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Nigel Hewitt

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• Mar 2, 2006

• #41

Ian Rawlings wrote:
> On 2006-03-01, Nigel Hewitt wrote:
>>
>> We're putting another bunch of Sea Cadets into a 3 meter pool in
>> a week or so. We haven't lost any yet. Scuba has long since gone
>> from heroics to hobby.
>
> I don't mean 10 years of experience, I mean *some*, enough to be safe,
> I know that doesn't take years, although given that there's a vehicle
> involved I'd suggest that erring on the side of caution would be best.

We are talking about driving a 110 through 20 feet of water wearing
scuba gear? This is clearly a definition of the word 'caution' that
I was not previously aware of.

>> No. Hang on. I didn't say that. I'm a big heroic scuba diver. All
>> resemblance to a small, 56 year old, balding grandfather is mere
>> coincidence.
>
> All that water makes your skin wrinkly!

Dry suit 8)

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Ian Rawlings

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• Mar 2, 2006

• #42

On 2006-03-02, Nigel Hewitt <[email protected]> wrote:

> We are talking about driving a 110 through 20 feet of water wearing
> scuba gear? This is clearly a definition of the word 'caution' that
> I was not previously aware of.

No, I was thinking a little more than that, maybe a depth of 30 or so
metres across a bay of some kind, hopefully stopping off by a sunken
ship for a photo opportunity ;-)

> Dry suit 8)

Big girl!

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Nigel Hewitt

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• Mar 2, 2006

• #43

Ian Rawlings <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2006-03-02, Nigel Hewitt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Dry suit 8)
>
> Big girl!

Dammit! Sussed.

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Richard Brookman

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• Mar 2, 2006

• #44

....and Ian Rawlings spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> On 2006-03-01, Richard Brookman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> ...and Nigel Hewitt spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>>
>>> If you're 5ft 10/slim build I've even got a spare drysuit.
>>
>> No use to me, I'm - er - too tall.
>
> Horizontally or vertically?

As Woody Allen said, I've read the height/weight charts, and I'm not
overweight, I'm just undertall.

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