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From: <bdi@wh*.ne*>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:24:08 +1100
To: Jim Cobb <cobber@ma*.ci*.co*>, <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: Un. . . er, INflexible thinking??
At 01:33  17/02/00 , Jim Cobb wrote:

>You have to understand that the strokes and their agencies are against the
>ropes. They are getting students who are refusing to do, or pay for, the
>deep air crap and they are having to modify their curriculums to accommodate
>this trend. The students are also refusing to purchase expensive stroke gear
>and those who did are going back pissed off that they have to dump this gear
>ten cents on the dollar.
>
>This is the only reason I can come up with as to the vehemence against
>George, or anyone else who makes the logical arguments for DIR equipment and
>techniques. George is a huge pain in their collective asses, and his enemies
>are showing their collective stupidity by fighting logic with whiney,
>prissy, emotional arguments which hold no water. If these guys had any
>brains they would be falling all over themselves to capitalize the huge
>interest in DIR which is obvious to me.

Jim this is right on the money. You're witnessing only the first wave of 
anti-DIR sentiment. 

Since it is a direct response to the pain that DIR is causing out there
a) it won't go away and 
b) it's going to get louder

This is a very good thing. 

best regards     billyw


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