I don't know how others see it, but to me this is just a slap in the face.
I have nothing against the members of the tampa forum, just do not appreciate the seperate forum, nor having to check it for my most frequent dive.
This is one of the main reasons that I have gone from logging in and posting several times a day to logging in every couple of weeks.
I'm with you there, brother. I don't check in or post as often as I used to.
All I can think to say to anyone who is outright offended by Venice being included in the GTBA is: Good luck in life if you find something that trivial to be offensive...
To the people who are just annoyed at how they have to get to the Venice thread, I have a suggestion to offer. I made a Scubaboard folder in my IE favorites. In it, I have saved the direct link to all threads I like to view. That way none of them are more than a click away. It wouldn't matter to me if the Venice thread got combined with an Australian thread, it would still be one click away for me...
To make a comment like that shows that you have absolutely no clue what you're talking about with regards to our disdain for being lumped in with the Tampites.
I think Colin said it best: "We ain't the 813"
Today the water was almost glassy with visibility of 10 feet and 60° F water temperature. I'm glad we had our 7 mm suits. Brrrrrr.
Sorry, but I have no idea what the conditions were in the Tampa Bay area, I didn't make it that far north.
LOL...good one, Walter.