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We need to get together and start hitting these idiots right in the =
wallet. Spread the word about this idiot and his "shop". If it were up =
to know it all assholes like this guy, the world would still be flat, =
and the moon made of cheese. The best part about these "types" is that =
they are self eliminating. The punters are getting smarter, and soon =
this assholes words will be his noose. Soon he will have basically =
neophyte divers, snickering and laughing at him, and *not* supporting =
his ignorance with their money.

I admire your restraint. Thanks for the post as well. Throwing the dubs =
would have earned him an instant boot to the scrotum.=20

Scott
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: tim humphrey=20
  To: Tech Diver=20
  Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:25 AM
  Subject: long hose eviction


  Dear List,

  Below please find a copy of a mail I sent to George earlier in the =
week. It just goes to show the sacrifices necessary to follow the DIR =
disciplines. At Georges request I can now inform the list the guys name =
is Stuart Taylor and he is a partner in the Mikes Waterfront Warehouse =
franchise at East Grinstead, UK.


  George,

  I posted a question last month re: weightbelts which you were kind =
enough to answer at some length, for which I thank you heartily. I =
thought you might be interested, and probably amused at the events which =
took place at my local dive shop last saturday. I have not named the =
shop, nor have I posted to the list, but would do both if you so wished.
  This season I have been in the process of converting to DIR and as a =
result have been breathing the long hose on my primary for some months, =
however my regulators have not been up to scratch so I decided to buy an =
Apex 40 for my primary reg and convert my existing primary - a Spiro =
Artic - to my back-up. Off I went to my dive shop, complete with both =
sets of regs, to get the new reg fitted immediately to be ready to dive =
on sunday. I arrived at the shop and put my regs on the bench at which =
point one of the co-owners came passed and saw my regs, "What's this =
pile of crap! Why have you got your primary reg on your back-up hose?" =
One of my colleagues intervened at this point and explained that I dive =
my primary on my long hose. "You must be mad! What are you going to do, =
wrap it round your neck and strangle yourself? Your gas consumption will =
soar. What are you going to donate to your buddy in an out of air =
situation?" When I explained my gas consumption had actually improved =
after adopting the long hose and that I would happily donated the =
regulator from my mouth the guy hit the roof. "I'm an engineer and I'm =
telling you it is physically impossible for your consumption to do =
anything but worsten and markedly so!!" The decibels were rising all the =
time. "If you're going to donate the reg from out of your mouth then you =
are an accident waiting to happen, your dangerous and a bloody =
liability. What are you going to breath??" I tried to explain but it was =
pointless, the guy was just not listening. "Where did you get all this =
from? Not that wanker on the internet." I said, yes that's right, the =
same wanker with all the world records for deep and long penetration =
dives and cave dives,the same wanker who has forgotten more about diving =
than you will ever know, and the same wanker who has done more diving =
than you will ever do if you dive every day for the rest of your life, =
yes, that's the guy. Tempers were now getting fraught on both sides! You =
know the sad thing. He doesn't know anything about you other than what =
he has heard from other people, as, by his own admission, he does not =
use the internet. Anyway it was at this point he told me to "Fuck-off =
out of my shop". Bear in mind I had gone there to spend over =A3200. =
"And take this with you!!" he shouted, picking up my twin set. By now I =
was getting mad and told him, in no uncertain words, to put my set down, =
at which point he promptly threw it across the floor. It was then =
eye-ball to eye-ball stuff. What can you do with arsehole like that?

  You have to laugh. And all this for taking your advice and breathing =
the long hose. You see the trouble you get us in lads into!! Will I be =
put off? Will I hell. Will I be using that shop again? No chance!!

