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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C1A914.24436080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Karla, you could not have paid me enough money to go with you. I should have turned right around that day when I saw the scene on that boat, or stayed on the boat and not dove. I was hoping that I would find some nice lone recreational diver that I could just take care of, like I usually do on recreational dives - I really quite enjoy doing that as it makes me feel like I am helping someone else have a good dive. But, there were not any lone recreational divers on the boat that day that I saw. It was all classes and groups of couples and of course you, who counts as at least three people plus another 3 people for your mouth. Oh yes, there was that one other diver who was a severe stroke and well suited to be your buddy. I saw that the boat did not have enough flags for teams of two divers each - you and your buddy were in fact the ONLY team of two on the boat. All other teams were 4 or more, which would have made me number 5 or number 6 of a group already formed. I was not about to risk getting left by some incoherent newbie diver while I was hunting lobster, nor was I willing to risk one of a large group wandering off while I was busy if I was the one with the group's flag, so I asked if I could take my own flag. Furthermore, if I would have had only the choice of diving with you or not at all, I would have gladly sat on the boat and worked on my tan. I normally don't dive on that boat. I either go out on the Brownies boat or on another boat (which will remain nameless in hopes to preserve it's charming recreational innocence from your kind) where grossly fat pontificating tech-diver wannabe slobs like you are seldom found. Both of the recreational boats I frequent are well-equipped with plenty of flags for two-diver teams, and the divemasters know me well and pair me up with competent divers or at least harmless and calm recreational divers. It's really funny - I was talking to Trey on the phone after the dive telling him about the 300 lb. droopy belly female (if you can call it that) diver who was holding court in every way possible and whom the divemaster had to send a diver down to retrieve after she sent her buddy up by himself, refusing to come up with him while continued to dive alone well after everyone else was on the boat, inconveniencing all of us, and Trey told me that it must be Karla, the dog trainer. I burst out loud laughing, it was too perfect. Had I known that was you and not just some anonymous fat slob while I was still at the dock, I would have known what I was in for and gone to the beach instead. There is absolutely nothing worse than getting on a recreational dive boat and having some loud mouth fat slob attempting to brag about her diving to new divers and have her stroke buddy try to dispense incoherent advice about oxygen partial pressures to somebody who has done over a hundred gas dives with George Irvine. That pretty much ruined my whole day right there, but the boat was already pulling out from the dock and it was too late to turn back. If George had been there you would have been the one who got off the boat, not me, and your buddy would have gone first - the hard way. -----Original Message----- From: Dogtrner1@ao*.co* [mailto:Dogtrner1@ao*.co*] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 7:00 AM To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: DIR and Solo Diving Ok, so let me get this straight. It's ok for Some on this list to talk the talk, but not walk the walk? Do as I say, not as I do? Shit sounds like my dad. You could agree with him and you would still be wrong. Many have asked why I didn't ask Pina to go with me? I had a dive buddy, and was the first off the boat. I had no clue she was diving solo, or I might have said something. The only reason I knew, was because my buddy and I met her along the way, with no buddy in sight. Truthfully, I, as someone else said, don't give a damn what anyone does. Except when I have been slammed by them for doing that same thing. Kinda makes them a hypocrite. Now, there are times when I do advocate buddy diving, and times when I don't. If George or Pina had come out and said that there were times when it was ok, that would have been fine, but they haven't. They have expressly said it is stroke diving. So, logically then, the assumption would be that Pina is a stroke diver, since she was solo diving. Karla ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C1A914.24436080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2712.300" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=3D742464001-30012002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>Karla,=20 you could not have paid me enough money to go with you. I should = have=20 turned right around that day when I saw the scene on that boat, or = stayed on the=20 boat and not dove. I was hoping that I would find some nice lone=20 recreational diver that I could just take care of, like I usually do on=20 recreational dives - I really quite enjoy doing that as it makes me feel = like I=20 am helping someone else have a good dive. But, there were not any = lone=20 recreational divers on the boat that day that I saw. It was all = classes=20 and groups of couples and of course you, who counts as at = least three=20 people plus another 3 people for your mouth. Oh yes, there was = that one=20 other diver who was a severe stroke and well suited to be your = buddy.