Hit 1,000 logged dives last month and it messed with my head

I been diving commercial for about 8 years now and never really kept track of the numbers. But a buddy of mine made me start logging everything a few years back so I could spot patterns in my gear failures. Last month I hit exactly 1,000 logged dives and it hit me different than I thought it would. I mean that's a thousand times I've been underwater working on something... pipes, boats, whatever. It just made me think about all the close calls I had in the early days that I barely remember now. Has anybody else hit a round number like that and felt weird about it?

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phoenix_singh14d ago

1,000 dives and I'm still trying to figure out how to get my fins on without looking like a duck with leg cramps.

morgan.mary14d ago

Buddy of mine tried the whole "sit on the edge of the boat and wiggle" method. Ended up flopping backward into the water with one fin half on. Looked like a dying fish. Then his strap got tangled in the netting. Took three guys to untangle him. Now he just puts them on underwater. Says it's way less embarrassing.