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Izzy, thanks for this. However, one has a lot better chance starting out DIR than otherwise, but as you suggest, they then need to shut up and get some experience. I agree with you that a lot of the really stupid shit comes right from my own guys at WKPP and others on the fringe who can't get anything right and have big mouths. Jarrod and I commiserate about this all of the time. DIR does not fix stupid. We're still working on that one. -----Original Message----- From: Izzy <izzy@im*.fr*.co*.uk*> To: Trey <trey@ne*.co*>; ajmarve@ba*.ne* <ajmarve@ba*.ne*> Cc: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Monday, September 11, 2000 5:29 AM Subject: Re: WKPP + DECO >From: Trey <trey@ne*.co*> > >> I am starting to think that these classes devote a >> disproportionate amount of time to teaching about >> how I am an evil person, the WKPP is bad and wrong , >> JJ is a no no, and that anything which makes sense >> is bs. > >No George, we only tell them to stay out of your way when they have dumb >questions or you're not in a debate mood ;-) > >On a more serious note pal, you can't be more right. I nearly failed an >instructor crossover last year for refusing to do 180' on air, insisting on >using 50/100 as dedicated deco gases, stripping the IT's stage bottles from >steel-to-steel connections and wearing left mounted ali stages, continuous >loop harness and long hose. Hell I even crossed out all of the exam >questions relating to deep air and stupid deco scenarios, noting they were >unsafe and should not be taught. For four days, I had to live with your name >(!) being raised every hour (even in the bloody pub) and started to suspect >the course was more about you than me :-) Guess what? I passed despite >these. Then again, I never claimed I was DIR, I just did what was right. So >maybe that was the trick. > >The truth is despite these, both agencies (even yr almighty padi) allow >instructors to teach what they believe is safe and right. If the instrokter >is thick, inlfexlible and dogmatic or as generally is, inexperienced, that's >another issue. > >>This would explain a lot since these guys >>obviously know a lot more about me than they do >>about diving. > >Sounds to me you've got a similar problem creeping in your own ranks too >:-) Too many cyber-dudes claiming they're the only DIR in town just because >they can type in algorithms or can use e-mail (!) but not with a clue what >actual diving is about in their own environment. I suspect DIR's getting >more injustice through its own ranks than the two agencies combined together >sometimes. Beats any attempt to curb "farm animality" (a quote from you ;-) >when you're faced with wide-eyed believers. > >To quote you: > >>I can see how most of these morons >>don't get it right , like they don't get anything >>else right to start with. > >I apply Rule # 1. 1a. I don't dive with strokes. 1b. I don't dive with >anyone who turns up in my boat carbon copied out of your WKPP pages (or >emails) without the experience, knowledge or understanding (see rule 1a.) of >what the f*ck their doing and giving me constant ranting about GI3. It works >wonders and keeps us alive... > >Izzy >Dorset, UK > > > > > > > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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