JeffG
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No body is as good a diver as you, Jeff, we all know that.
You will have the honor of being the first person I have put on my ignore list
Awesome.
and I thought I lost my touch.
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No body is as good a diver as you, Jeff, we all know that.
You will have the honor of being the first person I have put on my ignore list
Im by no means knowledgable or skilled, so im not saying anything about the boys diving, cant tell much... im in the middle of my classes,
I have no idea why I am responding to accusations that the kid has terrible skills, but ................. he started a formal scuba class with an active instructor who eventaully certified him.
Ya know,
One of the reasons WHY I usually don't hang out in Basic Discussions is because of inane little discussions like this one where pontificating FOOLS seem bound and determined to sell others that THEY are right and everyone else is WRONG. I really, REALLY dislike that attitude. Somehow people posting in this thread have equated a 10 year old diving with child abuse or worse - all to try and "prove" their supposed "point." PATHETIC. Please try growing up and acting just a bit more mature before you BORE the rest of us with your drivel.
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And there lies the key. You weren't there, you don't know his son or his abilities or how many dives he had done. You don't know the dad and his skills and how well he has taught his son. And you don't know the site and how easy or difficult it may be on any given day.
So to characterize DD as being "irresponsible," a "bad role model as a father and professional dive instructor", and taking actions that "reeks of stupidity" was way out of line on your part.
Take the blinders off and understand that everything doesn't always have to be "By the Book".
and someone HAS to defend DumpsterDiver and his son.
I was concerned about this too Howard, but unfortunately the near-flaming began with those that Drewski was referring to, and someone HAS to defend DumpsterDiver and his son.
If you read the thread, you would see that the father is a CERTIFIED instructor. The kid got a huge jump on the rest of his classmates when he started his cert class.
Ok, terd, I was saying if his father is a scuba instructor, I would think he would get certified, i wasnt making any insults or accusations towards either one of them. I was stating the way i felt about certs. I thought the boys father would think the same way, just different opinion. read my whole post next time.