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Well JT, since I am new to diving deeper I would like to know what it takes to break out of the "neophyte" status. I believe you even called me this once. So please tell us. I think Mike has made some good points. I don't think that the F ups one makes in the past should count against anyone as long as they learn from them and don't continue doing it over and over expecting different results. I think this is what some leaders in the DIR community define as a stroke. Hopefully the "Truth" will prevail in the end. Brian -----Original Message----- From: Michael Barnette [mailto:aocfishman@ho*.co*] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 1:22 PM To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: JT, the artful dodger Well howdy to you JT - Golly gee, I guess I got your number of dives wrong. Pray tell, just how many dives below 150fsw have you done? I don't want to get it wrong or put words in your mouth (I wouldn't know where to begin), so just answer this one nagging question with a number. That should be pretty simple, even for a flunkie like you. The heat is not on me. You can try and say that I am the one suffering here and "twisting", but I think the entire list sees what is going on here. I am really enjoying this. I have been straight-forward, truthful, and open about my diving history. You on the other hand have been nebulous, obfuscatory, and deceptive. Just give us a number and we will leave it at that. As I stated, even if you double the number of dives from your list and the ones that showed up as trip reports on VBTECH and TECHDIVER, it is still well below 100. I am sure we all understand that there are some 40-50 dives that are somehow unaccounted for due to you not yapping about them, being as modest as you are and all. The truth is your website is more accurate than you think or want to believe right now. By the way, who was your trimix instructor, what agency were you certified through, and what is your trimix card number? JT, don't worry, we are not trying to emulate you or "keep up." We all understand that this is not a competitive sport and there is no need to "keep up." Obviously you don't. I am perfectly content doing my "weenie" dives and documenting new, unexplored shipwrecks. Is anyone keeping count of the number of times JT has tried to worm out of answering how many technical dives he has done? I am sure it exceeds the number of his technical dives.... Your turn JT...I told you this would not go away. Standing by, Mike Michael C. Barnette Association of Underwater Explorers Because it's there...somewhere...maybe. http://www.mikey.net/aue _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- 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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