diverdowndh
Contributor
Well, I followed my PADI contact's advice and sent my story officially into PADI. We shall see what we shall see.
As in any relationship, all parties are responsible. I am not, in any way, saying that I'm a perfect angel. I must have done something or possibly many somethings that rubbed my instructor wrong. Here is my biggest complaint - if there are/were, I AM NOT AWARE OF IT. He did make a little slam on his last email he sent saying I am a challenging student and customer. Well, why would he sell me a BCD for $150 cheaper than I can get it from, gasp, LeisurePro. Or sell my GF a new $900 dollar regulator for just over $400 not even 3 weeks ago? The more I reread from the DM material or the instructor manual, his responsibilities are to guide me and if I am a "challenging student" then let me in on the secret. I can definitely say, as I mentioned before, I used to get the rolling of the eyes or negative comments about scubaboard or other internet resources that I would present. If I am as informed as I can be, utilizing any information source that I have available, and that makes me challenging then so be it. I am getting calls and emails every minute of people locally who are hearing about this incident and they all appear to be supporting me so I can't be *that* bad... not if people are asking to go on our own trips together! I'm sorry, something is wrong but I cannot feel I'm too far from the mark... the example diver that DM is all about.
As in any relationship, all parties are responsible. I am not, in any way, saying that I'm a perfect angel. I must have done something or possibly many somethings that rubbed my instructor wrong. Here is my biggest complaint - if there are/were, I AM NOT AWARE OF IT. He did make a little slam on his last email he sent saying I am a challenging student and customer. Well, why would he sell me a BCD for $150 cheaper than I can get it from, gasp, LeisurePro. Or sell my GF a new $900 dollar regulator for just over $400 not even 3 weeks ago? The more I reread from the DM material or the instructor manual, his responsibilities are to guide me and if I am a "challenging student" then let me in on the secret. I can definitely say, as I mentioned before, I used to get the rolling of the eyes or negative comments about scubaboard or other internet resources that I would present. If I am as informed as I can be, utilizing any information source that I have available, and that makes me challenging then so be it. I am getting calls and emails every minute of people locally who are hearing about this incident and they all appear to be supporting me so I can't be *that* bad... not if people are asking to go on our own trips together! I'm sorry, something is wrong but I cannot feel I'm too far from the mark... the example diver that DM is all about.