Actually, just using her for fills helps her a lot. Many LDS's do NOT use her for fills, but rather send the students down with ample tanks. Fortunately that did not work out well for a couple CO Springs shops, and she was plenty busy this past weekend. We always try and provide her with food, which she also appreciates greatly.
Stella is a Gem, and let's hope when the dust settles she decides to stay. I think this is mainly based on what Santa Rosa will charge her. Santa Rosa seems to think they need a full service dive shop, and maybe they do. But not to support the majority of the divers currently diving there.
I agree with Ron! Not sure why a lot of the dive shops take all the needed tanks for their classes. Our shop gives out two of the four needed, and we get the other two fills from Stella!
Maybe it's a logistics issue because the $5 per fill she charges is about normal for air fills at most shops anyway......