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#142
Seriously getting tired of Flaky Divebuddies
Diver4ever - 6/15/2016 1:41 AM
Category: Buddy Wanted
Replies: 17

I’ve had more than one "dive buddy" flake out on me at the last minute.I have about 30 dives logged,am very safe and it seems like everytime i find a buddy on this site to meet up for a dive around Lake Wazee,they flake out at the last minute telling me they can’t make it with no attempt to reschedule.I dont like having my time wasted so if you have any intention of actually wanting to dive,let me know.If not,don’t waste my time.I came to this site to find more people to dive with in my area but it seems to be a waste of time.
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Peter1501 - 6/15/2016 2:48 AM
Sorry to hear that , cant blame the site , it happens all the time , is there a club near you at all ?.
I hope you do find some regular buddies
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Eric_R - 6/15/2016 7:59 AM
It happens. Did the users give you a good excuse? Things do come up in others lives and you may have been the unlucky recipient of the schedule change. Dive clubs or shops in my area meet every week and there’s a predetermined schedule.
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Diver4ever - 6/15/2016 6:15 PM
Yeah i know.I’m just super frustrated since i enjoy diving.It’s fun for me.It’s the one thing that i can do when i’ve had a bad day and once i’m underwater,there’s nothing that can bother me.Girlfriend is in the middle of getting certified so i won’t have to go through this too much longer.I still like meeting new people who enjoy this like i do.
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Diver4ever - 6/15/2016 6:17 PM
Yeah,i feel like i shouldnt have to twist peoples arms to do something.I guess its either important to you or its not.Just needed to vent.oof
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Diver_Diva - 6/15/2016 7:15 PM
I guess I must be lucky. I’ve never had a dive buddy cancel on me.
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Diver4ever - 6/15/2016 7:20 PM
I’m pretty sure there’s a specific reason why no one has cancelled on you.
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Diver_Diva - 6/15/2016 7:36 PM
From Diver4ever: Diver4ever - 15 minutes ago.
I’m pretty sure there’s a specific reason why no one has cancelled on you.

Probably because I’m very careful about selecting dive buddies.
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DiverfromBaskingRidge - 6/16/2016 9:08 AM
From Airworks: I hear your frustration and disappointment, so let me encourage you to get Solo Certification.


The poster has stated they have 30 dives and you are recommending Solo Certification? Seriously? Do you remember the qualifications for Solo?
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BillParker - 6/16/2016 9:31 AM
Most potential dive buddies have such awful buddy skills you are really diving solo anyway. Just because someone is under water at the same time as you doesn’t mean they have your back. Solo study helps prepare you for the reality that you will be abandoned and be on a solo dive from that point on. That SSI book is a good read.
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Airworks - 6/16/2016 9:45 AM
The number of "official" dives is really irrelevant. I’ve met many divers who shouldn’t dive solo even though they have surpassed that number. I’ve also met fairly new divers who aren’t even close to that contrived number yet possess all the necessary skills, abilities, composure and self-reliance to become excellent solo divers.
Dive Masters and instructors who are flexible and not tied to numbers are often very willing to allow even a newbie to take the solo test (both book knowledge and skill execution), and can obtain certification if they do well and pass.
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DiverfromBaskingRidge - 6/16/2016 10:47 AM
From Airworks: The number of "official" dives is really irrelevant. I’ve met many divers who shouldn’t dive solo even though they have surpassed that number. I’ve also met fairly new divers who aren’t even close to that contrived number yet possess all the necessary skills, abilities, composure and self-reliance to become excellent solo divers. Dive Masters and instructors who are flexible and not tied to numbers are often very willing to allow even a newbie to take the solo test (both book knowledge and skill...

Ok - I am not in that camp. A good instructor follows the agency rules regardless of they personally feel about them - that is what keeps the lawyers at bay when an accident (read death) follows from them skirting the the prerequisites.... Lawyers would have a field day with that one - he had 29 dives in a pool and 1 dive in a quarry so I gave him a Solo Cert - he was a great guy and really had some fantastic buoyancy skills... :-)
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pmnc - 6/16/2016 11:44 AM
I agree with diverfrombaskingridge any instructor that would give a person with 30 dives a solo cert should have there instructors cert canceled.
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Diver4ever - 6/16/2016 1:19 PM
I wouldn’t even consider thinking about a solo cert until I had atleast an AOW cert.
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Airworks - 6/16/2016 5:59 PM
Solo cert suggestion was offered as just that...a suggestion. It’s a great alternative to being limited by, and dependent upon, the buddy system, especially as you have experienced it. By all means get AOW first :)