Hello

Alex · November 24th, 2005, 10:58 PM

Hi there

Many familiar names, and new avatars, so I take an opportunity to change mine, too.

Well, perhaps I should explain what I am doing on this forum. I took up diving in 2002 and soon discovered that its deep wrecks that seem to be exciting to me. In 2004 I enrolled on TDI trimix course with Rich Stevenson, who immediately discovered luck of basic skills. He said a couple of times “…a GUE diver would never do this…”. Because of the bad weather and other circumstances, the completion of the course was postponed for almost a year, and meanwhile I took an opportunity to rethink my diving and to do the Fundies. Now I can swim backwards, and I put my stages on the left. Not sure whether it really makes me a DIR diver- it is a lot to improve, and there are many GUE practices that I either don’t understand

or cannot stick to

(at least not yet). However, I like to learn…

So, let’s go diving!

Regards
Alex

Jonathan · November 24th, 2005, 11:40 PM

Hello Alex,

Nice to meet you on the Stoney gig. Thanks for buddying me and Neil on the eval and congrats for passing!

I'm sure we'll hook up for a dive again soon.

Cheers

Jonathan

**neilh** · November 25th, 2005, 02:25 PM

Hey Alex, welcome - and good to see you briefly last weekend!

We'll have to get together for another dive sometime soon.

Alex · November 25th, 2005, 06:21 PM

Hi Jonathan, hi Neil,

Was good to meet you too
I am at Stoney every weekend now- you are more than welcom to join me!

Cheers
Alex

November 24th, 2005, 10:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alex(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts: 74	Hello Hi there Many familiar names, and new avatars, so I take an opportunity to change mine, too. Well, perhaps I should explain what I am doing on this forum. I took up diving in 2002 and soon discovered that its deep wrecks that seem to be exciting to me. In 2004 I enrolled on TDI trimix course with Rich Stevenson, who immediately discovered luck of basic skills. He said a couple of times “…a GUE diver would never do this…”. Because of the bad weather and other circumstances, the completion of the course was postponed for almost a year, and meanwhile I took an opportunity to rethink my diving and to do the Fundies. Now I can swim backwards, and I put my stages on the left. Not sure whether it really makes me a DIR diver- it is a lot to improve, and there are many GUE practices that I either don’t understand or cannot stick to (at least not yet). However, I like to learn… So, let’s go diving! Regards Alex

November 24th, 2005, 11:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jonathan(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 215	Hello Alex, Nice to meet you on the Stoney gig. Thanks for buddying me and Neil on the eval and congrats for passing! I'm sure we'll hook up for a dive again soon. Cheers Jonathan

November 25th, 2005, 02:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
neilh (Online) Haemoglobin on the bus... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Barnsley, UK Posts: 1,900	Hey Alex, welcome - and good to see you briefly last weekend! We'll have to get together for another dive sometime soon.

November 25th, 2005, 06:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Alex(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts: 74	Hi Jonathan, hi Neil, Was good to meet you too I am at Stoney every weekend now- you are more than welcom to join me! Cheers Alex