The Argonauts John or Jean Francois ???????

[Deltaforce]

Hard to understand your rant -- but let me try.  The thread originally came down on LDSs because they did not provide opportunities / information for local diving.  I disputed that because of my experience -- that they have great summer programs at a number of locations which you apparently are not aware of.  The second issue was that more people are not enamored with local diving.  Your comment on ice diving only reenforces my point -- I'm actually surprised that you got 6 people to sign up for that pleasure cruise.

Believe it or not, you are not the only guy that does a lot of diving.  I know most of us don't feel the need write endlessly about our diving experiences online, but it doesn't mean that we aren't out there most weekends.  One thing this sport has taught me over the years is that there are all kinds of divers with all kinds of interests, abilities, and motivations.  They do not need to fit any particular profile or mold.  The goal is to get out there and to experience whatever it is that you deem is fun.