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Ms. Soler asked a question. Maybe a naive question by (some of) our standards, but a question nonetheless. She is probably a recently certified diver, or one who has been pretty restricted in her diving. She has heard of this "technical diving" realm. She sees the title of this list, and asks her ques- tion.... Civil answers might induce another diver to follow a course of instruction and experience-gaining, and thus enter the "fold". Isn't that what we want, or is it an exclusive little club for those already there by talent or luck? Maybe she will see how multi-ramous the term "technical diving" is, and how many options for having fun with it there are. Maybe she will decide to pass, and not get hurt trying to extend her range by herself. All are legit- imate and laudable courses. But-apologies in advance to any who may have e-mailed her a courteous reply via private e-mail-instead she gets various eyebrows-raised wise-ass comments designed to put her in her place and show her just how little we (for some unstated value of "we" < 100%) think of her and her diving. Very productive. Maybe she'll just die or quit and leave us alone in our self-importance. One need not ever strap on a tank to achieve "strokedom"; a keyboard and modem will suffice. Dave Ventre "Flames cheerfully scoffed at" Quincy MA
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