is YD turning into a DIR/GUE love in?

[Diving Dude]

Originally Posted by scubajay

Calm down kiddies. I think he is joking. Si's recent dive was far from GUE/DIR - I was with him and I think we broke all the rules.

It's not Si's post that l was referring to it's Howard Juniors post where he states

Originally Posted by Howard junior

The conclusion that I'm coming to is that GUE really has got it about right.

Fiona, this was posted in the Tek-talk forum not the DIR forum.

[wilbo]

there's always Big Brother instead..

[Adrian Kelland]

Originally Posted by Diving Dude

l'm getting just a tad fed up with the amount of DIR/Gue love in posts we're getting on YD at the moment.

Backslappers.com was set up for this purpose.

A prime example is Si's post about his recent dive.

I think you are wrong Howard, although I have not done any statistical analysis of all posts.

At least they tend towards diving and, while this is a community, many posts elsewhere are nothing about diving at all. Ho hum.

Personally I like the mixture.

There is a special forum for rebreathers too

Adrian

BSAC v PADI anyone?

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by GLOC

No he wasn't. He was out with me in Germany and what Howard doesn't know about german armpit hair isn't worth knowing

I beleive you are both mistaken as i have photographic evidance that the Dude was in fact at the British Musiem..

[Howard Payne]

I'm a bit sick of it as well - it is a bit disproportionate to how many of us there are. I guess best ways you could say that we're just passionate about our diving I'm not going to stop contributing to YD to redress the balance tho
For the record - I just consider myself to be a diver who's been trained by GUE.
Every one on here considers and judges my posts as if I'm some sort of spokeman for George and Jarrod themselves - that's their fault not mine.
If someone trained by a good tech instructor like Mark mentions their training or an opinion formulated as a result of that training - it's just training. When it's GUE / DIR a different standard seems to apply - it's religious fervour or more DIR bullshit - that's not fair.
I'm happy to go diving with anyone who's safe and sensible and that list extends way beyond GUE trained divers and includes plenty of YDers.
Like anyone cares

[Scubee]

Originally Posted by Howard Payne

I'm happy to go diving with anyone who's safe and sensible and that list extends way beyond GUE trained divers and includes plenty of YDers.
Like anyone cares

I still have one space left on 19/20 April on Scimitar if you're interested...40/45m ... I'm not GUE, but i would still buddy you

[Sixsquid]

Personally I think this "post mortem" is out of order

"and that's all I'm going to say about that"

"I Learned About Diving From That...: This forum is for people to explain their diving incidents, however minor or serious, thereby allowing others to learn from their mistakes. To facilitate discussion, there will be no stone throwing or out-and-out negative criticism. Anonomous posts can be made through the Moderator if required."

[GLOC]

Originally Posted by Scubee

I still have one space left on 19/20 April on Scimitar if you're interested...40/45m ... I'm not GUE, but i would still buddy you

He's mine I tell you!! Actually, truth be told, he is diving with me on Buccaneer on the 19th and the rubbish ground of the Sailing Ship on the 20th

[yellowduke]

Originally Posted by Mal Bridgeman

As Chasey rather astutely observed recently .... at least it's discussing aspects of diving .... or would we rather YD concentrated on colour of poo, whether we have to have a red light on our bicycles or what root vegetable is best stuck up your vagina then fed to your parents?

Mal

White poo: Where did it go?
Red at the back and white at the front and none of those daft flashing ones!
Courgettes, cucumber yuck just green sex aids.
DIR love in? Pinhole their condoms that'll sort them!

Miss anything?

Jim

[Steve S]

Originally Posted by Howard Payne

Every one on here considers and judges my posts as if I'm some sort of spokeman for George and Jarrod themselves - that's their fault not mine.

To be fair mate some may remember your 'fundamentalist' (tm-MB) early days

Originally Posted by Howard Payne

If someone trained by a good tech instructor like Mark mentions their training or an opinion formulated as a result of that training - it's just training. When it's GUE / DIR a different standard seems to apply - it's religious fervour or more DIR bullshit - that's not fair.

That's because generally speaking anyone undertaking that training doesn't often imply that their opinion/training/configuration etc is better than anothers

Originally Posted by Howard Payne

I'm happy to go diving with anyone who's safe and sensible and that list extends way beyond GUE trained divers and includes plenty of YDers.
Like anyone cares

Likewise mate

Safe diving,
Steve