Zept
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Anyone heard from Waterdogs lately? Last I knew, he and his fiance were off to do their OW dives, and then... nothing.
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I was wondering the same thing.
k4sdi
Contributor
Hopefully their too busy diving!
Ontario Diver
Guest
Hmmmm
Newlyweds too busy to chat with us on the board.....
Amazing that! Just what could they be doing........
Oh yeah - Diving...... Right
(I hope that they are having fun!)
Newlyweds too busy to chat with us on the board.....
Amazing that! Just what could they be doing........
Oh yeah - Diving...... Right
(I hope that they are having fun!)
waterdogs
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It's been awhile, a week or so, and I've kept up on the board but have been to disappointed to even correspond. Last I mentioned we were on our way to Fla for our OWC finals. Well, it never happend.
To make a long story short, very hard to do here, future Mrs.Waterdogs had a project due that Friday, (we were scheduled to leave Sat. 4:30 am to Fla,) she did not finish and at 1am Sat morning told me she couldn't go. This was a very important project which she could not miss turning in, and she was given until Sat 1pm to finish.
Disappointed, I called the Dive Shop at 4:30 am talked with our instructor (she's fimiliar with the future waterdogs tough schedule) and told her we couldn't go. She wanted me to go finish the classes but with all we have been through I was not going to finish without her, no way. So, we had to forfiet our $500 trip cost, LDS needed 5 students with us canceling they only had 3, and they could not refund our money, I understood.
Financially disappointed (I've spent over $1000 for private lessons and trip to FLA) and we are still NOT CERTIFIED. Emotionally disappointed, after all we have been through and still we haven't completed what we set out to do.
Now, we haven't given up. Infact, we've talked to our instructor and she is trying to get the LDS to certify us in the local quarry before we head to Miami to visit my folks in May. If not, we will attempt to complete our OWC in the Key's on our trip. Now this is something I did not want to do, but we may have no choice. I wanted us to go to the key's to do our 1st OW (easy dives) before our honeymoon in July.
This has been a long haul, very long and financially tough haul.
Just to bring you up to speed on why our schedule is so difficult, Future Mrs. Waterdogs is completing school, 18 hrs this semester and works 2 jobs, she graduates May 20th. Plus we have worked in our Scuba classes. She's gone from morning til night 7 day's a week. Our first priority is SCHOOL, and that has made completion of our OWC very dificult. But we will get there.
Thanks ZEPT and the board for checking on us. I wasn't too busy, I was just so disappointed about what has happend the last couple of weeks that I just felt misarable.
Where do we go from here? When I first started this adventure back at Christmas for us I wanted this to be fun, with all we have gone through it's been very little fun (classes were fun). I can only hope when school's out and we complete our OWC and head to Miami for either our OWC or 1st dive that with all the prior obstacles we are self-rewarded with a new experience (diving) we can continue for a long time to come.
Again, thanks and when I mentally get over this (temporary self disappointment) I will jump back in "onboard" and continue to share thoughts and experiences.
Thanks ZEPT and the Board
To make a long story short, very hard to do here, future Mrs.Waterdogs had a project due that Friday, (we were scheduled to leave Sat. 4:30 am to Fla,) she did not finish and at 1am Sat morning told me she couldn't go. This was a very important project which she could not miss turning in, and she was given until Sat 1pm to finish.
Disappointed, I called the Dive Shop at 4:30 am talked with our instructor (she's fimiliar with the future waterdogs tough schedule) and told her we couldn't go. She wanted me to go finish the classes but with all we have been through I was not going to finish without her, no way. So, we had to forfiet our $500 trip cost, LDS needed 5 students with us canceling they only had 3, and they could not refund our money, I understood.
Financially disappointed (I've spent over $1000 for private lessons and trip to FLA) and we are still NOT CERTIFIED. Emotionally disappointed, after all we have been through and still we haven't completed what we set out to do.
Now, we haven't given up. Infact, we've talked to our instructor and she is trying to get the LDS to certify us in the local quarry before we head to Miami to visit my folks in May. If not, we will attempt to complete our OWC in the Key's on our trip. Now this is something I did not want to do, but we may have no choice. I wanted us to go to the key's to do our 1st OW (easy dives) before our honeymoon in July.
This has been a long haul, very long and financially tough haul.
