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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BE8278.828FC860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just a thought after reading a recent post... has nothing to do with = diving... In defense of calling it how one sees it. It seems to me that this politically correct crap started in the late = eighties. It was initially an attempt to categorize job descriptions in = an effort to increase the base pay of individuals. We started calling = Jails, "Correctional Facilities", jailers became "Correctional = Officers", inmates became "Clients" or "Incarcerated Offenders", nurses = became "Health Care Professionals", garbage men are now "Sanitation = Workers", etc. Unfortunately, there was considerable, equally = ridiculous, spin-off from this. To call a body-bag a "Disaster Pouch" really seems the height of this = misdirected phenomenon. Why is it that we seek to shield ourselves from = the harsh reality of life? How many people in the world have actually = seen a dead body outside a funeral home? Death, when it comes in a = violent manner is upsetting to us. It is never pretty to look at, but = can be a growing experience. It makes us appreciate life.=20 Next we will probably be calling a regulator, an "Ambient Pressure Gas = Delivery Device", fins will become "Humanoid Appendage Pressure Wave = Inducers", and masks will transform into "Frontal Plane Hydrous Optical = Correction Devices". The manufactures will be able to double the prices = for these items! What a boon to the industry! Life is often harsh and we do not wish to offend other people. The = changing of some titles might be more descriptive of what a person does = for a living, or might enhance our understanding of a particular = situation or object. "Physically Challenged" would be a good example = where we look at the positive, instead of the negative. Body-bag = however, is a good name that describes what the object is used for. = "Casualties" is a horrible word that misleads the listener... dead and = wounded is much more accurate and conveys the reality of the situation = (which is horrible!). >From what I have observed of Mr.. Irvine, (I have never met him) he = calls a spade, a spade. He doesn't like to candy-coat his responses or = descriptions. This is his personality. Observe what it portrays. His = life experiences shine through. He lives in a very real, grass-roots, = bottom-line (or end-of-the-line :) world. His language reflects this; = rather than attempting to shield another from the real truth as he = perceives it. This is what makes him such a great teacher. "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." The opposite should = remain true. As "Humanoid Aqueous Medium Explorers", let's just keep = diving and surviving. We shouldn't have to water-it-down! Best regards to all... Scott Gudmundsen Vernal, Utah gudmund@ea*.co* *********************************** THE ORIGINAL POST I WAS RESPONDING TO IS BELOW: Upon watching your DIR II video and reading all of the FLAMING posts on = the board, I hope to be the first to correct a small mistake in the = beginning of your video! For all of the strokes out there eat this... because you = missed your chance to correct the master. In the hopes George of stopping any future flaming that may arise, I must clarify your use of the term "Body Bag!" While these may be needed for strokes, we must keep in mind that strokes have feelings too. In keeping with this theme, we must be politically correct and revise the phrase "Body Bag" to its true professional terminology. The politically correct term is "Disaster = Pouch." As the terminology may be true, the rest is just for humor! Keep up the great work! ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BE8278.828FC860 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3510.1400"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Just a thought after = reading a recent=20 post... has nothing to do with diving...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>In defense of calling = it how one sees=20 it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It seems to me that this politically = correct crap=20 started in the late eighties. It was initially an attempt to categorize = job=20 descriptions in an effort to increase the base pay of individuals. We = started=20 calling Jails, "Correctional Facilities", jailers became=20 "Correctional Officers", inmates became "Clients" or = "Incarcerated Offenders", nurses became "Health Care=20 Professionals", garbage men are now "Sanitation Workers", = etc.=20 Unfortunately, there was considerable, equally ridiculous, spin-off from = this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To call a body-bag a "Disaster = Pouch"=20 really seems the height of this misdirected phenomenon. Why is it that = we seek=20 to shield ourselves from the harsh reality of life? How many people in = the world=20 have actually seen a dead body outside a funeral home? Death, when it = comes in a=20 violent manner is upsetting to us. It is never pretty to look at, but = can be a=20 growing experience. It makes us appreciate life. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Next we = will probably be=20 calling a regulator, an "Ambient Pressure Gas Delivery = Device", fins=20 will become "Humanoid Appendage Pressure Wave Inducers", and = masks=20 will transform into "Frontal Plane Hydrous Optical Correction=20 Devices". The manufactures will be able to double the prices for = these=20 items! What a boon to the industry!</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Life is often harsh and we do not wish = to offend=20 other people. The changing of some titles might be more descriptive of = what a=20 person does for a living, or might enhance our understanding of a = particular=20 situation or object. "Physically Challenged" would be a good = example=20 where we look at the positive, instead of the negative. Body-bag = however,=20 is a good name that describes what the object is used for.=20 "Casualties" is a horrible word that misleads the listener... = dead and=20 wounded is much more accurate and conveys the reality of the situation = (which is=20 horrible!).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From what I have observed of Mr.. = Irvine, (I have=20 never met him) he calls a spade, a spade. He doesn't like to candy-coat = his=20 responses or descriptions. This is his personality. Observe what it = portrays.=20 His life experiences shine through. He lives in a very real, = grass-roots,=20 bottom-line (or end-of-the-line :) world. His language reflects this; = rather=20 than attempting to shield another from the real truth as he perceives = it. This=20 is what makes him such a great teacher.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"A rose by any other name would = smell as=20 sweet." The opposite should remain true. As "Humanoid Aqueous = Medium=20 Explorers", let's just keep diving and surviving. We shouldn't have = to=20 water-it-down!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best regards to all...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Scott Gudmundsen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Vernal, Utah</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:gudmund@ea*.co*">gudmund@easilink.com</A></FONT></DIV= > <DIV><BR>***********************************</DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>THE ORIGINAL POST I WAS = RESPONDING TO=20 IS BELOW:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR>Upon watching your DIR II video and reading all of the FLAMING = posts on=20 the<BR>board, I hope to be the first to correct a small mistake in the = beginning=20 of<BR>your video! For all of the strokes out there eat this... because = you=20 missed<BR>your chance to correct the master. In the hopes George of = stopping=20 any<BR>future flaming that may arise, I must clarify your use of the = term=20 "Body<BR>Bag!" While these may be needed for strokes, we must = keep in=20 mind that<BR>strokes have feelings too. In keeping with this theme, we = must=20 be<BR>politically correct and revise the phrase "Body Bag" to = its=20 true<BR>professional terminology. The politically correct term is = "Disaster=20 Pouch."<BR><BR>As the terminology may be true, the rest is just for = humor!=20 Keep up the<BR>great work!</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BE8278.828FC860-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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