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Hey, Trout, You need to lighten up on this guy. This is above average for a dive shop primate! Frank In a message dated 98-10-01 12:48:38 EDT, armantrout@wo*.at*.ne* writes: << Subj: Re: expand your spelling Date: 98-10-01 12:48:38 EDT From: armantrout@wo*.at*.ne* (Jess Armantrout) To: techdive@ea*.ne*, techdiver@aquanaut.com In general, spelling and typos are to be expected in e-mail, but this one is particularly poor and I'm bored. Somebody else can do the rest of the grammar and punctuation. "thoughs" is "those" (both times) "others" is "others' " "freind" is "friend" "or you worst" is "or your worst" "carry to much" is "carry too much" "advantagous" is "advantageous" "pushed this cave stuff" is "pushed into this cave stuff" "wene" is "when" "bitchen" would be better as "bitchin' " "beutiful" is "beautiful" "nothing but boring" is "anything but boring" "usefull" is "useful" "somewere" is "somewhere" "ummm" would be better as "uhm" "Flo" is "Fla." or "FL" "obsticals" is "obstacles" "abile" is "able" "scubapro" is "Scubapro" "monofiliment" is "monofilament" "freckin" would be better as "freakin' " "front of you face" is "front of your face" "were you can see" is "where you can see" "howabout" is "how about" "stalked by by big barracuda" is "stalked by big barracuda" "offering to many" is "offering too many" "theres" is "there's" "perticular" is "particular" "figure their already" is "figure they're already" "abit" is "a bit" (both times) "Its much" is "It's much" "FUn" is "Fun" or "fun" "Is'nt" is "isn't" But thanks for your many valuable contributions, John. Trout ---------- > From: John Walker <techdive@ea*.ne*> > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: expand your experience > Date: Thursday, October 01, 1998 12:08 AM > > To anyone, > In the past I have noticed a slight rivalry and ignorance between some > of the wreckers, cavers and thoughs who only have MUD to dive. You can > learn each others diving and it is obvious that many of US are lacking > in some very important areas as technical kinda divers. > For the wreckers. In my opinion line work, gear configuration and dive > planning is lacking. Reel lines, equipment, and a plan can be your best > freind or you worst enemy. A technical diver should learn line work > inside and out, and we're not talking about running a simple 50' of > straight run. Most wreckers carry to much shit. Dive plans are often > simple. This is were one of thoughs CAVE courses can help you. > Overlearning is advantagous. I was pushed this cave stuff wene I started > deep training and felt that a dark cave would be boring. Let me tell you > it was intense, bitchen, interesting, beutiful, educating and nothing > but boring. These skills I have learned from caving have been very > usefull in wreck penetrations as well as all other dives, technical or > not. > And for the cavers who don't believe diving open water wrecks is > challenging, try taking some wreck training somewere like, ummm, maybe > on the east coast. Flo, N.Y., N.C., wherever, and you can contend with > blinding silt and razor sharp obsticals abile to cleanly pierce through > a complete scubapro fin, foot and all. Or maybe dealing with > monofiliment nets, fishing line, cables and rope all over the freckin > place but never right in front of you face were you can see it. Or > howabout learning how to deco in some ass kicking current for an hour or > so while being stalked by by big barracuda and dodging jellyfish. > Then we have the folks who bitch about training agencies offering to > many expensive courses and figure they can learn all they need to know > about trimix or gas blending on the net. I hope nobody's blown up yet or > even worse. GET A CLUE, get educated properly, do it right or don't do > it at all. It can kill you. (wow! theres a concept) > My point is not aimed at anyone in perticular. My motivation is due to > the fact that some people are attempting to learn this stuff half ass by > reading it on e-mail and others think they are done learning because > they figure their already an expert techie after making a couple dives > out of their home port or in a cave up yonder. I have gained abit of > information on this list but no comparison to quality education and > APPLYING it. Its much safer and can be quit abit of fun. FUN, FUn, Fun, > fun. Is'nt that why we do it? DEATH or injury isn't fun. > > > Still a student and having FUN, > > John >> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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