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No, no - that was not a "scare" situation, it was just a situation. I
know that cave like my house, and can freqently ride for thousands of
feet at a time without even seeing the line. 

I'm not worried about me, I'm worried about what I see going on out
there, and want to try whatever it takes to change it.

Everybody is on the fast track, everybody is taking dive course after
dive course, everyone wants more and deeper and techier and harder, and
the basics are being ignored, experience is not being gatherd, and the
focus is wrong, the exection is wrong, and the outcome is going to be
wrong.

I think I can do a lot to fix that, and am not only willing to set the
example, I am willing to put my time where my mouth is. For my own
account, I have some great friends and buddies to dive my stuff with,
and when the situation is right for doing what I really like, I will do
that, but that is once in a great while. The rest of the time I need to
be doing my part. I have my trainging down cold now, so can do both.

MHK wrote:
> 
> George,
> 
> 1st you apologizing, then Dan inviting all the non DIRer's down to Fla. for
> a dive with you guys.
> 
> What the hell is happening????  Did you have a scare in one of those caves
> that caused you to re evaluate your perspective???  Was it that air dive
> like thread you posted last week  <G>
> 
> Later
> 
> PLease tell me that you aren't going to re evaluate your thoughts on bungee
> wings????
> 
> Later
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
> To: <captjt@mi*.co*>; <bigvon@be*.ne*>
> Cc: techdiver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 5:01 PM
> Subject: sorry for being an asshole
> 
> > Bill, Jt, I have to appologize to both of you for being an asshole
> > about the steel tank thing and the bottle marking thing. It would have
> > been a lot easier for me to have explained what I was saying properly,
> > instead of being a jerk about it.
> >
> >  The fact is that the only reason I know about the tank and double wing
> > problem is that I tried it and found out the hard way, and the same for
> > the tank markings - I used to put "feet" on them until I almost breathed
> > a 70 at 120 and then could never tell what the hell my bottles said on
> > them.
> >
> >  It would obviously be a lot more productive for me to not assume
> > everyone is a mindreader and a stroke for doing every stupid thing that
> > I did, and I did not miss any of them ( I never bought a sqaure light
> > and that was only because I never saw one - Bill Mee , of all people ,
> > did however) , and it would be a lot more productive to articulate the
> > real story instead of being lazy about it and geting jacked because my
> > bluff gets called. I don't need to get my way all the time.
> >
> >  Privately I asked both of you guys to come down here some time in the
> > winter when there is no diving elsewhere to dive Palm Beach with us and
> > do some fun stuff and get a chance to go over the stuff in person where
> > it takes seconds to get an idea across properly and the diving is
> > spectacular.
> >
> >   I know that both of you are not doing anything that is intentionally
> > stupid or dangerous . While there was some really stupid things said by
> > others ( mostly to do with air diving), you two have not been guilty of
> > any of that. My bullshit just puts you in a corner where nothing comes
> > out sounding too good.
> >
> >   I would like to put some productive time in this winter diving with
> > people who want to see what we are doing , and even get some of the
> > interested to participate in our Project - just showing up and watching
> > is a learning experience for most people.
> >
> >   No , Tom Mouth did not fake this post, I'm still nuts, just admitting
> > when I am wrong in any way .
> >
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