any advice for cozumel, sites/operators/web sites

"Reef Fish" <large_nassua_grouper@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> > > $3 a tank? That sounds cheap. Even on liveaboards or dive resorts
>> > > with
>> > > "unlimited" packages for $100, you'd still have to do over 30 dives
>> > > to get
>> > > the price down that low.
>>
>> Greg was right about his arithmetic. But $3 a tank IS
>> cheap, but still enough for a high volume shop in Coz to
>> make a buck on it.
>> > >
>> > > I'll be diving with Ed Robinson's again in December. They want $15 a
>> > > tank.

> Correction. What I said about "Jer" is correct, but the quote was
> by Greg Mossman. So, Greg was pretty clueless about Nitrox
> diving in Cozumel, to compare it with Hawaiian cost. Greg's
> been diving much more elsewhere than in Coz. Still holds the
> "Anti-Aldora Idiot" title. (Bestowed by me, in fairness to
> Aldora Idiot given to Ron Lee and a couple others. Greg's dissing
> of Aldora was completely unfair on his first dive ever in Cozumel.

>> On second thought, there isn't even a shop in Cozumel named
>> "Ed Robinson"! Jer was probably referring to "Ed Robinson"
>> of Maui, and didn't realize that comparing the dive cost in
>> Hawaii and that of Cozumel is made only by someone as
>> CLUELESS as he is.
>
> That comment would have to apply to Greg.

What's wrong with making a comparison to show two extremes? It's done all
the time.

"Reef Fish" <large_nassua_grouper@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1164599776.064860.299640@45g2000cws.googlegro ups.com...

>> > > $3 a tank? That sounds cheap. Even on liveaboards or dive resorts
>> > > with
>> > > "unlimited" packages for $100, you'd still have to do over 30 dives
>> > > to get
>> > > the price down that low.
>>
>> Greg was right about his arithmetic. But $3 a tank IS
>> cheap, but still enough for a high volume shop in Coz to
>> make a buck on it.
>> > >
>> > > I'll be diving with Ed Robinson's again in December. They want $15 a
>> > > tank.

> Correction. What I said about "Jer" is correct, but the quote was
> by Greg Mossman. So, Greg was pretty clueless about Nitrox
> diving in Cozumel, to compare it with Hawaiian cost. Greg's
> been diving much more elsewhere than in Coz. Still holds the
> "Anti-Aldora Idiot" title. (Bestowed by me, in fairness to
> Aldora Idiot given to Ron Lee and a couple others. Greg's dissing
> of Aldora was completely unfair on his first dive ever in Cozumel.

>> On second thought, there isn't even a shop in Cozumel named
>> "Ed Robinson"! Jer was probably referring to "Ed Robinson"
>> of Maui, and didn't realize that comparing the dive cost in
>> Hawaii and that of Cozumel is made only by someone as
>> CLUELESS as he is.
>
> That comment would have to apply to Greg.

What's wrong with making a comparison to show two extremes? It's done all
the time.

"Reef Fish" <large_nassua_grouper@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1164599776.064860.299640@45g2000cws.googlegro ups.com...

>> > > $3 a tank? That sounds cheap. Even on liveaboards or dive resorts
>> > > with
>> > > "unlimited" packages for $100, you'd still have to do over 30 dives
>> > > to get
>> > > the price down that low.
>>
>> Greg was right about his arithmetic. But $3 a tank IS
>> cheap, but still enough for a high volume shop in Coz to
>> make a buck on it.
>> > >
>> > > I'll be diving with Ed Robinson's again in December. They want $15 a
>> > > tank.

> Correction. What I said about "Jer" is correct, but the quote was
> by Greg Mossman. So, Greg was pretty clueless about Nitrox
> diving in Cozumel, to compare it with Hawaiian cost. Greg's
> been diving much more elsewhere than in Coz. Still holds the
> "Anti-Aldora Idiot" title. (Bestowed by me, in fairness to
> Aldora Idiot given to Ron Lee and a couple others. Greg's dissing
> of Aldora was completely unfair on his first dive ever in Cozumel.

