I seem to have a problem finding a buddy to dive with. I would say that 90% of the time I dive with someone they take off. Do other people have this same problem? I was trained the ocean is a lonely place and that a dive team needs to stick together. Here is a quick story: I used to dive with a guy who always took off by himself at he beginning of the dive. I would lecture him about sticking together for the 30 min. ride to the dive site. One night we go out and the dude takes off asap. I surface and stay surfaced, really mad and I swam in. Well the sucker doesn't come back to the car which was on the pier. He finally shows up in about 2 hours walking down the road. I was a minute from calling the Coast Guard. Well, the cats dive light bulb blew out and he couldn't see where he was so he found an exit point along the shore. Had to walk a few miles back to the car with his gear on. I told him if he stuck together with his buddy that I had a working light.
I never dove with him again. And the idiot had a wife and babies at home at the time.
I never dove with him again. And the idiot had a wife and babies at home at the time.