Darren Dodge
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Not long back from a quick, one day dive vacay in the Florida Keys and got in a double dip on the Speigel Grove. One thing that bugged me was this: my buddy and I had hired a guide from the boat operator and part of the dive briefing for everyone mentioned for everyone to put on their fins while seated and then to proceed to the entry point at the bow to descend down the mooring line in the current. Our guide went first then my buddy, I waited for him to get situated at the fore then stood to shuffle forward. I was however cut off by a solo(?) diver that walked to the entry and then struggled to put on his fins while I waited. Eventually he entered and I followed shortly after. Now on the descent line I am separated from my buddy with an unknown diver between us and had to swim past him on the line to rejoin my buddy and our guide and may have caused an equalization problem with my right ear from over-pressuring. My ear never felt "normal" on the following two dives and I thumbed the last dive due to moderate ear pain on the surface.
Ear problem aside, my question is, should I have politely cried foul when the guy got between us on the first entry?
Ear problem aside, my question is, should I have politely cried foul when the guy got between us on the first entry?