Ouch !

[peterb]

If your friend told you needed a catheter as a PADI open water diver, he was pulling your.. er.. 'catheter'

If you are diving on air, the maximum depth you could go to would be 50 metres, and the maximum dive time will probably be less than 20 minute surface to surface to avoid going into decompression.

A technical diver undergoing deep dives with several hours of decompression on mixed gases may need a catheter (or a nappy!) for basic reasons, put a sports diver diving within the capabilities of PADI OW diver which will rarely be more than an hour's duration should be able to hold his water!

Think you were 'had'!

[TheAnimus]

one of his dives was 8 hours in a dry suit because of the temp. My point is a pilot at the most extreme goes to space....

[g8ina]

Front door breached; back door next

Had that at the same time .... Not as bad as I thought it might be.

[santa claus]

Had that at the same time .... Not as bad as I thought it might be.

Winky; check. Jacksy; check. Chimney; santa's on his way.

Have a good xmas g8ina, you deserve it mate .

[g8ina]

Well, as it happens Sally just took me to Abraxas, our local really nice cookware shop.

and bought me a Global

[santa claus]

Well, as it happens Sally just took me to Abraxas, our local really nice cookware shop.

and bought me a Global

I'm hoping that a Global is a pot or pan of some sort (and not anything invasive - gulp! )

[g8ina]

Knife

[Saracen]

Nice. Pricey, but nice. You do tend to get what you pay for.

[santa claus]

Yes, very nice. I like knives. The Global looks like one of those knives that Steven Seagull throws in 'Under Seige'. However, my favourite bit of that film has nowt to do with cookery....

[g8ina]

You know, when I started this thread I never envisioned it going to two pages !

[kalniel]

I'm hoping this gets featured in one of those 'the week on Hexus' articles..

[g8ina]

hehehe "This week G8INA's winky was featured in HEXUS" yeah right

[Zak33]

I have stared into this sunlamp for nearly 5 minutes now and it's nearly burned away that image ... nearly.

[TeePee]

one of his dives was 8 hours in a dry suit because of the temp. My point is a pilot at the most extreme goes to space....

Just to warn you, if your plans lead in that direction, catheters are also involved...

[ik9000]

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh WTF? Mate! My sincere sympathy you had to go through that. Shattered is my blissful ignorance. Innocence, lost.

[g8ina]

Should I lock this thread then ?

Or leave it for some other poor suc..... member to peruse.