Paul, the guy is an eye doctor whose "diving knowledge" is a compendium
of old wives tales, outdated heresay, long ago proven wrong silliness,
and then his own concoction of dangerous stupidity which goes beyond the
pale and draws the fire of anyone who has any knowledge of the game,
hence the attention he draws when demonstrating this. He then is a
hypocrite of Brobdinagian proportions, and to use a term his oft quoted
mentor, Brett Gilliam , used in one of his magazine articles, is "down
to seeds and stems" in his efforts to battle with those of us who walk
the walk.

To use my won terms, this guy is a pussy who has his little panties in a
wad because he gets no respect from us and gets treated like a
coackroach when he scurries out in the dark to do his dirty business,
and that is how it should be. Fortunately, he is willing to repeatedly
be a power of example that all can spot quite easily. Let's just hope he
has no influence over anyone with his lame ideas , and let's hope he
does not get anyone killed with them.


Paul Johnston wrote:
> 
> Mike,
> 
> WOW  - did I touch a nerve or something or are we just in a sensitive mood?
> 
> Your reply interests me:
> 
> As for posting my own introduction to the list I am afraid my credentials
> pale into insignificance in the light of your apparent vast medical and
> diving knowledge, my diving skills are simply recreationally based but
> hoping to improve and grow into more technical wreck type stuff. As for my
> medical skill, I have a friend who is a doctor - "Does that count".
> 
> As for George - if this is George Irvine you are talking about, I am sorry,
> I don't know him personally at all - BUT - as we say in my home country of
> Ireland, "The proof of the pudding is in the eating". From what I have read
> and heard from a variety of sources George seems to be a person who has not
> only eaten the cake but baked it as well, in fact he may have even
> introduced some new ingredients.
> 
> Have a safe dive this evening, you have satisfied my curiosity and my
> opinion of you remains unchanged.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael J. Black [mailto:mjblackmd@ya*.co*]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 13:07
> To: Paul Johnston
> Subject: Re: DIR - v - BLACK. MD?
> 
> Paul,
> 
> Are you unable to find my introduction in the archives?  I'll have
> to look for yours, sometime.  As you will post this yourself, I won't
> bother.  You see Paul, once upon a time, George liked me and wanted
> to see an M.D. on the techdiver list (I may still have his post
> filed away), but that all changed when I started posting things he
> didn't like hearing, especially from a physician with diving medical
> knowledge.  Things like adaptation to nitrogen narcosis, or dysbaric
> osteonecrosis in old knee injuries (how's that knee George?), or
> my corrections to the know-it-alls who emphatically stated Lasik
> eye surgery doesn't require a knife, or anabolic steroids are used
> to treat lung injuries.  It became painfully obvious that too many
> regulars on techdiver, including George himself, were F.O.S.  It was
> obvious to me as a physician, but also as a diver, and that just
> didn't sit well with the DIR gods, so I was cast out and told
> to S.T.F.U.  I really don't mind being a cast-out, as I feel I'm in
> rather distinguished company.  I even get occasional praises from
> long-departed whipping boys whose names I won't mention.  And lastly,
> as I've said before, I've gotta admit that kicking this hornet's
> nest can be a scream, watching the DIR fools writhe in their own
> idiocy.  As for my diving credentials, they've been posted too, but
> let's just say I dive alot (over twenty years, and 1000 logged dives
> in the last ten) and in fact, I'm going diving tonight after work.
> 
> Regards,
> MJB
> 
> --- Paul Johnston <Johnston@tw*.ca*> wrote:
> > Mike,
> >
> > I am relatively new to the list and basically have been sitting back and
> > watching as the crescendo of e-mails erupts around you on a constant
> basis.
> > Why is this?
> >
> > Maybe for the sake of those of us who don't 'know' you, you could give us
> a
> > list of your diving credentials so to speak.
> >
> > All of us wait with bated breath in anticipation of your reply.
> >
> > Paul Johnston.
> >
> 
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