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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 00:42:38 +0100
From: Paolo Velcich <pavel@ma*.na*.it*>
To: Jeff Bentley <jeffbentley@mi*.co*>,
     Tech Diver
Subject: Re: Nobel prize winner dies at Wakulla
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Thank you for your exquisite style, really a gentleman...:-)



Jeff Bentley wrote:

> Dude,
> You are in fucking italy... what the hell do you know about
> cave diving in backwater florida?
>
> shut up and sit down,
> Jeff
>
> Paolo Velcich wrote:
>
> > Thanks Rick,
> > you found the right words to say it.
> > I totally agree with you and I'm sure all open minded people do.
> >
> > Paolo
> >
> > Rick Fincher wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > yes Rick, this death is our fault... <snip>
> > >
> > > No Trout, it's not your fault. Never said it was. But this unproductive
pissing
> > > match you guys have going is not helping anybody.
> > >
> > > Let me give you two possible courses of action that you could have taken
when
> > > you found out about Wak 2.
> > >
> > > 1. You could have said, "Hey guys we've been diving here for a long time
and any
> > > info you need in planning like, finding out about existing lines,
existing maps
> > > etc. we'll be happy to help out. We've also got a killer scooter design
if you
> > > guys want to try it."
> > >
> > > 2. If you saw that they were screwed up you could have backed off and let
them
> > > do it their way without comment. The end results would have showed the
truth.
> > >
> > > If you guys really believe in doing this for scientific reasons then it
would be
> > > a cooperative effort, not the ego contest and turf battle it has
degenerated
> > > into.
> > >
> > > You guys do some really great diving and have developed some really great
> > > techniques that have helped the whole sport.
> > >
> > > Why taint that legacy by appearing to be the guy standing there with a
bloody
> > > knife in your hand after backstabbing these other guys and saying, "See I
told
> > > you they couldn't do it".
> > >
> > > You'd be better off to be able to say when all was said and done, "We
tried to
> > > give them a helping hand but they still couldn't pull it off".
> > >
> > > I could respect that. I can't respect they way you guys have behaved to
date.
> > >
> > > Rick
> > > --
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>
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