AdivingBel
Diver
lol...instructors suck, noob divers suck, rec divers are cattle, techs are condescending a**hats...guess this thread made its point....anyone for split fins...moving on
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Recreational divers annoy the hell out of me.
I'm still perfectly happy with a 30 foot reef bimble (at least, I think I probably would be... it's been a while since I've done one). I don't HAVE to go into deco to be happy on a dive. But listening to recreational prattle puts my teeth on edge.
but I also love seeing the new diver who experiences the underwater world for the first time...even if they don't have perfect trim and look like a swimming Christmas tree.
.....Now here's the trouble and why I bring this all up...
I've been diving for only about 12 year now. Instructing (recreationally) for 8. Tech diving for about 9, cave diving for 7. Been on a rebreather for about 6. I don't know when it happened, I don't think it was a single event or just the buildup of DMing boatload after boatload of certs...
Recreational divers annoy the hell out of me.
I'm still perfectly happy with a 30 foot reef bimble (at least, I think I probably would be... it's been a while since I've done one). I don't HAVE to go into deco to be happy on a dive. But listening to recreational prattle puts my teeth on edge.
I don't like this about myself. I was a newbie not that long ago. I still am a newbie in a million ways. And I've got to figure out a way past the prejudice.
I ask this of both sides of the fence: wondering if I'm alone here.
... How sad that oya is so annoyed by recreational divers. He could learn from some of us, if we could stand being around him. I for one will not miss oya on my next dive, whether it is a tame little reef excursion to 40 feet for an hour to look at pretty fishes, or something much more challenging. Sorry oya. Can't we just all get along? How sad there are people like oya who feel we have to pick sides and denigrate divers who are not just like us.
DivemasterDennis
What if that diver is kicking the reef with every fin kick, do you still mind your own business?
My point is that I agree with you, but there are limits.