Open Water Swimming at Datchet

[Deleted User]

See you all at 6.

M...eldy

Make sure its nice and warm for next weekend and dont eat all the bacon rolls

M...eldy

Make sure its nice and warm for next weekend and dont eat all the bacon rolls

JD.

hmmm, bacon rolls, may as well start swimming again. will be there if i manage to wake up early enough. not woken up before 7am since Vitruvian.

28th April

Gumps
Prune
Holly
oxy
JD

Any more for any more?

[Deleted User]

JD - if you get there, or will get there I could bring the bike pob for you to look at?

Holly_Golightly

6am? Bloody hell.

Though I do get to try out the new wetsuit for the first time in water. I've only been able to parade around the house in it so far.

JD.

gumps - thanks that would be great. i'll definitely come along then - would be good to see how solid that bike box is. although it's unlikely i'll be there at 6am! i'll spot you in the water or at the bacon buttie stand.

M...eldy

Holly .... situation normal in your household then

JD.

the things he makes you do

[Deleted User]

I thought it nornal to do that. I've had a douche bag added to mine

M...eldy

thats nice Dear

Dr Nic Twinks

I've got clearance to swim without a wetsuit - could do with a bit more sunshine *crosses fingers*

fat buddha

good news Nic - see you and MMmm bright and early tomorrow............OK - maybe not bright.........

Dr Nic Twinks

Or early! We won't be there at 6 that's for sure!

M...eldy

Nic has anyone ever told you that you are well and truly barking?

Dr Nic Twinks

*sigh* yes, and I give them all the same response.

M...eldy

what?? 'Woooof' :-))

fat buddha

Melds - Nic's no more barking than any normal person who thinks that we who do IM are complete and utter nutters.........

OK - maybe a bit loopy.......

;O)

[Deleted User]

Surely swimming in a lake near Heathrow is a bit more sane than the channel. Regressive barkiness

M...eldy

its the 'bit loopy' bit that worries me !

Regressive barkiness would be a good title Gumps ....

oxymoron

thinking about it, i kind of burst my wetsuit last year and haven't tried it since. i may be swimming in a nic stylee, er, well sort of, but slower.

M...eldy

bursting your monaco is one thing but bursting out of a wetsuit is another ..... what you need is a black witch

oxymoron

racialist, innit.

[Deleted User]

I think they have loan ones for when they try and sell you a new one - use one of them

fat buddha

would you seriously lend oxy a wettie???

JD.

i guess we'll need to fill out the indemnity forms again.

do we have any pirates that can actually teach wetsuit swimming?

http://www.richardstannard.com/ows/first.html

Holly_Golightly

bodyglide

JD.

unless you want the recently hung rope burn look

Dr Nic Twinks

Oxy, you'll need to sign an extra waiver and I think (tho not sure!) that you need to be a BLDSA or ASA member (tho I may have made that bit up?)

Yeah, loopiness is all relative innit. I'm not loopy to channel swimmers but I am to you. You're not loopy to each other (well apart from Barley ;-) ) but you are to your work colleagues I bet!

This way I get a week's headstart on everyone in Dover for next weekend y'see - although I think the lake it a bit warmer than the sea temp!

JD - does anyone need teaching then?

Dr Nic Twinks

But yeah Oxy they do have wetties for you to try on - Orca ones I think (brain like a sieve)