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Well, here's my opinion on that :
It's not that I don't like a joke from time to time, but I feel that any
kind of diving, be it rec or tech, should be considered as being serious .
You never know, someone might take the 'joke' for real, and actually go
diving like that. It happens.
I have a lot of fun diving but do not consider it a 'funny' sport. On the
contrary, diving is 'dead' serious. The water is without mercy . When I'm
under the water, I do NOT joke around, I enjoy the dive, but I'm always
cautious, as I believe every diver should be. There is NO second chance if
things go wrong down there and your actions, or your gear, or your training
, are wrong.
Ask any of the friends and families of the deceased this year how serious
diving can be.
It should not be taken lightly, and certainly not on a public forum, where
a lot of people follow what those 'in the know' have to say. I for one have
learned a lot via the techdiver forum, and have incorporated it into my
diving.
And if someone tries to be funny, it should be obvious to the reader that
it is a joke, either by saying so, by its unmistakingly funnycontent or by
using the ;-) signs. That way, they can take it for what it is, and not be
mislead by it.
rgrds and take care
Adri Haine
Case E. Harris wrote:
I don't take diving or college classes for the humor either, but you've
got to admit that they'd be pretty boring without a little levity from
time to time...A good joke (or even an attempt at one) at the right time
to break some tension is a fabulous teaching technique (especially if
the joke happens to be topical...)
And look on the bright side, reading the list is FREE, unlike most
diving or college classes I've taken!
-Case
Adriaan_Haine@ce*.be* wrote:
>
> I'm not following this list for the humor. I'm following it to learn
about
> technical diving and all its aspects. Go waste someone else's time.
>
> rgrds
>
> Adri Haine
>
> several wrote:
>
> Methinks you guys are taking yourselves far too seriously....
> It was meant in humor and it was obvious......
> Steve
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pegasus1@ne*.co* [mailto:pegasus1@ne*.co*]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 4:14 PM
> > To: Ken Sallot; Kevin Rottner
> > Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com
> > Subject: Re: Looking for New Gear
> >
> >
> >
> > Did I read this correctly? This guy is an "instructor"? I guess I
> answered
> > part of my own question. How can people this obviously stupid and
> impressed
> > with stupidity be dive instructors?
> >
> > Ken, can you tell me where I can go for a comprehensive run down of
> > techniqes, info, etc. that does not have one of these "instructors"?
> >
> > Thanks
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ken Sallot <kens@ac*.ne*>
> > To: Kevin Rottner <Kevin@So*.co*>
> > Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> > Date: Thursday, December 03, 1998 10:10 AM
> > Subject: Re: Looking for New Gear
> >
> >
> > No offense intended but if you're banging the ceiling of a cave so
> > damn hard that you're worried about your regulators then you need to
> > quit cave diving. Cages don't protect regulators, they just damage
> > caves. Proper technique and awareness is what will protect your
> > regulators.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 08:23:45 -0800 (PST)
> > > To: "StrokeMe" <underwaterapplications@cs*.co*>,
> > > "Techdiver list" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> > > From: Kevin Rottner <Kevin@So*.co*>
> > > Subject: Re: Looking for New Gear
> >
> > > At 04:43 PM 11/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >I just finished my trimix diver and trimix instructor course. Boy it
> was
> > > >hard week!
> > > >So here's what I'm looking for:
> > >
> > > Don't forget to pick up a set of cages to protect your first stages.
> They
> > > really can take some serious abuse when you are slamming and banging
> > around
> > > in wrecks and caves and stuff. They really have saved my ass,
> especially
> > > when I am DPVing so fast that I can barely hang on to the scooter,
and
> > then
> > > ****wham !**** as I smack into the ceiling of the wreck I am in.
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > >
> > >
> > > "Don't forget your history,
> > > Know your destiny,
> > > In the abundance of water,
> > > The fool is thirsty."
> > >
> > > Robert Nesta Marley
> > >
> > > [\]
> > > |
> > > |
> > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > o o
> > > o o
> > > o o
> > > _____ o o
> > > (_/\_) o o o
> > > =( )= oo
> > >
> > > Kevin Rottner
> > > Southern California SCUBA
> > >
>
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