Hi everyone, one more new-guy intro for the forum...
"My name is Jim, and I'm a ..." - oh wait, wrong kind of intro... :-)
Anyway, the Jim part is right. I'm brand-new to the whole diving thing, working on my certification (first OW dive is set for this Thursday). I've wanted to start for a long time, but all those other life commitments seemed to keep getting in the way... Lots of you know Alexitt, well he's my older brother and one of the reasons I finally made the time to get into the water. Some of you even saw the two of us wandering around the Dive Expo in Tacoma (I saw the pictures - yer just lucky the cameras survived...). As far as my (boring) autobiography, I'm a native, grew up in Lynnwood, went into the Air Force to fly computers (with a degree in Geology...), and got stationed in Omaha Nebraska, as far from saltwater as you can get. Spent a long time there (27 yrs) after getting out, I now fly computers for another federal agency (USGS). We moved back here to the Pacific NorthWet last fall, and I promptly injured my shoulder and delayed getting Alex a diving partner by months! Took a while after some neck/nerve/carpal tunnel surgery, but I'm now getting thru the PADI OW program at Lighthouse down here in Tacoma, looking forward to meeting lots of folks, and learning a LOT as I go on.
(a) no boat... (b) I almost always say "yes" to beer (or popcorn , or...) (c) I don't have anything yet except the mask/fins/snorkel/boots/gloves for class (but since my brother's got lots of stuff...) (d) I have no immediate plans for world domination, but one never knows... (e) I am just a little "twisted" (you might have noticed this already), but it's all Alex's fault as the elder role-model
So HI Everyone!
Jim
Hello from yet another new guy (in Gig Harbor)
Hello from yet another new guy (in Gig Harbor)
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Re: Hello from yet another new guy (in Gig Harbor)
"Twisted"???? I suspect that you'll fit right in here.
Welcome to the club!
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Re: Hello from yet another new guy (in Gig Harbor)
I EMPHATICALLY DENY EVERYTHING... I didn't do it... I saw nothing... It was those other guy's fault... I can't imagine where that came from... All Right maybe I might have some idea what happened...
OK I admit it... He found out how much fun I was having and like all younger siblings had to try it out for himself... Soon the bug will get him and He'll get a Boat, a couple of scooters, 6-8 130's or doubles
Oh, and Twisted is just the beginning and I blame the Air Farce for that!!!!
BTW Welcome to the Club Little Brudder
OK I admit it... He found out how much fun I was having and like all younger siblings had to try it out for himself... Soon the bug will get him and He'll get a Boat, a couple of scooters, 6-8 130's or doubles
Oh, and Twisted is just the beginning and I blame the Air Farce for that!!!!
BTW Welcome to the Club Little Brudder
-Alex-
"so in the interest of advising something...let's see..."the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!" -Eliseaboo
"so in the interest of advising something...let's see..."the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!" -Eliseaboo
Re: Hello from yet another new guy (in Gig Harbor)
:angry: *&*(**&*&^%^&%%&*(^%^& sinuses! Woke up with some clogging comin' on... If they don't clear up by tomorrow I will have to scrub my first OW dive - which will suck 'cuz I have to fly to Denver on Sunday and can't go with the rest of the class on the *scheduled* day... I'm already certifiable, but I wanna be certified too!
Jim
Jim
<Penopolypants> "I, for one, would welcome our new cowboy octopus overlords."
<LCF> "There is ALWAYS another day to dive, as long as you get home today."
<LCF> "There is ALWAYS another day to dive, as long as you get home today."
Re: Hello from yet another new guy (in Gig Harbor)
Yay, the sinuses behaved and I got into the Sound (Les Davis) and had a great time!
<Penopolypants> "I, for one, would welcome our new cowboy octopus overlords."
<LCF> "There is ALWAYS another day to dive, as long as you get home today."
<LCF> "There is ALWAYS another day to dive, as long as you get home today."
Re: Hello from yet another new guy (in Gig Harbor)
Wooo Hoooo! Welcome to the addiction Jim.RoxnDox wrote:Yay, the sinuses behaved and I got into the Sound (Les Davis) and had a great time!
So you weren't far off to start with, "My name is..."
So yes, My name is Keith... and I am addicted to scuba diving!
Hope to catch up with you on one of our South Sound Thursday dives, soon!
Enjoy the rest of your training and be safe!
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Re: Hello from yet another new guy (in Gig Harbor)
Update time - finally got schedules meshed up between students and instructors yesterday, did our final OW dives at les Davis and I'm officially certifiable. Err, certified... Woo Hoo!
Of course, now I have to go get on a plane and go to Denver for a week of work stuff...
Jim
Of course, now I have to go get on a plane and go to Denver for a week of work stuff...
Jim
<Penopolypants> "I, for one, would welcome our new cowboy octopus overlords."
<LCF> "There is ALWAYS another day to dive, as long as you get home today."
<LCF> "There is ALWAYS another day to dive, as long as you get home today."
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Re: Hello from yet another new guy (in Gig Harbor)
Hey Rox...I live in Gig Harbor....Also looking to dive the area...but I am new to it as well. Maybe we can partner up with someone who knows a dive site really well....kind of take a tour...
We can head up north if that's the place to catch "non-polluted" crab. I don't want to grow a 3rd nipple or anything.
Re: Hello from yet another new guy (in Gig Harbor)
Both of you can come dive Tree Tree N. with me!
Keith
Keith
Hi, my name is Keith, and I'm a Dive Addict!