Jens,
Where do you live in Norway? I spent lots of time between Trondheim, Bergen and Stavanger. Coolish weather, as I recall. Lots of deep water, too. We did PC-8's ABS recertifications in the fjord just a few kilometers from the city dock in Haugesund. 250 meter depth? No problem. Right over there.
If you ever get to the maritime museum out there (at Haugesund) have a look at the old anchors and chain used to line the sidewalks and some of the parking lot up front. Your's truly and co.salvaged all that off the old whaling anchorage while training. I think we got two shots of chain and a couple of anchors. We donated it all immediately, more out of a collective guilty conscience than anything. No one should have that much fun and call it work!
That was during what has now come to be known in (modern) Norse Mythology as "The Great 9-Week Stavanger Christmas Party." The oldest guy on the crew was the ship's engineer, who was 40. The other sub pilot and I were both 34, the ship's captain was 29. Everyone else was younger. We had a 55 meter submersible support ship, two rental Benzes, the cash box and no adult supervision. A grand time was had by all, as you might well imagine.
Lovely women in Norway, too. Oh, my. Yes.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: Jens Laland <laland@artematrix.org>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Sent: Tue, Jan 26, 2010 6:32 am
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] computer simulation of electric circuits
Alan
** Whats your web site about?
Actually, no submarines at all - like yourself I'm supposed to be making art.
I decided to quit being a drilling engineer doing consultant work for
misc. offshore engineering companies here in Norway when I was about forty
five years old, and became an art student (with young people half my age)
for six years.
My web site ¤ http://artematrix.org ¤ is a hopeless mess from the end of
that period. It was fun making... Thing is, I really need to clean up the
place.
Best regards,
Jens Laland
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