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In a message dated 97-10-16 13:40:03 EDT, you write: << > From: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*> > The next time you divers out there are on a northeast diveboat, look > around for the divers with the superwings, diverite lights and the usual > other stuff. They look pretty tough don't they? Well, don't be fooled, > they are a bunch of yellow-stripped cowards who use anonymous emails, > lies, and now personal threats and harassment. > >> Jim, Before you go stereotyping stop and consider a few things. I go out on dive boats. I have wings, good divelites and the usual stuff to match. I don't think I look particularly tough (unless you see me on my job) and I'm certainly NOT a coward. I know my limits and stay well within them. MANY other divers are just like me (ie: equipped the same way and stay in their limits). Hey, you want to dive deeper and longer on your own brew mix? Fine. Mix it yourself and do it. Enjoy. I will plod along going to my local dive shop for my fills. Nothing fancy, just air. When I reach a point where I decide to dive deeper I'll seek out instructors who are know for not taking foolish chances and who have done enough deep diving in WATER to know what the score is. And if I go with mixed gas, I have enough faith in my local store to know that they will double check things. If my mix is potentially hazardous to my health, they will tell me and more important, won't do the fill. I can accept that. I've survived on my job for 20+ years by not taking foolish chances. I'll survive diving the same way. I would have stayed out of this convouluted mess that you and others have stirred up until I saw you urging others to consider divers such as myself to be yellow stripped cowards. I'm a diver beginning to explore more into the technical area of diving and learning more each day. What you are doing is guarrented to end up scaring off others who want to learn more of the technical aspects of diving but are not skilled at the ways and means of weeding thru the BS to pursue the truth. Dan Enig DEnig@ao*.co* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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