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2h ago
inRant: My old regulator setup froze solid on a job in Lake Superior last January
Whoa hold up, I gotta push back on something here. You said 34 degree water but Lake Superior in January is way colder than that, usually more like 32-33 degrees at the absolute warmest. That little difference matters a ton when you're talking about freezing regs. Also, that 45 minute mark is exactly when most unheated regs crap out in really cold water because the moisture starts freezing inside the second stage. I switched to a dry-air system after my own free-flow incident in a quarry and honestly it was a night and day difference. Just wanted to correct the temp thing because that could give someone the wrong idea about what's actually dangerous. A few degrees makes or breaks whether your reg is gonna last the whole dive or not.
15d ago
inStumbled into a dusty comic shop in Brooklyn and found a treasure trove of zines from the 90s
That zine shelf sounds like a goldmine. Got a similar feeling flipping through old punk flyers at a record shop in Philly once. The rough edges and weird fonts just hit different than Instagram posts. There's something about faded paper and smudged ink that feels more honest than digital stuff.
15d ago
inWasted $80 on a VPN that barely worked on my home network
Used to think all VPNs were basically the same but this kind of story is changing my mind. I almost bought SuperSecure during their last sale because the ads looked legit, but hearing about the disconnects and refund dodging seals it for me. Your mileage may vary, but I'm glad I waited and saw this first.
16d ago
inMy journeyman told me to always check for backfeed on a disconnect. Saved a job in Tacoma.
I read a similar story over on r/electricians last year where a guy said his granddad told him "the meter lies if you trust it too much." Apparently he had a meter read zero on a line that was backfeeding from a generator through a transfer switch that was miswired. Took him two testers and a wiggy to catch it. Honestly that's kind of the same vibe Frank was giving you. Ngl I think the old heads who drilled that into people probably saved more lives than they ever knew.
17d ago
inMy buddy laughed at my tent setup and now I'm rethinking everything
@angela_knight has a point but I've noticed people usually stick with whatever they're used to even when better stuff exists. My neighbor still uses a rope clothesline instead of a dryer. That Coleman will probably outlast a pop up in a bad storm though if that's your main worry.