Houston area cave divers meet-up

Hi all you Houstonians, Galvestonians, and anyone else who might think of yourselves as 'Houston area'.

After bamafan's recent post, it occurred to me that there are probably a good number of cave divers in this general area that have never met. I for one have only met a few, not that I've been at it for very long in this recreation.

Would you local folks have any interest in meeting up sometime? Maybe even something like a meet-and-dive at one of the local lakes, have some barbecue, etc.?

Thoughts?

I live in San Antonio, but I love to drive there for a meet and dive. I am always looking for new places to dive locally.

As long as I dont have a class scheduled, I'm in and I can pass the word to several who dont keep up on CDF.

Can you set a date with several weeks lead time so folks can make plans?

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Originally Posted by Skorpiov

As long as I dont have a class scheduled, I'm in and I can pass the word to several who dont keep up on CDF.

Can you set a date with several weeks lead time so folks can make plans?

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Yes, that's just what I was thinking. Mid- to late June is what occurs to me to give a chance for word to get around and get things fleshed out.

I would be in if I am in town. I know ill be in FL some in June though.

does it count if you are not from the area but are going to be stopping by ? :-)
with work I am going to be at The Woodlands week of 5/21

I won't be flying with the dive gear, but am always happy to have a beverage or two with fellow divers!

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Originally Posted by d_berman

does it count if you are not from the area but are going to be stopping by ? :-)
with work I am going to be at The Woodlands week of 5/21

I won't be flying with the dive gear, but am always happy to have a beverage or two with fellow divers!

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My thought is that anyone who wants to come would be perfectly welcome. If it's in a public place, the "beverages" may be limited until an after-party, but I'm sure love will find a way on that score.

I believe this weekend I'll try my hand at setting up a website for the event, something that might help keep track of planned attendees, display announcements so that non-CDF members can stay updated, etc. Hopefully I won't be getting in way over my head with that.

I'll post back about the site when there's something to show.

That's a good idea, Eric! Hope I am free so I can join y'all!

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Originally Posted by CGriffing

That's a good idea, Eric! Hope I am free so I can join y'all!

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Well, I've never caught you being "free", but I reckon you're worth your rates anyway!:)

Hopefully a whole bunch of us will be able to make it, this should be fun--

Let me know if you need website help. Ill be free sunday and can lend a hand.

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Originally Posted by Dark Eternal

Let me know if you need website help. Ill be free sunday and can lend a hand.

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That is an awesome offer, I'm going to take you up on it.

All--
If this germinates nicely there will be other things to do beyond what one person can do alone. I don't have anything specific to ask for right now but if you're of a mind to pitch in, there will undoubtedly be some todos that can be handed out.

Just as a teaser... I've got a preliminary okay on our venue :yawinkle:

Yes, you are more than welcome to have the event at my place!

And what a nice place for the event! Thanks, Ryan!

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Originally Posted by ryanlala

Yes, you are more than welcome to have the event at my place!

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Oy-- you let the cat out of the bag for me, I was trying to build some suspense here!

All, yes: it seems that we'll be having Cave Diver Day at Mammoth Lake on Saturday, June 23rd. I hope everyone will give Ryan a big thanks for agreeing to this. The details are still being worked out, but a special welcome will be put together and I understand that this will include food and drink. I think there is a possibility that other drink arrangements may be in the cards as well, for those of you who concern yourselves with such nonsense.

The website I mentioned should be ready for launch soon, I'll make an announcement once it gets a little more polishing.

Awesome, I have time to plan to NOT be in a class that weekend. I'm in! Maybe we need to reserve some sites!?!? Ryan is really busy lately. I may plan to come Friday and Camp too. Hes got some awesome new camper slabs with water /elec hookups if anyone wants to roll in that way.

We will definitely have our own area, but one thing that was mentioned is that if a lot of people end up coming, we may need to bring our own chairs. The sign-in sheet on the site will help in keeping up with that in addition to the food demands. If bringing chairs does become necessary, I'll put an announcement up on the site and put some posts out too.

In case I made the announcement more inconspicuous than I meant to, the site is up and running now, you can get to it at www.houstonareacavedivers.com

I would like to attend but I have a family reunion that weekend.

Eric,

How is the food being handled? will there be a meal fee in addition to the diving/camping fee or does enveryone need to plan to bring stuff? Plates, napkins, cups, drinks, condiments, etc.... ;-) I do this nearly every weekend for our group "Just Us Divers" so I know what a hassle it is to think of everything. Its never too early to be laying the groundwork. It'll be here before you know it.

Is Clute in a dry county? Will alcohol be allowed on site post dives? Should be communicated either way.

Let me know if I can help with anything.

Steve, I was planning on having the pit on the back deck fired up and cooking some bbq, burgers, or dogs. I am open to whatever people would like. At this point it is still very early in the planning stage, i would like to get a feel for how many folks we will be hosting before we hand out items for people to bring.

I forgot to mention alcohol! Yes you are more than welcome to drink (POST DIVE)! Just dont drink and drive or dive!

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Originally Posted by MichaelBaranowski

I would like to attend but I have a family reunion that weekend.

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Well, shoot-- you know the thing will probably carry over into the evening and beyond, in case you're not going to be out of town entirely for the weekend. If you're able, it's a good bet that you'd be able to stop by and catch people out there, even if it's later on.

I registered on the site and plan to attend. Thanks for setting up.

This party need to pick up, or else it will be the same friends telling the same lies to eachother and bragging about how far one of us can penetrate on 1/6th not to mention 1/3rds....just syaing lol

Ill be attending, kinda dropped off the face of the planet the last 2 weeks due to work, but signing up now.

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Originally Posted by ryanlala

This party need to pick up, or else it will be the same friends telling the same lies to eachother and bragging about how far one of us can penetrate on 1/6th not to mention 1/3rds....just syaing lol

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Well, the sign-up sheet is starting to look decent, so there's a good chance we'll all get to tell our lies to at least one or two new victims.

All-- I'm guessing there will be more activity in the signing-up department as the time gets closer. If you're sitting on the fence about coming, please try not to wait until the last minute to decide if you can come. If you can, try to figure it out, and put your name down a couple of weeks in advance. That way we'll have a little time to get ready for the number of attendees.

Anyway, quit stalling-- come join the party :diver

Only 12 days left!

I might actually return to Texas by then...right now, I am having too much fun cave diving!