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Offline southendmd

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Re: Messages From The Heartland
« Reply #3730 on: February 05, 2009, 07:55:31 pm »
Quote from: DavidinIndy on February 05, 2009, 06:00:25 pm
There's a group here in town that jump into icy lakes during the winter and go swimming! :o

They call themselves "The Penguin Club" and most of them are men (in fact I think all of them are) and they range in age from about 18 to as old as the upper 70s! They sometimes appear on the news and it makes me shiver just watching them jump in that cold water! There is NO WAY I would ever do it. :P

 

Hey David, we have them here, too.   In fact, the oldest ice swimming club in the US is the "L Street Brownies" in South Boston.  Also, mostly men, young to quite old, and they are famous for taking the plunge into Boston Harbor (or, "hahbah" as we say) on New Year's Day.  L Street has a famous bath house in "Southie", but I have no idea why they're called Brownies. 

Here's the bath house, built in 1931:



Taking the plunge:




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Re: Messages From The Heartland
« Reply #3731 on: February 06, 2009, 02:15:17 am »
Quote from: CellarDweller on February 05, 2009, 06:49:42 pm
see Jess?  Even David knows the truth!  ;D

he knows NUTHIN!! Nuthin I tell you!!
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Re: Messages From The Heartland
« Reply #3732 on: February 06, 2009, 02:23:30 am »
I'm watching Space Buddies! :D

God those puppies are so cute!














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Re: Messages From The Heartland
« Reply #3733 on: February 06, 2009, 02:28:28 am »
Quote from: southendmd on February 05, 2009, 07:55:31 pm
Hey David, we have them here, too.   In fact, the oldest ice swimming club in the US is the "L Street Brownies" in South Boston.  Also, mostly men, young to quite old, and they are famous for taking the plunge into Boston Harbor (or, "hahbah" as we say) on New Year's Day.  L Street has a famous bath house in "Southie", but I have no idea why they're called Brownies. 

Here's the bath house, built in 1931:



Taking the plunge:







It sounds like some people are crazy no matter where they live! :-\

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Re: Messages From The Heartland
« Reply #3734 on: February 06, 2009, 07:49:59 am »
Quote from: DavidinIndy on February 06, 2009, 02:23:30 am


LMAO!  It looks like they've got cones on their heads.
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Re: Messages From The Heartland
« Reply #3735 on: February 06, 2009, 11:25:05 am »
I was thinking about you last night, David, before I met with the vice-mayor of St. Augustine.

 ::)

That's a story for another time.

Between my bank and my Guinness is a Native American store.  I took pictures of it for you, which I now realize will probably just bog down your system.

Anyhow, there was a nice plaque outside, which is the part that reminded me of you in the first place:

"May the warm winds
of Heaven blow softly
upon this place, and
May the Great Spirit bless
all who enter here."
American Indian Blessing          ~Aho~
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Re: Messages From The Heartland
« Reply #3736 on: February 11, 2009, 01:26:32 am »
Quote from: Lynne on February 06, 2009, 11:25:05 am
I was thinking about you last night, David, before I met with the vice-mayor of St. Augustine.

 ::)

That's a story for another time.

Between my bank and my Guinness is a Native American store.  I took pictures of it for you, which I now realize will probably just bog down your system.

Anyhow, there was a nice plaque outside, which is the part that reminded me of you in the first place:

"May the warm winds
of Heaven blow softly
upon this place, and
May the Great Spirit bless
all who enter here."
American Indian Blessing          ~Aho~

That's a really beautiful blessing Lynne! That store sounds very interesting too. What all do they sell in there? Traditional things? Or do they sell souvenirs and things like that?

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Re: Messages From The Heartland
« Reply #3737 on: February 11, 2009, 01:27:03 am »
stuff!! they sell STUFF!
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Re: Messages From The Heartland
« Reply #3738 on: February 11, 2009, 01:29:02 am »
It was 65 F here today. Tomorrow it will be 60 F. Then on Thursday it will only get up to around 40 F and THEN on Friday it's supposed to snow! :P

God, what the hell kind of crazy crap is that? :laugh:

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Re: Messages From The Heartland
« Reply #3739 on: February 11, 2009, 01:58:44 am »
Quote from: injest on February 11, 2009, 01:27:03 am
stuff!! they sell STUFF!

:laugh: :laugh:  Yup!


I'm bored. I'm as bored as hell. Cody is too. He's laying here with his tongue out the side of his mouth from all the boredom. :P

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