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                                    Buddy Coppock  - Imyourbuddy  Jonesborough TNMale 70 years old  Joined On: 10/21/2009 Last Login: 8/06/2012 
                                    
                                    
                                        Experience:  Novice Looking For:  Long term relationship Habits:  Don't smoke or drink Relationship:  Divorced Children At Home:  No Company: Smokey Moutain Dive Center | 
            
         
        
             I’m 54 living in North East Tennessee. I’ve always wanted to learn to dive but kept coming up with excuses. I guess my daughters saw through this and finally pushed me to get certified. So, one of my daughters (Kelly) and I earned our Open Water Certification and now I know…Diving is everything I thought it would be. “Wow” what a sport. In September, we flew to ClearwaterFL and took our first ocean dive; now I’m addicted. If you find yourself in Clearwater, look up “Tanks-A-Lot Dive Charters.” The dive probably won’t be as flamboyant as Bonaire or Belize, but the crew will make this a wonderful dive. Captain Mike and Heidi are a married team that will take care of your every need. Heidi even takes pictures and videos during the dive and loads them to their website for everyone to enjoy. I might add; they do this at no extra charge. 
I guess, now I’m looking forward to making lots of bubbles. 
Update: In the last
couple years I’ve expanded my Portfolio to include two trips to Cozumel and one
to Bonaire. A third trip to Cozumel is planned
in September with my favorite dive buddy; my daughter. I still think this is the coolest sport ever!!!