New To CHUM

[Don Diver]

Thank you for the nice replies! I signed up for the May Flower Gardens trip. Stephanie didn't want to come, but I'm bringing my son William. Looking forward to meeting some of you there!

 

[FrenchAngel]

Hi, I'm Claire. New to the group but not new to diving or to Houston! Certified in 1986 in Canyon Lake, did some other local diving (including Comal River) multiple trips to the Caribbean for about 5 yrs (eg Cozumel, Roatan, Grand Cayman) and California kelp beds then took some time off. Moved around a bunch (Texas - California - Texas - Illinois - Tennessee - Texas), started diving again in 2007 with a trip to French Polynesia. Since then, have been traveling with my dive buddies in the Chicago area (Cayman, Bonaire, Fiji, Grenada, Bonne Terre Mine, upcoming Red Sea in September!) and on my own at resorts and vacations (Bahamas, Jamaica, South Carolina) as well as with Gigglin Marlin (Cozumel). Been back in the Houston area for about 10 yrs. Looking to make more local diver friends and have some adventures! I plan to sign up for the Flower Gardens trip in May. Was booked to go there in 2017 when Hurricane Harvey hit. Thanks and see you in person soon at Jake's or on a trip!

 

[Don Diver]

Hi Claire! You have an enviable resume, very impressive. I just joined myself and will be on the May trip with my son. Looking forward to meeting you!

 

[McLOT]

Hi, I'm Claire. New to the group but not new to diving or to Houston! Certified in 1986 in Canyon Lake, did some other local diving (including Comal River) multiple trips to the Caribbean for about 5 yrs (eg Cozumel, Roatan, Grand Cayman) and California kelp beds then took some time off. Moved around a bunch (Texas - California - Texas - Illinois - Tennessee - Texas), started diving again in 2007 with a trip to French Polynesia. Since then, have been traveling with my dive buddies in the Chicago area (Cayman, Bonaire, Fiji, Grenada, Bonne Terre Mine, upcoming Red Sea in September!) and on my own at resorts and vacations (Bahamas, Jamaica, South Carolina) as well as with Gigglin Marlin (Cozumel). Been back in the Houston area for about 10 yrs. Looking to make more local diver friends and have some adventures! I plan to sign up for the Flower Gardens trip in May. Was booked to go there in 2017 when Hurricane Harvey hit. Thanks and see you in person soon at Jake's or on a trip!

Welcome aboard! Good to meet you on Thursday.

 

[rogerh_rn]

Hi and welcome to the City of Houston Underwater Mariners Bulletin Board. CHUM is a social dive club of divers based in Houston, Texas.

CHUM meets every 3rd Thursday of the month (except for December) at Jake's Sports Bar on Chimney Rock. Usually we'll have a guest speaker, or some entertainment and beers and cheers. All are welcome. For those of you logging in from out of town, the forums are for anyone, anywhere, so feel free to register and join in.

Once you have registered, please take a few moments to tell us something about yourself by replying to this thread. If you're new to diving, we have some experienced folk here on the site who'll be happy to answer questions, and if you are an old hand, then we're happy to ask you questions!

Check out our Upcoming Events thread to find out about upcoming meetings, dive and social events. And be sure to check out the Welcome to CHUM page.

Hi everyone,
I went to one meeting last year and hope to be more involved. I have been diving since 1978. Former PADI instructor and current SSI instructor. Have been a volunteer diver at the aquarium in New Orleans and Denver. Happiest when breathing compressed air. Retired from teaching nursing 2 years ago and now just traveling the world looking for places to absorb some nitrogen. Looking forward to meeting new people

 

[DeepGeek]

Hi everyone,
I went to one meeting last year and hope to be more involved. I have been diving since 1978. Former PADI instructor and current SSI instructor. Have been a volunteer diver at the aquarium in New Orleans and Denver. Happiest when breathing compressed air. Retired from teaching nursing 2 years ago and now just traveling the world looking for places to absorb some nitrogen. Looking forward to meeting new people

Welcome! Come join us at the monthly meeting on Thursday. A chance to meet more of the club, most of the officers will be there and there'll be announcements about upcoming events.
Meeting starts at 7pm (which is a little earlier than normal) but most folks start turning up and catching up after 6:30 or so. After brief announcements we'll be hearing from this month's guest speaker, Heather Knowles, who is a Fellow of the Explorer's Club. More details here.

 

[Atlantean]

Hi everyone,
I went to one meeting last year and hope to be more involved. I have been diving since 1978. Former PADI instructor and current SSI instructor. Have been a volunteer diver at the aquarium in New Orleans and Denver. Happiest when breathing compressed air. Retired from teaching nursing 2 years ago and now just traveling the world looking for places to absorb some nitrogen. Looking forward to meeting new people

Nice to have you aboard!

I second the comments from @DeepGeek. Hope to see you on Thursday!

 

[indahgrady]

Hi there! New to this group and (somewhat) new to diving. Got certified last summer and I did my first diving trip to Cozumel with my aunt and scuba school last month. Looking to get more into scuba and hopefully meet some more enthusiasts/dive buddies!

 

[Atlantean]

Welcome aboard @indahgrady! Happy to have you here!

Keep an eye on the site and forums. Lots to do here with CHUM; monthly meetings, in-water outings, land-based outings, Dive Buddy board for partnering with others for local outings or farther afield, recommendations around travel, gear, etc.

