Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OSS, interpersonal communication

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

That's cool.  What about those that don't have a surface support vessel?
Carl


Ray Keefer wrote:
> 
> 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>
> > X-Accept-Language: en
> > 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
> >
> > --
> > "You delight not in a city's seven or seventy wonders, but in an answer
> > it gives to a question of yours, or the question it asks you, forcing
> > you to answer, like Thebes through the mouth of the Sphinx." -- Kublai
> > Khan

-- 
"You delight not in a city's seven or seventy wonders, but in an answer
it gives to a question of yours, or the question it asks you, forcing
you to answer, like Thebes through the mouth of the Sphinx." -- Kublai
Khan