Mexican "line wars"

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08-12-2009 10:22 PM
khacken

Mexican "line wars"

Anyone have any history or information on the Mexican line wars? During my training I think I saw some of this come into play and I would just like to learn more about it. I am being vague about what exactly I saw to protect the innocent and naive (me).
08-12-2009 11:12 PM
NorthWoodsDiver

There is an extensive thread over on the deco stop labeled "Tshirts" or something of that nature. There is a ton of BS to weed through but both sides seemed to present themselves in some fashion.

Do a search and you'll find it I'm sure...
08-13-2009 05:05 AM
Kelly Jessop

Which one? This has been ongoing for quite a few years. You can start with the line arrows in the mid90s.
08-13-2009 07:31 AM
Me

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Originally Posted by khacken

Anyone have any history or information on the Mexican line wars? During my training I think I saw some of this come into play and I would just like to learn more about it. I am being vague about what exactly I saw to protect the innocent and naive (me).

Attached to those line wars are HUGE egos. Best you just swim along and stay out of it. They've been going on for years. I've been diving the area for 10 years now and it's a constant. :roll:
08-13-2009 08:00 AM
Kelly Jessop

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Originally Posted by Me

Attached to those line wars are HUGE egos. Best you just swim along and stay out of it. They've been going on for years. I've been diving the area for 10 years now and it's a constant. :roll:

Great advice.
08-13-2009 08:25 AM
cavediver27

Those wars were going on when I first went to Mexico cave diving in the late 90's and may still continue on although I believe it's not near as heated as it once was. Because of what was going on back then I came to just about never trust any line markers I saw unless they were placed by our team. Made for good "line awareness" skills!
08-13-2009 10:07 AM
khacken

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Originally Posted by cavediver27

Because of what was going on back then I came to just about never trust any line markers I saw unless they were placed by our team. Made for good "line awareness" skills!

My instructor told me to "never trust your life to a piece of plastic". His point was made for him the next day. I fully understood at that point why I needed the training.

I do admire Steve for doing his absolute best to keep me out of the BS and basically just gave me the warnings, but no commentary. I am sure he had to bite his tongue after our dive, but I respect him for that. I am way too much of a noob to get involved in that mess.