jetblast00
Contributor
Listen,
I know Udo socially. We took DIRF at the same time last winter... To my knowledge, Udo hasn't even taken a Tech 1 course. He is, however, a DIR evangelist and, to me, knowing him as the context, his letter was more of a rant about/to certain boats and shops that don't see things things the way he does. People don't always agree... it's life.
About Danny Crowel's response to GUE... take it in context. He's got nothing against GUE or the divers they've certified... Why would he? it's business for his boat... It's a red tape game.
When it comes to insurance and lawyers, if some one gets hurt they're going after the deepest poeckets. fact. In the case of a GUE diver, the deepest pockets would be Danny's. He's just covering his own a$$...
There are shops here in NYC that won't accept GUE cards as well for any mixed gas fills or as proof of certification level... In fact, most shops in the NY/upper NJ area that I know of don't. Yes, there are some that do though. So what. NYC has about a thousand everythings... if one shop/boat won't take your card or doesn't see things exactly the way you do, go to the next one that does.
I don't think Udo reads this board, so I won't make claims that he won't respond to. I would, however, be suprised to see him leave Dutch Springs and go out on a boat in the ocean.
I know Udo socially. We took DIRF at the same time last winter... To my knowledge, Udo hasn't even taken a Tech 1 course. He is, however, a DIR evangelist and, to me, knowing him as the context, his letter was more of a rant about/to certain boats and shops that don't see things things the way he does. People don't always agree... it's life.
About Danny Crowel's response to GUE... take it in context. He's got nothing against GUE or the divers they've certified... Why would he? it's business for his boat... It's a red tape game.
When it comes to insurance and lawyers, if some one gets hurt they're going after the deepest poeckets. fact. In the case of a GUE diver, the deepest pockets would be Danny's. He's just covering his own a$$...
There are shops here in NYC that won't accept GUE cards as well for any mixed gas fills or as proof of certification level... In fact, most shops in the NY/upper NJ area that I know of don't. Yes, there are some that do though. So what. NYC has about a thousand everythings... if one shop/boat won't take your card or doesn't see things exactly the way you do, go to the next one that does.
I don't think Udo reads this board, so I won't make claims that he won't respond to. I would, however, be suprised to see him leave Dutch Springs and go out on a boat in the ocean.
