Aldora Divers port closure survey
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sefuchs
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sefuchs
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I am in my mid-sixties and and I have no idea how to even respond to this he/she/it/person status anymore w/o “offending” somebody. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. I really don’t want to offend anyone but generally it just doesn’t match how my generation (or at least me) thinks. Maybe it is similar to how my parents thought of us “hippies” but I just don’t know. I have kids that I consider “snowflakes”, love them to death but I just don’t get it. Sorry if this offends the liberal crowd here but all I can say is I’m trying but it just doesn’t fit with how I think.
sefuchs
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"That escalated quickly"
Ron Burgundy
As one of those who hijacked this thread, I apologize. However, I think it is healthy and eye-opening to have these kinds of random conversations about very poignant and topical subjects. An innocuous beginning can often lead to meaningful discourse.
No, I don't think protesting the port captain's house is going to do anything more than piss her off. I'd probably release the hounds if you were blocking my driveway. It's a good thing I don't have either.
Ron Burgundy
As one of those who hijacked this thread, I apologize. However, I think it is healthy and eye-opening to have these kinds of random conversations about very poignant and topical subjects. An innocuous beginning can often lead to meaningful discourse.
No, I don't think protesting the port captain's house is going to do anything more than piss her off. I'd probably release the hounds if you were blocking my driveway. It's a good thing I don't have either.
JFS
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The port captain has a lot of experience. She has been in her role in Cozumel for a few years now. The winds were strong south so the decision was to close the port. The ferry could not leave Playa Del Carmen. There were ferry cancellatioms due to weather last night. Lots of unhappy people there blockading the street.....life goes on.
jonhall
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Not an Aldora customer nor have I been the victim of not getting to dive due to a port closure, but will share my viewpoint. As opposed to those who travel to Coz for the specific reason of diving - and would respond differently (just guessing based on the many SB'ers who said they wouldn't go a few years ago when many dive sites were closed) I am more the "hobbyist" diver who would be happy to dive at least 3 days during a 1 week vacation and happy to do other things on non-diving days. Have had dives cancelled/postponed other places, but was spending 2 weeks so had plenty of days to get diving in. Fortunately, the islands I was on during those cancellations had plenty else to do and see. When I return to Coz later this year, it will be for 2 weeks and the first opportunity to dive since Nov. 2019 (YIKES!) I would be extremely disappointed if I didn't get a lot of diving in, but I can't say that port closures would impact my visit. Some diving is better than no diving!
sefuchs
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I was whining about the port closure but in hindsight I do think it was the correct call. The pool was open today, really windy but not as bad as the last two days. It was rough on the surface, my dive op has a very sea worthy boat and we were really getting bounced around. We got as far south as Palancar but it was getting worse the further south you went. There are many smaller 6-pack boats that I think were borderline dangerous today. Have to admit the port authority is a thankless job.
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