  Hope this has kept you entertained. All the best,
  Tim

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>We need to get together and start hitting these =
idiots right=20
in the wallet. Spread the word about this idiot and his "shop". =
</FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2>If it were up to know it all assholes like this guy, the world =
would=20
still be flat, and the moon made of cheese. The best part about these =
"types" is=20
that they are self eliminating. The punters are getting smarter, and =
soon this=20
assholes words will be his noose. Soon he will have basically neophyte =
divers,=20
snickering and laughing at him, and *not* supporting his ignorance with =
their=20
money.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT size=3D2>I admire your restraint. Thanks for
=
the post as=20
well. </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D2>Throwing the dubs would have earned
=
him an=20
instant boot to the scrotum. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Scott</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV=20
  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A href=3D"mailto:tim@hu*.ne*" title=3Dtim@hu*.ne*>tim =
humphrey</A>=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com" =
title=3Dtechdiver@aquanaut.com>Tech=20
  Diver</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 11, =
2000 6:25=20
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> long hose =
eviction</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Dear List,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV>Below please find a copy of a mail I sent to George earlier in =
the week.=20
  It just goes to show the sacrifices necessary to follow the DIR =
disciplines.=20
  At Georges request I can now inform the list the guys name is Stuart =
Taylor=20
  and he is a partner in the Mikes Waterfront Warehouse franchise at =
East=20
  Grinstead, UK.</DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">George,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">I posted a question last month re: =

  weightbelts which you were kind enough to answer at some length, for =
which I=20
  thank you heartily. I thought you might be interested, and probably =
amused at=20
  the events which took place at my local dive shop last saturday. I =
have not=20
  named the shop, nor have I posted to the list, but would do both if =
you so=20
  wished.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">This season I have been in =
the process=20
  of converting to DIR and as a result have been breathing the long hose =
on my=20
  primary for some months, however my regulators have not been up to =
scratch so=20
  I decided to buy an Apex 40 for my primary reg and convert my =
existing=20
  primary - a Spiro Artic - to my back-up. Off I went to my dive shop, =
complete=20
  with both sets of regs, to get the new reg fitted immediately to be =
ready to=20
  dive on sunday. I arrived at the shop and put my regs on the bench at =
which=20
  point one of the co-owners came passed and saw my regs, "What's this =
pile of=20
  crap! Why have you got your primary reg on your back-up hose?" One of =
my=20
  colleagues intervened at this point and explained that I dive my =
primary on my=20
  long hose. "You must be mad! What are you going to do, wrap it round =
your neck=20
  and strangle yourself? Your gas consumption will soar. What are you =
going to=20
  donate to your buddy in an out of air situation?" When I explained my =
gas=20
  consumption had actually improved after adopting the long hose and =
that I=20
  would happily donated the regulator from my mouth the guy hit the =
roof. "I'm=20
  an engineer and I'm telling you it is physically impossible for your=20
  consumption to do anything but worsten and markedly so!!" The decibels =
were=20
  rising all the time. "If you're going to donate the reg from out of =
your mouth=20
  then you are an accident waiting to happen, your dangerous and a =
bloody=20
  liability. What are you going to breath??" I tried to explain but it =
was=20
  pointless, the guy was just not listening. "Where did you get all this =
from?=20
  Not that wanker on the internet." I said, yes that's right, the same =
wanker=20
  with all the world records for deep and long penetration dives and =
cave=20
  dives,the same wanker who has forgotten more about diving than you =
will ever=20
  know, and the same wanker who has done more diving than you will ever =
do if=20
  you dive every day for the rest of your life, yes, that's the guy. =
Tempers=20
  were now getting fraught on both sides! You know the sad thing. He =
doesn't=20
  know anything about you other than what he has heard from other =
people, as, by=20
  his own admission, he does not use the internet. Anyway it was at this =
point=20
  he told me to "Fuck-off out of my shop". Bear in mind I had gone there =
to=20
  spend over =A3200. "And take this with you!!" he shouted, picking up =
my twin=20
  set. By now I was getting mad and told him, in no uncertain words, to =
put my=20
  set down, at which point he promptly threw it across the floor. It was =
then=20
  eye-ball to eye-ball stuff. What can you do with arsehole like=20
  that?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">You have to laugh. And all this =
for taking=20
  your advice and breathing the long hose. You see the trouble you get =
us in=20
  lads into!! Will I be put off? Will I hell. Will I be using that shop =
again?=20
  No chance!!</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Hope this has kept you =
entertained. All the=20
  best,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New =
Roman">Tim</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></H
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