When I first saw Black make a few post, he seemed OK then he went off the 
deep end. But no matter how much he is wrong, I believe it is more wrong to 
post ones phone number and place of work on this list. I do believe Cobb 
can offer up some things that people did to him because they did not like 
him making a trimix web site.


At 01:03 PM 3/30/00 -0500, Dan L. Volker wrote:
>Virtually everyone on rec.scuba is aware black is a moron....its almost like
>a common bond that all its members complain about. Still, with his bluster
>and the MD after his name, he has the potential to kill someone, someday
>with his advice.
>Dan Volker
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mcinnis, Don [mailto:Don.Mcinnis@in*.co*]
>Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 9:25 AM
>To: 'Scott'; Tech list
>Subject: RE: Myths & Realities
>
>
>If he'd only stay on the rec.scuba forum where he belongs.
>
>Don
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott [mailto:scottk@hc*.co*]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 8:28 PM
>To: Tech list
>Subject: Fw: Myths & Realities
>
>
>List has been kinda dead, so I thought you might get a chuckle out of the
>latest
>pearl of wisdom from the good doctor.
>
>Apparently, the doc is for real:
>
>MICHAEL BLACK
>Address: Riverview Clinic
>580 N Washington St
>City, State ZipCode: Janesville, WI 53545
>Phone Number: (608) 755-3500
>Specialty: Ophthalmology
>
>What a tool.
>
>Scott
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mjblackmd@my*.co*>
>Newsgroups: rec.scuba
>Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 11:09 AM
>Subject: DIR: Myths & Realities
>
>
> > Myth 1:  DIR has had no fatalities or accidents.  Reality:  Bobby
> > McGuirre, a WKPP/DIR diver, died while diving DIR in a cave, and
> > represents at least one accident DIR cannot deny.
> >
> > Myth 2:  DIR is useful for cave diving, but can be applied to ALL
> > forms of diving.  Reality:  Very few people use DIR outside of cave
> > diving, because the system is inflexible and impractical.  In fact
> > DIR teaches using NO COMPUTER, only a bottom timer, hardly a practical
> > recommendation nowadays.
> >
> > Myth 3:  DIR uses safe procedures, both in and out of the water.
> > Reality:  DIR uses procedures that do not comply with guidelines
> > established by NOAA and the U.S. Navy, including flying only three
> > hours after a deep deco dive, in-water recompression for decompression
> > accidents, diving well beyond recreational limits and simultaneously
> > striving to shorten decompression times, exercising heavily shortly
> > after diving, plus others which are hardly safe.
> >
> > Myth 4:  DIR is practiced by the BEST divers in the world.  Reality:
> > The BEST divers in the world are too busy diving and conducting
> > research to be sitting around posting to Techdiver, Rec.scuba, the
> > GUE list, Rodale's, or any other newsgroup in cyberspace.  The BEST
> > divers in the world, with few exceptions, are conspicuously absent
> > from these lists.
> >
> > Myth 5:  DIR is a new movement in Scuba that will grow and someday
> > surpass other systems.  Reality:  Tech diving will continue to grow,
> > but the training agencies that will attract the most students are
> > the ones with time-honored teaching skills, including respect, patience,
> > and avoidance of name-calling such as DIR's infamous "stoke."
> >
> > Myth 6:  DIR is a system based on experience and proven facts.  Reality:
> > Although many DIR divers have experience in technical diving, there
> > are many among them who extrapolate facts to the point of distortion,
> > confusion, and lack of truth.  The message soon becomes lost in all the
> > noise.
> >
> > Myth 7:  DIR is a system for everybody.  Reality:  Personal preference
> > is the system for everybody.  You have the right to choose DIR or the
> > right to choose another system, or to incorporate useful parts of any
> > system that suits your needs.  No single system will ever be the panacea
> > for everybody.
> >
> > MJB
>
>
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