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D742464001-30012002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=3D742464001-30012002><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D742464001-30012002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>I saw=20 that the boat did not have enough flags for teams of two divers each - = you and=20 your buddy were in fact the ONLY team of two on the boat. All = other teams=20 were 4 or more, which would have made me number 5 or number 6 of a group = already=20 formed. I was not about to risk getting left by some incoherent = newbie=20 diver while I was hunting lobster, nor was I willing to risk one of = a large=20 group wandering off while I was busy if I was the one with the = group's=20 flag, so I asked if I could take my own flag. Furthermore, if I = would have=20 had only the choice of diving with you or not at all, I would have = gladly sat on=20 the boat and worked on my tan. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D742464001-30012002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D742464001-30012002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>I=20 normally don't dive on that boat. I either go out on the Brownies = boat or=20 on another boat (which will remain nameless in hopes to preserve it's = charming=20 recreational innocence from your kind) where grossly fat pontificating=20 tech-diver wannabe slobs like you are seldom found. Both of the=20 recreational boats I frequent are well-equipped with plenty of flags for = two-diver teams, and the divemasters know me well and pair me up with = competent=20 divers or at least harmless and calm recreational divers. = It's really=20 funny - I was talking to Trey on the phone after the dive telling him = about the=20 300 lb. droopy belly female (if you can call it that) diver who = was holding=20 court in every way possible and whom the divemaster had to send a = diver=20 down to retrieve after she sent her buddy up by himself, refusing to = come up=20 with him while continued to dive alone well after everyone else was on = the boat,=20 inconveniencing all of us, and Trey told me that it must be Karla, the = dog=20 trainer. I burst out loud laughing, it was too perfect. Had = I known=20 that was you and not just some anonymous fat slob while I was still at = the dock,=20 I would have known what I was in for and gone to the beach=20 instead.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D742464001-30012002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D742464001-30012002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>There=20 is absolutely nothing worse than getting on a recreational dive boat and = having=20 some loud mouth fat slob attempting to brag about her diving to new = divers=20 and have her stroke buddy try to dispense incoherent advice about oxygen = partial=20 pressures to somebody who has done over a hundred gas dives with George=20 Irvine. That pretty much ruined my whole day right there, but the = boat was=20 already pulling out from the dock and it was too late to turn = back. If=20 George had been there you would have been the one who got off the boat, = not me,=20 and your buddy would have gone first - the hard way.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D742464001-30012002></SPAN><SPAN=20 class=3D742464001-30012002></SPAN><FONT face=3DTahoma><FONT = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D742464001-30012002><FONT face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D742464001-30012002> </SPAN>-----Original = Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20 Dogtrner1@ao*.co* [mailto:Dogtrner1@ao*.co*]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, = January=20 29, 2002 7:00 AM<BR><B>To:</B> techdiver@aquanaut.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> = Re: DIR=20 and Solo Diving<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>Ok, so let me = get this=20 straight. It's ok for Some on this list to talk the talk, but = not walk=20 the walk? Do as I say, not as I do? Shit sounds like my = dad.=20 You could agree with him and you would still be wrong. = <BR><BR>Many have=20 asked why I didn't ask Pina to go with me? <BR><BR>I had a dive buddy, = and was=20 the first off the boat. I had no clue she was diving solo, or I = might=20 have said something. The only reason I knew, was because my buddy and = I met=20 her along the way, with no buddy in sight. <BR><BR>Truthfully, I, as = someone=20 else said, don't give a damn what anyone does. Except when I = have been=20 slammed by them for doing that same thing. Kinda makes them a = hypocrite.=20 <BR><BR>Now, there are times when I do advocate buddy diving, and = times when I=20 don't. <BR><BR>If George or Pina had come out and said that there were = times=20 when it was ok, that would have been fine, but they haven't. = They have=20 expressly said it is stroke diving. <BR><BR>So, logically then, the = assumption=20 would be that Pina is a stroke diver, since she was solo diving. = <BR><BR>Karla=20 <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C1A914.24436080-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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