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Title: other polar bear swim
Post by slingbadger on Mar 3^rd, 2006 at 10:49am

This Saturday, March 5, I will again risk life and limb by doing the second of our local Polar Bear Swims. This will be in Lake Ontario, which is iced over now.
Don't worry, I will be wearing my Badger hat to keep warm. The proceeds from the swim benefit the Lion's Club for the Blind foundation, so I consider it time well spent. There will be about 300 other crazies doing it with me! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by Unsapien on Mar 3^rd, 2006 at 11:21am

*shiver* sounds... well [glb]COLD![/glb]

eek shrinkage...

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by person3 on Mar 3^rd, 2006 at 7:35pm

wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2006 at 10:49am:

Whats wrong with lake superior

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by Altay on Mar 3^rd, 2006 at 9:01pm

It's inferior to Ontario apparently ;D.

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by Douglas_The_Black on Mar 4^th, 2006 at 9:15am

Hahha good luck! i still want to give this a try some day :)

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by slingbadger on Mar 4^th, 2006 at 3:47pm

Sorry, but I can't afford a trip to Superior right now. Someday. That would be an interesting quest--- A polar bear swim in every Great Lake. ;D

By the way, going in on a Polar Bear swim isn't the problem, coming out is :o

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by slingbadger on Mar 6^th, 2006 at 12:28pm

Success!!! The lake temp was 34 degrees, with big chunks of ice all over the place. Brrrrr!. But, I persevered, and went underwater, badger hat and all.
All together, 481 swimmers went in and raised $12,000 for the Lion's Club for the Blind.

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by Altay on Mar 6^th, 2006 at 6:29pm

34 degrees? Sounds just perfect for Celsius ::). As for Fahrenheit... :o How could you stand that?? (By the way, Good job)

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by Douglas_The_Black on Mar 6^th, 2006 at 8:13pm

congrats!

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by slingbadger on Mar 8^th, 2006 at 12:24pm

Once you go numb, it's not so bad :o I came out with ice in my hair. Some of the money goes to spport their sumer camp, for the blind, called of all things, Camp Badger. Gotta love the name.

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by bigkahuna on Mar 11^th, 2006 at 10:21pm

You are one sick puppy! But congrate anyway. Well done and for a good cause. I'm always a sucker for crazy stunts for good causes. ::)

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by David on May 20^th, 2006 at 11:43pm

Oo Lake Ontario you say??? Where are you from? Cause I live near Lake Ontario!

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by slingbadger on May 21^st, 2006 at 10:17am

I live in Akron, NY, about halfway between Buffalo and Batavia

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by David on May 21^st, 2006 at 8:24pm

NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im from Newfane!!!! (Little peon town near Lockport)

Were not that far away we actually play you school for sports and stuff.

Title: Re: other polar bear swim
Post by slingbadger on May 23^rd, 2006 at 9:40am

I know Newfane. Good apple orchards there. This is too perfect. Tell you what, leave me a message, and we can get together, eh??