> # New Years Eve

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> Posted by LevilovR on January 01, 2018 at 14:07:11

> We've been having a real cold spell here, even for Maine. Today's highs only predicted to be 9 degrees, temps at night have been well below zero. A heat wave is predicted for Wednesday with a possible high of 20 degrees - so you can see what we have been dealing with.

> Anyway, for New Year's Eve I had booked a hotel room at the same hotel I went to last year. They have a large heated (thankfully) outdoor pool and a big hot tub with a waterfall inside. You can access the pool from inside, plus there's a nice room with tables and chairs where you can sit and eat with a large tv, etc.
> After checking in and getting settled into my room I headed down to the pool area, which was quite crowded. Everything was steam! Windows were fogged up and there was so much steam coming from the hot tub that at times you could not even see the people in it - and it was full! I stepped outside into the courtyard area to check things out. The steps and everything where covered with ice, as well as the edge of the pool, and steam was coming up from the pool, but there were lots of people swimming, many kids, and I knew the water had to be warm, so I went back inside and waited for the hot tub to clear out before making my ceremonial plunge in my clothes so I could jump into it immediately when I got out of the pool. Eventually it did thin out. As I was sitting there a man I had met there last year walked over to me and asked if I remembered him. I said I did indeed. Then he said he had been telling his friends in the hot tub with him how I had jumped into the pool last year at midnight fully clothed and he wanted to know if I planned to do it again this year. I said I was, and he said his friends were anxious to see that. "I can jump in the pool right now if you all want," I said. He looked surprised but I got up, went outside into the court yard and stood by the edge of the pool. There were quite a few people in it. "How's the water?" I asked one young man. "Nice," he replied. Then I shouted "Happy New Year!" and leaped in, landing right next to the guy I had just spoken with. "Man, I wish I had camera with me", he said. Everyone was laughing. The water was really nice, but you had to stay under because the air was so cold. People were telling other people not to get their heads wet because their hair froze and got covered with ice. I had gone completely under, but I had my hat on and my hair did not freeze. So after swimming around in the pool for a bit I went through the doorway from the pool back inside to climb into the hot tub. I walked past one man, sitting in a chair, fully clothed, who was there watching his kids. He smiled and commented, "I bet you weren't expecting that to happen." "Actually, I jumped in on purpose," I replied as I slid into the hot tub. I was greeted warmly (no pun intended) by my friend from last year and his friends. I sat under the waterfall and let the hot water pour down over me, running of the brim of my hat, creating another waterfall there as well. Oh yeah, had on my black boots, indigo 501s, black belt, light blue/black/white striped shirt, light blue tie, medium blue suit jacket and black cowboy hat. The people in the tub were pretty impressed. "I just love that you do that.!" I think you're awesome." "That's great!" were comments being made. Not one complaint. We all set there together, chatting, talking, no one caring I was fully clothed. One woman even said she wished she had all her clothes on because she felt self conscious getting out of the hot tub and walking half naked in front of all those people. I sat there quite a while, alternating between sitting beneath the waterfall and just soaking on the seat inside the hot tub. Some of the people asked if they could have their picture taken with me, and I obliged. Two little girls climbed in and sat down next to me. One looked at me and said, "My friend doesn't believe that you have your shoes on." "Well, I do!, and I lifted one Levi'd leg up out of the water to show them both my black, shiny boot at the end. The friend's eyes got big, and they both giggled. Eventually I climbed out and sat in a chair to drip off. Lots of smiles and no negative comments. I told my friend from last year I would be back at midnight in my tuxedo - which sent a murmur through the people in the tub. Then I went back to my room and jumped into the shower, clothed of course, before preparing for round two.

> At 11 p.m. I put on my black 501s, white ruffled shirt (I hadn't realized when I grabbed this shirt out of the closet that it had French cuffs that needed cufflinks, which I didn't have with me, black tuxedo jacket with satin lapels, black cravat(?)(not a bowtie), and my black hat and boots that had been dunked before. I had a black satin vest with me, that I decided not to wear after much debate. It was too much black, I really like exposing more of the ruffled shirt and it gave more white contrast against the black. Once the coat was on you couldn't really tell that the sleeves were missing cuff links - no one cared anyway. As I walked into the pool area I recognized some of the people who had been there earlier. A young, bearded man walked up to me and introduced himself as Pete. "I just love what you do. I think it's awesome." We chatted for a while, and he told me he does polar dips and has been doing that for the last four years, although not fully clothed. All the polar dips for this year have been rescheduled due to the extremely cold weather, so no New Years Day dips this year. Pete asked if he could take a picture with me, which we did and he said to let him know when I planned to jump in the pool and he would jump in with me. I told him midnight. I sat down to wait, then Pete and a friend of his said they were going outside and make angels in the snow. They both had on only bathing suits and no shirts and it was positively freezing. Pete asked me to video it on his cell phone, which I did, and then they ran back inside and jumped in the hot tub. One little girl wanted me to jump in the pool. I could tell people were waiting, so I decided to not hold off until midnight. Then Pete and his friend announced they were going back outside in the courtyard to make more snow angels, so I said why not make your snow angels and then jump into the pool afterwards with me. He agreed. Pete had his wife come out to video it. Pete and his friend had to be freezing. They had just come out of the hot tub and were sopping wet. Stepping out into that frigid air, then laying down in the snow! Wow! Pete's friend got up and ran back inside to jump in the hot tub, but Pete kept his promise and we ran towards the pool together. Oops! I forgot about the glare of ice around the pool. The slippery soles of cowboy boots and ice are not a good combination. I literally slid and fell forward into the pool. Not exactly a graceful entrance, but at least I didn't fall down and injure myself - and I got wet. Pete immediately back in to jump in the hot tub. I swam around a bit before going back in myself and climbing in the tub myself. Pete and his friend got out and took pictures of me floating on my back in the hot tub (it's huge) and of me sitting under the waterfall with water cascading down over my hat. The desk clerk came in, saw me, but said nothing and went about his duties. I figured he was probably getting ready to close up, so I climbed out of the tub to drip off. It still wasn't midnight yet. Pete and his friend and their group left to go back to their rooms. Some people in the other room, with the tables, chairs, tv, motioned for me to come join them to welcome in the new year, so I went out and sat with them. One of them poured me some Jim Beam. I'm really not a big boozer so I told him just a sip. We were watching the ball drop in New York on television, so we did the countdown, screamed "Happy New Year", toasted each other and had our drink. The Jim Beam left me flushed. "Since it's midnight I have to back in the pool". They all laughed. Last year I went outside and jumped into the pool several times, but being wet and it being so cold I decided I would enter the pool via the indoor entrance. The two women in the group stepped outside to watch me. I took a short swim before going back into the hot tub one final time. Again, I climbed out to drip off, and one of the guys opened the door and motioned for me to come join them again. As I walked through the door he shoved a beer in my hand. So I sat, dripped, drank beer and watched them play cards. The desk clerk returned, looked at my soaking self and asked if I was enjoying myself. I told him I was indeed. He opened the door and told the four teenage girls who had come down to get in the hot tub that they had five more minutes before he would lock the door. I took my last swig of beer, shook hands with everyone at the table, thanked them, wished them a happy new year and went back to my room.

> Throughout the evening everyone kept telling me that I have started a tradition that they look forward to. The hotel staff doesn't care. I certainly don't, so hopefully I will see them all again in a year.

> Again, no polar dips today due to the weather. Probably won't be able to make them on the rescheduled dates either. But hey -there's always next year.

> