CincyBengalsFan once bubbled...
Without DiveMasters there would be no Instructors. Without Instructors there would be no O/W divers or higher level of divers.
That's simply not true.
Decades ago, before the DM was even thought of, there were divers... Beginning divers and advanced divers.
Prior to my certification two years ago, *I* was a diver. I dove for years without knowing or caring what a DM was.
Still couldn't care less. And the implication that I somehow need some other person to make my decisions for me is positively amazing to me.
Big-t-2538 once bubbled...
Dude....you forgot..."buy beer"..."shlep tanks"...."fill out forms"..."buy more beer"..."cook food while camping"...."go fix this flat tire"..."help newbie review skills"..."help diver plan dive"..."go buy more beer"
JeffG once bubbled...
1: Haul Gear
2: Fetch Coffee
I am entertained that y'all have been able to find a use for this creature.
CincyBengalsFan once bubbled...
That's a real nice approach. Way to go. Why was this comment needed at all "and I don't ask my high school driving instructor to drive with me when I take my car for a spin, either."????
Talk about disappointed in someone. You can do a little better than this.
Well, like I said, "I don't mean to be rude, but..." Looks like you focused on the "rude" instead of the "but."
I attempted to draw an analogy between a DM and my high school driving instructor. I am a big boy now and don't need either to go and do what I've been taught (and licensed) to do on my own.
Let me guess... You're a DM?
It all boils down to this: I don't want to be "hawked" during my dive. I don't need someone telling me what to do or what not to do, and the only person "in charge" of MY dive is going to be ME. I don't want someone else to plan my dive for me, I don't want someone else telling me when and how to end the dive, and I don't want someone else in-between those two points telling me where to go, what to do, or how to do it.
And I certainly don't need to explain myself at every step along the way if he "lets" me do all of my own planning and diving.
Sorry if that offends you. If, to my face, you told me that you were offended about the fact that I didn't need your services as a DM, I probably wouldn't be so polite about it... I don't know why I am being so polite about it online. To your face, I'd tell you, "Tough. Suck it up. If you want to dive with me, then you're going to need to ask me politely. Then, if I feel like you might make a good addition to my team, we'll do some simple stuff together so that I can find out whether or not you're good enough for my team. If you are, then we'll consider taking you along, but let's get something clear: You'll be the lackey. Until you prove yourself to us, we're going to be leery of placing our lives in your hands. That's all there is to it."
The last thing I need is some kid who thinks he's Aquaman, fondling my gear before my dive, forgetting to plan at all, who tells me to dive my computer and be back on the boat at 500 psi.
I might feel differently if, even ONCE, I'd seen some sort of benefit in a DM.
ScubaRon
