My smokin' spot, when I'm not cocooning in the living room.

Redsquid,
I might get claustrophobic in that little yellow suit.

Redsquid.....
I might get to smoke in the house if I had one of those!

That's my first 'adult' papier mache project. It's based on the US Navy Mark V diving dress (I have a fascination for antique diving gear). I wore it for Halloween a couple of times.

Incredible art!

My uncle Johnny was a diver...underwater demolition and for NEL or the Navy Seals or something. He was a very quite man and didn't reminesce (sp) much.

I think he held an underwater world record for the first or deepest dive in the north pole area...I tried to call my cousin (to no avail) and also research on the web today, but I've only come up with the following. Hope it is of interest to you!

The 'John Beagles' is my uncle:


http://www.auas-nogi.org/Dill.htm 

In 1961 Dill working with John Beagles was asked to photograph and observe the construction of a large underwater net designed to catch the first test firing of the Polaris Missile at a test platform submerged off San Clemente Island. A large storm had torn the original net make up of steel cables and chain originally made to prevent ships from entering harbors during war. Navy hard-hat divers were tasked to repair the damage. They estimated it would take 3 to 4 months to repair. Using scuba to study the damage Dill and Beagles who hade been diving at NEL for over 10 years, told the engineers in charge they could do the job in a much shorter time. It took one week to complete an operation using scuba versus what would have taken hard-hat divers three months to complete. The engineer in charge was concerned on how the job could be done so quickly using scuba. He was a non-swimmer and had never used a faceplate or fins. Dill and Beagles taught him to swim, use scuba. With them acting as safety divers, the engineer made several dives to 120 feet and observed and inspected the work done using scuba. The first firing was completed the next day; and the Polaris program advanced on schedule; saved by scuba divers from a three month delay. The mobility provided by scuba was again proven to be an effective tool for underwater construction projects.

Marla

Thanks. And I appreciate the story. I'll see if I can come up with anything else.