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From: "Michael Barnette" <aocfishman@ho*.co*>
To: captjt@mi*.co*, cobber@ci*.co*, vbtech@ci*.co*,
     techdiver@aquanaut.com
Cc: dwiden@co*.ne*
Subject: Re: Last weekend's accident at Little River - newspaper report
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 03:43:42
JT-
Final time.  Since you changed tact and are making some very disturbing 
assertions, I need to respond.

>Mike, you just don't get it do you. I have tried to talk to you in private
>and you think I'm an asshole, because I'm willing to speak the truth.

I think you are an asshole for entirely different reasons.  As far as 
private discussions, we have butted heads, but also talked freely.  In those 
private emails there generally is very little posturing from you, in 
contrast to the stuff you put out on the lists in front of an audience.  I 
think that's cute.

However, your initial post on this incident was transparent and to the 
lists.  You never asked any specific questions.  The only person that 
appears to know how to act like a civilized person here is Dave.

The
>fact is we can stop all this bullshit and put out there what needs to be
>done. The only reason that guy is alive is because of Rick Atkins and
>VBtech, which comes down to me being an "asshole", you can blame Eric for
>anything you want, but he saved that guy and he is a part of VBtech and
>Rick trained him.

I would love Eric or anyone else to tell me how I am blaming him.  You guys 
are really contorting this.  The guy Eric helped was extremely grateful.  I 
am pretty sure he even called up later to thank him personally on the phone, 
as I know he did that to the other people on the boat that treated him.  I 
told Eric he did a great job (several times) and that I was glad he happened 
to be there.  The only thing aside from that was joking around with him 
saying he had "bad mojo" since he was with Becky also.  The way it was 
presented made it obvious that was a joke.

When Rick came over to my house, Eric had already told him what happened.  
When Rick asked about it, I freely and openly told him what I knew and we 
discussed it for a while.  I didn't give Eric *any* grief about that, nor 
did I pause one second when Rick asked me any questions.  I also told Rick 
why I am not posting it to the lists, which, again, I must thank you for 
illustrating exactly why that is.  Sorry, no cover-up there...


It was no fluke that he was involved in the saving
>of
>Becky either. But you got him so scared he won't even talk to me, so keep
>him out of it and deal with someone who ain't afraid of you.

How so?  I told him and everyone else, they are adults and free to conduct 
themselves anyway they want.  Everyone came to me asking what to say or what 
not to say.  I told them they could say whatever the hell they wanted to.  
Sorry, no cover-up there...


You
>might
>think you control all the dive boats down there, but that ain't true.

I don't know where this is coming from.  I just dive.  I am tired of all you 
fuck-sticks trying to work an angle.  We dive, that's it.  Jesus you are 
petty.

and
>
>Get off your high horse and tell us what went wrong and what you intend on
>doing to keep it from happening again.
>

Ask Dave.  You don't deserve one more minute of my time.  buh-bye.

Cuddles,
Mike



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