Dang, at this rate, 09's cold water baptism is right around the corner
yeah i wouldn't get too excited about that
Cold showers
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yeah i wouldn't get too excited about that
stikine
Treehouser
Did the polar bear plunge in the salt water today to bring in the new year.
Kaveman
Treehouser
Drink more with funner people...Well yeah, if that stuff makes you feel happy and alive
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Twas a chilly start this morning
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
I was awake and alert that’s for sure. Hoping to keep doing this every morning along with a light work out before anyone else is awake.
Kaveman
Treehouser
If I tried that, everyone in the house, and likely half the neighbors down the ridge would be awake from the caterwhalin!
Yall got me doing the cold water thing for my hands, really does seem to help, maybe I'll buy a trough and try the full plunge silliness, the wife thinks she might be down too.
Yall got me doing the cold water thing for my hands, really does seem to help, maybe I'll buy a trough and try the full plunge silliness, the wife thinks she might be down too.
Burnham
Woods walker
Not happening, Cory. Not in this man's lifetime 
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Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
I'm still following this silliness. No idea why.
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
My bedroom periodically is that cold, does that count as a plunge?
I'm a degree warmer than that; when the weather's cold anyway. I have the central heat set to come on at 47°. I suppose the bedroom could be lower than that though. The thermostat's midway in the house, so it's getting more heat from the woodstove than my bedroom does. My room's the coldest in the house.
stikine
Treehouser
Nope, you have to do it completely.
stikine
Treehouser
Blaa, blaa, get it on John.
I have always slept with a window open.
The exception is like right now when it is snowing and high wind, blizzard almost.
I don't want snow drifts in my bedroom.
Today was going to be my first day in the woods after my operation, we may have a hard time even getting up there.
The exception is like right now when it is snowing and high wind, blizzard almost.
I don't want snow drifts in my bedroom.
Today was going to be my first day in the woods after my operation, we may have a hard time even getting up there.
stikine
Treehouser
Sounds like a good excuse to postpone my friend.
Nope.
Thais got really excited when I started packing my lunch in the morning.
Couldn't let the poor fellow down.
We made it okay, fine day in the woods, lots of snow.
Dog is dead to the World, now.
Foot hurts, but not unreasonably so.
Thais got really excited when I started packing my lunch in the morning.
Couldn't let the poor fellow down.
We made it okay, fine day in the woods, lots of snow.
Dog is dead to the World, now.
Foot hurts, but not unreasonably so.
treetx
Traveler extraordinaire
I love the plunging but have been a wuss about doing it this season. For the record, I live by a lake in Texas. That means current water temp is about 50F. Ok, maybe 48F. Still, cold.
I was hell bent on the Polar Bear thing Jan 1. So much so that I went down to that park and swam for about 20 min on the 31st. What I learned is that if you are shirtless on a dirt bike, get wet, go home. Standing around chatting for 20 min afterward until your lip get blue and then riding the dirt bike shirtless in 40F air is a good way to get sick. Ok, I didn't get sick but despite a hot shower, I could not get warm for about 6hrs.
I am going to keep it up but in the future, shirtless, then insulated coveralls on, dirt bike to lake, coveralls off, swim, coveralls back on, go home. Quickly after getting out of the water.
I was hell bent on the Polar Bear thing Jan 1. So much so that I went down to that park and swam for about 20 min on the 31st. What I learned is that if you are shirtless on a dirt bike, get wet, go home. Standing around chatting for 20 min afterward until your lip get blue and then riding the dirt bike shirtless in 40F air is a good way to get sick. Ok, I didn't get sick but despite a hot shower, I could not get warm for about 6hrs.
I am going to keep it up but in the future, shirtless, then insulated coveralls on, dirt bike to lake, coveralls off, swim, coveralls back on, go home. Quickly after getting out of the water.
Kaveman
Treehouser
Wetsuits are cheap brother, that's what makes my kayak season a season.
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