"Worst Diver I have ever Seen!"

[Wildcard]

Catherine, I think the best thing to do for her safety and for the joy of your dives and the other people who dive with her is to pull her aside and let her know that she needs to work on her skills. You might even offer to help her with her skills if you're so inclined.

Just from what I've read of your description I would also ask her if she's on any medications. If she's not then work with her situation awareness and also ask her how she feels during the dives. Even though it's 40 feet she may be narced. Ask her to take a EANx class.

Also, if she's as bad as you say, I would have to ask who gave her an o/w c-card? She appears to be a liability for the instructor and possibily the shop she took her class through. I've only seen two students who my instructor was like "I just don't know if I can sign off on their car". In the end she ended up signing off on their course, but she spent allot of extra time with the students one-on-one.

In June I was on the Turks & Caico's Agressor II and ended up buddying up with a guy who hadn't been diving very long and had never dove in salt water before. He didn't have a buddy and I volunteered to buddy up with him. The first few dives he would come to me in 60fsw and show me his pressure gauge reading anywhere from 200-500 psi. I would constantly ask him what his pressure was and he would look at it and give me an OK sign. I did two OOG ascents with him. I wasn't going to let this guy ruin my vacation and ended up pulling him aside after a dive and explained to him that he wasn't only putting himself in danger, but putting myself in danger as a buddy and that he needed to let me know he was low on gas sooner in the dive. The guy was very understanding and did a complete 180 in how he dove and I took great joy in watching his skills improve greatly throughout the week. I would dive with him again anytime.

I guess you along with may others didn't read much of this thread before posting. She is told every dive how bad she sucks and what needs to change. She is not over weight, she has had EANx, you can't get narced at 40 feet and if she is not on meds, she needs to be.

 

[Cacia]

yes, everyone has helped her, told her...Seriously, I am just a friend so I admit I don't really want to make her feel bad. I know, I know. My solution is just keep her shallow....keep a safe distance. I think she will eventually get it.

maybe the video idea will work. I have no idea who is going to do that though.
For some reason buyancy control is impossible for her.

 

[Diver Dennis]

Sorry David. Leesa is a great diver...

 

[Wildcard]

Sorry David. Leesa is a great diver...

Leesa is a AWSOME dive as well as an AWSOME person and I will punch anyone who says otherwise in the nose.
Ya diving tomorrow C?

 

[Cacia]

no, messes up my fresh botox.

Friday I will be good to go. Doing the Corsair on Nori Z with dherbman Friday if you want to get on. He told me Sea Caves is good right now, swell down....that might be the second dive. I wouldn't mind doing babay barge and look for sharks at the ledge.

 

[Diver Dennis]

That could have been the 8" dome Catherine...

 

[Tom Smedley]

The worst diver that I have ever witnessed is the one who stays at home instead of going diving. I chose to be an instructor to support my habit. However, becoming an instructor I took the hipprocritical oath to turn bad divers into good ones.

 

[Matteo]

no, messes up my fresh botox.

Friday I will be good to go. Doing the Corsair on Nori Z with dherbman Friday if you want to get on. He told me Sea Caves is good right now, swell down....that might be the second dive. I wouldn't mind doing babay barge and look for sharks at the ledge.

why do botox?.....me, I just push my mask as tight against my face as I can get it, do a deep dive and rely on the squeeze to push everything back into place

 

[Cacia]

That could have been the 8" dome Catherine...

isn't that awful? and just how do you know about the going rate of botox? cause you are spot on. I get head aches if I don't. Plus, if you cannot frown, you can't get mad. that's the best part! The kids go "but mommy, you don't look angry!"


:blinking: this, NOT this :11:

yes, matteo....that trick stopped working a few years ago. I heard one woman say that she had botox and then went diving and got a "permanent" mask rim on her face. I think the pressure can diffuse it into the tissue all wrong. Yikes.

 

[pakman]

why do botox?.....me, I just push my mask as tight against my face as I can get it, do a deep dive and rely on the squeeze to push everything back into place

:lol: LOL Matteo, you beat me to it. was gonna suggest the same! deepwater mask squeeze will remove those wrinkles as good as botox!!!!