Yes the idiot would be John. I have to say that John was wonderful to deal with, right up until the point of actually shipping me the stuff I ordered. In his defense he was on backorder from DiveRite, but after 2 weeks of me calling him he finally found a wing "in the back" which was brand new. I think telling him I wanted it in the mail by the next day or I would cancel my order tipped the balance.
My gripe came when I emailed him and commented there was no warranty card, or manual (I didn't realise about the LP hose then). His response was simply "There is no warranty card, call DiveRite if you don't believe me. I'll send you a manual." I'm still waiting for the maunal. DiveRite did say selling the LP hose was a dealer choice.
So...I didn't realise he would be such an *** when I first started dealing with him and he did give me a great deal. He's just gotten a bit difficult. It's ironic that another scuba board member also suffered with the ordering process and his order was wrong *twice* and it finally arrived with pieces missing the day before he left for vacation!
To ther person who recommended DiveRiteExpress and ScubaToys. DRE quoted me 150 above my LDS (who were 100 above John). ST didn't seem anxious to match prices even when asked. So I took the risk.