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Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:14:22 -0500 (EST)
From: Steve Schultz <se2schul@un*.ma*.uw*.ca*>
To: S I L E N T I M M E R S I O N <silent@cu*.ne*>
cc: Akula <iopi.geo@ya*.co*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: dir was Newbie

Thomas,

Stop wasting your time.  It's much faster and less painful to ignore a bad
attitude.  The Delete key is just is just begging to be pressed whenever
that ARSE-stroke posts.

I don't think he wants to learn anything.

steve

On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, S I L E N T  I M M E R S I O N wrote:

> You are on the wrong list, you are making an ARSE out of yourself and you
> don't even realize.
> 
> THOMAS
> 
> > OK so I have now turned off the the heating, the
> > flames keep the house nice and warm.
> >
> > Justa few things
> >
> > Akula is Russian for shark.
> >
> > Several people have replied that my gear is mostly DIR
> > and I have to agree if you look at my target config
> > you will notice that this is mostly DIR. OK the use of
> > a computer is frawned upon, but I sea it as millions
> > of divers each year dive with them and millions come
> > back safely. You will notice that the computer I am
> > getting is infact one which has a gauge mode so I can
> > use it with tables.
> >
> > Severel people have said I'm not DIR. But as someone
> > in the redundant bouyancy thread said "if you can't
> > say it in one sentance then it wont work underwater."
> > NOw if anyone wants to give me a single sentance
> > reason why the halcyon is better than the DR wing?
> >
> > I do agree that stabs aren't the right approach which
> > is why I am getting rig of my stab. I find it bulky,
> > ilfitting and OTT.
> >
> > I have a very good instructor here in the UK and he
> > has got this whole diving kit/philosphy/arguments down
> > to a tee. ANd I quote "Right attitude" I know people
> > that follow DIR to the letter but have the wrong
> > attitude. I would rather dive with My instructor who
> > uses a Buddy commando, 12L cylinder, with 2 Omega
> > II's, polarbear drysuit, etc... And I feel safer
> > diving with him than a HOG rigged DIR diver from the
> > same club.
> >
> > Its strikes me that you lot(with a few, but only a few
> > exceptions) are just being sheep.
> >
> > The one thing you will find is if you can't give me
> > one bad point about DIR. It wont work. there is a down
> > side to everything. Also one person who emailed me
> > said that the aim of DIR is to eleminate all risk. In
> > which case the DIR approach would be not to dive in
> > the first place.
> >
> > NE way I think some one said that if you can't spell
> > and use english grammer correctly you shouldn't be
> > diving. All I can say is split infinitives (check the
> > archives.)
> >
> > Satans Aquatic army Devil gas diver and proud of it.
> >
> > AK
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