Why was he running?
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ballen0351
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Dont know. Tried to stop him for headlight out. he said no thank you and didnt stop
Supposed to fill up at the end of the shift so that doesn't happen...30 miles into a car chase I look down and see this:
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There was a 5k at work today, so when I walked in to the office, instead of it being just me and my boss, there were about 10 people in here.
ks - learning to fly
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time for errands
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Yeah I kept saying I better get gas. I was being lazy
ks - learning to fly
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ended up seeing the 'Jungle Book' last night - pretty good 
Interesting day...
On our third dive today, the guide had an O-Ring blow out.
For non-divers, the O-Ring seals the regulators (breathing bits) to the tank, and when it totally blows out, your tank becomes empty quite rapidly.
We'd been in the water for an hour already, with an average depth of about 60 feet.
I've never seen one totally blow under water before. It sounded a lot like distant artillery fire - "crump."
I was about 30 feet away from her when it went. Made it to her in record time and handed her my regulator,
Got her set, made sure the other divers were OK, and then did a normal ascent. Still had 1/3 of my breathing gas when we got on the boat.
People have occasionally asked me why I dive full tech gear (doubled tanks, regulator on a 7' hose, etc) even on recreational dives. This would be why. It's a lot easier to keep the group together (two were relatively inexperienced - new enough that even though they were less than 10' from Rachael when her tank blew, they didn't respond) and make a safe, controlled ascent with the long hose and enough air to last both of us another 30 minutes, if necessary, than on a short hose with 700PSI in the tank for two people, at least one of whom might be just a little bit stressed.
On our third dive today, the guide had an O-Ring blow out.
For non-divers, the O-Ring seals the regulators (breathing bits) to the tank, and when it totally blows out, your tank becomes empty quite rapidly.
We'd been in the water for an hour already, with an average depth of about 60 feet.
I've never seen one totally blow under water before. It sounded a lot like distant artillery fire - "crump."
I was about 30 feet away from her when it went. Made it to her in record time and handed her my regulator,
Got her set, made sure the other divers were OK, and then did a normal ascent. Still had 1/3 of my breathing gas when we got on the boat.
People have occasionally asked me why I dive full tech gear (doubled tanks, regulator on a 7' hose, etc) even on recreational dives. This would be why. It's a lot easier to keep the group together (two were relatively inexperienced - new enough that even though they were less than 10' from Rachael when her tank blew, they didn't respond) and make a safe, controlled ascent with the long hose and enough air to last both of us another 30 minutes, if necessary, than on a short hose with 700PSI in the tank for two people, at least one of whom might be just a little bit stressed.
Boy Scout!
Well done, Sir!
Xue Sheng
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Thank You, and Happy mothers day to you too.
Took, my mother, her mother and my wife to a late lunch today, and then went home.....and I hurt myself working in the yard, got acupuncture this evening already and I just happen to have a docor's appointment for a physical tomorrow.
Took, my mother, her mother and my wife to a late lunch today, and then went home.....and I hurt myself working in the yard, got acupuncture this evening already and I just happen to have a docor's appointment for a physical tomorrow.
Xue Sheng
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The oldest and 3 of his friends, all female by the way, had this grand plan to go to Florida. Switching drivers, stopping occasionally, but basically going non-stop. supposed to leave tomorrow and return on Thursday...NY to FLA.....I got out of the way on this one. He went back to his school to meet up with his friends and he was supposed to be off on his trip. I heard nothing from him, was getting a bit concerned and was about to give him a call when I get this e-mail...trip cancelled, He is anger and I have not yet heard why.... but I have my suspicions..... now all I have to do is find out what the heck he is doing now. No response by COB today and he is getting a call
ks - learning to fly
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long day.. time to rest
Xue Sheng
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Well, Florida cancelled, now its NYC....
Last week I was quoting the movie airplane in reference to work "looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking"
As of today, its everything..."Looks like I picked the wrong week to...."
Last week I was quoting the movie airplane in reference to work "looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking"
As of today, its everything..."Looks like I picked the wrong week to...."
I sort of freaked out the dive guide today...
On our second dive, I noticed my primary regulator was breathing wet (drops of water with the air...).
This usually means there's a bit of sand or something in the diaphragm. So I switched over to my backup reg, turned off the valve to the primary, and took it apart. Regulators intended for tech diving are specifically designed so that they can be "field stripped" under water, without any tools. He looked back, saw me with my regulator in pieces, and got a little excited... I assured him it was fine, finished cleaning it, reassembled it, turned it back on, and went back to using it.
90 minutes later, we get back on the boat, and he apologized. He does not do tech diving (most guides do not) and he'd just never seen a regulator in pieces underwater before.
Sadly, this was our last day to dive, for this trip. Tomorrow we return to the US. Until August, at any rate.
On our second dive, I noticed my primary regulator was breathing wet (drops of water with the air...).
This usually means there's a bit of sand or something in the diaphragm. So I switched over to my backup reg, turned off the valve to the primary, and took it apart. Regulators intended for tech diving are specifically designed so that they can be "field stripped" under water, without any tools. He looked back, saw me with my regulator in pieces, and got a little excited... I assured him it was fine, finished cleaning it, reassembled it, turned it back on, and went back to using it.
90 minutes later, we get back on the boat, and he apologized. He does not do tech diving (most guides do not) and he'd just never seen a regulator in pieces underwater before.
Sadly, this was our last day to dive, for this trip. Tomorrow we return to the US. Until August, at any rate.
Xue Sheng
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As for me.... I am in my second week back from vacation and...I need a vacation....got a headache today.......
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what?! Dont you know that stuff is dangerous?
Your laying there and you got needles in you. Someones going to walk in, freak out and in a frantic state try and save your life...
ks - learning to fly
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it's been a long week today
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