This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C280BA.0BE19240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That a company that size has no liability insurance is a pretty strong = statement re the quality of the product. It is funny that the big = motivator in these matters always seems to be $$$ before safety. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: CaptnDale@ao*.co*=20 To: joe@po*.co* ; ScottBonis@ao*.co* ; quest@gu*.co* ; = Techdiver@aquanaut.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:39 AM Subject: Re: Some good info from TDI In a message dated 10/30/02 11:01:39 AM Central Standard Time, = joe@po*.co* writes:=20 No sarcasm intended but is safety the real motive here or are they = pushing=20 or promoting a different CCR?=20 As I understand it, the reason TDI has taken this action is that the = manufacturer of the Inspiration has no product liability insurance. The = manufacturer sells only to instructors, who may then resell to their = students. That makes the instructor the importer/reseller and could = make them responsible for product liability. The liability might also = spill over onto the instructor's agency. The sharks go after whomever = has money.=20 Safe diving,=20 Dale=20 Enterprise Marine Dive Charters=20 www.captaindales.com=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C280BA.0BE19240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That a company that size has no = liability insurance=20 is a pretty strong statement re the quality of the product. = It is=20 funny that the big motivator in these matters always seems to be $$$ = before=20 safety.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DCaptnDale@ao*.co*=20 href=3D"mailto:CaptnDale@ao*.co*">CaptnDale@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Djoe@po*.co*=20 href=3D"mailto:joe@po*.co*">joe@polarbearinc.com</A> ; <A=20 title=3DScottBonis@ao*.co*=20 href=3D"mailto:ScottBonis@ao*.co*">ScottBonis@aol.com</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dquest@gu*.co* href=3D"mailto:quest@gu*.co*">quest@gue.com</A> = ; <A=20 title=3DTechdiver@aquanaut.com=20 href=3D"mailto:Techdiver@aquanaut.com">Techdiver@aquanaut.com</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 30, = 2002 9:39=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Some good info = from=20 TDI</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>In a = message dated=20 10/30/02 11:01:39 AM Central Standard Time, <A=20 href=3D"mailto:joe@po*.co*">joe@polarbearinc.com</A> writes:=20 <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 TYPE=3D"CITE">No sarcasm intended but is safety the real motive here = or are=20 they pushing <BR>or promoting a different CCR? = <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>As=20 I understand it, the reason TDI has taken this action is that the = manufacturer=20 of the Inspiration has no product liability insurance. The = manufacturer=20 sells only to instructors, who may then resell to their students. = That=20 makes the instructor the importer/reseller and could make them = responsible for=20 product liability. The liability might also spill over onto the=20 instructor's agency. The sharks go after whomever has money.=20 <BR><BR>Safe diving, <BR>Dale <BR>Enterprise Marine Dive Charters=20 <BR>www.captaindales.com=20 <BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></H TML> ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C280BA.0BE19240-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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