BACK TO IT!! TO-DO LIST: gear, buddies, fun!!

happydivelucky · Post by **happydivelucky** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:19 pm

Hello I'm Georgia!

I live in Portland and visit Seattle friends a lot. I've been cert since 2001 and initially dove OR/WA quite a bit. I haven't had consistent partners, so it dwindled to 2 times a year on vacations. I had a horrible leg surgery in '06 that further delayed my goal of diving more often.

Now that I'm healed, I'm shedding all excuses!!

:hello2: I've always rented and never bought much gear, so any ADVICE on a dry suit & BC would be awesome! Innundate me please!

:hello2: I need dive buddies, and this site looks like a great starter! (Finally! Why didn't I find you sooner!!). Everyone really seems to care about each other, and that's awesome.

I said hello to you; say hello to me! :o)
Georgia

cardiver · Post by **cardiver** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:32 pm

Hi, Georgia! You will find plenty of knowledgeable divers on this board and no shortage of opinions on gear.

Joshua Smith · Post by **Joshua Smith** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:36 pm

Welcome to the site, Georgia! Lotsa Portlanders on this board...

coachrenz · Post by **coachrenz** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:47 pm

Yea! Another Georgia on the board and they are both from the Portland area.

When Wylerbear (georgia) get's back from diving in some cool cave, you two will have to run into each other.

Welcome to the board.

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:55 pm

Welcome to NWDC Georgia! ...for the second time!

A couple of quick searches in the gear section will bring lots of recent advice to the forefront - there have been a couple of great threads that are pretty recent.

You should have lots of Oregon divers to commute this way with if you're so inclined.

Hope to see you in the water sometime!

-Tom Nic

Ken G · Post by **Ken G** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:56 pm

Hi Georgia. Welcome to the club

Metal man · Post by **Metal man** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:28 pm

Hello Georgia! Welcome to the site.... enough with the small talk, let's go diving! $\:D/$

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:42 am

Welcome to the board Georgia!

Norris · Post by **Norris** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:34 pm

Georgia welcome to you! :smt038

Scubak · Post by **Scubak** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:24 pm

Welcome to this great group of people!!!
Start posting your gear questions and you will get lots of great advice and great dive buddies!
Kirsten

OreCoastDiver · Post by **OreCoastDiver** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:26 am

Hi Georgia,

It's nice to have another Oregon diver on the board. Look forward to diving with you.

spatman · Post by **spatman** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:14 pm

hello, fellow portlander! there are quite a few of us now on the forum. there will likely be others willing to carpool up and buddy when you need it. keep us posted on your plans!

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:19 pm

Hi Georgia, Welcome! You will find several people from the Portland/Vancouver area on the board and if ya want to dive just get here and you will find no shortage of dive buddies ready and willing to show you the sites and discus gear options also. We got em all from newbies to to radical to instructors to old farts.

WylerBear · Post by **WylerBear** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:40 pm

Hello Georgia, I'm Georgia, too!

I also live in Portland and go up to Puget Sound about 3-4 times a month to dive. I think we have to dive together sometime. Carpooling is always good.

Let me know if you want to get together and do a couple of dives.

happydivelucky · Post by **happydivelucky** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:14 am

WylerBear wrote:Hello Georgia, I'm Georgia, too!

I also live in Portland and go up to Puget Sound about 3-4 times a month to dive. I think we have to dive together sometime. Carpooling is always good.

Let me know if you want to get together and do a couple of dives.

$\:D/$
OH how cool! The rumored Other Georgia DOES exist! Nice to meet you, I'll be pestering you for dives soon for sure! (From the looks of your doubles/pic you're way more advanced than me, however, so as long as you're cool with that!).

Take care!
The Other Georgia

happydivelucky · Post by **happydivelucky** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:18 am

Dusty2 wrote:Hi Georgia, Welcome! You will find several people from the Portland/Vancouver area on the board and if ya want to dive just get here and you will find no shortage of dive buddies ready and willing to show you the sites and discus gear options also. We got em all from newbies to to radical to instructors to old farts.

Thanks for the shout out! You have amazing pics on your site; thanks for sharing those (my disposable cam all the sudden seem lame now haha!).

Cheers!
Georgia

happydivelucky · Post by **happydivelucky** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:25 am

spatman wrote:hello, fellow portlander! there are quite a few of us now on the forum. there will likely be others willing to carpool up and buddy when you need it. keep us posted on your plans!

Thanks! I did post a plan for Garibaldi 12/5-7.. my first one! I feel liberated. (: (Well, we'll see if it works.. it's all still voodoo til I see for myself you'all do exist haha!).

$\:D/$ ,
Georgia

happydivelucky · Post by **happydivelucky** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:36 am

coachrenz wrote:Yea! Another Georgia on the board and they are both from the Portland area.

When Wylerbear (georgia) get's back from diving in some cool cave, you two will have to run into each other.

Welcome to the board.

Thanks! The Georgia did say hello! How cool.

Take care,
Other Georgia

WylerBear · Post by **WylerBear** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:27 am

happydivelucky wrote: (From the looks of your doubles/pic you're way more advanced than me, however, so as long as you're cool with that!).

Take care!
The Other Georgia

I don't normally dive with doubles although after the last couple of weeks cave diving in Florida, they are beginning to seem more "natural". I dive recreationally, know most of the popular sites pretty well, and love to dive with all sorts of divers, no matter their experience. I'm also into photography and do fish surveys on all my dives so like to take it slow and easy-girl diving is what we call it.

Let's dive together soon.

ORDiver · Post by **ORDiver** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:34 pm

Hey Georgia. Nice to have you here. Keep me in mind for carpooling to the coast or Puget Sound. I would do the Garibaldi dive with you but I'm out of town that weekend. Hope to dive with ya soon.

Cheers, Dave

Northwest Dive Club

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