Frozen pond

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by Braap, Feb 16, 2015.

  1. Braap

    Braap Well-Known Member

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    Dec 1, 2014
    So this morning I had a buddy bet me $40 that I couldn't walk across my pond without falling in. So i put my wetsuite booties on and started walking. Lemme tell you what. When I fell through about waist deep. it really wasn't all that cold. I was expecting it to be painfully cold and it really wasn't. IT was just a little colder than the air. I took a shower afterwards and it was damn painful. So. Lesson of the day. Don't walk across ice. It breaks and will make you pay $40.
     
  2. BassMon2

    BassMon2 Well-Known Member

    Jan 27, 2015
    When I was a stupid teenager I did the same thing. But not for money. Was right after a winter session (obviously) and the bay was frozen. I wanted to walk out and try and grab some grass from the other side. Don't know why, but grabbing some grass seemed like a great idea. So stupid me had my suit pulled down to my waist with hoodie on my torso. Feel through, suit filled with water, I froze, it sucked. But I did retrieve some grass.
     

  3. metard

    metard Well-Known Member

    Mar 11, 2014
    i read those last three sentences in an asian voice for some reason.
     
  4. Scarecrow

    Scarecrow Well-Known Member

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    Nov 30, 2007
    I used to ice skate on the River Charles (Boston) when I was young and foolish. It was a cove that froze up with pretty thick ice. But the ice was always making scary cracking noises, from expansion/contraction I guess, that used to scare the bejeezus out of me. Then there was an incident when a woman fell through the ice trying to save her dog, and she was dead before anyone could get to her--this was in a pond in the woods. Anyway, it frightened me out of skating on the river.
     
  5. Swellinfo

    Swellinfo Administrator

    May 19, 2006
    And the Darwin Award goes to....
     
  6. Riley Martin

    Riley Martin Well-Known Member

    Jan 13, 2015
    Hey !! That is an offensive statement and should be infracted upon of there which is........

    2 Infraction Points for cockiness........

    One Week Ban......

    And it wasn't even a good insult.....
     
  7. Sandblasters

    Sandblasters Well-Known Member

    May 4, 2013
    you calling him dumb bro??? if you going to award anybody award me, besides you still need to move the outer banks and virgina to the southern forecast. i dont know why yall are so confused and think its the mid alantic? did you ever have us histroy??? i ask you these questions because your going to confuse dumb people and brits looking at the forecast.
     
  8. CDsurf

    CDsurf Well-Known Member

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    May 10, 2014
    so you fell through and it wasnt cold, but it was cold after you took a shower? Im confused.
     
  9. Barells

    Barells Active Member

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    May 7, 2006
    Lighten up, its a joke...
     
  10. Sandblasters

    Sandblasters Well-Known Member

    May 4, 2013
    like wise...
     
  11. Braap

    Braap Well-Known Member

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    Dec 1, 2014
    The warm shower burned because it was such a temperature change for me. I didn't realize how cold i was, sorry, I should have explained better.
     
  12. Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

    Aug 19, 2010
  13. The Incorrigible Steel Burrito VII

    The Incorrigible Steel Burrito VII Well-Known Member

    Oct 19, 2014
    Genius.
     
  14. Braap

    Braap Well-Known Member

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    Dec 1, 2014
    Why didn't I think of that... We both had our phones right there. Well thats a fail.