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  1. djcheburashka

    Tough love for the industry's lithium addiction

    This seems to me to plainly be correct. One way of addressing fire safety is by eliminating all ignition sources. But eliminating lithium batteries from boats doesn't eliminate, or even reduce by much, the number of ignition sources. Chargers are a much bigger risk than the batteries, and...
  2. djcheburashka

    Legal considerations for the Fire on dive boat Conception in CA

    Yes, there is such a situation: It's called a duty of care. A passerby does not have a duty of care. Someone else on the dive who just happens to be a divemaster does not have a duty of care. Someone who is paid to provide a service, however, does have a duty of care. A duty of care that...
  3. djcheburashka

    Who, precisely, are we not permitted to criticize on this board?

    I want to be clear about something so that it does not appear that I just have hard-on about Frank. (You've brought his name into this...) The reason I have been posting about this, is not to attack Frank or the Spree. The reason is that Frank has been representing himself as an expert on boat...
  4. djcheburashka

    Who, precisely, are we not permitted to criticize on this board?

    You may have. I used no derogatory terms and made no unfounded accusations. All I did was repeat the actions that someone in the forum had taken, and the words they used.
  5. djcheburashka

    Who, precisely, are we not permitted to criticize on this board?

    My posts were absolutely civil - and directly on-topic. In fact, they were far more civil than the posts I was responding to. The person who issued the ban does not claim that my posts were off-topic. He claims that they were not truthful. (They were.) He claims that they were uncivil...
  6. djcheburashka

    Who, precisely, are we not permitted to criticize on this board?

    Quote one thing -- just one thing -- I said that wasn't entirely truthful.
  7. djcheburashka

    Who, precisely, are we not permitted to criticize on this board?

    It may be your view that my attack was "vicious." But it was also *entirely truthful*. It is his own actions and words that make him look bad - not me. This is the point: You seem to be moderating for the purpose of protecting someone's reputation. In doing so, you are preventing the...
  8. djcheburashka

    Who, precisely, are we not permitted to criticize on this board?

    Damn straight it didn't. I refused to dive with, but kept my mouth shut, about this person for *years*. It is now abundantly clear - to anyone who bothers to look - that they behaved in a manner that is extraordinarily reckless, for years. While laughing that it was fine, because their lawyer...
  9. djcheburashka

    Who, precisely, are we not permitted to criticize on this board?

    Yesterday, I was banned for a day, and a host of posts have now been deleted, which concerned the Conception fire. The reason for the ban and deletion, is that while what I had posted was truthful and accurate, it was also critical of a moderator and financial supporter of this site. I will...
  10. djcheburashka

    Legal considerations for the Fire on dive boat Conception in CA

    Unfortunately, we also have a culture in the dive professional community that is unwilling to acknowledge this. People who obsess endlessly over their waivers, quote the coast guard regulations as evidence of their safety, and then whine and complain about lawyers. Those people are dangerous...
  11. djcheburashka

    Legal considerations for the Fire on dive boat Conception in CA

    That’s exactly right. Any operator who describes themselves as a “taxi” or has some kind of elaborate waiver, that’s a huge red flag. That’s an operator that is trying to get out of its responsibilities, is trying to do the bare minimum, and doesn’t have a genuine concern for safety.
  12. djcheburashka

    Legal considerations for the Fire on dive boat Conception in CA

    Actually the principal difference is the form of the document. One is called an assumption of risk, the other is a liability waiver. Whether one or both are theoretically enforceable, and to what extent, varies widely from state to state. As a general matter, however, it is almost universal...
  13. djcheburashka

    Legal considerations for the Fire on dive boat Conception in CA

    No, if they throw a rock at your car, that’s an intentional tort. Negligence has nothing to do with it, Frank, you are not a lawyer. This is just wrong. You can’t just post a sign and thereby not have a duty of care when you throw rocks on the street. Several years ago, you were bragging and...
  14. djcheburashka

    St. Lawrence River recovery - Ontario, Canada

    In Canada, the post mortem report isn’t made public automatically. It appears that rather than share information, the wagons have been arranged in circular formation.
  15. djcheburashka

    St. Lawrence River recovery - Ontario, Canada

    I think the broad safety implications of the diving death of an instructor who has, apparently, trained thousands of other instructors, including hundreds of technical instructors, should be obvious. A number of people have commented that a buddy is not under an obligation to share their story...
  16. djcheburashka

    St. Lawrence River recovery - Ontario, Canada

    Is there really still no report from the buddy? The loss of one of the most prolific technical instructor trainers of the largest certification agency, on a rec dive, presents obviously broad safety concerns. I really hope people don’t circle the wagons on this one.
  17. djcheburashka

    Wrist strap for Liquivision Xen

    I already use bungee cords. The purpose of the wrist strap is to give me a place to mount the ez cut line cutter.
  18. djcheburashka

    Wrist strap for Liquivision Xen

    I have a liquivision Xen. The wrist strap broke last weekend. They're no longer in business. Does anyone know what wrist straps might be compatible with the Xen? Or any shops that have existing stock for sale? Thanks.
  19. djcheburashka

    Wanted Two Faber LP 50s

    Im located in San Francisco.
  20. djcheburashka

    For Sale Luxfer AL 40s

    Twin Luxfer AL 40s for sale. 5 years old, just had their first hydro six months ago.
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