in the pot
For those of us into diving, "the pot" is an affectionate name given to the decompression chamber where - if a diver has survived an uncontrolled ascent from depth with bursting a lung they might find themselves placed to avoid further pain, injury etc.

A friend and buddy of mine Jack and I were diving with Adam. Jack was test-diving a new dry suit and low profile dump valve.

Everything went fine until we got to 28m where we'd been for around 25 minutes.

Adam who was leading the dive indicated that we should head for the surface. Adam leads, Jack follows, I'm the back marker.

Suddenly Jack can't dump air necessary for a controlled ascent and I reach for his boots whilst Adam grabs his shoulders.

All three of us get a ride to the surface courtesy of the Jack missile and hit the surface around a second after we leave depth.

Jacks mask is full of blood and he's coughing. Adams got a nosebleed and I've got a headache like someones shoved my head into a vice and is squeezing.

One of our number who by good fortune was out with us that day was an RN doctor who got on the phone to the local pot, as luck would have it, all of 8 miles from our location, where Jack, Adam and I were ensconced for a few hours.

Naturally, the first priority was to get is all into the pot, Jack particularly. We then got out of our gear and my unexpected nudity came when I took off my dry suit to realise that I'd lost control of my bowel (ahem) and thus had to ditch my skidded smalls too.

Bleurgh.

Strangely enough, I don't dive any more. -
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 7:12, 5 replies)

28m in how long?!
Fucking hell!

*gets the fear again*

Not as bad as someone I know, who was a novice diver, who shot up and down 35m. Have NO idea how that happened. Escaped without any damage! Dive leaders were cacking themselves though (not literally though, unlike you.)
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 11:03, closed)

About a second
after leaving 28m
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 17:12, closed)

WHOOSH!
Like a SCUD missile!
(Slip Digby is a meat puppet, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 18:43, closed)

...
And then I punched Mr T in the face and after that I done a girl.
(Slip Digby is a meat puppet, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 12:50, closed)

When did all the page three girls pop out of the cupboard and suck all your dicks?
And was this before or after you walked to the South Pole?
(cheeses swept kissed a dog and he liked it., Tue 2 Jun 2009, 18:29, closed)