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He couldn't carry my wood to the water. The big problem with guys like
this is not in our world - we laugh at them - it is in the world of
denial and self-deluded bigshotism that is bred into deep air diving to
"do like me and be tough". In our world, "do like me" means DIR, and
that means planning, preparation, forthought, and hard work, and you
don't get high doing it ( in the traditional sense).


Mcinnis, Don wrote:
> 
> George,
> 
>         It seems like the word is out on those trying to call you a fool.
> Gilliam is also the one that was doing 400' + dives on a single 80 of AIR
> (what's the ppO2 on that one?). These dives are documented in Aqua Corps
> (The Wah Wah article) in case he tries to say he wouldn't do anything like
> that. My guess is that if he would shut up and listen he would learn
> something new. But then, he's the "technical editor" at Rodale's and they're
> hanging onto those new concepts such as get the hell out of deep water. He's
> not even qualified to carry your tanks to the water anymore.
> 
>         Don
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Waldbrenner [mailto:Michael.Waldbrenner@wa*.de*]
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 7:09 AM
> To: 'kevin.obrien@ci*.co*'; Don.Mcinnis@in*.co*
> Cc: kirvine@sa*.ne*
> Subject: RE: FW: Deco help needed
> 
> No wonder TDI doesn´t show up in Stockholm !
> ;-)
> They just have nothing to offer ! I heard that Stenmar in Great-Britain
> and TDI-Germany all split with
> TDI at the end of this year !
> 
> 16:30 Panel-debate; Technical diving/education/future - ANDI CMAS GUE
> IANTD NAUI PADI answers your questions!
> 
> Michael
> 
> >Ditto on the Gilliam point -- his latest tech "effort" in Rodale's is
> advocating
> >solo diving.
> >
> >This on top of the previous issue in which he used his "expertise" to
> debunk
> >diving "myths" like deep air and drinking before you dive among others.
> >
> >You would have thought Rodale's should have known better.


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