Hoth Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Nearly 1,500 American deaths yesterday. Not a good trend. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 13 hours ago, PhineasC said: I used to all the time, but then my kid was caught in a rip current and I had to haul him out. Ever since then I am nervous about it, for myself and others. I know how to escape a rip current but that doesn’t remove all concern. Have not gone swimming in the ocean for 25-30 years. With my spinal fusion at C-4 in 2011, I probably should keep it that way. When I'd body-surf at Reid or Popham, occasionally I'd mis-time a wave and get driven head first into the bottom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, tamarack said: Have not gone swimming in the ocean for 25-30 years. With my spinal fusion at C-4 in 2011, I probably should keep it that way. When I'd body-surf at Reid or Popham, occasionally I'd mis-time a wave and get driven head first into the bottom. Last thing you need in life at this juncture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 10 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: Happens, key is to not panic, overswim. Yes being a beach lifeguard is a whole league different than a pool, lake guard. We averaged about 10 saves a day when the rips were ripping. I had one guy try to drown me as he was in total panic, punched him in the mouth, dove under and grabbed him twisted him around and came up with my arm under his chin to get him in. He was drunk to boot. Quickly escorted out by the staties . 75% of days were lake conditions though. If you are at a beach and its rough stay at knee level and watch them kids like a hawk. Wow! For contrast, I was a lifeguard 4 years at the NNJ lake where I grew up and had one rescue - and on that I merely swam out to the swimmer in trouble and accompanied him in, never had to touch him. In the 90 years of that community, there has never been a drowning at either of the 2 beaches, and on a busy day there would be perhaps 300 total at the beaches. The only drowning was at a tenth-acre "feeder pond" one late winter 45-50 years ago when a 2-year-old went thru the rotting ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 85F pool water. Clear. Chemically balanced. Reggae playing. Beer in hand. That’s my jam. Still hoping to hit Misquamicut next week if that tropical threat behaves 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Hoth said: Nearly 1,500 American deaths yesterday. Not a good trend. God (please) bless America...for real. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 From waist deep to knee deep at 4 of the state parks up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Can one technically swim knee deep? I guess you can breast stroke it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 minute ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Can one technically swim knee deep? I guess you can breast stroke it. Knee deep doesn't get you to far off the beach, That's basically just wading. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, dryslot said: Not really, That's basically wading. Not that fun. I never go past knee deep anyway at the beach. I like the just getting my feet wet and building sand castles with my kids. But give me a deep pool and I’m doing flips and ski jumps off the diving board...or give me a lake with a cliff. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Gah ... the typos ... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Just now, MaineJayhawk said: Gah ... the typos ... Thank Yo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Just now, HoarfrostHubb said: Thank Yo!!! RestricTed Someone didn’t graduate elementary school. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, dryslot said: From waist deep to knee deep at 4 of the state parks up here. 1 death is too many! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Lol.... god bless whoever typed up that sign. ”knee deep” just tell people they can’t go in the water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, tamarack said: Wow! For contrast, I was a lifeguard 4 years at the NNJ lake where I grew up and had one rescue - and on that I merely swam out to the swimmer in trouble and accompanied him in, never had to touch him. In the 90 years of that community, there has never been a drowning at either of the 2 beaches, and on a busy day there would be perhaps 300 total at the beaches. The only drowning was at a tenth-acre "feeder pond" one late winter 45-50 years ago when a 2-year-old went thru the rotting ice. There were days where there were 15 to 20 thousand people in a 3/4 mile section of beach with 20 lifeguards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 27 minutes ago, radarman said: 1 death is too many! Ha! One shark death in a 100 years and shut the ocean down... "abundance of caution" sounds familiar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 3 hours ago, tamarack said: Have not gone swimming in the ocean for 25-30 years. With my spinal fusion at C-4 in 2011, I probably should keep it that way. When I'd body-surf at Reid or Popham, occasionally I'd mis-time a wave and get driven head first into the bottom. The water is the only place I can exercise without pain. I have abandoned the double overhead waves and only ride 6 feet and under which I can manage easily. The ocean is a part of me and will be forever. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 3 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: 85F pool water. Clear. Chemically balanced. Reggae playing. Beer in hand. That’s my jam. Still hoping to hit Misquamicut next week if that tropical threat behaves Sounds familiar, jam today is Rateliffe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Ha! One shark death in a 100 years and shut the ocean down... "abundance of caution" sounds familiar. People are so paranoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 5 hours ago, Hoth said: Nearly 1,500 American deaths yesterday. Not a good trend. I think we got back to these high numbers much quicker than any thought IIRC. Today may challenge yesterday too with FL and AZ coming in very high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Winners and losers' in the precip department for July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 55 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Ha! One shark death in a 100 years and shut the ocean down... "abundance of caution" sounds familiar. Just waking up in 2020? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan76 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Beaches closed here for 3rd day in a row lol (Shark in the pond) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 A 7-10 may be in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Always been sharks up here, But seldom Great Whites have been here, Different ball game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 26 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Winners and losers' in the precip department for July Where did you find that graphic!? I didn't know CoCoRAHS had that ability... awesome. I looked quickly but couldn't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Where did you find that graphic!? I didn't know CoCoRAHS had that ability... awesome. I looked quickly but couldn't find it. New Graphics maps come out tomorrow, this is a preview 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Where did you find that graphic!? I didn't know CoCoRAHS had that ability... awesome. I looked quickly but couldn't find it. 3 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: New Graphics maps come out tomorrow, this is a preview That’s very cool, thanks for the update Ginx. It made me check out my most recent CoCoRaHS email, which has this: Big News – The Long-Awaited CoCoRaHS Interactive Mapping System -- Coming on August 1 Some of you have been helping test our new interactive maps and have provided great help and suggestions. We will continue to make improvements after the release, but we are as ready as we can be to finally share it with everyone. I'll spill some of the beans here and tell you that one feature of the new map will allow you to view accumulated data for a custom period of your choosing. It's really neat to view totals on a map showing the last week, or month, but we did have to place limits on how much data could be compiled at once. We’ve found and fixed most bugs – and it works well when a few dozen people are generating their favorite maps. The big question is will it bog down when 10,000 of us are enjoying these new maps at the same time. We will find that out real soon, but we've definitely made sure that data entry won't be affected if the map is overwhelmed. So keep your fingers crossed, and keep your eyes peeled for the new map on August 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 46 minutes ago, dryslot said: Always been sharks up here, But seldom Great Whites have been here, Different ball game. Abundance of seals. They have a buffet laid out for them now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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