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Topic: I Almost Drowned Yesterday In Walden Pond!!!
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Heart--Shaped Cross
Knowflake Posts: 7178
From: 11/6/78 11:38am Boston, MA
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted April 22, 2007 08:56 AM
 
"You won't last more than 5-10 minutes in those cold waters,"
said the man with the hat and badge,
when he told us we needed lifejackets.We spent all afternoon hunting for them,
and got back to Walden with only 20 minutes to spend in our canoe,
as it turns out, a rather un-sea-worthy vessel. We must have been less than 50 yards out from the shore (thank god),
when it tipped. We struggled to keep it afloat,
but it sank like a (canoe-shaped) rock. "The Canoe!," said Rachel, still struggling. "F*** the canoe!" said I. And we made it back to dry land,
shivering, drenched, and embarrassed. 
 ((That's about it.))
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Bluemoon
Knowflake Posts: 4456
From: Stafford, VA USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted April 22, 2007 10:40 AM
Oh my, Steve!!! Thanks goodness you are here to tell the tale.IP: Logged |
SLAYER
Knowflake Posts: 578
From: Resurrected
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted April 22, 2007 01:38 PM
I am glad that you two are safe and okay.  IP: Logged |
starr33
Moderator Posts: 474
From: My Mother
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted April 22, 2007 01:44 PM
Yikes!IP: Logged |
libraschoice7
Knowflake Posts: 1976
From: Arizona
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted April 22, 2007 06:12 PM
Yes, thank God our Steve is still alive and well...you are appreciated ------------------
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artlovesdawn
Knowflake Posts: 1177
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Registered: Jul 2005
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posted April 23, 2007 12:13 AM
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Mirandee
Knowflake Posts: 4812
From: South of the Thumb - Taurus, Pisces, Cancer
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted April 23, 2007 03:16 AM
Happy that things turned out okay and you made it safely back, HSC  Waldon's Pond is a pretty big pond and very beautiful surroundings. Your post reminded me of Henry David Thoreau's writings in his Journal where he related that someone had told him that a man was found drowned in Waldon's Pond. Thoreau stated in his journal, " What a horrible thing to do to a river." A satellite image from space of Waldon's Pond in Concord, MA:  Waldon's Pond at sunset in 2005:  IP: Logged |
Heart--Shaped Cross
Knowflake Posts: 7178
From: 11/6/78 11:38am Boston, MA
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted April 23, 2007 08:16 AM
thanks, all. 
artlovesdawn,
thank you.
yeah, this "canoe" was skinny,
and probably not even flat on the bottom.
We had to balance so carefully.
The slightest shift brought the rim so close to the water.
I had a bad feeling about it right away.
I should have listened to myself,
but Rachel was so psyched to try out her new canoe,
and I didnt want to look like a coward.
Learned my lesson, I think.
s
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TINK
Knowflake Posts: 3831
From: New England
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted April 24, 2007 03:12 AM
you almost drowned in Walden Pond perfect. obvious but perfect. the Universe really does have a sense of humor, doesn't it? (glad you're safe and sound) IP: Logged |
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