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Author: dechuckadechucka Date: May 14, 2008 15:09
Recent dive out to Pig Island ( one of the 5 Islands, The Gong, Aus) and
talking to the group I was surprised that all were involved in volunteer
work. Is this true of SCUBA divers in general? and if so why?
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Author: George CathcartGeorge Cathcart Date: May 14, 2008 16:48
On May 14, 6:09 pm, "dechucka" vomithotmail.com> wrote:> Recent dive out to Pig Island ( one of the 5 Islands, The Gong, Aus) and
> talking to the group I was surprised that all were involved in volunteer
> work. Is this true of SCUBA divers in general? and if so why?
Do you mean volunteer work in general or volunteering their diving
skills for various causes?
If the former, I don't know. I do know that diving, more so than a lot
of other hobbies/sports, offers a lot of opportunities to volunteer. I
am a volunteer diver at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, along with
about 200 others who are on the dive roster there and spend a full day
every other week diving to feed animals, clean exhibits and make
presentations to the public. Most major aquaria in the US also have
volunteer dive programs.
I know other divers who volunteer their time to do oyster restoration,
underwater archaeology, underwater debris cleanup and other services.
It's one of the things I love about diving.
gc
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Author: dechuckadechucka Date: May 14, 2008 18:01
> On May 14, 6:09 pm, "dechucka" vomithotmail.com> wrote:>> Recent dive out to Pig Island ( one of the 5 Islands, The Gong, Aus) and
>> talking to the group I was surprised that all were involved in volunteer
>> work. Is this true of SCUBA divers in general? and if so why?
>
> Do you mean volunteer work in general or volunteering their diving
> skills for various causes?
in general but related to diving as well. The dive i was talking about there
was people from all volunteer groups from puppy walkers from local animal
shelters to the SES, RFS, Coastal Rescue groups etc
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Author: Douglas W. Popeye FrederickDouglas W. Popeye Frederick Date: May 14, 2008 19:53
> Recent dive out to Pig Island ( one of the 5 Islands, The Gong, Aus) and
> talking to the group I was surprised that all were involved in volunteer
> work. Is this true of SCUBA divers in general? and if so why?
Nobody would let you volunteer for fuckall if they knew how stupid and
dangerous you are.
--
Popeye
"I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned, or see
you hanged, at Fort Smith, at Judge Parker's
convenience. Which'll it be?" - Cogburn
www.finalprotectivefire.com
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Author: dechuckadechucka Date: May 14, 2008 21:15
"Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in
message news:RcmdnVFEPrssOLbVnZ2dnUVZ_uGdnZ2d@supernews.com...>> Recent dive out to Pig Island ( one of the 5 Islands, The Gong, Aus) and
>> talking to the group I was surprised that all were involved in volunteer
>> work. Is this true of SCUBA divers in general? and if so why?
>
>
>
> Nobody would let you volunteer for fuckall if they knew how stupid and
> dangerous you are.
and on what basis are you ranting?
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Author: Douglas W. Popeye FrederickDouglas W. Popeye Frederick Date: May 15, 2008 05:05
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> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in
> message news:RcmdnVFEPrssOLbVnZ2dnUVZ_uGdnZ2d@supernews.com...>>> Recent dive out to Pig Island ( one of the 5 Islands, The Gong, Aus) and
>>> talking to the group I was surprised that all were involved in volunteer
>>> work. Is this true of SCUBA divers in general? and if so why?
>>
>>
>>
>> Nobody would let you volunteer for fuckall if they knew how stupid and
>> dangerous you are.
>
> and on what basis are you ranting?
Well, because of how stupid you are.
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Author: StarStar Date: May 15, 2008 05:18
On May 14, 4:48 pm, George Cathcart gmail.com> wrote:> On May 14, 6:09 pm, "dechucka" vomithotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Recent dive out to Pig Island ( one of the 5 Islands, The Gong, Aus) and
>> talking to the group I was surprised that all were involved in volunteer
>> work. Is this true of SCUBA divers in general? and if so why?
>
> Do you mean volunteer work in general or volunteering their diving
> skills for various causes?
>
> If the former, I don't know. I do know that diving, more so than a lot
> of other hobbies/sports, offers a lot of opportunities to volunteer. I
> am a volunteer diver at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, along with
> about 200 others who are on the dive roster there and spend a full day
> every other week diving to feed animals, clean exhibits and make
> presentations to the public. Most major aquaria in the US also have
> volunteer dive programs.
>
> I know other divers who volunteer their time to do oyster restoration,
> underwater archaeology, underwater debris cleanup and other services. ...
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Author: George CathcartGeorge Cathcart Date: May 15, 2008 07:18
On May 15, 8:18 am, Star gmail.com> wrote:> On May 14, 4:48 pm, George Cathcart gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On May 14, 6:09 pm, "dechucka" vomithotmail.com> wrote:>
>>> Recent dive out to Pig Island ( one of the 5 Islands, The Gong, Aus) and
>>> talking to the group I was surprised that all were involved in volunteer
>>> work. Is this true of SCUBA divers in general? and if so why?
>
>> Do you mean volunteer work in general or volunteering their diving
>> skills for various causes?
>
>> If the former, I don't know. I do know that diving, more so than a lot
>> of other hobbies/sports, offers a lot of opportunities to volunteer. I
>> am a volunteer diver at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, along with
>> about 200 others who are on the dive roster there and spend a full day
>> every other week diving to feed animals, clean exhibits and make
>> presentations to the public. Most major aquaria in the US also have ...
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Author: dechuckadechucka Date: May 15, 2008 14:56
"Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in
message news:BqOdnXb9gbePurHVnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@supernews.com...>>
>> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in
>> message news:RcmdnVFEPrssOLbVnZ2dnUVZ_uGdnZ2d@supernews.com...>>>> Recent dive out to Pig Island ( one of the 5 Islands, The Gong, Aus)
>>>> and talking to the group I was surprised that all were involved in
>>>> volunteer work. Is this true of SCUBA divers in general? and if so why?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nobody would let you volunteer for fuckall if they knew how stupid and
>>> dangerous you are.
>>
>> and on what basis are you ranting?
> ...
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Author: Douglas W. Popeye FrederickDouglas W. Popeye Frederick Date: May 15, 2008 15:26
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> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in
> message news:BqOdnXb9gbePurHVnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@supernews.com...>>>
>>> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" finalprotectivefire.com> wrote
>>> in message news:RcmdnVFEPrssOLbVnZ2dnUVZ_uGdnZ2d@supernews.com...>>>>> Recent dive out to Pig Island ( one of the 5 Islands, The Gong, Aus)
>>>>> and talking to the group I was surprised that all were involved in
>>>>> volunteer work. Is this true of SCUBA divers in general? and if so
>>>>> why?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nobody would let you volunteer for fuckall if they knew how stupid and ...
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