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To: Nick
To: Simicich <scifi!njs@uu*.uu*.ne*>
Subject: Re: Oxygen grades, acytlene, and such
From: Dan Nafe <dan@sh*.ne*>
Cc: "Peter R. David" <uunet!lama.stanford.edu!david@uu*.uu*.ne*>
Cc: techdiver@opal.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 1994 08:49:00 -0400 (EDT)

On Tue, 21 Jun 1994, Nick Simicich wrote:

> valves are supposed to be replaced periodically.  Having worked in a
> welding yard as a youth, I can assure you that the idiots (I include
> myself in this number) who use them are totally untrained and have no
> idea how to handle the O2 and acetylene or what the dangers are.  They

Like my friend Joe Citellie (welder, diver) said:
	"If oxygen (handling) were as dangerous as they (the tech dive 
	comunity) say it is, we would have all blown up along time ago."

I have to agree, we needn't fear oxygen, but we should respect it.

-dan

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