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The Thrill Of Diving!
It's difficult to explain the Thrill of Scuba Diving or the comfortable, peaceful feeling a diver experiences when in a weightless state underwater. As you glide slowly over the tropical reef watching the ballet of thousands of beautifully colored marine creatures, you're immersed in a spirit of inner space that is nearly overwhelming and beckons you to stay.
The water is warm and clear as you search for that "perfect shot" with your underwater camera. Then you realize you've moved to the edge of the reef...to the wall, where the bottom drops thousands of feet into wonderful blue infinity. Your first emotion screams, "I'm Fal__... I'm Fal__... I'm Flying" through this magnificent liquid universe!
Then sometimes you get so comfortable that, just for a couple of seconds, you no longer feel that you're underwater at all. It's then when you realize, it seems you could reach out and touch the face of God!
Barry Burton, 1980
Monday, April 23rd
Welcome to Smoky Mtn. Divers
Tri-Cities' #1 Recreational & Technical Dive Facility
Come See Us, We're Here and Ready to Serve YOU!
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PADI 5-Star Training Center S-3139
(Future PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Dive Center)
Shop Address:
6635 Kingsport Highway
Gray, TN 37615
(423) 239-7333
3 miles from the Gray Exit #13 on I-26
5 minutes from "THE" Gray Quarry!
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Regular Spring Hours
Monday-Friday 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Saturday 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sunday . . . By Appointment (423) 239-7333
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Effective Sunday, June 3rd
SMD OPENS 7 DAYS a Week
Enjoy GRAY QUARRY . . .
We Will Be OPEN . . . FOR YOU!
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DVCEMVS
"We Lead"
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Congrats!
Curtis Davis & Jimmy Bennett
SMD's Newest PADI Divemasters
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Congrats On "Try Scuba" Classes!
We had a Great turn-out for our Try
Scuba classes this past week. Our
final count was 24 new "Wetheads"
from the Tri-cites community.
Based On the "Smile Index" I think
our new students had as much
FUN as the SMD Staff had as we
presented these diving programs.
Special Thanks to the SMD Staff who Helped
Present Our "Try Scuba". There are 24 new
Diving Enthusiast that will never forget the
opportunity you provided them this week.
What can I say . . . "Darn, You Guys are Good."
Great Team Effort, "Staff"!
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Smoky Mountain Divers
Come See Our Professional Dive Shop!
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See www.divepirates.org
We Certify "Dive Pirates" @ SMD
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SCUBA Instructional Packages
Wow! . . .
Can You Believe This "Madness"?
Scuba Course Specials
I. PADI Open Water Diver Certification
$300 + E-Learning (Regular $325 + E/Learning).
(PADI Charges You An Extra $179 for E-Learning Registration)
$350 with Text & RDP (Regular $499).
(DVD, Text, Instructor Led Classes & Academic Reviews @ SMD)
All Inclusive Pricing!
II. PADI Advanced Diver Certification
Wreck Diver, Quarry Diver, Deep Diver, U/W Nav, *EANx,
Search & Recovery Diver, Altitude Diver, Night & L/V Diver.
Personalize Your Own PADI Advanced Course Content!
$150 + E-Learning (Regular $300 + E/L).
(PADI Charges Extra for E-Learning Registration)
$150 + Crew Pack (Regular $350 w/Crew Pack).
(DVD, Home Study, Instructor Led Classes, Reviews & Final @ SMD)
All Inclusive AOWD Pricing!
For More Details See Our "Upcoming Classes" Page
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My God's not Dead, He's surely alive,
He's Living on the inside, Roaring like a Lion!
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Willington, NC Shark Tooth Dives
April 26-29
Our Shark's Tooth Trip in two weeks is Full.
Sorry we didn't advertise, but it was basically FULL TO START!
We'll Dive the U-352, USS Oriskany & other FL Wrecks . . .
and more Sharks Tooth Dives this year in FL, NC and VA!
WE DIVE! Why Not Join Us?
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North Florida "Spring Fling"
April 27-29
As of 4/18/18 We've Got 27 Folks for this Trip.
4/5 Open Water Spring Dives & Just Plain FUN!
For More Info see our "Weekend Trips" Page.
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Florida Spring Fling II
We're taking 2 groups to North FL Back-to-Back
May 4-6
4/5 Open Water Spring Dives & Good Ole FUN!
For More Info see our "Weekend Trips" Page.
Dive Bonaire
July 21-28
Buddy Dive Resort
For More Info see our "International Trips" Page.
Dive Bonaire
January 5-12, 2019
Buddy Dive Resort
For More Info see our "International Trips" Page.
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New Scuba Cylinders @ SMD.
Yellow, Blue, Green, Black, Pink, Red, Purple,
and "Custom Designed" 80 AL Tanks In-Stock.