Hope to see you at an event/outing soon!

 

[Heidi Ho]

Welcome! Glad you found us. Looking forward to seeing you at an event soon.

 

[McLOT]

Hi @indahgrady Glad you found us.
There is a club monthly meeting next Thursday 19th and the thread is here. This is a chance to meet some of the club members for some socializing. The focus is a presentation starting at 7am so getting there earlier pays off. Hope you see you at Jakes.

 

[Lagerhead]

Greetings! New to CHUM. Not new to diving. Might have one of the older PADI certifications in the group (1990) combined with one of the lower total number of dives (not many ). I didn't dive at all for many, many years. Life happens! A couple of years ago I got the opportunity to dive in Belize and it renewed my love for scuba. It took some cajoling, but this spring I got the rest of the family to take the Open Water course, so now I'm looking to build some momentum by getting involved, finding some scuba-centric friends, and getting in the water as often as I can. See ya Thursday at Jake's!

 

[Lakediver]

Greetings! New to CHUM. Not new to diving. Might have one of the older PADI certifications in the group (1990) combined with one of the lower total number of dives (not many ). I didn't dive at all for many, many years. Life happens! A couple of years ago I got the opportunity to dive in Belize and it renewed my love for scuba. It took some cajoling, but this spring I got the rest of the family to take the Open Water course, so now I'm looking to build some momentum by getting involved, finding some scuba-centric friends, and getting in the water as often as I can. See ya Thursday at Jake's!

Welcome! You're not alone in your extended hiatus from diving. I got certified in 1998, took a 17-year break, then started diving again in 2018. This club got me back in the water two days after my first meeting. Since then, I've done nearly 250 dives. I know we have a few other members with similar stories, so you're in good company! We're also going to Mammoth Lake on the 28th for cross-club event, so be sure to take a look at that.

 

[Lagerhead]

Welcome! You're not alone in your extended hiatus from diving. I got certified in 1998, took a 17-year break, then started diving again in 2018. This club got me back in the water two days after my first meeting. Since then, I've done nearly 250 dives. I know we have a few other members with similar stories, so you're in good company! We're also going to Mammoth Lake on the 28th for cross-club event, so be sure to take a look at that.

Thanks! Sounds great! Coincidentally, we (the family) are already set up to be at Mammoth Lake on the 28th to do some practicing.

 

[Atlantean]

Welcome @Lagerhead! Happy to hear that you're planning on joining our monthly meeting on the 19th, looks like another interesting speaker for sure!

 

[Sharkface]

Hi and welcome to the City of Houston Underwater Mariners Bulletin Board. CHUM is a social dive club of divers based in Houston, Texas.

CHUM meets every 3rd Thursday of the month (except for December) at Jake's Sports Bar on Chimney Rock. Usually we'll have a guest speaker, or some entertainment and beers and cheers. All are welcome. For those of you logging in from out of town, the forums are for anyone, anywhere, so feel free to register and join in.

Once you have registered, please take a few moments to tell us something about yourself by replying to this thread. If you're new to diving, we have some experienced folk here on the site who'll be happy to answer questions, and if you are an old hand, then we're happy to ask you questions!

Check out our Upcoming Events thread to find out about upcoming meetings, dive and social events. And be sure to check out the Welcome to CHUM page.

Hello, my name is Keith Schmidt, been a scuba diver since 1997, got paid certified in Austin and did my certifications for advanced in lake Travis. I have dove the flower gardens back in 1998 and have logged dives in Cozumel, Tulum and Honduras, Anthony’s key resort. I’d love to get to know divers are in Houston and dove more again. Personsal notes was a professional base ball player out of high school with Baltimore Orioles, chased my dream for 5 years, adding the Milwaukee and Atlanta organizations to my resume. More recent working the oil and gas field in supply chain management/ procurement.

Thank you,
Keith Schmidt
Cell:512-784-4848

 

[McLOT]

Hi @Sharkface Good to see you onboard and posting. I hope you can find us at Jake's on Thursday to meet some of the other divers, and find out what's going on.

 

[Atlantean]

Hi Keith.

Hope to see you at a meeting or outing soon! This is a pretty active club and there's a fair bit to consider joining for both water and land-based outings...keep an eye on the website.

Come on out to Jake's this coming Thursday if your schedule allows or join by Zoom. There's a pretty solid speaker lined up as usual.

Welcome aboard!

 

[Scuba Chick]

Hello, my name is Keith Schmidt, been a scuba diver since 1997, got paid certified in Austin and did my certifications for advanced in lake Travis. I have dove the flower gardens back in 1998 and have logged dives in Cozumel, Tulum and Honduras, Anthony’s key resort. I’d love to get to know divers are in Houston and dove more again. Personsal notes was a professional base ball player out of high school with Baltimore Orioles, chased my dream for 5 years, adding the Milwaukee and Atlanta organizations to my resume. More recent working the oil and gas field in supply chain management/ procurement.

Thank you,
Keith Schmidt
Cell:512-784-4848

Welcome back to the underworld!

 

[Ramses]

Hi I’m Chris and new to the boards and diving. It’s been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time and am only now just finding my way to it all. I’ve done a discovery dive and am working on my open water cert right now. Looking forward to connecting!