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The first part of your post said it all. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO LEARN... I do cave and am sick to death of hearing about someone who actually believes he and his(followers) have all ( only) the answers. I began wrecking and have been caving 6 or 7 yrs. It is NOT all the way george sees it. Matter of fact if he saw some of his safety or bottle divers SKILLS thru my eyes he'd puke( note I did not say them, but their skills HE would have said something to the effect " they are all #**@## & ##@*#@. Neither is everyone else a stroke. You can actually learn from an O.W. student.( May or may not be dive related) You've heard the saying "action speaks louder than words". Lots of folk ( evidently Bob included is sick of one sided conversation). I again have picked up divers fresh out of an A.O.W. class that are better divers than what I've seen of some of his crew. I am speaking re: bouyancy, resolve to solve problems and even ability to controll pre panic stages. Talk about Wakulla NOT being a training ground..... I would rather learn one thing from a humble man than ten from a self centered close minded clown. Now a step further.. being Nationaly certified in rescue work I warrent you this; ANYONE that is that blind to his personal weakness ( demonstrated by verbal surety) is an accident waiting to happen. It may not happen but the odds are it will. But then it will be a stroke or a manufacturer they trusted or ANYONE else. His actions demonstrate to me he is more interested in being RIGHT than teaching and THAT IS DANGEROUS. Jeff Johnson PS I've used a jersey reel for years on wrecks with fish net all over them viz 6 inches to 5 feet. I to date have not been hung up on my Jersey but have on clips. Many times on these dives you look up and there is net over head. On Mon, 3 Mar 1997 07:37:23 -0500 (EST) Michael McDiarmid <Michael.S.Mcdiarmid.1@gs*.na*.go*> writes: >At 07:03 PM 2/28/97 -0500, RDecker388@ao*.co* wrote: > >><<And don't tell me what they do in caves, I really don't care and I >have >>more portholes than most cavers. >> >> >> Now here's part of the problem, a lack of interest in learning >>techniques used by others in similar situations but different >locations! I >>know it may come as a surprise to you but, there is wreck diving in >locations >>other than the Northeast coast. Most places we just do it a bit >differently >>than you do! >> >>Bob D. > > >Now, within that statement there is a piece of advise that a lot of us >seem >to forget. There is ALWAYS something to learn or refine. You stop >learning when you close your eyes and ears. Take the best from both >worlds >and put it to work for you. I don't frequent caves, but I can >appreciate >the simplistic and streamlined approach that cavers strive for. >Considering that wrecks have at least the same potential for snagging >poorly attached or placed gear couldn't something be learned? I think >so. > >Mike > > >+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ >Please send messages for the WreckDiver list to: >wreckdiver@wreckdiver.com >Send subscription and help requests to: >wreckdiver-request@wreckdiver.com >+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Please send messages for the WreckDiver list to: wreckdiver@wreckdiver.com Send subscription and help requests to: wreckdiver-request@wreckdiver.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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