EZ 

One day at a time, one person at a time. To attempt to reach the entire
world will just frustrate the preacher. Set up small camps here, there,
everywhere and with time enough will make the progression. I have been in
this long enough to know that there is no perfect way, simply because
perfection is never perfect, it is just an evolving method of getting better. 

As much as I get angry and dismayed each time someone bites the dust doing
this, I can only appreciate what we can learn from each accident and
fatality. Each one really does save thousands more. Regardless of how we
try to prevent the ignorant from killing themselves they have figured out
more reasons and ways on how to do succeed at that act. 

I seriously doubt if any "new" guys are really that protected from
accessing information. In the early days of tech all we had was Aquacorps
and Sub Aqua, and the Cave Journals. Today there is a mass of information
both print and electronic that is easily accessed. IF someone is that much
of a moron that they cant read and comprehend then maybe we need to install
intelligence and literacy tests into scuba diving classes, but then that
may just eliminate most of the marketplace - which just wont happen. 

Judaism and Christian studies teach us to be kind to the indigent, teach
the ignorant, share with the poor and be tolerant of the arrogant, for at
one time or another in our lives we have been all of them.  

This is just one more lesson we all get to learn from and move on. As you
may not know, I don't cave dive, nor do I have much of a desire to, but; I
learn from as much of it as I can and then incorporate it into what I do.
What we learn from others failures is how to not make the same mistake.
That is true education, learning what not to do, for in the end when it all
goes right its pretty easy. Breath in - breath out - don't hold your breath. 

Safety is a Non-competitive Issue

Joel Silverstein
http://www.nitroxdiver.com






At 01:37 PM 1/6/1999 -0500, H2Ocaver wrote:
>        Joel, you are right. It seems that the usdct has fallen under
>mismanagement.
>
>        The single most scary point that I see on a daily basis is the
>emulation of those who have managed to ride the PR machine, regardless of
>merit.
>
>        Maybe it's because I am here in the center of Florida, where you
>don't need squat to jump into a puddle and get your self scared or killed.
>OR even worse, survive and get a friend to with you next time. The old
>school guys are losing ground and the DIR contingent are steadily gaining.
>But the sites around here, that are available to anyone, are limited due to
>the past behavior and bad track record.
>
>        I can't stress enough the fact that some new guys still are headed
>in the wrong direction (from every aspect -gear to attitude). I have seen an
>complete change in some guys. These individuals are now the most active
>divers anywhere and have accomplished more than they ever thought they
>would. I have friends that were certified less than 2 years ago and have 150
>to 200 + dives under their belt. All because they were lucky enough to get
>in with caring and learned divers who are following the DIR system. Yet,
>there still is a constant flow of DIW divers who scare us by just showing up
>at local sites or walking in and boasting of survival.
>
>        This is all relative to the initial point of conflict, if there were
>two organizations with the same commitment to more safety and less bravado,
>then there would be a competition with out the viciousness. But there is a
>vast wrong wing conspiracy to make cave diving the biggest baddest bitch on
>the planet and it won't go away. Until it stops or is proven dead wrong,
>innocent new guys are in the line of fire-EZ
>
>
Joel Silverstein
Scuba Training + Technology Co.
http://www.nitroxdiver.com
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