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Joe, I really feel for this guy...perhaps He should do as factories do when the cost of operating gets too high. Find a more friendly place to work. He has been at this so long, I wonder if He has any other way to ply a living. I would really like to meet him some day as I have tons of questions...no... I would rather dive with him and listen to what He knows of the deep creatures He has come across. To put aside all other things and follow a dream...He is a vanishing breed to be sure. David Bartsch From: joeperkel@hotmail.com To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Karl Stanley article Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:20:31 +0000 David, I went back to read those,..a bit emotional there, mostly over the horse issue. In fact, I won't mention the horse to my wife, she'd buy a torpedo and fly to Honduras! :) She and I were watching a segment on HGTV not long ago, which featured an expatriate on Roatan buying a beautiful seaside home perched on a rock cliff, (price per sq ft on the island has soared in recent years). The fellow was a diver as well, and his back yard drops off to a nice reef there. I kept an eye out in the segment for Idabel in the background harbor shots but, it was not shown. I was left with the feeling that expats have run the price up on everything on Roatan, and Karl is likely feeling the squeeze. If I were him, and could make a living collecting the critters, that's precisely what I would do. All he needs is to find a nice supply, and an easier harvesting method (manipulator / basket). The environmentally insulted can focus more on trawling and factory ships. Joe From: dbartsch2236@hotmail.com To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Karl Stanley article Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:41:19 -0400 Joe, I too found the message to be void of bias, but equally interesting were the opinions that followed by persons who read this article. It might be to his best interest to read these and pursue a self evaluation. The input provided by that person that went aboard his boat was quite damning in the area of his treatment of his human passengers. Had this input been of a good nature and instead compliment his spirit of adventure and willingness to share this rarely seen world below the waves with others, this would have been the best promotion of all. It may be that He enjoys his solitude alone with the creatures of the sea and is more at ease with them than with interacting with other people...We humans can sure be hard to get along with. Not a public relations expert by any means, but perhaps He could "put on a face" so to speak to help to increase support for the goals He sees as important. He has really done quite well and I applaud his accomplishments. David Bartsch
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