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Mike, I agree with you, but there are two problems. One is that they might not be aware of the alternatives (i.e. GUE), the other is that if people get slammed the way Jim just slammed this guy, they might not *want* to look at the alternatives. I look at this as life support, and I'm not about to risk my life because one instructor happens to be nicer than another. But most people simply want to have a good time, and if they get flamed they'll go somewhere else. There's a time for flaming people, and there's a time for welcoming someone who's looking for the right way. Cheers. MHK wrote: ~ >Paul, > >The answer is simple.. When you get an instrokter like that the student >needs only to click on the following link > >www.gue.com > >No one needs to put up with the deep air shit anymore.. Most of us have had >no choice in the past when IANTD and TDI forced the deep air shit on us, but >those days are long gone.. If a student is too lazy to do due diligence and >get proper training from a proper instructor than diving deep may not be the >wisest course of action... > >Later >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Paul Braunbehrens" <Bakalite@ba*.co*> >To: <ScottBonis@ao*.co*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 8:39 AM >Subject: Re: deep air Please help > > >> The problem is that people aren't aware of the options. They have an >> instructor that they've been working with, whom they trust, and then >> the guy says "OK, the next step is to do Deep Air". You try to >> argue, but the guy is adamant because he wants to make money on one >> more class. You figure he must know his stuff, and you do want to >> progress to trimix, so you feel you have no choice. It's classic, >> and it's criminal. >> >> <ScottBonis@ao*.co*> wrote: >> ~ >> >Hi Ed, >> > >> >I'm having difficulty understanding your message. How did an instructor >> >"FORCE" you to dive to 180 on air? Did he physically restrain you and >pull >> >you down to that depth? >> > >> >I think you need to grow up and start to take some responsibility for >your >> >own decisions. Yes IMHO, the instructor was wrong. Yes IMHO, the dive >was >> >stupid. But yes, you choose to make the dive. So consider yourself >lucky >> >that you dodged the bullet this time and learn from it. >> > >> >Take care and dive safe, Scott >> > >> >Some weeks it's just not worth the effort to gnaw through the restraints >and >> >scramble up out of the pit. >> > >> > >> > >> >In a message dated 5/31/2001 10:00 AM NyWrecker@ao*.co* writes: >> > >> ><< ... Ive only ben diving for about 3 years.Im VERRY aware of this deep >air >> >shit BUT i have asked a few people for a limit and cant get an answer.To >> >start off the rec limit is 130 on air.Last summer i was FORCED to go to >> >150-160-3 times and 180 on it.The MOD on the 180 was 220.I know stupid >BUT it >> >was with a TDI-IANTD instructor so what do you expect.I tried to get him >to >> >let me use a mix but he wouldnt and i thought he wouldnt but i had to >try... >> >>> >> >-- >> >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >> >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >> >> >> -- >> Paul B. >> -- >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Paul B. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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