My DB had to cancel for the weekend but i had the itch bad so i figured i'd take a chance. I went to the Beaver Lake diving hot spot this morning to see if there were groups i could jump in with and i had no problem finding anyone. First people i found was a couple from Kansas City and they were more than fine with letting me go. We did 2 dives off of 1 AL80 tank and they were done but i had one more tank left. Asked another group if i could go and they said sure, but they were doing deep dives so couldn't go with them, got some complements on my Zeagle stiletto though
. Next group i asked, another group from Kansas City, let me go with them and a diver even needed a buddy so worked out well. They showed me the trail of "wrecks" there so really happy went with them.
Turned out to be a great day for diving, glad the majority of the diving community is so friendly. Hope i can get another dive buddy or two in the area so i don't have to worry about finding random people, but at least i know that usually won't be a problem.