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[Landlocked Dive Nut]

Calling all Missouri Divers, members or not!

Are you interested in a "meet & greet" happy hour with other SD members? We don't want the DFW and Houston members having all the fun! Let's swap dive & travel stories and find potential dive buddies, all in a fun atmosphere.

We're probably scattered around the State. Post in this thread your general location in the State and if you are interested in a HH. If you're a Premier Member, you can PM me. We can try to find a spot that all of us can get to easily... Columbia? KC? St. Louis? -- depends on the responses. Probably have to shoot for a Saturday afternoon or evening, especially if some have to drive a bit. It may take some time to coordinate, but let's give those other HH cities notice that Missourians are fun, too! Know other divers that are not members of SD? They're welcome, too.

I know you're out there - just have to find you!

[drifter]

Tammy,
I'm in, unless you have it in SE Missouri, that 7 hour drive is a killer!

We might also consider Springfield and possibly getting some of the SE Kansas, NW Arkansas people interested?

Scott

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

Anybody who can get to a HH is welcome! KS divers, NW Arkansas divers, even Tulsa divers (if we end up in Joplin, MO, that's not too far from Tulsa), you're welcome to join us. We'll schedule a HH in a place that the majority agree is "do-able". After all, it's about getting together -- we won't exclude anybody! And, if we have to split and do TWO separate HH's, well, I won't complain about 2 parties......

[bpro]

I'm in St Louis and I'd love to join a MO happy hour, if I can afford the gas to get there

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

I'm in St Louis and I'd love to join a MO happy hour, if I can afford the gas to get there

Suh-weet! We're on a roll now. One in KC, one in St. Louis, and one in Maryville. Hey, I'm willing to carpool and share gas expenses. I have a pickup, and I'll either ride with someone else, or pack a bunch of divers into my truck bed! We'll just all arrive with "boat hair".

[Bubble2Bubble]

Landlocked Dive Nut,
I have always wanted to dive the Bonne Terre Mine in MO. What about that local for a HH?

Mike

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

Landlocked Dive Nut,
I have always wanted to dive the Bonne Terre Mine in MO. What about that local for a HH?

Mike

I'm open to it, but have never been there so will have to investigate to see how that might work based on where all the divers respond from. Since we're scattered, maybe a day's diving followed by relaxed evening with good food, friends and an adult beverage might suite everybody. Hotels/Motels are pretty reasonable. You're more than welcome to join us!

Drifter? Haven't you dived Bonne Terre?

[drifter]

I'd be game for Bonne Terre Mine. I've not been there yet. We did Mermet Springs in Southern Illinois

Here's their website: http://www.2dive.com/btm.htm

They don't list daily rates, only package deals with local hotels.

[bpro]

Individual pricing is on West End Diving's site.

http://www.westenddi...ivepackages.htm

Cost - $65.00 per Dive - Includes tank and air. 2 Dive Minimum (Personal tanks not allowed)

EAN Nitrox 32: $10.00 Per Dive , 92 cu ft. tanks (When Available) - $8.00 per dive

They're very particular about the order of your dives on the "course"

Dive spaces are available on Saturday and Sunday at the following times by
reservation only: 8 a.m. thru 5 p.m. Also Friday night for groups of 16 or
more 6 pm - 10 pm. Dive times subject to change (moved forward) without
notice. Dives are scheduled at 3 hour intervals.

Dives are conducted in groups of up to 12 divers..Guide Leads..Safety Diver in Rear.
Average Length of dives is 35-45 minutes, Average Depth 40-60 feet.

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

Okay, so we're doing slightly better than the Arizona call for a happy hour! We have 2 in St. Louis, 1 in Maryville and 1 in Kansas City who have said they're interested, plus B2B in Arkansas who wants to hook up with us at Bonne Terre mine sometime, and possibly one other from nearby Oklahoma......

So, is this enough? I'd be willing to do the St. Louis area, in conjunction with diving at Bonne Terre, but 8 hours drive round trip for just dinner and drinks is a bit much. Drifter, you and I can "car pool" from some common point on I-70 East.

Any other suggestions, or shall we wait and see if other MO divers come out of hiding (or come back from vacation)?

Tammy

[drifter]

Well, with all the talk about Halloween somewhere, what about halloween in the mine? Seems like an great place for something like that

[mechanical31]

I would also love to dive Bonne Terre, but Halloween might be a problem as a single dad.

[Bubble2Bubble]

I'm still game for the Bonne Terre Mine dive/hh, I would not want to travel all that way for a few drinks with cool people/divers and not get wet of course . I can dive/hh any date ya'll decide on... up to Feb 15th 2009. JC dove the Bonne Terre Mine and gave it rave reviews! I couldnt do a one night stand at BT, its looks like a 3 day adventure to me.


Mike

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

Well, after the Roatan trip, I'm out of vacation days until Spring 2009, so I could do a weekend but not 3 days......

[Scuba Mike]

I'm up for a HH and a dive at the mine. I did my open water and first deep dives at Mermet. Cold and dark at 100ft.