North Canterbury Dive Club (NCDC)
October 2016Next Meeting: Monday 31st October 2016
Kaiapoi Golf Club
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Website www.northcanterburydiveclub.co.nz
Facebook www.facebook.com/North-Canterbury-Dive-Club-155569331475959/
Any ideas/submissions to Nigel Kearns
Committee following AGM
Executive Committee
President Andy McRae 021 429 504Vice President Steve Lee 03 352 1335
Treasurer Bernie Lee 03 352 1335Secretary Jim Lawrence 03 327 3886
Club Captain TBA Boat Custodian TBABach Custodian TBA
Editor Paula Lawrence 03 327 3886Auditor Sheryl Blakely 03 327 3055
Committee MembersLeon Frear 027 560 6902
Warren Price 03 339 7065Robin Riddell 03 313 5299Nolan Kraiger 03 314 9527Daryl Neate 03 314 7231Eric Pearson 03 314 9924Steve Ryder 03 327 7764Nigel Kearns 027 439 9058
Bach Report
BookingsClub members wishing to book the bach for Christmas, following are the dates:Week 1 24-31 DecemberWeek 2 31 December to 7 JanuaryWeek 3 7 to 14 January
Please have your names to Andy McRae before the next meeting.
To view the bach availability go to www.northcanterburydiveclub.co.nz/motunau-beach-club-house
To make the booking contact Andy McRae.
Notice to Bach Users
Payment must be made within 30 days of hiring the bach.Gas bottle, toilet paper, washing powder and dish-washing liquid are not provided by the club, so please bring your ownWhen leaving the bach take care to clean showers, make sure the freezer is clean, and do not leave any clothing, food or equipment behind.To hire the clubhouse is $20 per night for club members, $30 for non-members, children under 12 are free. Minimum hire is $40 per night. Maximum hire is $150 per night.The bach hire is restricted to financial members. Outsiders can only hire the bach in exceptional circumstances i.e. the Police have a yearly hire arrangement.
Club weekendA club weekend will be held on 8-9 October 20116.
If you wish to be involved contact Steve Ryder
Club Boat
It is the person who is hiring the boat’s responsibility to make sure it is full of fuel, that there is no damage to it, the trailer or the motor. It must be completely full of fuel when you have finished with it and cleaned. Some cleaning can be done out at sea like getting rid of cray legs and old bait.
Remember to turn off the kill switch and ensure the boat has been fully refuelled. Don’t leave your club mates with a partly filled fuel tank!If this is not done then future hire of the boat will be in doubt.On club days the boat is free – only fuel to be paid for.Both boats are available for hiring.
Boat UsageA reminder about the club boat usage. In order to meet the boat insurance criteria, when the club boat is used, a member of the Dive Club MUST be skipper and that person MUST hold a Day Skippers License.During hireage if an accident occurs the hirer will be liable for the excess on the insurance.
SubsSubs are NOW DUE. As per the AGM any subs received after 28 November 2016 will incur a $30 late payment fee and this will be strictly enforced.You should also be aware that you will NOT be able to hire the bach/boats unless your full subs (and any other outstanding amounts) are paid i.e. you will not be considered a full member if you are liable for the late payment fee and haven’t paid it, or you have bach or boat hire charges outstanding that haven’t been paidThe subs (excluding the late penalty fee) are:$50 single$60 family($100 initial joining fee in addition to the above subs)Subs can be paid to the Treasurer, posted to NCDC at PO Box 379, Kaiapoi 8252, or paid online into the North Canterbury Dive Club account number 020852 0039175 000. Please enter your name and “subs” into the reference fields.
DialogueAGMThe AGM was held where the new executive and committee members were voted in. At the next Executive meeting the Boat Custodian, Bach Custodian and Club Captain will be decided.
RemitsThree remits were submitted at the AGM. These are detailed below as are the results.1 – Booking member is responsible solely to reimburse club promptly full costs in event of cancellation of trip by member and/or behalf of his/her associatesResult – this remit was not accepted, as it wqs considered that the existing rules were sufficient. 2. – That the rules surrounding membership is amended to read: If membership is renewed late ie after 2 months from the AGm a $30 penalty is imposedResult – this remit was accepted3 – Private hire of bach Private hire of bach can be made provided the following criteria is observed:One month out from the proposed private hire all financial club members are notified and given the opportunity to hire the bach for that period. If within one week of being notified, there is no request from club members, then the private hire may go head.Notwithstanding the above, the existing arrangement with the NZ Police and MPI Fisheries will still continue, and are an exception to this clause. Result – this remit was not accepted.
Riwaka TripSteve Lee is willing to organise a trip to the Riwaka Cave. This will be dependent on interest. This trip is proposed for early next year. Talk to Steve is you are keen.
Xmas functionThe Xmas function will be held on 28th November 2016.Bring a wrapped up bottle for a bottle auction.
FunniesLittle Harry
A first-grade teacher, Ms Brooks, was having trouble with one of her more precocious students.The teacher asked, 'Harry, what exactly is your problem?'Harry answered, 'I'm too smart for the 1st grade. My sister is in the 3rd grade and I'm smarter than she is! I think I should be in the 3rd grade too!' Ms. Brooks finally had enough. She took Harry to the principal's office. While Harry waited in the outer office, the teacher explained the situation to the principal. The principal told Ms Brooks he would give the boy a test. If he failed to answer any of his questions he was to go back to the 1st grade and behave. She agreed. Harry was brought in and the conditions were explained to him and he happily agreed to take the test. Principal: 'What is 3 x 3?'Harry: '9' Principal: 'What is 6 x 6?' Harry: '36.'And so it went with every question the principal thought a bright 3rd grader should know. The principal looks at Ms. Brooks and tells her, 'Y’ know I reckon Harry can go to the 3rd grade'. But Ms. Brooks is still sceptical of the little bugger and says to the principal, 'Not so fast, let me ask him a few questions.' The principal and Harry both agree.Ms Brooks asks, 'What does a cow have four of that I have only two of?' Harry, after a moment: 'Legs.'Ms Brooks: 'What is in your pants that you have but I do not have?' The principal wondered why would she ask such a question! Harry replied: 'Pockets.’ to the Principal’s great relief.Ms. Brooks: 'What does a dog do that a man steps into?' Harry: 'Pants.' By now, the principal is sitting forward with his mouth hanging open.Ms Brooks: 'What goes in hard and pink then comes out soft and sticky?' Now the principal's eyes open really wide and before he could intervene, Harry replied, 'Bubble gum.' Ms Brooks: 'What does a man do standing up, a woman does sitting down and a dog does on three legs?' Harry: 'Shake hands.' The principal is now trembling with apprehension as Ms. Brooks asks the last question.Ms. Brooks: 'What word starts with an 'F' and ends in 'K' and indicates a great deal of heat and excitement?'Harry: 'Firetruck.'The principal breaths a huge sigh of relief and tells the teacher,' Put the little bugger in 5th Grade, I got the last seven questions wrong myself.'
