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BTS 2005!

Started by WreckWench , Mar 21 2005 12:57 AM

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#1 WreckWench

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Posted 21 March 2005 - 12:57 AM

I just wanted to say that BTS was beyond anything I'd ever have imagined! First off I met soooooooooooo many great people I was astounded! Several of you are going to receive self addressed stamped crates for immediate export to Texas and you all know who you are! :lmao:

I can't believe how many people drove such long distances to help out in the booth...Mike aka WVMike and Z aka Scubaman! And of course those who flew in to help...Deb aka Dejah and Kim aka Fingrabber! WOW!!! And of course Ray for getting us started on the idea of doing the show and all the SD members who came to volunteer either at BTS or our booth! And then once we arrive in NJ the locals started to help out by setting up the booth and by escorting us around to get supplies, copies, food, you name it! When we ran out of sign in sheets and trip sheets not one but two of the guys went for more copies on a Sunday no less! Airport pickups...airport dropoffs...car shuttles to the convention center and dinner...the list just goes on and on! And an extra special thanks to the guys and gals that stayed til the end of the show and took down the SD booth for us since Deb, Kim and I had to fly back earlier than the show ended. And a super big thanks to Colin aka NewYorkDiver for shipping the booth back to me and for fixing some damage to the booth too! You rock dude! :2cool:

I'm thrilled at all the new memberships we signed up at the show...kudos to Deb and others for doing such a great job recruiting new members. EVERYONE did a great job in this department as everyone had their own perspective on why SD is so cool to them. It was really great to step back and listen to everyone talk about something they really love!

Fingrabber, Tolly and Dejah were the Happy Hour gift sponsor queens and kings...they really rocked getting LOTS of great prizes for our Happy Hour! I now knight thee all the SD Smoozers! :respect:

We had 30 people make our SD Happy Hour including members from the board that we've waited a long time to meet in person and new members that we met at the show! (We would've had more but we were up against some pretty serious BTS events or otherwise we'd have doubled that number!)

We sold a lot of raffle tickets for the 2006 Toys for the Children Drive and I thank everyone of you who sold tickets and bought tickets...and to Scubaman for taking 50 tickets to sell for us! YES 50 TICKETS!!! :respect:

So if anyone else wants any please let me know!

I'm just tickled by the great people we met from all over the NE and so will you when they start to filter onto the board! -ww

p.s. yes we got LOTS of pictures! I'll set up an album right now to post them all in! -ww

Here's the link to the BTS show photogallery!

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#2 Latitude Adjustment

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Posted 21 March 2005 - 07:47 AM

Well we survived the show, SingleDivers was the new kid on the block and the talk of the show :respect:

I was working for Exibitor relations and a lot of the resorts were asking for info on SingleDivers and want us to come visit them.
Zig the show founder stopped by the booth at least 3 times although Kamala didn't always think that was a good thing :respect:

Can't say they didn't know we were there!
It was a long weekend but a lot of fun and wearing a BTS staff or exibitor badge (hint, volunteer to work the booth next year) got you special pricing on a lot of goodies, speaking of goodies, I won a Cooper River dive at the SingleDivers happy hour and a Dan Berg book from bts.
I'm sure Kamala will be posting how many signed up. Photographers we have our work cut out for us if SingleDivers has a photo contest because at least two world class photogs are now paid members.
Kamala was also talking up an up coming contest to plaster the worlds dive shops and boats with SingleDivers stickers but by the time you read this three have been stuck up in Brookville Canada.

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#3 Latitude Adjustment

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Posted 21 March 2005 - 07:49 AM

They just kept coming :respect:

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#4 CaptSaaz

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Posted 21 March 2005 - 09:36 AM

Hey Kamala,
Was great stopping by and visiting with the Charlies Angels of Dallas. Wish I could have volunteered time but the work schedule didn't permit. The booth was definitely busy the whole time I was around and definitely alot of interest from all quarters. And once all the new people do some intro's we'll have to set up a NY Happy Hour.

We all must believe in something... I believe I'll have another beer

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#5 Dejah

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Posted 21 March 2005 - 12:08 PM

Hey All,

I definately had a blast and wish all the fun could have lasted longer, but unforunately duty here in Dallas calls and had to come back... :dltears: Thanks to all who helped out during the weekend and those which carted us around as Ww mentioned above.. it was great meeting everyone and seeing Ray and Dan again since our Cozy trip last Jan. :respect:

Just as a reminder for those who did volunteer your time please be sure to get that information to me right away on what you did and the hours/times you worked..

Thanks again!

