On Wednesday, October 04, 2000 11:37 AM, Chuck Hopf wrote:

> >It's an inexpensive but effective weapon.  Sounds to me as though at
least
> >one of those humminbird teams is on a training exercise in Cozumel!  :-)

> I will have to be extra special careful in the pool then.  They seem to be
> everywhere.  Is there any defense I could buy from say - Russia or China
or
> even Australia (aussie aussie aussies oy oy oy)

You just know what the answer's going to be!  :-)

A thick film of Vegemite smeared over the breathing hoses or - in the case
of a free diver in a swimming pool - all over the body has been found to
bery effective against hummingbird attack.  Cats, however, seem to like it
and'll take the top ten layers off of your skin with those raspy little
tongues of theirs!  :-)

Strike