In a message dated 8/18/2002 8:17:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

> But you still have the yellow hose going to your necklace secondary :-)

not any more.  spent some time down in my little workshop yesterday switching
yellow face plates and yellow hoses to primary second stage and using bungees
for necklaces with black hoses and black face plates.

btw, we had a pool session with my wife and son to play around with necklace
lengths and a bit of familiarization with the new setup.  for my 13 year
old...no problem, like he'd been using a necklace forever.  my wife was a
different story, however, she is a newer and nervous diver and anything
different is a confrontation for her.  she had to remember to put the
necklace on first because she kept knocking off her mask...then she didn't
like the fact that she couldn't see her octo.  i spent a bit of time with her
in the shallow end convincing her and demonstrating that it was readily and
closely available by touch, directly under her chin...you'll be glad to hear
all is finally well and peaceful in my house, especially since i made her
some of my special spicy falafel when we got home.

regards
mark