I’m Curtis,
New to diving but an expert at beer! Ridiculously interested in anything and everything diving related. Maybe find a dive buddy and get this stuff started!
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New To CHUM
- Thread starter outback
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New to diving but an expert at beer! Ridiculously interested in anything and everything diving related. Maybe find a dive buddy and get this stuff started!
- First Name
- Roger
Welcome Curtis!
Did you notice that we have our holiday party at a brewery?
See two posts before yours for information regarding our meeting next week & diving opportunities.
Did you notice that we have our holiday party at a brewery?
Dec 7th - Save the date!! CHUM’s Holiday Extravaganza
It’s that most wonderful time of the year - when we get to announce the biggest and best CHUM party around - the annual CHUM Holiday PAarrrrrty! We will be returning to Astral Brewing on Weds Dec 7th. More details and a sign-up list can be found at this thread. For now, put it in your phone...
www.chumclub.org
See two posts before yours for information regarding our meeting next week & diving opportunities.
Thanks a lot for the warm welcome and the info. I will do my best to join for this month’s meeting
Thanks a lot. Most definitely!
Space City Diver JB
Nurse Shark
- First Name
- James
Hi CHUM,
Sorry for the double post,
My name is James Brock, I'm a newly certified diver (September 3rd, 2022). I have been to the Blue Lagoon a couple of times and Mammoth lake once with some experienced friends. I Have a planned dive trip to Key Largo in the first week of December 2022, then Cozumel and Roatan on a cruise trip in February 2023. I would love to go back to the lagoon again before December to get more practice in.
Cheers!!
Sorry for the double post,
My name is James Brock, I'm a newly certified diver (September 3rd, 2022). I have been to the Blue Lagoon a couple of times and Mammoth lake once with some experienced friends. I Have a planned dive trip to Key Largo in the first week of December 2022, then Cozumel and Roatan on a cruise trip in February 2023. I would love to go back to the lagoon again before December to get more practice in.
Cheers!!
- First Name
- Roger
Welcome James! And no worries. We’re glad you found us.
Did you see this thread? If you can’t make it then, feel free to start a new Dive Buddy Board thread sometime when you can go.
Hope to meet you soon!
Did you see this thread? If you can’t make it then, feel free to start a new Dive Buddy Board thread sometime when you can go.
Hope to meet you soon!
Space City Diver JB
Nurse Shark
- First Name
- James
Thank you Sushi boy, I made it to the meetup at BerryHill last night, It was great to meet a few people and listen in. Unfortunately, I will be out of town on Sunday they are going to the Lagoon but maybe I can see about the following weekend.
A/C Man
Nurse Shark
- First Name
- GUS
My name is Gus … I am a mechanical engineer and hvac contractor … i’ve lived in Houston for 40 years and I have a masters degree from the University of Houston … got PADI certified in 2004, did a few dives but then I got distracted by more important things in life and now one of my two boys is certified SSI and we’re starting to dive together … I’m probably one of the older newbies here but I am looking forward to becoming active in diving … I know I will not become addicted to it especially now and I try to have fun doing other things like golf, gardening … used to ride my motorcycle with a group of friends until I finally succumbed to my wife’s pleading to stop so that some idiot driver doesn’t run me over! … I live in Katy … That’s all for now
- First Name
- Jennifer
Hi James! I'm in Kingwood too! Welcome!
sailnaked
Nurse Shark
- First Name
- marc
yay, chum the waters, bring in the sharks,
I am an old chummer , my account was lost at some point so making a new one.
I have not been in the water in over three years, so Im a little dusty. but not rusty,
I saw a chummer at a bar Sunday wearing his colors, and decided to look yall up again.
I added the meetings to my calendar, and hope to make a few in the future and may see if my 10Mil is wholy or not and make a DAM with yall to blow a few bubbles. I am a newly single guy so my time is my own to use as I find necessary.
Marc.
I am an old chummer , my account was lost at some point so making a new one.
I have not been in the water in over three years, so Im a little dusty. but not rusty,
I saw a chummer at a bar Sunday wearing his colors, and decided to look yall up again.
I added the meetings to my calendar, and hope to make a few in the future and may see if my 10Mil is wholy or not and make a DAM with yall to blow a few bubbles. I am a newly single guy so my time is my own to use as I find necessary.
Marc.
Hi everyone,
I am new to the group was referred by Roger on the Facebook group. I got PADI open water certification in August 2021 and then the SSI Advanced Diver cert in January of 2022. I've dived in Cozumel, Playa Del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta and Roatan all in a span of a year and I have to tell you it's been an amazing experience that has changed my life. I wish I would of done this sooner in life but here we are. I don't know many fellow SCUBA divers but am excited to meet others because diving alone can be rewarding but I prefer to dive in groups.