>> On second thought, there isn't even a shop in Cozumel named
>> "Ed Robinson"! Jer was probably referring to "Ed Robinson"
>> of Maui, and didn't realize that comparing the dive cost in
>> Hawaii and that of Cozumel is made only by someone as
>> CLUELESS as he is.
>
> That comment would have to apply to Greg.

What's wrong with making a comparison to show two extremes? It's done all
the time.

"Reef Fish" <large_nassua_grouper@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1164599776.064860.299640@45g2000cws.googlegro ups.com...

>> > > $3 a tank? That sounds cheap. Even on liveaboards or dive resorts
>> > > with
>> > > "unlimited" packages for $100, you'd still have to do over 30 dives
>> > > to get
>> > > the price down that low.
>>
>> Greg was right about his arithmetic. But $3 a tank IS
>> cheap, but still enough for a high volume shop in Coz to
>> make a buck on it.
>> > >
>> > > I'll be diving with Ed Robinson's again in December. They want $15 a
>> > > tank.

> Correction. What I said about "Jer" is correct, but the quote was
> by Greg Mossman. So, Greg was pretty clueless about Nitrox
> diving in Cozumel, to compare it with Hawaiian cost. Greg's
> been diving much more elsewhere than in Coz. Still holds the
> "Anti-Aldora Idiot" title. (Bestowed by me, in fairness to
> Aldora Idiot given to Ron Lee and a couple others. Greg's dissing
> of Aldora was completely unfair on his first dive ever in Cozumel.

>> On second thought, there isn't even a shop in Cozumel named
>> "Ed Robinson"! Jer was probably referring to "Ed Robinson"
>> of Maui, and didn't realize that comparing the dive cost in
>> Hawaii and that of Cozumel is made only by someone as
>> CLUELESS as he is.
>
> That comment would have to apply to Greg.

What's wrong with making a comparison to show two extremes? It's done all
the time.

Greg Mossman wrote:
>
> What's wrong with making a comparison to show two extremes? It's done all
> the time.

http://tinyurl.com/y5324p

http://tinyurl.com/y2uv44

Greg Mossman wrote:
>
> What's wrong with making a comparison to show two extremes? It's done all
> the time.

http://tinyurl.com/y5324p

http://tinyurl.com/y2uv44

Greg Mossman wrote:
>
> What's wrong with making a comparison to show two extremes? It's done all
> the time.

http://tinyurl.com/y5324p

http://tinyurl.com/y2uv44

Greg Mossman wrote:
>
> What's wrong with making a comparison to show two extremes? It's done all
> the time.

http://tinyurl.com/y5324p

http://tinyurl.com/y2uv44

Greg Mossman wrote:
> "Reef Fish" <large_nassua_grouper@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1164599776.064860.299640@45g2000cws.googlegro ups.com...
>
> >> > > $3 a tank? That sounds cheap. Even on liveaboards or dive resorts
> >> > > with
> >> > > "unlimited" packages for $100, you'd still have to do over 30 dives
> >> > > to get
> >> > > the price down that low.
> >>
> >> Greg was right about his arithmetic. But $3 a tank IS
> >> cheap, but still enough for a high volume shop in Coz to
> >> make a buck on it.
> >> > >
> >> > > I'll be diving with Ed Robinson's again in December. They want $15 a
> >> > > tank.
>
> > Correction. What I said about "Jer" is correct, but the quote was
> > by Greg Mossman. So, Greg was pretty clueless about Nitrox
> > diving in Cozumel, to compare it with Hawaiian cost. Greg's
> > been diving much more elsewhere than in Coz. Still holds the
> > "Anti-Aldora Idiot" title. (Bestowed by me, in fairness to
> > Aldora Idiot given to Ron Lee and a couple others. Greg's dissing
> > of Aldora was completely unfair on his first dive ever in Cozumel.
>
> >> On second thought, there isn't even a shop in Cozumel named
> >> "Ed Robinson"! Jer was probably referring to "Ed Robinson"
> >> of Maui, and didn't realize that comparing the dive cost in
> >> Hawaii and that of Cozumel is made only by someone as
> >> CLUELESS as he is.
> >
> > That comment would have to apply to Greg.
>
> What's wrong with making a comparison to show two extremes? It's done all
> the time.