SMD has the
"Wyland Octopus Art" AL80 Tanks
IN-STOCK
All Tanks Signed & Numbered (Only 250 Produced)
If You're a Wyland Fan . . . They Are Sharp!
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Smoky Mountain Divers
Tired of Having to Order Everything from a Catalog?
We've Got a Great Showroom . . . With Lots of Inventory,
and There's No Echo In Our PADI 5-Star Training Facility.
Why Not Drop By and See for Yourself ?
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April Akona Special @ SMD
"The SALE" Is On . . .
Purchase an Akona Quantum Stretch Wetsuit
at SMD's "Map" Sales Price During April,
and Receive the Akona Dry Backpack FREE!
The Dry Backpack Retails for $70.00!
Sherwood/Akona Doesn't Sponsor this Sale On the "NET".
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Look! at our "New Certifications" Page.
SMD Has Certified 58 Divers since 11/1/17
Including 49 or (84%) for Advanced, Specialty
or Instructor Ratings! See Anybody Ya Know?
Thank You Guys & Gals. We Appreciate Your Business
Just Watch Us Grow in 2018!
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Talk about Fun In Gray Quarry!
SMD just received 6 of the new Ocean Reef, "Aria" Full-Face
Snorkeling Mask. We've stocked the Snorkeling Mask in
Grey, Blue, White, Pink, Black, and Orange.
Four (4) new Snorkeling Mask "Com" Units have also been
ordered. "Com" will be delivered in a couple more weeks. Pretty
Cool stuff, Talk like a Parrot while Snorkeling with Your Sweetie!
The "Aria" offers a whole new comfort level when snorkeling.
New Divin' Toys are Always Fun to Check-out!
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I Will Open Sunday for Your Dives
@ Gray Quarry
We'll be Happy to Make Your Appointment to dive Gray Quarry.
When You Need Us, Give Us a Call. We Plan to Help Make
Your Gray Quarry Dive Schedule for Open Water . . . Flawless!
Call Smoky Mountain Divers (423) 239-7333
Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?
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PADI Emergency First Responder
Our Next E.F.R. will be
Sunday, June 3rd 1:00-5:00PM
Held at SMD. "Bone-up" on Diving Now.
We'll Be Diving Gray Quarry Very, Very, Soon!
Call 423-239-7333 to Register
The difference in a Good Diver and a Great
Diver is Continued U/W Education & Experience.
Brian Chandler; PADI EFR Instructor
Tony Simpson; PADI EFR Instructor
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Anthonys Key Resort, Roatan
November 10 -17, 2018
Great Reef & Wreck Diving, and . . . Dolphins!
$250/pp Deposit Due Now Before the Trip Fills.
This Trip is 1/2 Normal Price . . .
We've Got 26 Folks . . . A Few Rooms Remain!
For More Details See Our "International Trips" Page.
Brian Chandler: Trip Leader/PADI Divemaster
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Everyday Sales
Shop @ SMD for Huge Savings!
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PADI Master Scuba Diver
Work Toward the Coveted PADI Master Scuba Diver Rating!
During Cooler Weather Pick Non-Diving Specialties like:
Enriched Air Nitrox, Equipment Specialist, or EFR Provider.
Attend SMD's Specialty Diver Clinic for Instructor Assistance
with Your Academics on Any PADI Specialty Course. SMD
Specialty Clinics are FREE for ANY DIVING STUDENT Who's
Registered for that PADI Specialty Diver Certification Course!
If You've Registered with Another Shop or Independent PADI
Instructor, We'll Still Help You Finish Your Rating. It's Free Ya'll!
Watch Our Website & Call SMD @ (423) 239-7333 to Attend!
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PADI Nitrox Specialty Clinic
Saturday, May 5th
10:00AM till 3:00PM
SMD Presents Another of Our FREE Nitrox Clinics.
You Don't Need to "Bone-up" to Attend, Just Show-up!
Barry reviews the complete PADI Nitrox Course for Students.
You'll be Certified Saturday Afternoon & SMD's Buying Lunch.
If You're Not a PADI Nitrox Student, You Can Sign-up Saturday.
If You're Registered for Nitrox with another shop You're Still
Welcome. You can take your Nitrox Final Exam back to Your
Instructor and let them process your certification. I Said FREE!
"Safety Through Continued Education".
Call (423) 239-7333, so we know Who Plans to Attend.
Barry Knows what's in the book . . . and He Can Teach It!
Hey! "Bo knows football!" . . .
Barry Knows Scuba Diving!
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"FUN" Atomic Products
Atomic SS1 Inflator/Regulators are Stocked in 7 Colors.
Add a Red, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Purple, Aqua or Black SS1 to the
BCD. The Atomic SS1 includes an adapter to fit about any BCD.
"Spiff-Up" Your Gear to Your Color Preference with ATOMIC.
