Tonight our monthly Club Aquarius meeting was a little different, the guests were also the speakers because we held a “Fish Tale” open mike event. Everyone was encouraged to tell a “fish tale” about diving or travel. It was also a little different because we had the meeting over at the Fedora Lounge because the store was still in disarray after the storm, flood and the subsequent drying efforts.
Kelly, the bartender took great care of our group and kept the tabs for twenty-five people straight. Ann was drinking Martinis all evening as were a number of other guests. All the while we had a series of tales being told both about the storm – When did you get your power back? Did you have any damage? Are you alright?, and of course the Fish Tales. Ann and I had a hard time deciding who had the best tale so we had a drawing for the grand prize, a Fish in My Heart Book, featuring the work of Rogest.
It was a fun evening and it was great to see everyone. One thing I heard a lot from everyone was that they had read one of my email messages and had been thinking about their last dive trip; it was nice to hear people read the email and applied its message as a way to cope with the aftermath of the storm. It was also nice to hear that everyone was alright and that their damage was limited. We know that some were not so lucky and our thoughts and prayers go out to them.
