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Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 13:40:40 -0800 (PST)
To: "Michael S. Langborg" <mslangborg@cl*.ne*>,
From: Jeremy Downs <dcrco@jp*.ne*>
Subject: Re: Diving related question about Helium.
Cc: "'Techdiver'" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
FIAT!! WHAT!! BLASPHEMER!! Tony don't get to touch this! One of it's
stinkin' turbos costs more than any of those roller skates! 

Were gettin' way off the subject of helium now.


At 08:48 PM 11/18/97 -0000, Michael S. Langborg wrote:
>Who wants to drive a old FIAT anyway?
>
>----------
>> From: Jeremy Downs <dcrco@jp*.ne*>
>> To: Michael Waldbrenner <db8us@ms*.wa*.de*>; owner-techdiver
><owner-techdiver@aquanaut.com>; Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>; Ted
><tedchias@is*.da*.ca*>; Paul Harris <pharris@cr*.pl*.uk*>
>> Cc: 'Techdiver' <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>> Subject: RE: Diving related question about Helium.
>> Date: 18. november 1997 17:29
>> 
>> 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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