydro

>

>3)	Oxygen is to be added they must comply with ONE OR MORE agencies

>standards (any one or more).

>

>4) 	The tanks are filled with a gas other than air the customer MUST

>anilize the tanks and sign a waver stating the FO2 and MOD of the gas

>before leaving with the gas.

>

>5) 	The tanks MUST be labled with the contents and MOD if they contain

>other than air.

>

>You were not asked to provide NITROX or any other gas is this not
corect?

>The tanks were curent for VIS and hydro is this not corect?  So what 
is

>your big problem puting some EAN 21 into tanks labled "BREATHING GAS
OTHER

>THAN AIR"

>

>I can assure you I will not set foot into your facility and I WILL
RECOMEND

>to others that they do not use your facility eather.  I vote with my
check

>book and you just lost the election.>>

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>

Bill (aquadart) Bott
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