Mouth Breather
Contributor
I've been diving for almost 2 years now and really, really enjoy it. I got the wreck bug and living in S. Florida there is plenty to see. As a avid diver I'm always eager to speak to a long-time diver and did so recently, he said some things that really annoyed me.
The diver in question has been at it for decades and has some riveting stories that I have enjoyed, he seemed like a decent guy. The last time I spoke to him, I had been on several wrecks that weekend so he related his wreck experience. He went down a long list of wrecks that, as soon as they were in the water, he took his tools with him and stripped them of everything he could. He bragged about all the dishes, hatches, gauges, etc. that he had from various wrecks. He showed me a hatch that he claimed came from the Spiegel. I got the impression that the rest of the stuff was laying about his house somewhere.
He had a nonchalant attitude about it all, said "this is what we do". I have to ask, really? This is common practice? To me it's a selfish way to make everyone else's dive less interesting.
The diver in question has been at it for decades and has some riveting stories that I have enjoyed, he seemed like a decent guy. The last time I spoke to him, I had been on several wrecks that weekend so he related his wreck experience. He went down a long list of wrecks that, as soon as they were in the water, he took his tools with him and stripped them of everything he could. He bragged about all the dishes, hatches, gauges, etc. that he had from various wrecks. He showed me a hatch that he claimed came from the Spiegel. I got the impression that the rest of the stuff was laying about his house somewhere.
He had a nonchalant attitude about it all, said "this is what we do". I have to ask, really? This is common practice? To me it's a selfish way to make everyone else's dive less interesting.