Bill Mixon: and you’re point is what? That it’s a bad thing for standardized training in cave diving? That having standardized equipment is a bad thing if you need to help rescue someone due to equipment failure during a cave dive? If you spoke from personal experience, I’d be more inclined to ignore your attitude.
Diana ************************************************** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) > On Aug 4, 2015, at 9:03 PM, Mixon Bill via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > >> People think big in Texas. When those people are divers, they dream of ways >> to explore. So at the end of 2014, a group of Texan cave divers formed the >> South Central Underwater Explorers (SCUE). >> >> This group of motivated divers created the team as divers Dan Kelly and Trey >> Lessard started talking about their aspirations. They shared their >> excitement and connected with more like-minded divers. Bylaws were set and >> Facebook groups created. Dan Kelly, Trey Lessard, Jennifer Idol, James >> Williams, Joe Koester, Stacey Blankenship, and Sam Meacham were all elected >> to the board of directors. >> >> The team defined their mission: We are dedicated to education, conservation >> and exploration in the waters of the South central region of the United >> States. To represent the team, Jennifer Idol created a logo that fit within >> the GUE system and shared the passion this team holds for exploration in and >> around Texas. At this point, the team formalized and set the stage to begin >> developing projects. They are eager to begin exploration, mapping, >> photography, and videography in local cave projects. >> >> Divers have been working with team members and instructors Kyle Harmon, Doug >> Mudry, and Meredith Tanguay to develop diver skills. The team continues to >> add instructors to its ranks with Sam Meacham recently completing the >> requirements to teach the GUE Fundamentals program and Jason Wright working >> toward his instructor certification >> >> SCUE divers bring their skill set and team attitude to project development. >> From exploration by veteran divers Sam Meacham and Fritz Hanselmann, to >> leadership by Dan Kelly, and graphic design and photography skills by >> Jennifer Idol, this team is filled with talent. While the team is still >> developing official members, 42 divers are part of the group at this time. >> >> SCUE held their first group dive at Balmorhea Springs, Texas. The energy was >> high as divers met from all regions of the state and realized they share the >> same passion for cave diving exploration. SCUE was officially accepted as a >> new GUE affiliate this February. Team development takes time, hard work, and >> patience. This group of divers certainly seems dedicated to the road ahead >> and you are among the first to learn of this spirited group from Texas and >> beyond. > > Article by Jennifer Idol in Underwater Speleology, July-Septwmber 2015, p. 18. > GUE stands for Global Underwater Explorers, a rather snooty-sounding group > that requires all its members to dive with exactly the same equipment and > selection of gases after highly standardized training. -- Mixon > ---------------------------------------- > Rules to live by: Don't. And don't forget to. > ---------------------------------------- > You may "reply" to the address this message > (unless it's a TexasCavers list post) > came from, but for long-term use, save: > Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu > AMCS: a...@mexicancaves.org or sa...@mexicancaves.org > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ________________________________ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
