I called them yesterday, and called them today (and couldn't leave a message either day) and then Bob told me they are closed Sunday and Monday . . . I will be really bummed if the class is already full
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I was wondering that too... :06: Frankly I could care less about how someone has THEIR gear arranged, as long as I know where everything is prior to splashing. I have enough drama in my life, that I really don't care whether my gear is the way they like it or to listen (well, read really) the debates about this way or that way. I say dive & let dive. Information & education are great. I am all for continued learning, but just because I do it my way doesn't mean I am wrong. I thought diving was supposed to be about diving ones "comfort level" not the way a certain group believes it should be done. If I am not comfortable in my gear, I am not going to be a confident diver, regardless of whether it is set up "the right way".Firebrand:Since when did ScubaBoard become a DIR-F recruitment propoganda forum?
I agree with their standards, just not their philosophy. I have done my research and decided that DIR-F isn't for me. It may be for others, but I have my reasons. It's just that whenever someone asks, usually a whole mass of people say, "GO DIR-F!" without giving reasons WHY someone should, or offering other advice about talking to the LDS, or checking out other agencies & instructors. DIR-F ISN'T the only "right" way of diving.TSandM:Recruiting for DIR . . . ?
Seems to me that this thread alone shows that, at least on Scubaboard, there is a whole population of people diving who feel that their skills aren't what they would like them to be, or who aspire to be better. I'm among them. And if you ask the question, "Where can I go to get more rigorous and productive training than what I have had?", you come up against the "it depends on the instructor" idea -- unless you are talking DIR, where even its detractors seem to admit that the standards are kept high.