One more........

Solitude Diver · Post by **Solitude Diver** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:06 pm

Greetings all.

I decided to take a curious peek at this board after a suggestion by NeMEed while on another board. (Thanks NeMEed, and congrat's on your cert). The board looks interesting and promising. Nice job putting it together (to the founders). Particularly since it is all people from around here. Much better than the SB if you can get the content built up a bit more.

I have met some of you, but many of you I do not know. I hope to run into some of you sometime in the future, both here and/or at a dive site.

While I am focused on pursuing a deeper wreck diving path, I still like to get out and have fun in the shallows with friends, both new and old (not necessarily referring to anyone's ages in case they are listening)

See you below………

-Steve

sparky · Post by **sparky** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:23 pm

Hello Steve

and Welcome to our little P O D ( Pool Of Dive-buddies )
I am sure you Will find just what your looking for here
my self I have been on just about every dive board you can think of and I have found that the members here at NWDC are more like me then any of the others

We dive often and when were not diving we are planning our next dive or talking about our last dive

We have Instructors and student alike not to mention a legend or two
and every one in between

here the rule is have a good time and make a few new friends

I hope to be able to add you to my list of dive buddies real soon
Sparky

Solitude Diver · Post by **Solitude Diver** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:44 pm

Thanks for the welcome. I’m looking forward to seeing how this board progresses. It looks promising.

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:48 am

:occasion5:
Welcome Steve,
Maybe we'll meet up at a local Dive{site}somewhere!

Keith

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:27 am

Welcome Steve!

As a newer recreational diver (certified a little over two years ago) I've found this a great place to hang out. Calvin and his buds have done the Northwest dive community a service with this board. For the most part things remain civil, with only a few spankings needing administered occasionally for lack of civility and crimes against diving humanity.

I love the mix on the board of truly humble dive "yodas" with thousands of dives and extremely excited newbs that help remind us why we started diving in the first place. Most folks are willing to share good information, along with perspective and opinion in a genial manner, and when we get occasionally too full of ourselves things seem to dust off fairly quickly - at least to my limited perspective (as a non-moderator).

Most importantly, WE DIVE!

This is a great place to find dive buds and willing mentors. In that way it is a great service to the PNW dive communitry. It is really more a place to meet and dive than it is an encyclopedic repository of dive knowledge...

Here's hoping it stays that way!

Aquanautchuck · Post by **Aquanautchuck** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:56 pm

Welcome to out "Nut and Fruit Bowl" Steve. :wav: :wav: . What wrecks have you dove on? We are always interested in hearing of others dives.

Cold_H2O · Post by **Cold_H2O** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:36 am

Welcome.
This is a great group of divers.

No matter what your skill level there is almost always someone willing to go out and dive with you.

Solitude Diver · Post by **Solitude Diver** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:14 am

Aquanautchuck wrote:.........What wrecks have you dove on? We are always interested in hearing of others dives.

Hi haven’t done any “real” wreck diving yet. Just dreaming and planning. I have been to Nanaimo numerous times and done some extended stay deco diving on those wrecks. But that is just not as exhilarating after the first time. Just good practice grounds. (Playground is more like it).

I am working on getting tri-mix certified on my rebreather to 250 ft with the goal of going to the East coast and doing some “real” wreck diving hopefully in 2008. My ultimate goal is to dive some of the more famous wrecks in the next couple years (Andrea Doria, Empress of Ireland, Great Lakes wrecks, etc.).

Around here, I am interested in exploring some of the sites in Lake WA, Lake Crescent, and some of the deep wrecks here in Puget Sound. But need to start networking for some of that stuff.

I’d be interested in hearing from and/or meeting anyone who has knowledge of some of the wrecks in this area that are beyond rec limits.

mattwave · Post by **mattwave** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:11 pm

Hey Hey let's go Divn!

Solitude Diver · Post by **Solitude Diver** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:56 pm

mattwave wrote:Hey Hey let's go Divn!

I'm in. Anytime.

I just dropped my unit off today for it's annual service. I'll be getting back into the water in a couple weeks.

PM me sometime and I'll pop into your shop for a visit.

Steve

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:07 am

Welcome to NWDC Scuba Steve! Sorry, that probably gets old after awhile.

Ken G · Post by **Ken G** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:40 pm

Hello and welcome!

Seth T. · Post by **Seth T.** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:24 pm

Welcome!