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I figured I'd get a few boots in the ass on the way out. But all considering, this is not too bad. This guy and Mike Pizzio (who at least had the balls to use his real name) are the only ones who have decided to torment me so far. And Pizzio pretty much said it was because of the hard time we gave Barnett for trying to hide that embolism he had on one of his trips. Pizzio also claims I wronged him on these lists but I cannot find any posts where I did this. If anyone can find them, please forward them to Mike as he can't find them either. I've had a lot of strong discussions on this list, I call 'em as I see em, and have always done it under my true name. Some of the discussions have gotten a bit out of hand at times, but no hard feelings on my part. What takes place on this list has no bearing at all on the real world, at least my real world. Some accuse me of being a know-it-all, fine, they had every opportunity to call me on it on this list and discuss it. If they decided not to, well then I must have been right. As far as being fat, I am a big guy, 6'3" and did weigh upwards of 290lbs at one point. When I came down with pneumonia this winter I lost 15lbs and decided to keep on going. I'm at a more reasonable 265 now. The pnumonia thing was a reality check, anyone who has had it knows what I mean. It had some bearing in how I view my life and particularly my family. I don't smoke cigarettes and I don't do drugs. I do love a glass of fine Malmsey once in a while, however. And as far as the 450 is concerned, even at 265 I cannot reach the goddamn valves. Taking a break from tech diving was a hard decision. As all of you who actually dive know, the sport has an addictive quality to it. I don't know if it is the adventure, the adrenlin rush you get as you see that wreck come out of the gloom or the comradarie of good friends (or the blind-drunk narcosis for some of you) that causes this. But whatever it is, I will miss it. My only words of advice to you guys is to listen to George, he will save you much time, money and grief, perhaps even your life. And take the DIR fundamentals course. For the price of one tech trip you can improve your survival skills 1000%. And remember, boys and girls, there is nothing down there worth dieing for. If you have doubts about your skills, then you need to practice until you can resolve those doubts. If you see someone who is completely clueless and is about to kill themselves, do them a favor and tell them that they are about to kill themselves. Don't let them walk off the boat, like Chris Murley did. If they do go ahead and walk off, then at least your consience will be clear. Jim On 5/9/02 12:05 PM, "Paul Braunbehrens" <Bakalite@ba*.co*> wrote: > It's because of assholes such as this, that people don't own up to > their mistakes. This hurts the diving community as a whole. I for > one have a lot of respect for Jim, for having the guts to come out > and say that he's not ready. The reason it takes guts is exactly > because there are assholes like the one who posted the message below. > I've had some disagreements with Jim in the past, and yes, he can be > abrasive. This does not, however, give one license to shoot him down > in public when he does the right thing. > > I'd just like to add that whoever this asshole is, he's also a > coward, since he doesn't have the guts to sign his name. > > > CobbtheSlob@ao*.co* wrote: > ~ >> Since I am too fat to dive and I have proudly announced my inept stupidity to >> the world I have decided to market my own line of dive gear to accommodate >> the morbidly obese diver. >> >> COBB THE SLOB LTD. PROUDLY ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST PRODUCT!!!! >> >> >> THE COBBWINDER! >> >> The original slobbwinder was designed for fat slobs who can't reach their >> valves. >> >> NOW!!! THE NEW IMPROVED COBBWINDER controls all three valves and is >> named after the self proclaimed expert and fat slob, JIM COBB. The >> COBBWINDER is US made of stainless 440 steel cable so when you decide you are >> totally worthless because you failed out of a DIR fundamentals course you can >> use it to hang yourself WHILE STILL WEARING YOUR DOUBLES from the highest >> tree around without fear of the cable snapping under your tremendous weight! >> >> Now you can stop blaming your constrictive drysuit instead of your obesity. >> >> Get the new "COBBWINDER" today! ACT NOW for BONUS McDonald's and Pizza Hut >> Coupons!!! Pack on the pounds! >> >> ***Coupon offer void where prohibited. >> -- >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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