Tom Hruby
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I'm surprised you didn't pop your own CO2. That's a move that a lot of the students make when they resurrect themselves on the bottom. No, no, I didn't go that far. When that happens, the instructors will come and hold down the valve on your life jacket and let the CO2 out. Because we get our five minutes. Yes. So you guys got your five minutes on me.
I'm surprised you didn't pop your own CO2. That's a move that a lot of the students make when they resurrect themselves on the bottom. No, no, I didn't go that far. When that happens, the instructors will come and hold down the valve on your life jacket and let the CO2 out. Because we get our five minutes. Yes. So you guys got your five minutes on me.
I'm surprised you didn't pop your own CO2. That's a move that a lot of the students make when they resurrect themselves on the bottom. No, no, I didn't go that far. When that happens, the instructors will come and hold down the valve on your life jacket and let the CO2 out. Because we get our five minutes. Yes. So you guys got your five minutes on me.
So for the listener, though, you get four attempts at this. So you had three more shots.
So for the listener, though, you get four attempts at this. So you had three more shots.
So for the listener, though, you get four attempts at this. So you had three more shots.
So I'm going to assume that you, first time out, 6'6", you pass. First time, yeah, 6'6", yes. Okay, good, okay. Again, training that is designed to throw failure at you. And there are two different people.
So I'm going to assume that you, first time out, 6'6", you pass. First time, yeah, 6'6", yes. Okay, good, okay. Again, training that is designed to throw failure at you. And there are two different people.
So I'm going to assume that you, first time out, 6'6", you pass. First time, yeah, 6'6", yes. Okay, good, okay. Again, training that is designed to throw failure at you. And there are two different people.
So at one time I was doing the tread. It was a foreign exchange student. And at about 30 seconds in, they decided the evolution for them that day was going to be over. So they did the same thing. First, it was weight belt got dropped. So I went and got it and looped it over the back of their twin 80s in a position that they could no longer touch it.
So at one time I was doing the tread. It was a foreign exchange student. And at about 30 seconds in, they decided the evolution for them that day was going to be over. So they did the same thing. First, it was weight belt got dropped. So I went and got it and looped it over the back of their twin 80s in a position that they could no longer touch it.
So at one time I was doing the tread. It was a foreign exchange student. And at about 30 seconds in, they decided the evolution for them that day was going to be over. So they did the same thing. First, it was weight belt got dropped. So I went and got it and looped it over the back of their twin 80s in a position that they could no longer touch it.
CO2 cartridge fired, pulled a little handle to let it out of the vest. And at this point, like I am aware that this person is having a religious experience out of body, if you will. So I'm way closer than you and I are. I'm sitting there face to face and I'm just kind of doing the float where you have your arms crossed in front of you.
CO2 cartridge fired, pulled a little handle to let it out of the vest. And at this point, like I am aware that this person is having a religious experience out of body, if you will. So I'm way closer than you and I are. I'm sitting there face to face and I'm just kind of doing the float where you have your arms crossed in front of you.
CO2 cartridge fired, pulled a little handle to let it out of the vest. And at this point, like I am aware that this person is having a religious experience out of body, if you will. So I'm way closer than you and I are. I'm sitting there face to face and I'm just kind of doing the float where you have your arms crossed in front of you.
This guy's last ditch move was a heroic kick and he came up and he wrapped his arms around me as the instructor. And I just started laughing and slowly exhaling. So we became negatively buoyant and just had mask to mask eye contact with this guy as we went to the bottom of the pool. At which point he let go and I went back up to the top. He was just down there. So what did he do? Passed out.
This guy's last ditch move was a heroic kick and he came up and he wrapped his arms around me as the instructor. And I just started laughing and slowly exhaling. So we became negatively buoyant and just had mask to mask eye contact with this guy as we went to the bottom of the pool. At which point he let go and I went back up to the top. He was just down there. So what did he do? Passed out.
This guy's last ditch move was a heroic kick and he came up and he wrapped his arms around me as the instructor. And I just started laughing and slowly exhaling. So we became negatively buoyant and just had mask to mask eye contact with this guy as we went to the bottom of the pool. At which point he let go and I went back up to the top. He was just down there. So what did he do? Passed out.