Just to bring you up to speed on why our schedule is so difficult, Future Mrs. Waterdogs is completing school, 18 hrs this semester and works 2 jobs, she graduates May 20th. Plus we have worked in our Scuba classes. She's gone from morning til night 7 day's a week. Our first priority is SCHOOL, and that has made completion of our OWC very dificult. But we will get there.
Thanks ZEPT and the board for checking on us. I wasn't too busy, I was just so disappointed about what has happend the last couple of weeks that I just felt misarable.
Where do we go from here? When I first started this adventure back at Christmas for us I wanted this to be fun, with all we have gone through it's been very little fun (classes were fun). I can only hope when school's out and we complete our OWC and head to Miami for either our OWC or 1st dive that with all the prior obstacles we are self-rewarded with a new experience (diving) we can continue for a long time to come.
Again, thanks and when I mentally get over this (temporary self disappointment) I will jump back in "onboard" and continue to share thoughts and experiences.
Thanks ZEPT and the Board
miked
Contributor
Waterdogs,and the future Mrs. WD,
Isn't it a drag when the "business" of daily life gets in the way of the "fun stuff" ?
Sorry to hear of your trials and tribulations, but I think you have the right attitude-persevere-and give it all another shot.
It's easier to say than to do, but try to not get too stressed over a schedule for a "fun thing'-or it won't be fun, whenever it happens. Try, as best you can, to relax, and when things happen, they'll happen. Also remember that the current delay in the training is job/school/schedule related-and not the result of some accident or illness.{Sorry for the detour into "silver lining land.}
Hope to hear about the successful completion of your courses-diving and otherwise-and about the fun you'll have after that ..
Good luck,
Mike
Isn't it a drag when the "business" of daily life gets in the way of the "fun stuff" ?
Sorry to hear of your trials and tribulations, but I think you have the right attitude-persevere-and give it all another shot.
It's easier to say than to do, but try to not get too stressed over a schedule for a "fun thing'-or it won't be fun, whenever it happens. Try, as best you can, to relax, and when things happen, they'll happen. Also remember that the current delay in the training is job/school/schedule related-and not the result of some accident or illness.{Sorry for the detour into "silver lining land.}
Hope to hear about the successful completion of your courses-diving and otherwise-and about the fun you'll have after that ..
Good luck,
Mike
Oh, Waterdogs, I'm so disappointed for you! I know you've worked really hard for this. Hang on in there... you'll get there in the end. And when you do, you'll be able to dive at your own convenience, which makes it so much easier and a lot more fun. And when you're pottering about at the bottom of the ocean, I bet you'll find yourself thinking, 'Gee, it was a lot of hassle getting here, but look at us now!'
Hope you can do your dives soon,
Zept
Hope you can do your dives soon,
Zept
Waterdogs--sorry to hear things haven't gone too well for you. But remember the oceans have been here for a long time and will be here for a long time to come. The future Mrs. Waterdogs project has come and gone and so will graduation and these are important milestones in life. Hang in there. You've got a whole board full of people cheering you on.
Best wishes for you in the future.
Best wishes for you in the future.
waterdogs
Guest
Well, the saga continues but hopefully by next Thursday it will finally come to the conclusion. After numerous attempts, we will again try to complete our OWC next Wednesday and Thursday here locally in Charlotte (quarry).
I've been away from the board a bit due to the disappointment and frustration of trying to complete what we started sometime ago.
Future Waterdogs finishes' school Monday, graduates next Sunday, and we should have NO EXCUSES NOT to complete our classes.
We're heading for Miami to see my folks and we hope to hit Key Largo on Tuesday, Wednesday for our first boat dive.
First things First, OWC completion. I hate to go on any further until next week.
I will keep you posted, IF WE FINISH. If not, I may be missing from the board for awhile again.
thanks everyone,
waterdogs
I've been away from the board a bit due to the disappointment and frustration of trying to complete what we started sometime ago.
Future Waterdogs finishes' school Monday, graduates next Sunday, and we should have NO EXCUSES NOT to complete our classes.
We're heading for Miami to see my folks and we hope to hit Key Largo on Tuesday, Wednesday for our first boat dive.
First things First, OWC completion. I hate to go on any further until next week.
I will keep you posted, IF WE FINISH. If not, I may be missing from the board for awhile again.
thanks everyone,
waterdogs
Think positive. I'm sure everything will work out.
Good luck
Chad
Good luck
Chad
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