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Deep Thoughts Volume 2, Issue 1 June 2008

Training News: Inside this issue: Rum Runner Is Getting Technical Training News: Tech 1 In our on-going effort to expand weekend trips to North Florida go deeper, stay longer or ex- Training is Here! our programs for our customers we are positioned to provide plore that cave or wreck we’ve Rum Runner Dive Shop proudly training to meet any environ- got the training and equipment Dive Travel: Belize 1 announces a complete Technical ment. Classes will be small and you need. Diving Department. We have scheduled to fit the needs of the joined with avid technical student. and cave diver Kevin Jones who Since is gear brings with him certifications Dive Medicine 2 intensive we have expanded our with TDI and IANTD in all levels dealerships to include DUI and of technical training as well as a Pinnacle dry suits, OMS, Salvo, wealth of experience diving on Deep Sea Supply, two continents. Utilizing our Wreck Spotlight 2 and XS Scuba. So if you expanded classroom facilities, are an advanced diver looking to local quarries, the NC coast and Dice Club News 2

Gear News 4

Message from the 3 Owner

Dive Travel: Belize, June 14 to 21

Home to the world’s second Houston, then on to Belize City. We are staying at the Sunbreeze largest barrier Belize boasts A short hop to San Pedro, Am- Hotel, picture below. some of the best pristine dive bergris Caye and we are there. sites in the Caribbean Sea. An All rooms are air conditioned Points of Interest independent nation since 1981 and non-smoking. A fine restau- and a member of the British rant is on site with a short walk • Technical Training to additional restaurants and Commonwealth of Nations. • Dive Belize English is widely spoken. Cur- shopping in town. rency is the Belizean dollar, Five days of diving is planned • Dive Medicine traded roughly 2:1 for the including a trip to the famous • Wreck Spotlight American dollar. U.S. dollars are Hole. gladly accepted throughout Be- • Gear Spotlight lize. Our trip starts in Raleigh to Page 2 Deep Thoughts

Dive Medicine: Otis External or Swimmers Ear A common problem amongst and acidic. A prescription medi- advisable and keeping the ear divers and swimmers. The cause cation is available to accomplish canal free of wax is suggested. is not a foreign bacteria, but both of these objectives; Dome- The old adage “never put any- instead bacteria normally found boro Otic . You will thing in your ear smaller than in the ear canal. Repeated im- need to speak with your doctor your elbow” applies. Cotton mersion causes changes in the about this. An alternative is a tipped applicators should be skin of the external ear canal mixture of vinegar (5% acetic avoided as they will injure the which breaks down the skin’s acid) and isopropyl alcohol. A thin skin of the ear canal. Apply- natural protective barrier and 50:50 mix has been suggested ing a few drops of hydrogen allows the bacteria to invade and although this may be too drying. peroxide daily is usually effective. infect. Typically symptoms begin A alternative is one part vinegar, If build up is severe it may re- as itching and soon the ear is one part isopropyl alcohol and quire flushing in your physicians inflamed and painful. This can one part water. Applied twice a office. spread to lymph nodes extending day when frequenting the water We have also been evaluating should work wonders. It is im- down into the jaw and neck. a mechanical device that blows portant to allow the solution to So how do we treat this prob- warm drying air into the ear, but remain in the ear canal for at lem? First and foremost preven- the jury is still out on that. tion is the key. What keeps the least 5 minutes on each side. Stay well and we’ll see you in ear canal healthy is to keep it dry In addition good ear hygiene is the water. Dive Club News: Jump On In!

What a great year! Trips to the Wendy Welsh. Keys, Mexico and Bonaire. Congratulations to all our win- Whale sharks and ! Local ners in the Rum Runner Dive Palau/Truk dives to the coast and a couple of quarry days at Fantasy Lake Club first annual photo contest. with plenty of fun, food and fellowship. We also hosted some great programs including a fasci- nating multimedia presentation Chowdhury did his best to start by renowned photographer, off 2008. Everyone enjoyed a videographer and cave diver, Jill fascinating look at the Queen Heinerth. While Jill was a tough Anne’s Revenge project pre- act to follow author, publisher sented by underwater archeolo- and technical diver Bernie gist and QAR Lab Manager August 2009 It’s not too early Wreck Spotlight: to reserve your The Mighty “O” spot! The USS Oriskany(CV/CVA-34) Fleet in 1952. Serving for air is an Essex class aircraft carrier support for the Korean conflict named for the famous Revolu- and later, after being refitted tionary War Battle of Oriskany. again, the Vietnam war. The The ship served in the Korean Mighty ‘O’ was finally decommis- two battle stars for the Korean and Vietnam wars. Construction sioned in 1976 and remained in war and five for Vietnam war started in 1944 and underwent the mothball fleet until it was service. While our efforts to significant design changes after announced in 2004 that the dive her last year failed due to WWII and was finally commis- Oriskany would be used as an weather we plan to return for sioned in 1950. She spent time off the coast of another try. training in the Atlantic then a Pensacola, FL. She was sunk tour of duty in the Mediterra- there May 17, 2006. nean before joining the Pacific During her service she received Page 3

