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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OSS, interpersonal communication
Actually that is what your surface support vessel does for you. Ward off
evil high speed boats and laden tankers.
Regards,
Ray
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 08:17:02 -0700
> From: Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>
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> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OSS, interpersonal communication
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> Dale, that's what periscopes are for. And because of the risk
> potential, there is liable to be legislation passed restricting psubs at
> some point in time. Not if, when. So this is something that must be
> covered well.
> Carl
>
>
> > "Dale A. Raby" wrote:
> >
> > Well... I think this is the part where an old fart like myself needs
> > to step in.
> >
> > Pierre, the design process for a project like this is likely to take
> > months and even years... not days. If you are a design engineer, you
> > know this, and if you are not, you know it now. A few days to
> > coordinate the standards is nothing much in the grand scheme of
> > things. We are a large group. Granted, we have to follow the leader,
> > but he needs feedback in order to make his decisions... and he is
> > young as well, so I am sure he wants to move along as much as you do.
> > Be patient, lad, we'll get there!
> >
> > I am very interested to see what this group puts together and will be
> > proud to be able to say that I had even a small part in it, even
> > though I am unlikely to ever bolt the first hull plate on my own
> > submersible.
> >
> > You all seem to get along much better than any group I have ever seen
> > before. As near as I can tell it is because you are not soldiers,
> > artists, programmers, and women. Groups in these classifications
> > never seem to be able to get along for any length of time... go ahead
> > call me a sexist, I don't care, but most women would agree with the
> > statement.
> >
> > This issue aside, we are still a very diverse group, so I think
> > perhaps I should point out a few things. First off, not everyone here
> > speaks English as their first language. A statement such as Pierre
> > made might just possibly be construed as inflamatory, though most
> > likely it was not intended as such. He's just young and impatient...
> > and I must add that his English is better than my Francais. We also
> > have different attitudes. Toleration and thick skin is a must in a
> > project such as this one. Intollerance will kill the project more
> > certainly than any technological difficulty. Be flexible, like Gumby.
> >
> > Now, for you guys who might need some help with English language
> > skills... a phrase or word you don't understand... or getting around
> > American slang or attitudes... ask me and I will give it a shot. My
> > household speaks a mixture of English, German, and Italian... we can
> > also do French and Spanish if necessary. Do it off the list if you
> > want.
> >
> > OK, enough from the landlubber this morning. There are some
> > interesting things developing... the sharkskin concept, the window
> > issue, the modular concept.... keep at it! Oh, yeah... a while back
> > someone discussed fish finders as active sonar devices... hopefully
> > the OSS would have that as well. There is some pretty murky water
> > around here.
> >
> > BTW, how do PSUBs avoid getting run down while surfacing? It seems to
> > me that a large freighter could not avoid a small sub surfacing in its
> > path, nor could a fast moving small surface craft.
> >
> > Dale
> >
> > On Tue, 2003-01-14 at 06:19, Pierre Poulin wrote:
> >
> > > Man, that process is gonna take forever. Please let a leader take a
decision
> > > and let the groupe move on! We could debate that simple issue for days...
(I
> > > think that's what we've done already)
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to be in the design process! In the meat of the
projet!
> > >
> > > Pierre
> > >
> >
> >
> > Dale A. Raby
> > Editor/Publisher
> > The Green Bay Web
> > http://www.thegreenbayweb.com
>
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