True, Dan is not shy about his opinions, but other than some ribbing
about no tank boots and long hoses, he is OK with DIR.  His major gripe
seems to be not following your dive plan.
Wendell

Capt JT wrote:
> 
> Mark was on the money with his post.....Read it again...... Danny did not
> bar me from his boat when I showed up using some of the DIR techniques, it
> is not the Captains place to do that or vice versa.
> 
> At 11:38 AM 1/25/02 -0800, Jack Farmer wrote:
> >Mark Melendez wrote:
> >
> > >  At 07:22 PM 1/24/02, someone wrote:
> > >
> > >> These people are of course enemies of DIR
> > >
> > >
> > > I don't know who wrote that but it's the stupidest thing I have ever
> > > read on this list. The *enemies* of DIR????? Enemies??? Are you
> > > serious? Some people need to lighten up.
> > >
> > > Dan Crowell runs a charter boat. Is it his place to start dictating
> > > whether divers should be DIR or nor DIR? Should any charter boat
> > > operator tell divers what gear configs they are to have other than
> > > making sure they have depth and pressure gauge? NO FUCKING WAY. I
> > > prefer to pay my charter fee, load up my DIR gear and then be LEFT THE
> > > FUCK ALONE. I assume that Crowell is not DIR, if someone wants to take
> > > a class from him then that's their business. I personally wouldn't,
> > > but other people would.
> > >
> > > The WKPP can do whatever they want to as they are a *private
> > > organization* and the members understand who is in charge.
> >
> >It's pretty simple to me at least he does NOT want to see people DIE
> >from being sent to what he considers to be an unsafe (stroke)
> >instructor.
> >
> >Safe Diving.
> >
> >L8R
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Why George even gives a crap about some charter boat guy 1000 miles
> > > away is
> > > really beyond me.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> >
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