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~ DAN Provides
Services No Diver Should Be Without ~
Be prepared. Membership in DAN not only means you are covered by
TravelAssist in an emergency, it means you are part of a worldwide
network committed to dive safety and injury prevention.
For only $29 per year ($44 for a family), your DAN membership supports
services and provides benefits that help make you a safer, more informed
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~ WW Diving Goes
Techy! ~
Big
news here at the shop! If you've been in to visit lately you've seen all
the commotion...we are rearranging, changing, and moving into the world of
technical diving! WW Diving is proud to announce that it is now
a
FULL SERVICE
BLENDING STATION FOR NITROX, TRIMIX, AND ARGON FOR
DRYSUITS!
Talk to the
blending specialists on staff for all your technical gas needs!
Watch the calendar for new tech diving classes next
year.
~ You know
it's a bad day diving when ~
10 - The
divemaster gets seasick
9 - The dive
operator tells you your C-Card is over its limit
8 - You notice the receipt for your air fill is from
'A-1 Propane'
7 - Your
computer starts flashing the number for DAN
6 - As you are preparing your entry, someone
points at the water and says 'Wow,
look at the size of that thing!'
5 - You look around and your buddy has
disappeared; along with all of the
fish
4 - The divemaster gives you a speargun to take
along '...just in case'
3 - Your buddy offers you his regulator and asks
'Do you want a hit?'
2 - While
hanging on the line for your safety stop, theboat passes you on the way
down
1 - 'Does anyone here
know CPR?'
If you have
ever been on a
dive trip with us, you'll know that we require you carry some
type of dive insurance. Most regular medical policies do not cover
diving activities. One option and a way to have piece of mind is to
join DAN (Divers Alert Network). W.W. Diving is proud to support
this diving organization through the DAN Friend Scheme.
When you join you will notice a store number on the back of the DAN form;
this allows DAN to track new members and also allows us to accrue points
that go towards safety equipment for the store.
DIVING IS A SPORT FOR ALL
We all know what an
exhilarating sport scuba diving is. But do you remember back to when you
first thought about trying it? Normal questions come to
mind:
'Will I be able to
breathe under water?¨
'Will I be able to equalize my ears?¨
'I'm not a very good swimmer, how will I keep
up?¨
Now add into the
equation a wheelchair. A whole different range of questions comes up.
Probably the first would be:
'Will I be able to
dive?¨
YES
is the answer. The HSA
(Handicapped Scuba Association) is the worldˇ¦s leading authority for
handicapped diving. It is a non-profit, independent dive training and
certifying agency that promotes the physical and psychological benefits of
the sport for people with many types of handicaps.
In June 2001 the HSA turned twenty and in 1986 their
special Instructor Training Course was started. One of our instructors,
Rich Almstedt, is a certified HSA diving instructor. W.W.DIVING is
delighted to support the HSA.
WW Diving is now a
REEF field Station!
That means weˇ¦ll be
offering frequent Fish Identification courses. Even if you've never
cracked a biology textbook, you can have fun learning simple memory tricks
to help you identify the fish you dive with. Fill out fish surveys when
you dive and you aid scientists in understanding reef ecology. Learn to
access the REEF website (www.reef.org) to print a wish list of fish you
can expect to see at your next divesite.
Every July,
scientists, divers, and international tourist agencies sponsor the Great
Annual Fish Count, similar to Audubonˇ¦s Christmas bird count. Fish
Surveys turned in for July count towards prizes that include trips, gear,
and Paul Humann's books. We have two Gulf trips and a Cozumel trip that
qualify.
Only
Air!
With so many younger folk joining the diving family we
thought it important to stress the need to take great care when using
compressed air.
Yes it is 'only air'. But, and this is a very big
but, it is air driven at a high velocity. Think of hurricanes and
tornadoes. They are only air too; but the damage wrought by them can be
deadly.
So too with compressed air.
It is known that a blast of air at 40 pounds per square inch can
rupture an eardrum at a distance of four inches. If not treated with the
respect it deserves compressed air can hurt you:
tanks need to be securely transported in your car
don't leave a tank standing alone and unattended
never point the business end of compressed air apparatus at
anybody
have your tank visually inspected every year and hydroed every
five years
It might only be
air
but compressed air is
no joke!
How's this for an incentive?
For every person that you introduce, and who joins a class, we will give
you a 15% discount on your next purchase.
The dive season will soon be here; why
not bring your regulators and BCs in for their annual before the
rush? Along with the store changes we are making, we are also
updating the tech. and compressor rooms, which will make our turn around
time more efficient.
Lots of exciting
things
happening this year in your local dive store. Come in and see for
yourself. In the meantime,
LET'S DIVE!
We've got new email
addresses here at the shop.
Be sure to update your address book.
Think you want to be a
commercial diver? Think your daily grind is bad? You gotta check out this
story. Click
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your current address on file?
We are in the process
of updating our mailing list and we would like to make sure that your
mailing information is current. For changes please contact us by
email or
phone. If you would no longer like to receive these mailings please
let us know that too.
Lots of
Certification Cards waiting to be picked up.
After all
of that hard work to get trained for scuba diving, wouldnˇ¦t you love to
have that certification card in your wallet to show all of your friends
and family? If you have not yet picked up your card, please stop by
the shop at your convenience to pick up the card that opens the dive world
to you.
This
website is for you to use, so we would like to know what you need
and expect in your shop's site. By participating in our polls you
contribute to the content. Please send any suggestions or comments
to rebecca@wwdive.com. Also please join our mailing
list. We promised this will not be used to bombard you with useless
emails, nor will we sell or otherwise divulge your personal
information. We will only be sending our monthly newsletter, trip
specials, and extremely special coupons that will only be sent to
people on our mailing list. So if you are interested in special
inside information available only to those on our email list, then
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We look
forward to seeing you, so come by to say hello. We will be glad to
answer any questions you have. Remember, Together we can dive the
world....LET'S DIVE! ! ! !
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