skearse
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And why IS it that what they do, they call "practice?"{snip}
If doctors are so perfect it wouldn't be the norm to always seek a 2nd opinion.
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And why IS it that what they do, they call "practice?"{snip}
If doctors are so perfect it wouldn't be the norm to always seek a 2nd opinion.
That said, you are hardly a pariah, I am a professional at pariah-ism. You are a mere beginner at pariah-ism.
You should have answered the professional captain's direct and specific question and not have tried to out smart him or second guess him. That said, you are hardly a pariah, I am a professional at pariah-ism. You are a mere beginner at pariah-ism. It will be okay, next time, answer the question asked.
One captain/crew made me so mad, about 20 something years ago, he told me to get off the boat, I did. He then spent quite a bit of time, after he realized I fully intended not to get back on and to swim back to shore, trying to get me back on the boat. By the time he did, with sugar and sweetness, we were nearly to shore. Now, that is professional level.
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Is there not then a signal for separated buddy? I was told that this was holding both arms up, separated. When diving yesterday, I confirmed with the skipper that I would be using that if I had a lost Buddy.
This dive op, by the way, also told us that we would not be performing pre-dive buddy checks before rolling nto the water on their small boats, but that instead the DM would make sure our air was on (after fiddling with our gear while loading the boat) and then we would backwards roll. I calmly insisted my buddy and I would do our usual check. It is the divers responsibility to set their expectations with the dive op, politely, before leaving the dock, right? I'd rather them think I'm a bit prissy than compromise my comfort and safety