Boston Breakwater
"Outlaw." Solo Diver
Hello. I met a guy about 1 1/2 years ago. He works as a tank monkey, at a local shop. We hit it off pretty well.
He asked if, he could dive with me. Over 90% of my dives have been solo dives, I'm very particular who I dive with. (Sorry, that's just how it is.)
A couple months went by and he mentioned that he has Asthma. I rather put a deaf ear to him. I think he has approximately 150 dives. He's been to 118 fsw once. I felt somewhat bad about blowing him off.
Recently, he nonchalantly mentioned that he's had a collapsed lung on two separate occasions, some eight years ago. I do not know if they were dive related. At that point, I decided not to even entertain the thought of diving with him.
There are many reasons why I solo dive....being responsible for myself is waaay at the top of the list. I don't have any information on the type of asthma, or specifics on the lung collapses. Initially, I felt bad about not diving with him, then as I got more information...I felt relieved that I didn't dive with him.
Am I wrong, in making that decision, and also.....should he even be diving? It may be a difficult question to answer without the medical specifics.
Cheers.
He asked if, he could dive with me. Over 90% of my dives have been solo dives, I'm very particular who I dive with. (Sorry, that's just how it is.)
A couple months went by and he mentioned that he has Asthma. I rather put a deaf ear to him. I think he has approximately 150 dives. He's been to 118 fsw once. I felt somewhat bad about blowing him off.
Recently, he nonchalantly mentioned that he's had a collapsed lung on two separate occasions, some eight years ago. I do not know if they were dive related. At that point, I decided not to even entertain the thought of diving with him.
There are many reasons why I solo dive....being responsible for myself is waaay at the top of the list. I don't have any information on the type of asthma, or specifics on the lung collapses. Initially, I felt bad about not diving with him, then as I got more information...I felt relieved that I didn't dive with him.
Am I wrong, in making that decision, and also.....should he even be diving? It may be a difficult question to answer without the medical specifics.
Cheers.