Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] IVC SPORTSUBS joins the video...

[TeslaTony@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/1/00 8:58:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
vulcania@interpac.net writes:

>  An acronym similar to ROV or AUV.  HPV stands for "Human Powered Vehicle":
>  like the pedal-powered wetsub Wade Carson built and races.

Ah, OK, now it makes sense.

>  " Hmmm, maybe someone should put together a "Super-pack" of submarine
>  videos."
>  
>  Well, I firmly believe the more positive public exposure personal
>  submersibles receive, the better it is for all of us; so yeah, that sounds
>  like a good idea to me.

There's the SportSub video, "Homebuilt Submersibles," what else?

>  " Any more pocketknives?"
>  
>  Ha!  Nope!  But with the discovery of the knife,  I now have renewed hopes
>  of finding a torch lighter that's been missing-in-action for the past
>  decade!

Oh dear....what else have you been missing for 10 years?

>  " Hey, they might even like that idea!"
>  
>  Snowball's chance, really; but hey!  Wouldn't that be cool if they did?  
;-)

Back to your original comment: "It doesn't hurt to ask"

>  " Progress and time off is good, although diving with subs and spearguns is
>  better."
>  
>  Yeah, it's like Errol Flynn and David Niven said in DAWN PATROL: "It's a
>  dirty job...but somebody's got to do it!"

Subs? Dirty? If a sub is dirty means that you aren't diving enough,

>  " How about a 15.6Kw strobe? Anthony"
>  
>  ANYTHING to keep that 75-year-old granny in the 1960 Ford Falcon
>  stationwagon from left-turning in front of you and saying "But Officer, I
>  didn't SEE the motorcycle!"

Weeeeeellllll......with 15.6Kw granny wouldn't actually see the motorcycle, 
but she would know that SOMETHING is there (probably a UFO or something).

>  Have a good one, 'tone!
>  
>  Pat
>  
Tone.....maybe my musician brother should have been named Anthony instead of 
me!

Anthony