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RonMicjan · 16th January 2007, 15:04

Quote: (Originally Posted by Gill Envy)

thanks ron for that storry. What unit/counter lung configuration were you using?

yup, draeger dolphin with the usual back mounted CL, was all fine until i tipped over to look at something and slosh came the drano down the inhale hose and i took a good sized breath of it, burned everything up to the glottis, voice went away for 3 days, everything tasted like metal for a week, puked and puked until nothing to puke, then puked some more.

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RonMicjan Cap Ron scourge of the NW Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Dolphin Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Dolphin Home Build Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cape Disapointment, The Graveyard of the Pacific Posts: 1,112	Re: Hats off to anybody who has ever survived swallowing a caustic cocktail Quote: (Originally Posted by Gill Envy) thanks ron for that storry. What unit/counter lung configuration were you using? yup, draeger dolphin with the usual back mounted CL, was all fine until i tipped over to look at something and slosh came the drano down the inhale hose and i took a good sized breath of it, burned everything up to the glottis, voice went away for 3 days, everything tasted like metal for a week, puked and puked until nothing to puke, then puked some more. __________________ Marine rescue, towing and salvage. Interfering with natural selection since 1983. www.tmishop.com Diving bits etc. www.seatowpdx.com The Summer Job
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