A new diver in the family...two actually!

[Jeff Toorish]

Hi all,

I just wanted to introduce a new diver to the diving community. My 17 year old son Alex was certified last weekend. He did his cert dives at Lake Rawlings last weekend, in case any of you were there.

He joins my ten year old daughter, Sammi, was certified in February in Dominican Republic. As you can imagine, she keeps asking..."and who was certified first?

I'm so proud of them both.

Jeff

 

[suthnbelle]

You should be proud! Congratulations Jeff. Sounds like you have great kids.

 

[Jeff Toorish]

Thanks Belle, I really am.

JT

 

[H2Andy]

kids

first you have to pay for braces, then for diving gear

(hint: if you don't have to buy them stuff, you can get better stuff yourself!)



just teasing... i wish my parents had introduced me to diving when i was a kid

 

[Jeff Toorish]

Ain't that the truth, Andy.

My rescue instructor told me about when she used to work at a dive shop, and parents would come in looking for cheap or used equipment and say things like, "it's just for the kids."

My kids get exactly the same gear I use, or the closest approximation if size is a factor. You know, that regulator didn't seem so expensive when it was for me.

Jeff

 

[Halthron]

"It isn't used, it's thoroughly tested for safety purposes"

 

[Charlie59]

What a deal, a great life-long sport for them, and two new dive buddies and excuses to go diving for you.

Everyone wins.

 

[craborn]

I hope they know how lucky they are to have a cool dad to introduce them to the underwater world. I have a four month old daughter and I cannot wait until one day when she asked me to teach her how to dive.... Congradulations... Go Diving!!!!!!!

 

[dive_lover88]

Hey cool! We have new divers in the water! Lets' skip the talk and go diving!

Darren

 

[NSDiver]

Jeff-

I bet I saw them - I was at Lake Rawlings last weekend doing AOW checkouts. At one point near one of the platforms, we had two OW classes converge right in front of us, creating a huge CF. They sure looked like they were all having fun though.

Water was a nippy 51. Glad I was wearing a dry suit

Congrats on raising a diving family - I hope I can be so lucky.

-Nick