April
MUD Club
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, April, 20, 2010
Andrews University – Biology Amphitheater, Price Hall – Berrien Springs, MI
Meeting starts ~ 7:30 p.m. (3rd Tuesday of every month except December)
April Meeting:
Review of 2010 schedule for changes/ discussion, addition of dates and
places you are willing to be the contact for, Show & Tell – so bring something,
share tales of dives since last meeting, and of course, talk about most
anything else you’d like to talk about. There will be a “Get Well” card for
signing that will be delivered to long time member Ed Steinke who is
recovering from open heart surgery last Sunday. After the meeting gather at
Roma’s to continue tales and plans for summer diving.
Assistance Provided:
Thanks to All of You who dropped by and/or manned the MUD Club table during Wolf’s Open house in March.
Events since last meeting that MUDDIES participated in:
March 20-21, Wolf’s Open House- MUD Club table
April 03, Diamond Lake – Wreck of the South Bend
April 10, Lake 16 Dive (w/o ice), Martin, Mi
April 17, Paw Paw Lake, Coloma, Elinee Bay Grubbing Dive
April 20, MUD Club Meeting Night
Reminder:
We need your help to populate the MUD Club web site with club member Bio’s, Only You can make that happen and help make the club web site a useful club tool. Visit http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/ and leave a comment. Also remember that you can listen to current scuba related topics on http://www.scubaobsessed.com/about-2 a podcast presented by Darrin Jillison & Jim Kliemann every Thursday evening at 2100 hrs.
Remember to send me email with details (and pictures) of ANY scuba related activity that you participated in during the month for reference and /or inclusion in the newsletter and for sure on the club web site. I can’t make note of it IF you don’t tell me about it. Let us show the anonymous readers and lurkers that the Muddies are an active and participative club.
Tidbit for today: “Ways to Dive Safer”
1. Make sure someone on shore knows where you’re going and when you’ll be back.
2. Plan to have a day or two for a shakedown before going away on a big trip involving deep diving. It gets the problems sorted before the pressure is on.
3. The more planning you do, the safer your dive will be. Still do your homework on sites you know.
4. Configure your gear the weekend before a dive trip. You’re more likely to remember everything and know where it all is than if you set your gear up at the last minute.
5. Remember to always plan the dive in advance and stick to it wherever possible. The old saying ‘plan the dive, dive the plan’ is extremely good advice.
6. Always carry a knife that’s well maintained, easily accessible and can cut microfilament line. Have a go at cutting microfilament line, just to find out if your knife is suitable.
7. Never be afraid to walk away from a dive. There’s a big difference between being a bit nervous about something new and knowing that you really shouldn’t be doing the dive.
(http://www.divemagazine.co.uk/news/article.asp?uan=5352)
It’s “Soft Water” time, Get out Your gear and Get Wet!