I am new to the group was referred by Roger on the Facebook group. I got PADI open water certification in August 2021 and then the SSI Advanced Diver cert in January of 2022. I've dived in Cozumel, Playa Del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta and Roatan all in a span of a year and I have to tell you it's been an amazing experience that has changed my life. I wish I would of done this sooner in life but here we are. I don't know many fellow SCUBA divers but am excited to meet others because diving alone can be rewarding but I prefer to dive in groups.
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- Todd
That guy, Roger? Uh oh. j/k Hope you join us on some trips next year. We have a group headed to Roatan in 3 days. Well, 2.5 days but who's counting?
- First Name
- Roger
Welcome Fonzi! Aaay.
Listening to Roger will get you in trouble, but only the good kind.
You’ve come to the right place for diving. Keep an eye on the Dive Buddy Board for local diving. We also have a Nov meeting and a Dec holiday party coming up.
Looking forward to meeting you soon!
- First Name
- Jennifer
Welcome Fonzi99!
Cap'n Dougie
Tiger Shark
- First Name
- Doug
Hey CHUMMers or is it CHUMMies?
Just found you guys yesterday and excited to get to know and dive with you. I originally got certified back in the 80's (back when dive computers were brand new, expensive and not to be trusted) and have done 40ish non-logged dives over the years and have decidided to get back into it seriously. Got my daughter certified last year and went through the course with her so my card says I'm a noob - but that's okay I really like getting updated on the new gear, techniques and procedures (what do you mean learning the tables is optional?
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I want to do a LOT of diving! I retired last year and my post retirement gig is that I'm a sailing instructor and USCG licensed captain doing charters out of Kemah on mine and other's boats. I want to eventially expand my services to add diving to my charters, with me possibly being a DM. So that's part of the drive to get a lot of diving in and the other parts are that it's really cool, fun and is done along with really great people. Without the anchor of a regular job I'm flexible to go diving almost anytime and I'll be posting to the Buddy Board.
"Don't ascend faster than the dime size bubbles"
Capn Dougie
Just found you guys yesterday and excited to get to know and dive with you. I originally got certified back in the 80's (back when dive computers were brand new, expensive and not to be trusted) and have done 40ish non-logged dives over the years and have decidided to get back into it seriously. Got my daughter certified last year and went through the course with her so my card says I'm a noob - but that's okay I really like getting updated on the new gear, techniques and procedures (what do you mean learning the tables is optional?
). I want to do a LOT of diving! I retired last year and my post retirement gig is that I'm a sailing instructor and USCG licensed captain doing charters out of Kemah on mine and other's boats. I want to eventially expand my services to add diving to my charters, with me possibly being a DM. So that's part of the drive to get a lot of diving in and the other parts are that it's really cool, fun and is done along with really great people. Without the anchor of a regular job I'm flexible to go diving almost anytime and I'll be posting to the Buddy Board.
"Don't ascend faster than the dime size bubbles"
Capn Dougie
Siren
Tiger Shark
- First Name
- Amanda
CHUMMERS!!!! Arrrrrgh!!!!!
WELCOME to the club!!! Please please please come to our Christmas Party this Wednesday!!! It is a GRRRRRRREAT way to get to know all of us and share a few beers and laughs in a super low key and fun setting!!!!
You have found the BEST diving group around!!!! Someone is ALWAYS willing to get wet almost every weekend. If you are wanting to do some serious diving and often, you are the perfect candidate to become a DAM CHUMmer. DAM stands for Dive A Month.
COOOOOOOL!!!!! There are several of us that are also sailors with our own sailboats, but none of our sailboats are on the Gulf Coast. We (me and @24%) have a sailboat up in Northern Michigan on Lake Charlevoix; @Seaagg05 and @SilverBubbles have a sailboat up in Door County, Wisconsin; @DivingDoug has a sailboat up in Canada. We LOVE sailing and diving!!!
24% and I are fulltimers in a motorcoach and we spend our winters down in Port Aransas where we have fellow friends that also sail. Would love to meet up with you to sail in Kemah or you can come down to Port A and we'll go out on our friend's Catalina 30 S/V YachtSea. What kind of boat do you have?
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Cap'n Dougie
Tiger Shark
- First Name
- Doug
Siren thanks for the welcome. Wish I could make the Christmas Party but I’m already triple party booked on Wednesday.
I actually have 2 boats. A Catalina 22 that I primarily race and a Benetau 42.
I actually have 2 boats. A Catalina 22 that I primarily race and a Benetau 42.