The Atomic Cobalt-2 Computer is In-Stock @ SMD. The
Cobalt-2 is available in 7 Colors for 2018 for Your Approval.
Personalize Your Scuba Gear in 2018, and
Dive Gray Quarry. You Can See the Difference!
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SMD Sells Products
Distributed By:
Sherwood, Atomic, Akona, Liquivision,
Sharkskin, Bare, Stahlsac, Suunto, Oceanic,
Mares, Cressi Sub, Hollis, Genesis, Zeagle,
Ocean Reef, Dive Rite, Henderson &
Cressi Sub's New "Atelier" Product Line.
We "Stock" Scuba Diving Equipment.
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We Sell @ M.A.P. Pricing!
Shipping is Free to the Parking Lot.
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SMD
Gift Certificates;
The Perfect Gift Anytime . . .
Good for Any Amount, Use Like Cash,
Valid Forever . . .
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Diving Stuff You'll Want to Know
Buy Your 2018 Gray Quarry Family Season Pass for $300.
That's Right! The Pass is for All Divers under the same roof.
Be The First "Kid" in Your Neighborhood to Own a 2018
Gray Quarry Family Season Pass and Enjoy
"The Best Scuba Diving in East Tennessee".
Receive a Numbered Medallion for Each Certified Diver in
Your Family. These Come With Each 2018 Annual Pass.
Proudly Wear it on Your BCD to Show Your Support of
"The" Gray Quarry!
Join SMD and Experience
the Best Quarry Diving in East Tennessee.
Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?
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Did You Know
Johnson City Medical Center has a HBO Chamber?
The Hyperbaric O2 Therapy Chamber can be used for DCI
Injuries, as well as burns and wound therapy.
JC Medical Center Information;
Call (423) 431-2665 (Barry)
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We Stock the "Dive Alert"
Nautilus Lifeline Marine Rescue GPS
Dive "Supersafe" with D.A.N. Insurance,
& the "Nautilus Lifeline Marine Rescue GPS"
Come by and See It, Touch It. Heck, Lick It, If You Want Too!
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Freedom Isn't Free!
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Come Home To Diving . . .
Visit Smoky Mountain Divers
"It Feels Like Being at Home."
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SMD Tank-Fill Shuttle Service
@ Gray Quarry
Low on Air/Nitrox?
Call us @ (423) 239-7333,
We'll pick-up, fill & return your
tanks. Air $8 & EAN32 $12.
Turn-around time approx 45mins
(We need 4 or more fills to make the trip.)
Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?
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We Bank EAN32 as a Service To You!
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Scuba Instructor Personal Air Fills
are FREE @ SMD!
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We're Running a Spring Scuba Special on the
PADI OWD Course for Only $350 (regular $499).
Call Smoky Mountain Divers (423) 239-7333.
Start Your $350 Scuba Course TODAY!
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"SMD Convenience", Just One More Reason to
Buy a GRAY QUARRY Family Season Pass!
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"Dive Safety". . . Is No Accident!
Friends Don't Let Friends Dive Stupid!
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Scheduling with our Full Service Scuba Shop
Is A Breeze!
Just Drop-in, or Call SMD @ (423) 239-7333
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Remember . . .
You Can't Get a Better "Scuba Gear" Price on the "Web".
SMD Prices are Based on "M.A.P." (That's "Web Pricing" Ya'll).
Hey! When You're @ Smoky Mtn. Divers . . . Shipping Is FREE!
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Gray Quarry Tee Shirts In-stock
Long Sleeve & Short Sleeve Available
Now in 10 Colors
A Great Gift Available in 3 Designs.
"Dive the Cessna" Tees & Hoodies In-Stock.
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****Spring Is Here!** *
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2018 "We'll Do This All Year"
FREE AIR FILLS for Gray Quarry Clean-Up.
Smoky Mountain Divers offers A FREE AIR REFILL
for volunteers working as "Clean-up Crew" at Gray Quarry!
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Use SMD's "Buddy Board"
Going Diving @ Gray Quarry and want to have some local folks
join you? Give us a call @ SMD (423) 239-7333. We'll Post
Your Dive on the "SMD Buddy Board", Facebook, & Webpage.
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For the Best Scuba Prices in the Tri-Cities
Shop @ SMD . . .
Remember, At Smoky Mountain Divers
There's Even More To A Good Deal, Than Price!
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Smoky Mountain Divers
It's More Than a Dive Shop . . .
It's an Attitude!
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PADI
Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Registration, Orientation, & Open Water Dives
Begin Every Day @ SMD!
More Info on Our "Upcoming Classes" Page.
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Open Water Dives
What Are Your Scheduling Needs?
"Come Work On Your Open Water Certification
or Your Specialty Dives."
Join Barry for an Open Water Dive Toward the Diving Specialty
That's Holding-up Progress Toward Your Master Diver Rating!
