# Finally did it ...

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Posted by MRN on June 03, 2023 at 16:57:13

When I set off for my Saturday walk today, I didn’t have any plans, and certainly not any plans to get wet, but the weather was just nice enough to decide that, finally, I didn’t want to be held back any longer. So, I walked all the way down to a large open space surrounding a shallow local river. (For those who might want to know what I was wearing: being trousers and a black “Sad Mac” cotton t-shirt from Errorwear, now defunct.)

The weather was alternating between hot and sunny, and overcast and windy, which was ominous, but I didn’t want to let that stop me.

I sat on a bench for a while, as there was a family with kids there, then finally walked along the river bank. There was another family playing in the water on a surfboard (!), but I decided not to try to join them.

Eventually, I managed to find the courage to jump in. And boy, the water was really cold. I stood and waded around in the water for a while, before braving it enough to get fully soaked. Surprisingly, although it was cold, once I stood up I felt fairly warm again. When I took a shower in a cotton t-shirt recently, it clung tightly, but I find that when you stand up in water, it’s a lot less noticeable — none of what I was wearing felt uncomfortable wet, or particularly cold (except my feet and ankles still underwater!)

Observations:

— the train tickets that I kept in my wallet as mementos have all survived

— rivers fill your shoes with stones!

— I was reminded again that I am just too old …

— even in only a foot and a half of water, it’s far harder to wade against the current than with it! Wading in water is hard work at the best of times, but wading against a gentle, shallow current is like those dreams where you can’t move your feet!

— it takes very little water to physically destabilise you; I would be willing to risk that in a pool, but in a river I am not sure I want a mouthful of it!

I offered to soak a few people, but no-one was interested in getting properly wet, just wading. Maybe better luck on a much hotter day … Despite being a lonely endeavour, it was still almost fun. The local shopkeeper might have been inwardly confused when I went to buy a Coke rather wet …

Now I just need to see if my shoes hold up. I got tired of not wanting to get wet to protect them.

Follow Ups:

- Re: Finally did it ... LeviLovR 00:00:26 6/04/2023 (0)
- Re: Finally did it ... LeviLovR 00:00:25 6/04/2023 (11)
  - Re: Finally did it ... MRN 11:35:11 6/04/2023 (10)
    - Re: Finally did it ... Squishy Plushie 07:08:38 6/07/2023 (1)
      - Re: Finally did it ... MRN 20:02:51 6/07/2023 (0)
    - Re: Finally did it ... wetjumper 22:21:01 6/04/2023 (7)
      - Re: Finally did it ... Squishy Plushie 09:13:05 6/06/2023 (0)
      - Re: Finally did it ... MRN 23:16:28 6/04/2023 (5)
        - Re: Finally did it ... Zonie 01:10:13 6/05/2023 (4)
          - Re: Finally did it ... MRN 19:26:36 6/05/2023 (3)
            - Re: Finally did it ... Zonie 05:26:40 6/06/2023 (2)
              - Re: Finally did it ... MRN 06:40:37 6/06/2023 (1)
                - Re: Finally did it ... Squishy Plushie 16:11:30 6/09/2023 (0)
- Re: Finally did it ... Zonie 17:46:20 6/03/2023 (27)
  - Just shouting into the void … MRN 21:41:12 6/04/2023 (24)
    - Re: Just shouting into the void … drippingwet 12:15:56 6/05/2023 (18)
      - Re: Just shouting into the void … Squishy Plushie 09:04:33 6/06/2023 (6)
        - Re: Just shouting into the void … MRN 19:48:40 6/06/2023 (5)
          - Re: Just shouting into the void … Squishy Plushie 04:41:04 6/07/2023 (4)
            - Re: Just shouting into the void … MRN 19:37:14 6/07/2023 (3)
              - Re: Just shouting into the void … Squishy Plushie 00:25:50 6/08/2023 (2)
                - Re: Just shouting into the void … MRN 20:33:19 6/08/2023 (1)
                  - Re: Just shouting into the void … Squishy Plushie 09:46:08 6/09/2023 (0)
      - Re: Just shouting into the void … MRN 19:48:56 6/05/2023 (10)
        - Re: Just shouting into the void … Squishy Plushie 07:32:09 6/07/2023 (2)
          - Re: Just shouting into the void … MRN 19:25:50 6/07/2023 (1)
            - Re: Just shouting into the void … Squishy Plushie 00:36:03 6/08/2023 (0)
        - Re: Just shouting into the void … drippingwet 20:37:29 6/05/2023 (6)
          - Re: Just shouting into the void … MRN 20:57:20 6/05/2023 (5)
            - Re: Just shouting into the void … drippingwet 14:47:27 6/06/2023 (4)
              - Re: Just shouting into the void … MRN 19:44:12 6/06/2023 (2)
                - Re: Just shouting into the void … drippingwet 08:06:34 6/07/2023 (1)
                  - Re: Just shouting into the void … MRN 19:41:58 6/07/2023 (0)
              - Re: Just shouting into the void … Zonie 18:12:29 6/06/2023 (0)
    - Re: Just shouting into the void … Zonie 01:07:44 6/05/2023 (4)
      - Re: Just shouting into the void … MRN 19:30:28 6/05/2023 (2)
        - Re: Just shouting into the void … Zonie 05:33:54 6/06/2023 (1)
          - Re: Just shouting into the void … MRN 06:37:07 6/06/2023 (0)
      - Re: Just shouting into the void … wetfinn 05:47:04 6/05/2023 (0)
  - Re: Finally did it ... MRN 20:27:53 6/03/2023 (1)
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