Attitudes Toward DIR Divers

[grf88]

I have no interest or need or want to become a certified GUE / DIR diver. However, I am always interested in any new techniques, philosophies and equipment configurations since I might learn something that I decide is valuable to me personally........ so I can appreciate anything the GUE/DIR agency has to offer in that regard. It's my choice to take it or leave it.

The only reason I am even reacting and responding to this thread is because that's what we do here. I didn't start this thread. I'm just reacting to it and giving my personal opinion. If you don't want to hear other folks opinions, then don't ask for them.

I stand corrected, your lack of a sense of humour would make you an ideal candidate.

 

[NW Dive Dawg]

I stand corrected, your lack of a sense of humour would make you an ideal candidate.

So my understanding from your response is that you are saying that anyone with a lack of sense of humor would be an ideal candidate for GUE / DIR. That totally explains all I need to know about GUE/DIR.

Q. When was the fun and an individuals personal fun and adventure taken out of diving?
A. GUE was founded in 1998!

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

So my understanding from your response is that you are saying that anyone with a lack of sense of humor would be an ideal candidate for GUE / DIR. That totally explains all I need to know about GUE/DIR.

Q. When was the fun and an individuals personal fun and adventure taken out of diving?
A. GUE was founded in 1998

You hunt for lingcod, I know you do.
I’ve never known any DIR’s to ever hunt.
You probably also solo dive, and try different gear configurations and probably none of them are DIR compliant, are they?
Don’t worry about it, you’ll never become a DIR compliant, just like me.
For years I thought it was all mythology. It still is mythology to me and an abstract concept because we don’t have any here. We used to have one but he left. So it’s all just air, it means nothing, just words on a screen is all.
Keep shooting ling’s man and if and when you ever get a chance to come visit, you can go home with a barrel of urchins and even give some to your friends.
And this ‘ain’t mythology.