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Sorry, guys, hit the wrong button the first time=2E > My dad told me once that he saw a diving course in the > 60's for $99 bucks and his first tank cost $75=2E Some PADI instructors over here persuaded the government who did not know =20= =20 any better, that a PADI cert was going to increase the career prospects =20 of anyone who had one=2E The government in their wisdom threw buckets of =20 cash at the scheme because they believed it=2E Every course was available with government funding, and the $99 cert (or =20 rather 99 pounds, still peanuts) was a reality=2E This wasn't that long =20 ago, late 90's, and everything up to instructor was in there, government =20 funded=2E Become a PADI instructor for 99UKP=2E A handful of places made a=20= =20 killing, but most others got stung by it=2E There is one place still =20 advertising FREE courses to all levels because of an excess of funds and =20 grants=2E And as you can imagine, the intake was hardly the creme de la creme=2E =20 Being able to sign your name on the application was about the only =20 requirement, even if you needed someone to help you to hold the pen and =20 keep the signature straight=2E And now, anyone who reads 9>90 magazine will have seen the ad for the =20 10UKP trimix cert (about $15US)=2E At least the government isn't stupid =20 enough to get involved there this time=2E Isn't it great? S =2E =20 Visit our web site at www=2Escott-wilson=2Ecom Privilege and Confidentiality Notice=2E This e-mail and any attachments to it are intended only for the party=20 to whom they are addressed=2E They may contain privileged and/or=20 confidential information=2E If you have received this transmission in=20 error, please notify the sender immediately and delete any digital=20 copies and destroy any paper copies=2E Thank you=2E Scott Wilson Scotland Ltd Registered in Scotland No=2E 48951,=20 Registered Office: 6 Park Circus, Glasgow, G3 6AX=2E UK=2E ________________________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by the Star Screening System http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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