Getting to know the CDF members...

[Arnold Mesiser]

Name: D. Hynes

Married?: No

Family?: None

1 hobby other then cave diving: Dry cave exploration/mapping

Occupation: retired /pensioned for work injury( Licensed master plumber/mechanical contractor)(licensed General /demolition contractor)(currently the legs aka tape measure puller for a hydrologist/cave scientist)

Favorite Cave to dive: Ottawa river caves/Little river

[MikeH]

Name: Mike Hawkins

Married: No

Family: None

Hobbies: Skydiving and experimental aircraft(fixed and rotary) top the list.

Occupation: I supervise the relocation of pressurized metal tubes safely from one service facility to the next.

Favorite cave: I refuse to answer on the grounds that I may be ostracized for diving there and giving cave divers a bad name.

Mike

[DeepSea]

Name: Walter Pickel
Married?: Yes
Family?: Wife, 2 cats
1 hobby other then cavediving: Research
Occupation: Move Money -- www.fintech.net
Favorite Cave to dive: Any dive E.D. lets me join him on (He beat me to the eco-terrorist remark).

I am sure this will get plenty of comments...

[crazyduck]

Name: Andrew Rowley
-Thats what the voices tell me-

Married?: No- girlfriend and her son for three years- feels like it though.

Family?: Immigrated from the UK back when I was knee high all of my non immediate family lives back in Stoke.

One hobby other then cavediving: Just being underwater and being able to breathe- oh scuba, ANYTHING to do with rebreathers, emerging technology, photography and I am a food snob- love food from other cultures.

Occupation: Corporate Buyer/ Special Projects Manager for an engineering company.
- You want fries with that?-

Favorite Cave to dive: Jackson Blue and looking forward to many others.

PS- this is a great group of people.

[Tegg]

MODs,

Can we sticky this thread?

This is a good reference for anyone new that wants to get to know people at least a little... 8)

Anyone else? There is alot of active members on this board that have not posted here yet...

[jammer]

Name: Kevin (JAMMER) Gomes

Married? Not yet

Family? Daughter 17

Hobbies other than cave diving? Well since I eat sleep and spend every min. that I am not tattooing thinking of diving I do not know that I have another hobby or could afford another hobby LOL.

Occupation: I am a Tattoo artist owner and operator. this is where i got the name JAMMER or Ink Jammer.

Favorite Cave: Madison Blue without a doubt. And the Peanut Line in P.S.S.P.

[RH]

Hey what about some cool pics of each of us be creative this will be fun.

[JE]

One of the things brought to light recently is how we all seem to "communicate" on this forum, but we really don't know much about eachother.

So, let's start with something simple...

Name: Jack Evans

Married?: No

Family?: ORMC Medical staff/CDF members/Matt Johnston & family/WW Kayaking friends

1 hobby other then cavediving: Sea Touring & White Water Kayaking

Occupation: Grnd Transp Supervisor

Favorite Cave to dive: Bonnet/Little River

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[Tegg]

Hey what about some cool pics of each of us be creative this will be fun.

Added mine...

[John L.]

Name: John LaManna of Winter Haven, Florida
Married: Going thru a divorce of my wife of 25 years.
Family: Son Jason, 23, skiis for Cypress Gardens and Sea World
Daughter Jennifer, works as a receptionist at a doctors office.
Hobbies: Besides cave diving, barefoot waterskiing, tennis, and long distance biking.
Occupation: Licensed funeral director since 1978. Yes, I'm the thing that goes bump in the night.

Favorite cave: tossup between Little River and Jug Hole