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   The_JAM said, 2 months ago

   [rimshot]

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   IncredibleWerekitty said, 2 months ago

   Guess somebody’s cool natured.

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   ejcapulet said, 2 months ago

   Aw, Val, it’s better cold!

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   johnnypar91 said, 2 months ago

   Val did a cannonball and she didn’t even get her hair wet.

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   sarge112751 said, 2 months ago

   Johnnypar - I’ve seen women, when they dive into cold water, as soon as their fingers touch the frigid stuff - do a hand-walk cross to the opposite side of the pool - and yell great obscenities at the guy who told them “Aww, Honey, it’s WARM!” (Thanks to Bill Cosby for the “bit”!)

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   Lewreader said, 2 months ago

   You never told your older sister the water was great?

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   kab2rb said, 2 months ago

   Almost had fun. Alix sure is having a blast. Never seen someone come up so fast. Summer will soon be over, fall is coming with the holidays, and the year will be over.

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   Macushlalondra said, 2 months ago

   Val you should’ve known better than to take Alix’s word for it. Next time test it with your hand.

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   Rmom said, 2 months ago

   Test it with your toe. Hands can handle a wider range of temperatures without complaint. (Or at least mine do.)

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    AndiJ said, 2 months ago

    I’ve always thought it was better to jump into cold water anyways, rather than “tiptoeing” in.

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    arsmall said, 2 months ago

    LOL!

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    Ushindi said, 2 months ago

    Poor Val - she needs to remember the vast gulf between childhood tolerances and adult sensitivities - things are colder and they’re hotter the older you get, definitely.

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    eatteaphonenome said, 2 months ago

    It’s not that bad once you get used to it… he… he… he…

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    Miserichord said, 2 months ago

    Hot day in July, 1979 at 8000’ up Uraca Mesa.
    Pond.
    Skinny dipping.
    Approached pond at high rate of speed (dead run) trying to be first in.
    Discovered pond was fed by an underground spring and was a pleasant 43 F.

    Did my very best to walk on water to the far side.

    Only made it 3/4 across (about 40 feet, into 12’ of water).

    Did my very best to convince everyone else that “It’s great, dive on in”.

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    Burgundy2 said, 2 months ago

    Ushindi, you got that right. I remember as a kid swimming in a natural pool of water fed by a mountain stream. You can bet that was cold! I thought it was great. Water deep enough to swim in. That’s all a kid wants!

    My parents just looked on in awe.

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    JUJUBEANIE said, 2 months ago

    I am sooooo bad with cold water!!! lol!!!

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    4deerinmyyard said, 2 months ago

    Sgt. Angua said [lots of incisive stuff] …In fact, parents can try and counteract that all the time and still probably wont result in a net positive impact given all the other sources of stereotype that their child encounters.

    But one can at least hope that during the child’s early years, clued-in parents can wield a far greater influence than than that of outside sources; and hope further that this early foundation will withstand at least some of the later bombardment.

    Have you read The Fifth Elephant? I thought I had a dysfunctional family.

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    MisngNOLA said, 2 months ago

    Miseri, I had a similar experience, 04 July, 1976 on Lake Michigan up aways from Chicago. Air temperature 100F, lake temp 67F. I did not attempt to walk across Lake Michigan however. I did resemble the old NesTea “ahhhhhhhhhh” commercials wherein folks came flying back out of the pool as soon as they hit the water’s surface.

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    Shikamoo said, 2 months ago

    Val’s imitating a bird- but it’s not a penguin.

    Penguins can’t fly!