joe
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come on newbiesSay hello all new people. Theres at least 3 of you in the cyber world!
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charlie
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we have 4 new forum members which is great 
intros would be good: we're more likely to take the friendly ones out diving! Just ask Max & Vasilis from last year: they were uber keen & were the guys who got trained & qualified quickly 
no new members on easyfundraising though  
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Breizh54
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Hey guys!
Then I'll be the first one to introduce myself.
I'm a French with a 3-stars CMAS qualification since June of this year. I usually dive in lakes (in one lake in fact) and sometimes in the south of France or in Brittany.
Scotland seems to be a good place to dive so I'm looking forward to do it! If of course you're not afraid of diving with a French guy.
That's about all I can say about me.
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joe
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nah theres a few people in/or have been in susac from the other side of the channel. Lots of diving to be done. 
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charlie
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Welcome on board the mighty ship SUSAC, Breizh54.
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Scotty Boy
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oh not ANOTHER frenchy!!! just kidding!!
still planning to dive in your wetsuit??
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prydain55
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Hello, I suppose I should introduce myself as I'm the aforementioned Max. I'm now living in the middle of a desert (quite literally) but I still maintain hopes of diving in the future. I think you'll enjoy Scottish diving (I did, possibly too much).
Max
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Breizh54
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Yeah still planning to dive in my wetsuit! Except if you can lend me a drysuit of course. But I never dived with one so if you see a balloon floating it will be me!
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prydain55
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You might find a wetsuit a bit on the nippy side. I've been cold in a drysuit (though, frankly, it was Maxwell's which is so thin you can almost see through it; it doesn't leak though).
Max
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Shug
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I've seen a few people dive in wetsuits here. They were all a bit fruity and they never evr did a second dive the same day.
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gus
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i've seen many people dive in scotland in thick wetsuits or semi-drys and they have not only been happy but also have done more than one dive in a day, our BDO included.
however as shug says the most memorable occasions are the people who became a little chilled.
welcome all new people to the forum,
cheers
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prydain55
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S'pose so, but as someone with close to no natural insulation, I need all the help I can get. The dive where I got the coldest was also one of my favorites though so it just goes to show... (incidentally, that's the one you led at Ballachulish).
Max
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Breizh54
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I will surely be a little cold even if I am used to diving in cold waters (even under ice) in a wetsuit. But as I said if the club has got drysuits to lend I'd be happy to try one.
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enc01
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Hiya, the club has a selection of dry suits which you can use. The training officer and BDO will arrange for you to do a dry suit training dive in the uni swimming pool to get you used to using one before heading out into open water. In the summer months the water temp can be around 10/11 degrees but the rest of the year it can be totally freezing. So in my opinion always borrow a dry suit from the club.
Erika
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Breizh54
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Yeah a training would be good! 10 to 11 in the summer? Are you serious?
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Scotty Boy
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think the highest water temperature i've dived in scotland is about 11 or 12 degrees celcius, it doesnt get much warmer im afraid!! my advice: invest in decent thermals and borrow a dry suit!!
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Breizh54
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Guess I'll do that. 12 is not so cold but surpising for summer. Is it the same in the atlantic with the stream thingy?
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joe
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um its the length and repetitive dives that get me. Plus the crap winter weather in between never helps. Drysuits for anything more than 1 dive. I've dived in semi dry's in the UK and it only worked because i had a hot shower in between the dives.
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scubaeuan
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I recognise that flag!!! Hello Mr Briezh, I was in Brittany all this summer, in Fouesnant just south of Quimper. John Kalakalaka tou la hé.
See ya in the water soon bud.
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Breizh54
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Yeaaaaaaah, brittany is the best place ever. See you at the meeting!
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scubaeuan
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Don't think I saw you at the meeting last night, where abouts in Brittany are you from?
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Breizh54
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And I was there!
My dad is from Lorient and a big part of my family lives there. In my case, I live in Nancy in the north east of France. But I hope to go and live in Brittany someday.
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scubaeuan
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Yeah It's really nice, I really enjoyed all the small festivals in the vilages and towns. That dance where you all link fingers is really tiring though! Lovely cider and food aswell. Maybe the weather could be a tad better but oh well.
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Ashley
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Hey, Charlie said I should come on and introduce myself last night so I thought I better.
Um… well I think the majority of you already know me, if not Hi I’m Ashley, I am the petite (not short) brunette/blonde first year trainee. Studying Marine Biology so that’s really the main reason why I wanted to get into diving, plus you know, I’m quite enjoying it so far, well except the talks about lungs exploding, but the Tuesday night pub visit after each meeting makes up for it (Andrew says I’m the female first year equivalent to him…which scares me a little).
But yeh... thats pretty much me.
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joe
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Hello cyber Ashley
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