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happy new year. polar bear swim in toronto canada. would u do it? me? no.! burrr (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Dec 2020 OP
If I were still in my twenties, yes. Dem2theMax Dec 2020 #1
gawd I love these people Skittles Dec 2020 #2
A dip not a swim malaise Dec 2020 #3
I can't think of any sane reason to immerse my body in icy cold water. Arkansas Granny Dec 2020 #4
One word... Digger Dec 2020 #5
N to the NO! IcyPeas Dec 2020 #6
Holy Hypothermia Bat Man! Liberal In Texas Dec 2020 #7
I went in the Ocean off Nova Scotia in Cha Dec 2020 #8
Glacier Surfing Alaska tirebiter Dec 2020 #9
Nope, no, nope, nope! lunatica Dec 2020 #10
My wife and I watched the Polar Bear Dip in Atlantic City modrepub Dec 2020 #11
Cold water immersion tirebiter Dec 2020 #12
Stupid people frogmarch Dec 2020 #13
nope TeamPooka Dec 2020 #14

Dem2theMax

(9,637 posts)
1. If I were still in my twenties, yes.
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 04:48 PM
Dec 2020

But thankfully, I'm in my sixties, and common sense has somehow, (finally,) found its way into my brain.

malaise

(268,664 posts)
3. A dip not a swim
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 05:07 PM
Dec 2020

and no way.

One October decades ago one of my sisters-in-law took me to a beach in Denmark - she had on her bikini - I had on a winter coat

Cha

(296,775 posts)
8. I went in the Ocean off Nova Scotia in
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 05:50 PM
Dec 2020

September 2005.. it was pretty damn Cold! Brrr! I pretty much had the Ocean to myself though. lol

But invigorating.. that's why I did it!

modrepub

(3,488 posts)
11. My wife and I watched the Polar Bear Dip in Atlantic City
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 06:09 PM
Dec 2020

back in the 1990s. It was unusually warm that day, like in the 60s (F). Water was probably in the 50s (F). I though it was cheating but it was well attended and everyone seemed to have a good time.

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