Special Olympics/Polar Bear Plunge

[Wordman]

Friends,

I have decided to "take the plunge" and jump into the Chesapeake Bay on January 30th in support of the Special Olympics. The way you raise money is by donating to my plunge. Here is the link. I know there has been some debate about the nuttiness of these sorts of enterprises, but hey, it's a good cause...if you can donate a 10er or two...thanks!


http://plungemd.kintera.org/faf/donorRe ... =280586070

[1973]

Hey Ray,

Polar Bear dips are a blast! I have done 5 or so in support of Make a Wish. The last one I did was a female dog because it was like 12 degrees out, but overall the experience is very cathartic/baptismal/etc.

Me and my buddies have a blast with it...we get dressed up in silly outfits and turn it into a party--it's a great excuse to start drinking at breakfast! A little whiskey in the ole coffee.

I plan on doing it again this year (Super Bowl Sunday)....Good luck, buddy.

[Nortwoods]

Sounds refreshing! Hopefully they have a sauna you can run to.

[Noodle]

Great idea, Ray!

[Wordman]

Thanks! I see some of my ACT buddies have already put in some coin. You guys rock!!!

BTW, there was some concern expressed about "shrinkage", but as Billy Preston once wrote, "Nuthin' from nuthin' leaves nuthin'", so it won't be an issue...

[alt.mobius]

sounds really cold and really fun. maybe you should keep the beard until after the plunge. could help keep the face warm....at least that's how you could sell it to the Mrs.

[Rockstar Aimz]

There is a tradition of doing the Polar Bear plunge into Lake Ontario on New Years Day. Sometimes they have to get the chainsaw out and cut the ice so that people can get into the water.

I had to laugh on New Years days when CNN was showing the brave citizens of Jacksonville, Florida, doing the polar bear plunge into the "freezing" ocean. Pansies.

[Gary Hâché]

I had to laugh on New Years days when CNN was showing the brave citizens of Jacksonville, Florida, doing the polar bear plunge into the "freezing" ocean. Pansies.

You can usually pick out the Canadians, because they're swimming, but noone told them there was a polar bear dip!

Good on you Ray. Just remember, breathe BEFORE you jump in the water, because once you come up, you won't be breathing. Trust me.

[mookie]

Good stuff, Raymond. I'm gonna take a closer look later this weekend when I'm not shoveling snow.

[Wordman]

ONLY 100 BUX SHORT OF MY GOAL, AND MOST OF IT COMES FROM YOU FOLKS...YOU ROCK!!!

[mookie]

Count me in, wordman.

[Wordman]

Thanks folks! I am over my goal! Y'all rock...now if I just live through the plunge!!!

[Wordman]

Bump!!! One final appeal for donations to the Special Olympics before I stand in frigid waters in 28 degree weather in the snow!!! A few of the cops have nudged ahead of me on the pledge list!!! To those of you that have ponied up...thanks! I'll report back...I hope...


http://plungemd.kintera.org/faf/donorRe ... =280586070