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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 09:29:41 -0800 (PST)
To: Michael Waldbrenner <db8us@ms*.wa*.de*>,
From: Jeremy Downs <dcrco@jp*.ne*>
Subject: RE: Diving related question about Helium.
Cc: "'Techdiver'" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Selling the car is a good idea, it's probably the only way my wife would
ever let me buy the gas if she found out how much it costs! Besides I never
get to drive it & I can dive anytime. :-)

At 07:31 PM 11/17/97 MET, Michael Waldbrenner wrote:
>
>Jeremy
>In germany it is even more expensive (around 200 US-Dollars)
>but you drive an "italian car" dont you ??? I guess the colour is red and   
>a
>german guy with my first name can drive it pretty good ;-) ???
>So sell the crap-car and get the gas....
>It will make the diving and the driving safer ;-)
>Michael
>
>
>>It's a hair under $100.00 out here in California for the same volume.   
>For a
>>"surplus" gas it just seems expensive.
>
>At 09:38 AM 11/14/97 -0500, Jim Cobb wrote:
>>Expensive if a relative thing. I will bet it costs less over here than
>>over there. What's everybody paying for helium out there? In Virginia
>>Beach, VA 244 cuft costs $80 and 7$ a month tank rental. Thats a small
>>price to pay, if you ask me.
>>
>>   Jim
>>
>>On 11/14/97 6:28 AM Jeremy Downs wrote:
>>
>>>So why the hell is it so expensive then?? (even here in the US)
>>>
>>>At 08:49 PM 11/12/97 -0400, Ted wrote:
>>>>it is produced faster than it can be used at this time simply because
>>>>science has not found enough uses for it
>>>>excess helium is stored in large tanks in texas just in case another   
>use
>>>>ever comes up (or more people wise up and stop diving air)
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>>
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