Rebreathers scare the shit out of me! I love the idea, scary though! Will see in my lifetime which one will win!
I was thrilled about your election, it gave me hope and also a big sigh of relief!
You are right, we are at the crossroads in every way and the social change that seemed unattainable few months ago, seems necessary and something to fight for now! I am impressed by unity of Canadians and the fact that history is not written until it’s written! Here in the US, as grim and as scary as it seems right now, there is so much awareness and because of so many people constantly in the streets, our leaders are starting to pay attention! We have a long way to go but we will win in the end! The environment, now it’s up to each one of us individually! As the environmental laws are destroyed here, people are taking action and making changes! At least here in California! We are part of history and it’s going to be hard but in someway, we don’t have a choice but to win!
The journey to rebreather diving is not for everyone, but the best use for me is to experience the joy of being a part of the ocean environment rather than just a loud visitor. The animals act differently when you are not making bubbles, and you tend to see more!
That would for sure is the appeal to try! I would like to blend in quietly and see more! Also more time underwater is appealing to me! We’ll see if the right circumstances present to me to be able to trip safely! Someday…
Not sure what to think about rebreathers, especially eCCR. On the one hand I really would love to try one, but on the other hand I'm not sure if I'm ready for them yet. Tried a semi-closed unit once (Dräger Ray), and I felt like a total newbie who went down for the first time in his life.
Regarding elections and politics, we have some interesting times here in Germany as well. Had early general elections in February, and now the two democratic parties has agreed on the contract for the coalition. Now the actual government can be elected and confirmed by the parliament. Plus, the biggest opposition party just got declared "right-wing extremistic", say, antidemocratic and probably unconstitutional by our Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution ("probably" because only our highest constitutional court can declare a party actually unconstitutional, which is a different and separate process. Separation of powers, checks and balances). Not that it came as a surprise, though. Quite interesting times we're all living in right now.
A try-dive on a rebreather is certainly fun, but not too helpful in the long journey. People tend to fall in love with a unit that fits them, or in other words... a harness rather than the life support system attached to it! But once you start a class, the focus will be on operating it WITHOUT electronics so you are comfortable in manual modes of operation. I had a Drager Ray at one time... quite a long time ago!
Now... in regard to elections, I have to declare some ignorance about the German system but I love the concept of a Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution! I'm going to read up on that. Cheers!
I remember watching your election in February since I have family in Germany as well! I was reading about the decision to declare AFD unconstitutional! I think US chaos is decreasing the appetite to tolerate right wing extremism! Australian elections are next and we’ll see if this trend continues!We are living interesting times and if I could jump 100 years forward, I would love to read how the history will interpret this time!
Rebreathers scare the shit out of me! I love the idea, scary though! Will see in my lifetime which one will win!
I was thrilled about your election, it gave me hope and also a big sigh of relief!
You are right, we are at the crossroads in every way and the social change that seemed unattainable few months ago, seems necessary and something to fight for now! I am impressed by unity of Canadians and the fact that history is not written until it’s written! Here in the US, as grim and as scary as it seems right now, there is so much awareness and because of so many people constantly in the streets, our leaders are starting to pay attention! We have a long way to go but we will win in the end! The environment, now it’s up to each one of us individually! As the environmental laws are destroyed here, people are taking action and making changes! At least here in California! We are part of history and it’s going to be hard but in someway, we don’t have a choice but to win!
The journey to rebreather diving is not for everyone, but the best use for me is to experience the joy of being a part of the ocean environment rather than just a loud visitor. The animals act differently when you are not making bubbles, and you tend to see more!
That would for sure is the appeal to try! I would like to blend in quietly and see more! Also more time underwater is appealing to me! We’ll see if the right circumstances present to me to be able to trip safely! Someday…
Not sure what to think about rebreathers, especially eCCR. On the one hand I really would love to try one, but on the other hand I'm not sure if I'm ready for them yet. Tried a semi-closed unit once (Dräger Ray), and I felt like a total newbie who went down for the first time in his life.
Regarding elections and politics, we have some interesting times here in Germany as well. Had early general elections in February, and now the two democratic parties has agreed on the contract for the coalition. Now the actual government can be elected and confirmed by the parliament. Plus, the biggest opposition party just got declared "right-wing extremistic", say, antidemocratic and probably unconstitutional by our Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution ("probably" because only our highest constitutional court can declare a party actually unconstitutional, which is a different and separate process. Separation of powers, checks and balances). Not that it came as a surprise, though. Quite interesting times we're all living in right now.
A try-dive on a rebreather is certainly fun, but not too helpful in the long journey. People tend to fall in love with a unit that fits them, or in other words... a harness rather than the life support system attached to it! But once you start a class, the focus will be on operating it WITHOUT electronics so you are comfortable in manual modes of operation. I had a Drager Ray at one time... quite a long time ago!
Now... in regard to elections, I have to declare some ignorance about the German system but I love the concept of a Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution! I'm going to read up on that. Cheers!
I remember watching your election in February since I have family in Germany as well! I was reading about the decision to declare AFD unconstitutional! I think US chaos is decreasing the appetite to tolerate right wing extremism! Australian elections are next and we’ll see if this trend continues!We are living interesting times and if I could jump 100 years forward, I would love to read how the history will interpret this time!