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No aloha... interesting. I also mentioned that I think you're probably a nice person who intended to make your experience a learning experience for everyone and that I thought it would be important to point out some of the other obvious (to me, a newb) lessons that could be learned other than just unfamiliar gear can be bad. Those lessons were:FJpatrum "Jimmy, that's funny. I wasn't trying to be a jerk, though it may have come across that way."
I agree with Jimmy. You succeeded at being a jerk, and I agree that you were not having to try very hard.
With that attitude, you may want to delete the reference to the Hawaiian saying in your signature. There is no aloha in your bones.
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not I'm going to assume you're not and that you're just pointing out how I might have been "less rude".What a nice post fj! You said what you needed to say and make your points simple and concise. I also have no fault with what you said. I also think that those lessons would be fairly obvious to an experienced diver. I do not see the need point out or question his experience. The posts speak for themselves and allow people judge on their own.
Just sayin'
Jimmy