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Hit 1000 hours underwater and nobody warned me about the float
Two weeks ago I crossed 1000 logged hours on a salvage job in the Gulf. Everybody talks about the bends or gear failures. Nobody mentions how your inner ear just gives up on balance. I stepped onto the boat after a 6 hour shift and hit the deck like a sack of bricks. Took me three days to walk straight again. The dive supervisor laughed it off said it happens to everyone around 1000 hours. Felt like something they should mention during training not after you eat fiberglass. Has anyone else hit a weird physical wall at a certain hour count?
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sean_walker4513d ago
1300 hours hit me harder, took Dramamine for a month after every dive.
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jordanl8213d agoProlific Poster
A month of Dramamine after every dive just for hitting 1300 hours sounds a little extreme. Are you sure that was from the diving or maybe just a bad batch of sushi you had around the same time? People blame a lot of stuff on deco that's really just bad luck or a bug going around. Either way, that's a rough stretch but I'd probably try some ginger chews before committing to the hard stuff for that long.
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