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Just logged my 500th hour on the Lake Michigan pipeline inspection job
That number hit me when I was filling out my dive log last night. It's not just the hours, it's that 90% of them were in near-zero visibility and water temps around 38F. My old instructor in Florida always said you don't know cold water until you've done a full season up north. Has anyone else had a milestone that made them realize how much specific conditions define your experience?
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andrewh951mo ago
Yeah, that "near-zero visibility" thing is wild. I mean, I've never done dive work, but I had to clear a storm drain once after a bad flood. It was just murky, chest-deep water and you couldn't see your own boots. Not the same at all, but it gives me a tiny idea of how disorienting that must be for hours on end.
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