Hi all. It looks as though in the split we are going to be named as a club or at least referred to as something. Hence, I was thinking, though I don't like to turn these
Greater Tampa Bay Area threads into full blown chat threads, I feel this is worth discussing and at least get the opinions of some here. :ne_nau:
My
personal thoughts and feelings, in no particular order:
1. The word club personally makes me cringe - I always think people are going to feel alienated and not bother.
2. I think we work very hard to make people feel welcome. By "people" I mean; new divers that live in our area, divers new to the area in general, and visitors.
3. It was the openness and willingness of a few to meet and dive with others that has actually led to bringing so many together in this area.
4. "Happy Hour" reminds me of a bunch of young party animals. If I were looking at the board, personally I would think "no-thanks" but I am also a bit older. I would prefer a name more representative of the people. (Maybe Mark-R or Dave's boat... j/k, j/k, move on - silly joke
)
5. Lastly, we have a lot of people pass through here that are looking for info on springs and caves. I do what I can to help by, going on what I know, doing some research, and sometimes asking a certain someone here his thoughts (he knows who he is). Our planet known as "Spring/Cave country" is abysmally represented here on this board. That said, for the numbers that pass through here, it could be so much better. However, in the end, I guess it isn't our job to help SB grow. Fair enough but I find that scary (the more we grow the more dive buds and opportunities we have).
So with this in mind, I offer this to you guys for your thoughts. No debate, just your thoughts. Perhaps with this we can offer a name better suited to us :ne_nau:
And we were pokin' fun at Howard, :rofl2: 