4054 S. Memorial Drive Unit 'O' Winterville, NC 28590 Phone: 252-439-4390 Fax: 252-439-4391 Rum Runner Dive Shop is a full service E-mail: [email protected] NAUI Pro-Platinum facility in operation in www.rumrunnerdiveshop.com the Greenville/Winterville area for over 30 years (founded in 1976). We provide equip- The Fun and Adventure Starts Here! ment sales, service and training.

Shop hours: We are located in the Community Square Monday — Friday 10:00am to 6:30pm Shopping Center, on South Memorial Drive Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm (NC 11 South) in Winterville, N.C. Sunday Closed Community Square Shopping Center is lo- cated just North of Pitt Community College We’re on the web! adjacent to Burger King and Chico's restau- www.rumrunnerdiveshop.com rants.

Message from the Owner Hard to believe it has been two to our staff with years of experi- all to compliment our years since we took over the ence diving in Michigan, Florida offering from Scubapro, Atomic, shop. Much has happened during and Europe we can now train Genesis, Sherwood, OMS, Pinna- that time. We’ve expanded the divers in proce- cle, Ocean Reef. We offer two shop, added the new training dures, and . choices of manufactur- facility and service area. We’ve ers, DUI and Pinnacle. If that taken some awesome trips to isn’t enough we now can offer Mexico, Dominica, Bonaire, not We also have expanded our state of the art scooters from to mention the Florida Keys and relationships with training agen- Salvo and KISS from springs. We’ve got some great cies. While we are still proud to Jetsam Technologies, Ltd. Both trips coming up, Belize in June be a NAUI Pro Platinum Facility, of these products are awesome. and Palau and Truk in August we can now offer courses from 2009. Keep an eye out for a TDI, IANTD, YMCA, and even possible summer Great Lakes PADI. Our Dive Club has been active trip and a Hawaii adventure as with monthly meetings with well. some terrific guest speakers. We To compliment our training have had several joint meeting program we have listened to our with the ECU Dive Club who we In our continuing effort to be the customer’s needs and brought in help to sponsor. best dive shop in North Carolina brands to satisfy even the most we have expanded further. We demanding diver. Brands like can now boast a complete tech- Deep Sea Supply, Salvo, DUI, So come on out and see the nical diving training program. OTS, Green Force, as well as shop and join in on all the fun With the addition of Kevin Jones tanks from every manufacturer and adventure. Page 4 Deep Thoughts

Gear News GALILEO SOL the latest dive • Extra large dot matrix dis- The Galileo also comes in the computer platform from Terra which is not gas inte- play Uwatec/Scubapro. It is the most grated, but still feature packed. technologically advanced dive • Hoseless gas integration computer on the market. Offer- with true remaining bottom ing features and innovations time calculation found nowhere else. Features • Predictive multi gas algo- such as: rithm • Exclusive POLAR heart rate • Updateable processor user monitoring programmable via infrared • User replaceable battery with tissue loading memory • Plus all the renowned Uwatec core technologies. • Full tilt digital compass

Quiz: What are two ways to increase your diving value?

With the cost of gasoline rising longer. For example: a diver to 80 feet for a few minutes and the cost of a dive charter or a diving on air to 120 feet can stay then 60 feet? Tables dictate a 12 dive vacation is moving up as only 12 minutes to avoid a de- minute dive, a computer will well. If you are like us you want compression obligation. The recalculate the bottom time and to maximize your time underwa- same diver on 30% can that dive could be considerably ter. Carrying more air is one Deep Sea Supply is one of our stay 25 minutes. longer. solution until we run into those new vendors of advanced and Computers can increase time in Nitrox training can easily be no decompression limits and technical dive gear. Their the water by automatically recal- added to any level of training or larger tanks aren’t always avail- quality and innovation as well culating bottom time through- as a stand alone course and we able. So the answer to the ques- as exceptional customer ser- out the dive which can be espe- have a wide variety of computers tion is; 1. Dive Nitrox and 2. vice has earned them great cially helpful for multilevel dives. available for sale or rental. Come respect in the competitive Dive with a computer. For example that same diver in and talk to our staff about world of advanced diving. Nitrox has some important going to 120 feet diving a square maximizing your diving value. benefits. Most importantly it profile gets 12 minutes of bot- allows to stay at depth tom time. What if he moves up

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