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Polar Bears Take The Plunge by Bronco on 05 Feb, 2007 04:16
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Yesterday my wife and I attended a Polar Bear event as spectators to support the Make A Wish Foundation. It was very cold and windy as the "Bears" stampeded into the freezing surf.
Everyone came charging out and was frantically drying their hair and covering up with robes, towels, sweat suits etc. Except two fellows with freshly shaven heads. They tossed on their robes ran a towel over their heads and lit celebratory cigars! They definitely had the advantage in the low maitenance department.
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#1 by PigPen on 05 Feb, 2007 07:51
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I used to think that looked like fun, but now I'm thinkin it's slightly insane....just me though
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#2 by BaldRob on 08 Feb, 2007 17:30
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They actually cancelled the Polar Bear Plunge around here because of the extreme cold temps/wind chills!
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#3 by schro on 08 Feb, 2007 17:58
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Too much shrinkage....I'll pass.
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#4 by Shiny on 08 Feb, 2007 18:23
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I think that would go beyond shrinkage. It would likely result in inversion.
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#5 by schro on 08 Feb, 2007 18:30
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All Frank, no Beans.
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#6 by spaceape48 on 08 Feb, 2007 19:32
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Lol, think I'll pass too. Seems like hypothermia would set in? How long do they actually stay in the water? You could get me in there with the proper warming device- a bottle of jack
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#7 by wpruitt on 08 Feb, 2007 19:54
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Not enough Jack in the world to make me do that .....
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#8 by Bronco on 09 Feb, 2007 04:47
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It was colddddddddd but the township let them go in the water. They had paramedics on shore, lifeguards in neoprene suits standing in the water and a helicopter hovering over the area the bears went in. They only stay in as long as it takes to run in, dive, and run back out. And it would take more then a couple shots of J.D. to get me in that water.
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#9 by spaceape48 on 09 Feb, 2007 18:06
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Damn, the ambulance and helicopter is enough to scare me away. No amount of peeing in the water would help either...and people electively do this?
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#10 by Drackare on 10 Feb, 2007 17:04
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actually it is pretty wild...I do it from time to time
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#11 by Tom McGarry. on 10 Feb, 2007 17:57
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actually it is pretty wild...I do it from time to time
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#12 by PBurke on 10 Feb, 2007 20:25
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actually it is pretty wild...I do it from time to time
Dave floats!!
are you saying that dave is ummm...... boyant?
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#13 by Tom McGarry. on 10 Feb, 2007 22:15
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actually it is pretty wild...I do it from time to time
Dave floats!!
are you saying that dave is ummm...... boyant? 
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#14 by ar3inc on 12 Feb, 2007 20:34
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Not enough Jack in the world to make me do that .....
Well I won't go that far. But it for sure wouldn't be anything I planned to do with or without the coaching of Jack.