June 2, 2006 - You wouldnt read about it
Well our weekend diving plans have been scuttled.
Back in February Litle Darlin and I took a trip up north to dive the Rainbow Warrior.
(The Rainbow Warrior was bombed by french government terrorists on the 10th of July 1985, and after all investigations had taken place she was towed to the Cavalli Islands, in New Zealands Bay Of Islands, and sunk as a dive attraction.)
We booked in and paid for the trip, then the next morning they informed us that the weather was a little rough and some of the newbies on the boat might not have such a great time of it so they cancelled the trip. Instead of getting a refund we told them we still wanted to do the dive so how about some vouchers to come back and dive her some other time. All good so far!
I ring Dive! Paihia yesterday to book in for a trip and was told that "we are not running any more trips until further notice". You what? Why? No one could tell me. But thats not all....
Little Darlin rings Dive! Tutukaka to book us on for the Poor Knights. All good so far....
Dive! Tutukaka have a "club thingy" where you collect a little card from them, and get it stamped each time you dive with them, and when you have 5 trips stamped you get the sixth free.
So we had done 5 trips with them and decided it would be a cheap weekend away (just bought a house...money is a little tight) as we could dive the Rainbow Warrior and the Poor Knights for free. Not so.
Dive Tutukaka have lost our cards.
But thats not thats not the thing that really pissed me off. It was the attitude of the girl that took our phone call.(I won't say her name but I will say it wasnt Kate or Michelle. I have always found their professionalism to be above reproach)
I can't type anymore as I am really pissed with her attitude and a wise person once told me to step away from the keyboard when angry.
However I will say....
NEW ZEALAND DIVE INDUSTRY.......WAKE UP!!!!
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