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  1. tomhooper

    Nitrox 32 first dive, air second dive?

    I notice a fairly substantial difference. Diving on air, I'm usually in bed asleep by 10 or earlier. On Nitrox I can go get wild. Of course I'm an old.
  2. tomhooper

    Nitrox 32 first dive, air second dive?

    I have used 32 and 36. If you are doing a normal Cozumel profile, you shouldn't get too deep for either. That said I usually dive air. Only thing about Nitrox is that you don't get that tired, washed out, feeling after diving.
  3. tomhooper

    May - June 2017 Roll Call

    Tom and Sarah Hooper May 20-28 Casa Hooper Aldora
  4. tomhooper

    Currency Exchange

    Never tried. I'll have to check on that. I normally make sure I have a big cushion on the card. Never come close to using it all.
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    Currency Exchange

    One thing I've started doing in the last couple of years is to take a pre-paid debit card. My bank offers them for no charge. I load up a few thousand dollars on it before I go. Use it to pay at Mega or Chedraui (you get current bank rates on exchange) and also to withdraw pesos. After I...
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    Currency Exchange

    The ATM's at Mega are fine. Never had a problem with them and I'm down there 4-6 times a year. I wouldn't use one on the street. That's asking for trouble.
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    November 2016 Roll Call

    Tom and Sarah Hooper November 2-9 Aldora Casa Hooper
  8. tomhooper

    Happy October

    Good talking with you last night Dave. Hate that Sarah and I will miss the festivities but that's how it goes. I'll give you a call when we get down Nov 2. Hopefully we can meet up then. Hoop
  9. tomhooper

    Ccr Diver From Ohio Died In Ginnie Springs Today...

    I will yield to the spider people. I'm a small animal orthopedic surgeon and really don't do a lot of spider medicine.;)
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    Ccr Diver From Ohio Died In Ginnie Springs Today...

    I have been a practicing veterinarian for over 30 years and I have never used carbon dioxide as an anesthetic agent. Nor have I even heard of it being done.
  11. tomhooper

    July 2015...Who's With Me?

    tomhooper (Tom Hooper), July 1-whenever I get ready to go home, Casa Hooper, Aldora.
  12. tomhooper

    Now and Then

    It seems that the turtle, shark, and lobster numbers have increased over the past few years. Now it is unusual not to see a turtle whereas before it was uncommon. I see sharks about every 3rd dive or so and more than a few lobsters. As others have said, there may be a lot of boats, but rarely...
  13. tomhooper

    Scuba Club Cozumel

    Go to Hooter's. They will probably have it on.
  14. tomhooper

    Palancar Deep

    Truk isn't really worth the trouble in my opinion. Am I glad I can say I've done it? Yes. Would I do it again? No. Too little bottom time and to much deco time. At the time I was diving with double tanks. Been a few years ago. Too deep for Nitrox so you would still have the problem with...
  15. tomhooper

    50+ year old divers

    Where do you live? College Station, Texas and Cozumel, Mexico Where do you dive? All over the world but I always come back to Cozumel. Favorite dive shop? Aggieland Scuba, College Station, Texas Current certification? Master, Nitrox, Divemaster 25 years experience. 1068 logged dives...
  16. tomhooper

    April 2015

    I've had to change my trip from late March till April 7th. Sooo tomhooper plus 1, April 7 till I get ready to go home, Casa Hooper on Varadero Beach, Probably Aldora.
  17. tomhooper

    March Roll Call

    I've had to change my trip plans. Won't be going down until April 7th. Take me off of March and I'll head over and sign in for April.
  18. tomhooper

    how to know it's time to visit Cozumel

    "whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off - then, I account it high time to get to Cozumel as soon as I can." My apologies to Herman Mellville.
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    March Roll Call

    tomhooper, March 28th-April 4th. My apartment, probably Aldora.
  20. tomhooper

    Windguru and Windfinder have me concerned about next week

    It seems a little better this morning but I can't sit on my deck. Way too much wind. Haven't heard from the port authority yet. Suppose to go to Palancar today but I am skeptical. Hell if its still howling I'll just sit here and drink. My apartment is a couple of hundred yards south of...
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