Swimming is my most liked activity of all, even slightly above fireworks. I may be limited in what I can do in the water, mainly due to lack of skill and proper technique, and I pretty much always go in the water alone as I don't have any nearby friends that are interested (I have someone take me over so I'm not fully alone). This water has a typical 3-foot visibility. It's the waviest and coldest (60-65°F) that I've ever been in. This just shows what I typically do in the water. The bad quality is due to the 2 GB limit being way too low.
If I saw my present self 18.3 years ago, I'd think I was seeing someone else as I would've never touched a rain puddle back then, let alone being neck deep in an entire lake for up to potentially 6 hours. Back then, any water that was outdoors or in a swimming pool was considered "blue water" and was "dangerous" due to being "blue". Water from the faucet was the only "safe" water, considered as "white water" because it didn't have that blue to it.
There are 4 causes for water to be blue: sky reflection, contaminants in the water (e.g. Blue Lagoon), pool sides being painted blue, and Rayleigh scattering (the reason why the sky blue). In reality, water is only dangerous from drowning (know what you're doing, and this is a nonissue), contaminants (not the water's fault), or temperature (burns and hypothermia).
I still have some issues with water. Deep water is the current big one. I'm comfortable (and enjoy it best) being in up to my neck. Going out any further doesn't immerse me any more. I don't have issues with going underwater near shore. The root issue is that I exhaust too easily and move too slowly (4 inches per second or 1/2 mph) for the optimal handling of it. I can float quite well, and sort of tread and swim at least. Thanks to the boat, and starting out with a life jacket, I could easily resolve this. It would be my first major water-related advancement in 18 years (to be almost 19) and would open a lot of potential for me.
Other issues I have is diving (I fear the impact from over 3 feet will hurt), being more than 8 feet under (the pressure is scary), opening my eyes underwater (I'd love to see what it looks like underwater but fear that contaminants and microorganisms in the water will harm the eyes), and the fact I exhaust quickly (likely due to bad technique and/or low stamina).
Unlike most, I'd go swimming in some areas few are iffy with. Red River near Fargo? Check. Souris River near Minot? Check. Swimming pool? Check. Pond with a small bit of algae on the surface? Gray check (I'd go in, but not for the long durations I usually do). Pond with lots of algae on the surface? Faint check (only if to get something and could wash off right away). Super blue ocean? Check. Hot spring? Faint check (it sounds too dangerous to me). Very muddy river? Check. Polar bear swim? No check. Warm water with very cold air around it? No check. Natural spring? Check.
If I saw my present self 18.3 years ago, I'd think I was seeing someone else as I would've never touched a rain puddle back then, let alone being neck deep in an entire lake for up to potentially 6 hours. Back then, any water that was outdoors or in a swimming pool was considered "blue water" and was "dangerous" due to being "blue". Water from the faucet was the only "safe" water, considered as "white water" because it didn't have that blue to it.
There are 4 causes for water to be blue: sky reflection, contaminants in the water (e.g. Blue Lagoon), pool sides being painted blue, and Rayleigh scattering (the reason why the sky blue). In reality, water is only dangerous from drowning (know what you're doing, and this is a nonissue), contaminants (not the water's fault), or temperature (burns and hypothermia).
I still have some issues with water. Deep water is the current big one. I'm comfortable (and enjoy it best) being in up to my neck. Going out any further doesn't immerse me any more. I don't have issues with going underwater near shore. The root issue is that I exhaust too easily and move too slowly (4 inches per second or 1/2 mph) for the optimal handling of it. I can float quite well, and sort of tread and swim at least. Thanks to the boat, and starting out with a life jacket, I could easily resolve this. It would be my first major water-related advancement in 18 years (to be almost 19) and would open a lot of potential for me.
Other issues I have is diving (I fear the impact from over 3 feet will hurt), being more than 8 feet under (the pressure is scary), opening my eyes underwater (I'd love to see what it looks like underwater but fear that contaminants and microorganisms in the water will harm the eyes), and the fact I exhaust quickly (likely due to bad technique and/or low stamina).
Unlike most, I'd go swimming in some areas few are iffy with. Red River near Fargo? Check. Souris River near Minot? Check. Swimming pool? Check. Pond with a small bit of algae on the surface? Gray check (I'd go in, but not for the long durations I usually do). Pond with lots of algae on the surface? Faint check (only if to get something and could wash off right away). Super blue ocean? Check. Hot spring? Faint check (it sounds too dangerous to me). Very muddy river? Check. Polar bear swim? No check. Warm water with very cold air around it? No check. Natural spring? Check.
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