You weren't a former Naval Officer and commericial diver in addition to many
other legendary exploits were you?

You sound very familiar. Anybody else think so? Maybe a DM from NY?
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SJM

Steven B. Harris wrote:

>In article <20001027132651.02742.00001184@ng-ck1.aol.com>,
> morgansdiving@aol.com (Doug Morgan) wrote:
>
>>Hey Steve:
>>As a former homicide detective, EMT and state trooper, I can tell you
>that I
>>have seen more than my fair share of gore and tragedy.
>>Although it is true that people involved in that sort of work develop a
>>"gallows humor", those with any compassion keep it among themselves,
>and DO NOT
>>try to come off like tough guys by shocking others with it.
>
>
>What exactly does "keep it among themselves" mean? This is a scuba
>discussion group here, and some of us are grownups.
>
>If the homicide people you knew always kept their work to themselves and
>never shocked anybody else with their comments about homicide and death,
>you must have worked for the crime division of Mayberry, North Carolina.
>Not even Mount Airy, N.C.; I'm talking about Mayberry, R.F.D. with Andy
>and Barney, just down the road from Pleasantville. In the L.A. area were
>I did my emergency training, things were and are different.