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Would I? No, of course not. Would I care if someone else, who knew the dangers, were to decide that he wanted to fly in a rickety plane or jump with a torn parachute? Of course not. The information is out there, on a bunch of sites (incl GUE, WKPP, etc.). If someone chooses to ignore it, that's their business - doesnt bother me in the least. >From: "Todd Clagett" <toddclagett1@ea*.ne*> >Reply-To: <toddclagett1@ea*.ne*> >To: "'Vandit Kalia'" <vtb666@ho*.co*>, <skipmac@co*.co*>, ><ScottBonis@ao*.co*> >CC: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >Subject: RE: WTF is Ed? >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 20:03:10 -0400 > >Would you fly in a plane that was not well maintained or safe just because >you wanted to fly? Would you parachute with an old parachute that you >thought was dangerous just because you love skydiving? I don't think >so!!!!!!!! Why would you dive on the WRONG mix, a dangerous mix......just >because the right mix isn't available........wrong answer. You won't >remember the fun you didn't have anyway. > > >From: Skip MacElhannon <skipmac@co*.co*> > >To: ScottBonis@ao*.co* > >CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com > >Subject: Re: WTF is Ed? > >Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 23:37:38 -0400 > > > >Scott, > > > >The issue with TDI has nothing to do with DIR or not DIR. And I do not > >doubt that there are some excellent instructors that teach for TDI. The > >problem I have is with the policies of the organization and the >activities > >of the president of TDI, Brett Gilliam. This is a man that recently > >published an article in a national dive magazine advocating drinking and > >diving. His argument is that a little beer does not contribute to > >dehydration or DCS. He seems completely oblivious to the fact that >alcohol > >impairs one's judgement (I assume you agree that diving while even a >little > >inebriated is not safe, even for a shallow, open water, recreational > >dive). Perhaps his attitude is understandable when one considers that he > >has also published articles referring to pot smoking on dive trips and is > >the leading advocate in the "dive industry" for deep air narcosis, the >best > >drug of all. > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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