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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 12:45:41 -0400
From: "william" <william@ca*.co*>
To: Ted Green <scuba@md*.co*>
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: Internet guide to Trimix
Ted Green wrote:
> 
> > From:          "william" <william@ca*.co*>
> 
> > Ted you really should make an effort to stop these sweeping staments
> > concerning home mix divers. I know it's in your best intrest to not have
> > any home mixxing, but lets get real. I don't know of one person who mixs
> > and doesn't own at least one analayzer.
> 
>     William,
>           How many do you know, 20 or 30? I doubt you know 1% of the
>    home mixers. Spare me the "all home mixers have analysers" crap.
> 
> > I find it intersting that you
> > are willing to accept without question that there is a big difference in
> > med O2 versus welding ( of course another sweeping statement of what gas
> > WE ALL use), aren't you just trusting your gas supplier as to whats
> > really in the bottle, was it really emptied before it was filled( as you
> > know thats the biggest difference with many suppliers).
> 
>        You are correct that the only difference between those two
>        grades generally is that medical Oxygen cylinders are emptied
>        and have a vacuum drawn on them to remove contaminants.
>        This is done so when one of you "home brew wizards"  puts
>        an air top on a "k" cylinder of Oxygen to make EAN 80 for
>        surface supplied deco gas, and then returns the cylinder
>       without emptying it, The next person doesn't get stuck with less
>       100% Oxygen.
> 
> > Ted along with all your sweeping statements can you tell me all dive
> > shop blenders are qualified?
> 
>        No.
> 
> > Do they all filter properly,
> 
>      No.
> 
> > and o yeah
> > about O2 cleanning again. I would rather mix my own gas, i know what i'm
> > breathing, i test it and i know what it's limits are.
> > I also drive my own car, boat( master 50 ton),
> 
>       I can't believe you went and got a 50 ton master's licence. After all,
>       everybody knows that that's an other needless goverment regulation
>       just like medical Oxygen. And everybody knows that the license is no
>       reflection of you're ability to run a boat. Did you take the mail
>       order correspondence course to pass the written only test? I can
>       just see you now, standing at the helm telling your customers
>       how you need a captain's licence to operate a vessel for hire.
>       Spare me captain hypocrite!
> 
> > do home repairs, work on
> > my dive gear and sometimes (are you ready for this) dive without a
> > buddy.
> 
>         Ted
> 
> Ted Green (owner)
> Tidewater Aquatics (Dive Store)
> Salisbury Maryland USA
> TDI IT #029
> SSI MI #178
> 
> The world contains but three types of people:
>             1. Those who make things happen.
>             2. Those who watch things happen.
>             3. Those who wonder what happened.
I got the masters ticket  to run a chsrter boat as you know it is
required by law. Could you tell me what the requirements are to own a
dive shop?  Ted i see your are a TDI instructor, now say after me, deep
air is not good, people die, but i think it's O.K. because i'm am an
instructor and know how to  handle it.
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