Dejah

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#6 Tolly

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Posted 21 March 2005 - 12:17 PM

Well, I for one, had an exceptional time. It truly was an interesting weekend meeting all the SD'rs in for the show. My gratitude to WreckWench, Fingrabber and Dejah for giving me the opportunity to help out.

BTW, has anyone seen my vocal cords?!?

I seem to have lost them right around the time I left the show to chauffeur (my privilege and honor of course!) the Bevy of Beauties from Texas back to the airport.

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#7 GentDiver

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Posted 21 March 2005 - 12:33 PM

Cool. Glad that you had a great success at the show. :respect:

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#8 Latitude Adjustment

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Posted 29 March 2005 - 10:44 AM

Where are all of those group photos that were taken? I couldn't have broken all of those cameras!

I, Latitude Adjustment (insert log in name), do hereby swear, (politely), that I shall not hold SingleDivers, (SD), nor any SD poster, (real or imagined), liable, nor shall I seek legal restitution, (real or imagined), for any perceived, (real or imagined), offenses I may incur, (or Incurrrrrrrrrr on talk like a pirate day), that may or may not be posted on this or any SCUBA related board, (real or imagined), by anyone, (real or imagined), anywhere, (real or imagined). Further, I void any right to privacy, (real or imagined), as it may, or may not relate to any posting, (real or imagined), about me, to me, for me, because of me, all about me, my dog, my cat, my bird, my monkey, my family, (real or imagined), my friends, (real or imagined), or my world, (real or imagined).

By all that is wet, I do hereby swear, (politely), and attest, upon pain of never diving again, (real or imagined), that I understand and affirm, that I agree to the above.

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#9 Dejah

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Posted 29 March 2005 - 10:58 AM

I have some, but I haven't had a chance to get the film developed yet. I should have it done by this weekend though along with the pic's from the HH.

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#10 Latitude Adjustment

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Posted 29 March 2005 - 11:33 AM

What's film? :dance:

I, Latitude Adjustment (insert log in name), do hereby swear, (politely), that I shall not hold SingleDivers, (SD), nor any SD poster, (real or imagined), liable, nor shall I seek legal restitution, (real or imagined), for any perceived, (real or imagined), offenses I may incur, (or Incurrrrrrrrrr on talk like a pirate day), that may or may not be posted on this or any SCUBA related board, (real or imagined), by anyone, (real or imagined), anywhere, (real or imagined). Further, I void any right to privacy, (real or imagined), as it may, or may not relate to any posting, (real or imagined), about me, to me, for me, because of me, all about me, my dog, my cat, my bird, my monkey, my family, (real or imagined), my friends, (real or imagined), or my world, (real or imagined).

By all that is wet, I do hereby swear, (politely), and attest, upon pain of never diving again, (real or imagined), that I understand and affirm, that I agree to the above.

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#11 WreckWench

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Posted 29 March 2005 - 11:42 AM

Ok who else took pictures besides Deb and LA? Fingrabber didn't you take pictures? Tolly did you get more than the ones you've posted so far? Collin did you get any pics? How about the WV boys? Did you all get some?

I know we had a TON of cameras at the Happy Hour so where are all the pictures???

Contact me directly at Kamala@SingleDivers.com for your private or group travel needs or 864-557-6079 AND don't miss SD's 2018-2021 Trips! ....here! Most are once in a lifetime opportunities...don't miss the chance to go!!
SD LEGACY/OLD/MANUAL Forms & Documents.... here !
Click here TO PAY for Merchandise, Membership, or Travel
"Imitation is the sincerest flattery." - Gandhi
"Imitation is proof that originality is rare." - ScubaHawk
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Kamala Shadduck c/o SingleDivers.com LLC
2234 North Federal Hwy, #1010 Boca Raton, FL 33431
formerly...
710 Dive Buddy Lane; Salem, SC 29676
864-557-6079 tel/celfone/office or tollfree fax 888-480-0906

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#12 finGrabber

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Posted 29 March 2005 - 12:07 PM

I have some pictures from the happy hour...I'll try to upload them tonight

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#13 Hipshot

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Posted 15 April 2005 - 04:19 PM

As a BTS staffer, I just want to say that the pleasure was at least half ours. Thank you for visiting us, and I hope you do get a lot of recruits in the Northeast. It would be great if we could have a Northeast SD dive outing. Since I've joined, I've really enjoyed this board. You folks have really made me feel at home and it would be great to do something around here with you all.

Next year, God willing, I'll be working BTS again, and this time, I'll credit my volunteer time to the SD booth. As a member, it's the least that I can do.

Heartfelt Cheers,
Rick