Woodworkers Paradise

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25TH ANNIVERSARY

1977-2002

2002 LUMBERTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

"SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR"

Woodworkers Paradise is a locally owned business specializing in quality woodworking tools and related items since 1977.

1555 Hwy 96 S. Lumberton, TX 77657
Ph: (409)755-2361 Fax: (409)755-4323

STORE HOURS

M-F 8AM-5PM

SAT 9AM-12NOON

NEW Email: bjh.wwparadise@gmail.com

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Interactive Mapping by MapQuest

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FIRST GRANDCHILD BORN 1/31/07

HOLLIS CHRISTOPHER

10 WEEKS

BJ, JEANIE, CHRIS, & HOLLIS AT 3 WEEKS

HOLLIS & GRAND DAD "BJ"

HOLLIS & BOUDREAUX

DREAM DIVE BUDDY STORY

I DOVE WITH OUR SON IN BELEZE IN OPEN WATER (3000'+) TRYING TO SEE WHALE SHARKS, AT ABOUT 60 TO 70 FT DEPTH I LOOKED AROUND FOR OUR SON AND COULD NOT FIND HIM, ROGER POINTED UP, I LOOKED UP TO SEE OUR SON AT ABOUT 30', HE HAD A SINUS BLOCK AND COULD NOT GO ANY DEEPER. OUR SON WAS DIVING WITH HIS GIRL FRIEND IN COZUMEL, HE GOT INTERESTED IN SOMETHING LIKE AN ELL AND STARTED TAKING PICTURES, WHEN HE GOT THRU TAKING THE PICTURES, EVERYONE WAS GONE, HE WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS GROUP AND GIRL FRIEND.

IF YOU WILL GO OFF AND LEAVE YOUR SON, YOUR SON WILL GET SEPARATED FROM HIS GIRL FRIEND "DIVE BUDDY", I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A DIVE BUDDY THAT IS AT LEAST AS ATTRACTIVE AS THE FISH SO YOU WILL KEEP AT LEAST ONE EYE ON YOUR DIVE BUDDY.

2007 COZUMEL

MORE REASONS FOR DREAM DIVE BUDDY

DIVE NUMBER 91 - FOUR DIVERS AND DIVE MASTER - DIVE PLAN - WALL DIVE 70 FT - I TALKED TO THE DIVE MASTER AND ASK IF IT WOULD BE OK FOR ME TO GO DOWN TO 130 FT AS MY MAX DIVE HAS BEEN 117 FT. DIVE MASTER SAID OK. WE STARTED DOWN - THE HUSBAND AND WIFE WERE DIVE BUDDIES, MY DIVE BUDDY WAS RICK. I GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 40 FT AND STARTED TO INFLATE MY BC - NOTHING HAPPENED. THE WOMAN WAS BELOW ME, I STARTED KICKING AND STOPPED MY DECENT. I WAS GETTING TIRED, THE ONLY ONE I COULD SEE WAS THE WOMAN BELOW ME, I ENDED UP LETTING MY WEIGHT BELT DROP. SHE DID NOT SEE THE WEIGHT BELT GO BY. I MADE IT BACK TO THE BOAT AND FOUND THE BC WAS NOT PLUGGED IN CORRECTLY. THE DIVE MASTER AND THE THREE OTHER DIVERS DID NOT SEE ME GO BACK UP TO THE BOAT. THE HUSBAND HAD WEIGHT PROBLEMS AND THE DIVE MASTER WAS WORKING WITH HIM . WHEN THEY GOT HIS PROBLEM FIXED, THEY LOOKED AROUND AND COULD NOT FIND ME. THE DIVE MASTER TOOK HIS CROSS, KISSED THE CROSS, DID THE SIGN OF THE CROSS (GAVE ME LAST RITES). I WISH I HAD A PICTURE OF THEIR EXPRESSIONS WHEN THEY GOT BACK ON THE BOAT AND FOUND ME ALIVE. THEY THOUGHT I HAD GONE DOWN TO 130 FT AND KEPT ON GOING. RICK TOLD ME THE HUSBAND AND WIFE HELD HANDS DURING THE WHOLE DIVE. THE CAPTAIN LOANED ME A WEIGHT BELT AND I MADE THE SECOND DIVE. AFTER 90 DIVES YOU CAN GET A LITTLE LAX ON ALL THE SAFETY CHECKS THAT YOU SHOULD DO. ONE DIVE I FORGOT TO HOLD MY MASK. THE DIVE MASTER WENT DOWN ABOUT 40 AND GOT MY MASK. NEXT DIVE I HAD MY MIND ON NOT LETTING THE BACK OF MY LEGS HIT THE BOAT AS I ROLLED OFF, THAT I PROTECTED THE CAMERA, HELD ON TO THE MASK AND ROLLED OFF. CAME UP TO THE SURFACE AND DISCOVERED I HAD FORGOT TO PUT THE REGULATOR IN MY MOUTH. I THINK I NEED A REAL DIVE BUDDY!!

I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE "DREAM DIVE BUDDY" WITH BILL AT THE DIVE SHOP "GULF COAST SCUBA"- SOME OF THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE.

1. NURSE "RN" IN CASE NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION & ATTRACTIVE - IN CASE YOU HAVE TO HAVE CPR - I DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP AND HAVE SOME UGLY GUY KISSING ME.

2. ABOUT 25 TO 30 YEARS OLD "YOUNG ENOUGH AND STRONG ENOUGH TO HELP YOU BACK ON THE BOAT.

3. DIVE MASTER - RESCUE DIVER -

4. WITH BC, TANK, MASK, AND FINS ON LOOKS BETTER THAN THE FISH. THERE ARE SOME VERY BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS ON THE REEFS IN COZUMEL THAT CAN MAKE YOU FORGET MOST ANYTHING. (WITH A WET SUIT ON, EVERYONE LOOKS ALIKE. MANY WET SUITS ARE BLACK WITH VERY LITTLE COLOR - MY WET SUITE HAS A LOT OF GREEN AND BLUE ON IT AND I HAVE RED FINS, LOOKING FOR RED HOOD, I DON'T PLAN ON GETTING LEFT BEHIND.

5. UNDER WATER CAMERA EXPERT. (MY CAMERA IS TOO COMPLICATED FOR ME.) BETWEEN 3 DIVE COMPUTERS AND THE CAMERA, I NEED A REFRESHER COURSE EVERY TIME I GO ON A DIVE TRIP ON THE ELECTRONIC GEAR.

6. MASSAGE THERAPIST - FOR BETWEEN THE DIVES.

7. MULTI LINGUIST "POLYGLOT" SPANISH FOR SURE

8. LIST NOT COMPLETE

THE TWO DIVE BUDDIES BELOW WERE THERE WITH THEIR BOY FRIENDS, WHO WERE THEIR REAL DIVE BUDDIES.

BELIZE 2007 DIVE TRIP