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Black, thanks for posting this - you think you are hurting us but you are helping. I like ignorance on the opposite side of me every time, and you are doing the job well. One problem, Mike - you ar a liar - a L I A R. Bobby McGuirre died becuase he was NOT diving DIR, and it was NOT a WKPP dive or I would have seen that he did dive DIR. Once again, you are wrong and you are ignornant of the facts, and you are a liar, and that is whAt it taKes to argue against the obvious. Mike, you reAlly need to juSt stick to the facts. Opinions are fine, lies are not. You are a worthless liar. BTW, the mere fact that jerks like you have to fight so hard against what we do tells us all that our system is gaining an incredible following. We have a whole training agency that teaches just that and three others that use our systems to teach from. Also, Mikie, when you can do what we do, you can tell me who is good. Good is track record, show me anyhone elses that compares to mine. mjblackmd@ya*.co* wrote: > > Another log for the fire, boys and girls. Enjoy. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This message was forwarded to you from Deja.com by mjblackmd@ya*.co*. > Deja.com offers free consumer information, including ratings and reviews on > thousands of products and services. Before you buy, visit > http://www.deja.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > (beginning of original message) > > Subject: DIR: Myths & Realities (updated) > From: mjblackmd@my*.co* > Date: 2000/05/15 > Newsgroups: rec.scuba > Myth 8: DIR and its proponents have saved many student divers from > certain danger and possible death, as taught by all other training > agencies. Reality: No agency is trying to kill you. The agencies > that have been in the business longest have enviable safety records, > a testimonial to their quality of instruction, given the inherent > dangers involved in scuba. > > To review (in reverse order): > > 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. > > 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 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 "stroke." > > Myth 4: DIR is practised 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 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 shortly after > diving, plus others which are hardly safe. > > 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 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. > > MJB :-))) > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. > > (end of original message) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > You can view this message and the related discussion by following this link: > http://www.deja.com/dnquery.xp?search=thread&svcclass=dnserver&recnum=%3c8fprpt$ 7hd$1@nn*.de*.co*%3e%231/1 > We hope to see you soon at Deja.com. > Before you buy. > http://www.deja.com/ > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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