I personally can't stand divers that damage the reef but are too dull to realize it. Either kicking, grabbing, or even flipping coral covered rock over. Second would be boaters that toss trash overboard, like beer bottles/cans, etc. Also when diving and seeing sailboat anchors on the reef I am always so tempted to cut their lines, if I didn't think a drifting sailboat would cause even more damage I would.
What are your biggest pet peeves?
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So, you are concerned about the mechanism of your fins--I can sort of see that, and I had never thought of it in relation to these fins. I will never buy them, in that case. (I'm happy with my fins anyway.) But I can also assure you that the guys I've seen doing this are most definitely playing to the audience. And that is a pet peeve of mine.
But anyway, Nikki, I'd love to hear about your fluor photography, so if you make it down to Phuket sometime, give me a shout.
MrsBBC
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How people could possibly not understand me when I talk to them underwater.
OW trainees who think it's a good idea to pay for a dive course and then demonstrate their inability to swim... or in some cases float. Wave goodbye to your money and don't expect to be a full OW anytime soon, we are not swimming instructors.
When DMing and guiding several air dives with the same people in one day and having given a thorough briefing before each individual dive; for them to shake their head when I say UP. Don't look shocked and show me 100 bar... yeah good for you, I have 130 bar at 25m you ass!
You chose to not be nitrox certifed, not to have your own dive computer, and you chose to come on these dives, which are not that deep and have a considerable surface interva between theml.
Get EANx certified, dive nitrox when appropriate, do what I say (sign), otherwise I will surface and you will be bent... and I will be in trouble... maybe, no wait, I have personal liability insurance, you probably don't have dive insurance.
The person that got drunk and jumped off the back of the boat, at night, when it was under way.
Having a guide that swims really really really fast.
When women write articles for dive magazines or newsletters and always mention getting the hunky dive instructor to set up their kit, chipping nail polish and finding perfect waterproof mascara. And on that note; the pilot copy of Dive Girl Magazine that I read years ago at the London Dive Show.
'What your dive instructor says, and what he actually means'
Whoever wrote that article has done male instructors and female trainees a tremendous disservice.
Ok, so not all of these are pet peeves excactly, but they're all things that grind/have ground my gears
Nic
OW trainees who think it's a good idea to pay for a dive course and then demonstrate their inability to swim... or in some cases float. Wave goodbye to your money and don't expect to be a full OW anytime soon, we are not swimming instructors.
When DMing and guiding several air dives with the same people in one day and having given a thorough briefing before each individual dive; for them to shake their head when I say UP. Don't look shocked and show me 100 bar... yeah good for you, I have 130 bar at 25m you ass!
You chose to not be nitrox certifed, not to have your own dive computer, and you chose to come on these dives, which are not that deep and have a considerable surface interva between theml.
Get EANx certified, dive nitrox when appropriate, do what I say (sign), otherwise I will surface and you will be bent... and I will be in trouble... maybe, no wait, I have personal liability insurance, you probably don't have dive insurance.
The person that got drunk and jumped off the back of the boat, at night, when it was under way.
Having a guide that swims really really really fast.
When women write articles for dive magazines or newsletters and always mention getting the hunky dive instructor to set up their kit, chipping nail polish and finding perfect waterproof mascara. And on that note; the pilot copy of Dive Girl Magazine that I read years ago at the London Dive Show.
'What your dive instructor says, and what he actually means'
Whoever wrote that article has done male instructors and female trainees a tremendous disservice.
Ok, so not all of these are pet peeves excactly, but they're all things that grind/have ground my gears
Nic
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Well ... there's a time and a place. Last March I was diving with some folks up in Port Hardy (BC) and one fellow lost his mask on the backroll. Fortunately I noticed and before he had much of a chance to say anything I was chasing it down Browning Wall. Caught up with it at about 40 feet and brought it back to the surface. He was most appreciative ... given that the bottom's at about 320 ...
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Nikki McAllen
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Koh Tao is the hotbed for this, you're welcome to visit too. I'll be leaving Tao for Palau in a couple of months but have set up a local couple for fluorodiving.
I have videos on YouTube and Photos on Picasa. The very first fluoro dives ever done in Thailand. I can hook you up with lights as well but should wait until after training. Its a tec dive of sorts.
Just search fluorodiving and you'll find me -- and remember: There's a YOU (u) in Fluorodive (smile)
Nikki McAllen
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Never say never, these Novas are the best fins I've ever put on my feet and worth every effort. You would be amazed with the performance compared to a pair of Quattros. Unbelievably light for travel, totally easy to swim backwards for photography and you can do a 'double power' frog kick on both in and out stroke. Very advanced indeed. Looking like Manta Wings doesn't hurt either (smile) apparently they copied the design from nature....
But some would say wearing the coolest looking fins on the boat is 'showboating' too. The fact I bring a fluorescent green pony bottle when I lead newbies may be seen as that, or the fact I refuse PADI convention and place my alternate under my left arm (think about it).
I have lots to say on this, so I'll start another thread about Showboating. Hope to see you there !
I'm all tied up for the next couple of months, and Tao.... well, every time I've gone there, I've wondered why I even went to the effort. But maybe diving with these lights would add enough to make it interesting. I've got a "free" fluor training offer from the owner of Wakatobi, which is a place I'd happily go back to if I could swing it, but it's not an easy place to afford going to.
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So back to pet peeves--Okay, so I don't fit the stereotype of a tropical resort destination dive pro--I'm not a young, svelt, tanned guy--but that doesn't mean that I need the "help" of chivalrous male divers trying to tell my my tank position is wrong and they can fix it, noting that they think my fin straps are mis-threaded and they'd be happy to redo them for me, asking me if I know I've lost my snorkel and they're just concerned about my well-being, etc. A middle-aged, padded, pale female in a tropical resort isn't necessarily "an active grandmother on vacation."
Scubapro Marcus
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Lol good stuff.
What about the dive instructors that think they are god even though they have only been diving for a couple years.
What about the dive instructors that think they are god even though they have only been diving for a couple years.
BluewaterSail
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This thread has been really instructive to me as a newbie.....I'd like to be as little of an annoyance as possible when I have the opportunity to dive with experienced folks!
My pet peeves:
My pet peeves:
- Jet ski drivers who think its OK to come into areas with swimmers. These guys make it hazardous to do simple shore dives. Actually, I suppose I dislike jet skis anywhere!
- Taking courses with instructors that think that its their job to provide c-cards, not to make sure that the student learned the material.
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