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> Ted
>Ted Green (owner)
>Tidewater Aquatics (Dive Store)
>Salisbury Maryland USA
>TDI IT #029
>SSI MI #178
Thank god the store I patronize doesn't sound or act like you.
Because of their expertise, as opposed to your "rules", they will
continue to get my diving dollars, and you will not.
More labels doesn't solve the labeling problem, Ted.
Try reading the posts about labeling again.
If, after your second attempt, you still hold the opinion that another,
simple, American standard will help, I will conclude that you are,
indeed, a fool, and sentence you to my killfile.
Not everybody dives in America. Therefore, American standards are
useless, at least when discussing tank markings of dangerous gasses. Or
are you of the opinion that EVERYONE understands English, if the writing
is big enough?
I've said it before, and I'll say it again.
No one but the diver is responsible for the gas breathed at depth.
Store owners might *THINK* they are, but their delusions of control, not
to mention grandeur, change nothing.
No one but the diver. Note the little dot at the end of the sentence.
Since authority must equal responsibility, and the store owners are not
responsible, they have no authority that we, the divers, don't allow them
to have.
If you breathe off my tanks, you might die.
Your conclusions about argon tanks are ridiculous. While it's true that
the tanks I take to depth are small, B-size O2 bottles, (black, not
brown), the tank I carry the argon to the resort in is an old 72, which I
then trans-fill (or whatever the term is) off of for the rest of the trip.
It has no special markings, and certainly isn't brown. Of course, the
welding shops, who are AWARE of who is responsible, are all happy to fill
it with argon, because they know that THEY aren't responsible, just as
you aren't, Ted. They have knowledge, which defeats the fear that
ignorance breeds. I can't help that the only ones who mention liability
are the ones who don't know enough to protect themselves. It's the same
in my industry, (construction), and I'm sure it's the same in all
industries.
No one but the diver.
If you breathe off my tanks, you might die.
You might, but I certainly won't, and we certainly won't have this
problem with YOUR tanks, because I'm not going to use them.
You, Ted, may keep your labels. I don't need them.
You may, however, use whichever of my tanks you see fit.
I suggest the 72.
No one but the diver. Ever.
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