For Reservations;
Call (423) 239-7333, E-mail or Drop By SMD
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Great News for Area Divers!
Smoky Mountain Divers
Has been asked to Facilitate the Use of
Gray Quarry for the Diving Public.
We have set-up a very simple process;
1. Come to Smoky Mtn. Divers for a Waiver/Release.
2. Pick-up the Combination to the Gate.
3. Pay the "Diver's Entry Fee" of $15 a Day/Night.
4. Go Diving . . . "That's What We're Talkin' About!"
We Have 2 Season Pass Options for 2018
1. Our Family Season Passes are "Immediate Family same roof."
2. Our Gray Quarry Monthly Family Pass Cost $75 and Is Valid
From the 1st Day thru the Last Day of the Month Purchased.
3. The Annual Season Pass runs for the 2018 Calendar Year.
4. The Annual Family Pass is Only $300.
5. Purchase the Season Pass @ Smoky Mtn. Divers during 2018.
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ANNOUNCING!
Smoky Mtn. Divers' "BOUNTY HUNTER" Program
SMD's Bounty Hunter is an Appreciation Award Program
established to Recognize Certified Divers Who Bring "New Blood" to the
Diving Community. Here's How You Become an SMD "Bounty Hunter";
When a New Student of Any Level Signs-up for SMD Certification and
Gives Us Your Name, Your Referrence Will Be Noted on that Student's
Training Record File. The Day They Certify, You Get a FREE SMD
Bounty Hunters Tee Shirt Showing Your Commitment to Diving Safety.
HAVE SCUBA . . . WILL DIVE !
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Happy Birthday "Wet Head"!
Pick-up a Free Gift Certificate for an Air Fill &
Gray Quarry Entry-Fee On Your Birthday. Offer is Good
on Your Birthday Only . . . BUT Your Gift Certificate is
GOOD ANYTIME YOU CHOOSE TO USE IT!
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Gray Quarry
Saturday, April 21st
Water Temp: 53 Surface, 53 Bottom.
& a Nice Warm Bus to Change into Dry Clothes.
Visibility 30'+ or . . . as far as you can see!
THANK YOU!
To the Folks who work so hard to make Gray Quarry available.
For More Information See Gray Quarry on Facebook
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What's Your Goal in Diving?
Open Water * Advanced * Specialty * Tek Diver
Most all International Certification Programs Require Open Water Dives.
To Schedule & Complete Your Qualification Dives, Call (423)239-7333.
Master Diver * Divemaster * DCS * Instructor
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Attention:
Master Diver Students
Altitude, Wreck, Deep, Navigation, Nitrox40,
Advanced EANx & Decompression Procedures,
or Night/Limited Visibility Dives. Your Choice!
What's on Your Mind? Let's Go Diving!
Call Barry @ SMD (423) 239-7333
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Thank You
for Choosing Smoky Mountain Divers. We are a
PADI 5 Star Recreational & Technical Dive Training Center,
and the Finest Dive Facility in the Tri-Cities area.
We're a future PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Dive Center.
We invite You to Visit Smoky Mtn. Divers.
Let's Talk Diving . . . Heck, Let's Go Divin'!
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Smoky Mountain Divers
The Professionals
Experience the Difference between a Profession, and a Hobby
Dive Season Never Ends at SMD
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PADI Scuba Certification Courses,
We Start Those Every Day!
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At Smoky Mountain Divers
We Don't Care Who You Certified With, or Where You Fill YourTanks!
It's just Scuba Diving! Check With Your Dive Buddy . . . Chances Are
They're Carrying at Least One Certification Card From SMD Anyway.
Life's Too Short To Miss A Good Scuba Dive!
This is for FUN Y'all!
Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?
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Smoky Mountain Divers
Often Immitated! . . . Never Duplicated!
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Kingsport Aquatic Center
PADI Open Water Scuba Class
We'll See You @ KAC!
April 25th
Call SMD to Confirm Attendance (423)239-7333
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*** Spring Is Here! ***
Time to Service Your Scuba Gear!
Keep Your Dive Gear in Good Working Order . . .
It Could Be a Matter of Life or Death!
We Service Sherwood, Oceanic, Atomic, Cressi,
Zeagle, Mares, and Hollis Valves, Regulators & BCDs.
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Everyone has a Choice...
CHARACTER COUNTS!
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Shop at SMD
for the Best Prices & Service
in the Tri-Cities
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Thank You!
for Supporting Smoky Mountain Divers
a Local, Family-Owned Business.
Our Customers are a Wonderful Blessing.
Marilyn & Barry Burton
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Breathing Gas Fills
Air, Nitrox, O2, & TriMix Fills
Offered by "Certified Gas Blenders"
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Let's Go Divin'. . . Yan'to?
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