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RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] More youthful wetsub experiences
Growing Up in Argentina, you could probably find some real Nazi's.
Didn't a lot of them flee to South america?
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Alec Smyth
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 2:42 PM
To: 'personal_submersibles@psubs.org'
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] More youthful wetsub experiences
We were limited in depth by the length of the hose, since we'd leave the
tank floating along the surface. If I remember right, it was about 4-5
feet
long. Which is probably just as well since we had no idea one had to
exhale
upon surfacing. It was a friend's pool, hence no lifeguards. But my
friend's
mom was a real disciplinarian. That's because when she was young she'd
been
a bit of a nut herself... once she was pulled over by a motorcycle cop
for
speeding, and while he was writing the ticket she rode off on his
Harley.
It was fun growing up in a place (Argentina) where liability lawsuits
were
unheard of and cops were too busy fighting terrorists to worry about
crazy
kids. I find safety nazis depressing.
Damn, I'm rambling. Better get back to work.
- Alec
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Holt [mailto:mholt@richmond.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 3:19 PM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] More youthful wetsub experiences
Alec Smyth wrote:
>
> One can get away from some amazingly unhealthy things as a teenager. I
once
> got hold of an insecticide tank of the kind gardeners wear on their
backs,
> with a little hand pump for pressurizing it. After a rinse... presto,
scuba
> gear for the swimming pool. We'd just stick the nozzle in our mouth
and
pull
> the trigger for each breath of air. It actually worked!
Any idea how much pressure there was?
And did the lifeguards at the pool stop you?
Mike