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From: Valerie V
Category: Shipwreck Research
Date: 09 Jul 2005
Time: 15:34:17
Remote Name: 24.247.15.40
For a man who seems to be so concerned with the TRUTH "Willie", I wonder why you choose to hide behind a false name? I hid behind the false name, Steve, for awile, for the SOLE purpose of bringing out your real identity and getting the chance to "speak" with you since you snub me in person. I had hoped that may be the start of future reasonable conversations, but I guess not. That's too bad- I had hoped it could be otherwise.
Now that I know who you really are, I wonder when you will share THE TRUTH with the others who read this? Once people know your identity, your deragatroy comments towards those of us with MSRA can be put in the proper perspective.
As Ross stated it's kind of difficult to give credit to someone who finds a wreck if that person and others who know about it, such as yourself, do not make that information public. No offence to Mr. Race, but for the hundreds of divers who will come to eventually dive the Ann Arbor #5, West Michigan's most feature-ful wreck that lies near a harbor, within a reasonable depth range, we hope that they will recall that whoever may have found it FIRST, that MSRA and NUMA made it possible for them to make this exciting dive.
We are thankful to the public who support the efforts of MSRA's work, and we hope that our documentaries, web page, feature articles, and new dive sites are appreciated in return. We are unique among Midwestern avocational shipwreck hunters, because we do accomplish what we do through a combination of funding from the public, and money and hard work from us. Our "Movies" which you are so quick to belittle, have been received as among the best in our avocational industry. That is our way of sharing our discoveries with others. And our "movies" are always followed with published coordinates.
Now... that's the TRUTH.
Valerie V.
PS- thanks for sharing your copy of Atlas Shrugged with me. It was an intriguing book, and one I will not soon forget. If nothing else, you are well read, and I appreciate your introducing me to such a thought provoking piece of literature. Yes, capitalism is a wonderful thing. I live by that in my professional life, but I keep it out of my shipwreck hobby. I have more fun that way.