Nothing, if it was clear what was intended. Thinking it was coming
from Jer, I really thought he was referring to some Ed Robinson in
Cozumel.

Ed Robinson in Maui is probably not even the extreme, by the standards
of many locations in which I have dived. E.g., $80 - $100 for a ONE
TANK dive in Bora Bora is not uncommon, and I haven't even checked
to see if Nitrox is available there. Another 20 or 30 bucks for nitrox
wouldn't be surprising, but those are hardly appropriate to compare to
anything in Cozumel. I had given going market price, the dive-shop
cost, and what are good deals or bad deals in Cozumel EAN dives --
and that's what divers in COZUMEL would find must useful -- I could
have gotten a tank of nitrox to dive at Fairbanks (or North Pole,
Alaska)
when it was minus 50 degrees, and I suspect the cost of the one-tank
of EAN32 could be prohibitive.

-- Reef Fish Bob.

Greg Mossman wrote:
> "Reef Fish" <large_nassua_grouper@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1164599776.064860.299640@45g2000cws.googlegro ups.com...
>
> >> > > $3 a tank? That sounds cheap. Even on liveaboards or dive resorts
> >> > > with
> >> > > "unlimited" packages for $100, you'd still have to do over 30 dives
> >> > > to get
> >> > > the price down that low.
> >>
> >> Greg was right about his arithmetic. But $3 a tank IS
> >> cheap, but still enough for a high volume shop in Coz to
> >> make a buck on it.
> >> > >
> >> > > I'll be diving with Ed Robinson's again in December. They want $15 a
> >> > > tank.
>
> > Correction. What I said about "Jer" is correct, but the quote was
> > by Greg Mossman. So, Greg was pretty clueless about Nitrox
> > diving in Cozumel, to compare it with Hawaiian cost. Greg's
> > been diving much more elsewhere than in Coz. Still holds the
> > "Anti-Aldora Idiot" title. (Bestowed by me, in fairness to
> > Aldora Idiot given to Ron Lee and a couple others. Greg's dissing
> > of Aldora was completely unfair on his first dive ever in Cozumel.
>
> >> On second thought, there isn't even a shop in Cozumel named
> >> "Ed Robinson"! Jer was probably referring to "Ed Robinson"
> >> of Maui, and didn't realize that comparing the dive cost in
> >> Hawaii and that of Cozumel is made only by someone as
> >> CLUELESS as he is.
> >
> > That comment would have to apply to Greg.
>
> What's wrong with making a comparison to show two extremes? It's done all
> the time.

Nothing, if it was clear what was intended. Thinking it was coming
from Jer, I really thought he was referring to some Ed Robinson in
Cozumel.

Ed Robinson in Maui is probably not even the extreme, by the standards
of many locations in which I have dived. E.g., $80 - $100 for a ONE
TANK dive in Bora Bora is not uncommon, and I haven't even checked
to see if Nitrox is available there. Another 20 or 30 bucks for nitrox
wouldn't be surprising, but those are hardly appropriate to compare to
anything in Cozumel. I had given going market price, the dive-shop
cost, and what are good deals or bad deals in Cozumel EAN dives --
and that's what divers in COZUMEL would find must useful -- I could
have gotten a tank of nitrox to dive at Fairbanks (or North Pole,
Alaska)
when it was minus 50 degrees, and I suspect the cost of the one-tank
of EAN32 could be prohibitive.

-- Reef Fish Bob.