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Vol. 26, No. 5   What's this?

Back at You, Dive Guides

one customer replies to a divemaster’s rant

from the May, 2011 issue of Undercurrent  

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After reading J.D.'s article, "A Divemaster's Thoughtful Rant," in the April issue, I think what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, so I've written a similar rant from the dive clients' point of view. I agree with her points, with a couple of exceptions. Sure, you see lots of dive clients come on your boat, both good and bad. You have plenty of fodder for beer-fueled bitch sessions. But divemasters aren't the only party with gripes. Dive clients have their own bitch sessions, and sometimes have plenty to gripe about.

Yes, I know you've been at this dive site a thousand times before, but please slow down. This is our first time here, we're not bored, and we want to take some time to see the small things. I know you can get a good workout swimming fast, and you can run us out of air faster to be back on board and home sooner, but that's not why we paid to be here. Try to see this site through our eyes and take some excitement in it....