Club Dive! Club Dive! Club Dive! September 18th!

[Blaiz]

noms are done!

(bad blaiz! no! mustn't touch! bad girl!)

I'm gonna bring some to the dive!

(GET AWAY FROM THE NOMS!!)


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On another note I will valiently refrain from mentioning anything suggestive about anyone helping me with my 69th dive.

[Penopolypants]

Given the dreadful state of the weather, if you have a canopy, and you can squeeze it in, bring it please! We've got several tables lined up and we can make do with what we have, but if you can easily bring an extra table then feel free to do so.

Icky weather means bupkis in a drysuit!

[Tangfish]

We need a NWDC circus tent!

[Grateful Diver]

Let's hope nobody else was planning to use the parking lot today ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[scottsax]

We need a NWDC circus tent!

Dude, your avatar...no...

[archaeofish]

I was hoping it was somebody's Halloween costume, but these days you never know. If there's a story behind the avatar photo I'd like to hear it.

[Penopolypants]

We had an excellent turnout today, with lovely weather, delicious food, great company, an excellent beer selection, and apparently even the viz cooperated nicely. I came home with two very tired puppies and no bags of chips. Thanks everyone, it was a great day!

[spatman]

Hey, everyone! Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all of you who came by today! A great turnout, beautiful weather, and excellent viz made today extremely enjoyable.

Also a big hug to our cruise director, Penelope, for pulling it all together and being a gracious hostess.

Looking forward to the next one!

[LCF]

Lots of people, lots of sunshine, lots of chocolate, and lots of octopuses!

I didn't meet all the people I had hoped to, and two dives is not enough to dive with all the people I would have liked to have dived with. But thanks to Bob and Vlad for the company underwater!

[kat]

[Penopolypants]

Indeed!

And Matt, you're welcome! Thanks to everyone who made it, really - it doesn't matter how well you plan if nobody shows up!

[dwashbur]

Thanks to Penelope and everyone else who made it such a success. Just before we headed for Redondo this morning, I took a look at my log on my laptop computer and realized that the first dive of the day would also be a milestone for me: my 300th dive. It was delightful to have it be with the club. This group is the best!

[ljjames]

wonderful time at the party today... er.. i mean club dive!! It was awesome meeting many of you in person... (sorry if we'd met before and i'd forgotten) Penelope throws the best club dives!!!!!!!!!!!!

+1 +1 +1 the group hug!!!!!

P, thanks for letting me hold your puppy

I'll put some pictures and video up in a few...

[gutholmj]

Thanks everyone. It was great to meet some new people especially some of the north enders. Dash, thanks for a couple of great dives.

[Tangfish]

What a fantastic day. It's like the clouds parted just for our little club dive (club dive! club dive!). Biggie Ups to Penelope for pulling it all together, and to the other folks who brought BBQs, food, canopies, chairs and big smiles. Thanks to Scott for bringing the prizes (beautiful prints of photos he shot). I got to put some faces to names today of some people who I've been chatting with online for ages but never actually met in person. That was great. Defied and I made up, that was great. Even flooding the drysuit seemed like a "fun" first experience given all the other great old and new friends around. And on top of it all I ate like 3 Top Pot doughnuts for breakfast. It doesn't get much better, folks. Thank you all!

[Grateful Diver]

WOW! Best club dive ever. Fantastic turnout, great vis, lots of food, lots of dive buddies, and lots of diving.

Got back after the final dive to find almost everyone gone and a bunch of random goodies sitting next to my tailgate. I put it all in a box and brought it home. Some of this stuff looks like it wasn't meant to be left behind ... an aluminum water bottle, a huge bunch of blue zip ties, etc. I'll go thru it all in the morning, but if anybody's missing stuff please let me know.

Thanks to Ms. P and all the other folks who came out and put effort into everybody's great time.

Hope to have some pics up soon ... would love to see other folks pics of the day.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[Dusty2]

Thanks Penelope. Great turnout great diving weather and lots of goodies. What more could you ask for?

[Grateful Diver]

Coupla decent shots ...

The littlest wolfie I have ever seen ...



This one's kinda soft on the focus, but I like the sense of motion ...



... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[spudgunman]

awesome day guys! got 4 dives in and met lots of you! thanks for all the fun and buddies. cant wait till oct. for the next party..dive

awesome pix bob

[Tom Nic]

Great day, great peeps = awesome club dive!

I had to leave at oneish... looks like I missed a few folks.

Great to see so many of you!

[LCF]

Oooh, Bob, a mossheaded warbonnet! Too cool!

We had to settle for octopuses, big ones and little ones. And a gruntie. It was that kind of day.

[ljjames]

oops, i posted this in the weight pocket thread cause i got pictures of the weights... yes, i rode the short bus home from the dive

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4 ... 660ba98a5a

[ktb]

I'm so bummed I couldn't dive, but what a fun party! (P-Pants, I miss Getty already.)

Can't wait to see you all again!

[ljjames]

BABY!!!!!!!!!! so cute Bob!!! I looked around, but didn't fine it... thanks for sharing your pictures so i could live vicariously...

the only thing i love more than lumpsuckers is baby wolfies

The littlest wolfie I have ever seen ...



... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[thefreeviper]

very awesome day. i love how yall had everything set up. and every single person i met today was amazingly nice. and willing to give advice and explain things to a newbie. and also ty to the guys who helped me with my 1st O-ring problem. i would have been lost without the help. i really wish i was able to stay here in wa now. i wish the army wasnt moving me. but i do hope to stay on here and keep meeting people for when i come back a couple times a year to see wifeys fam. thank you for one awesome day.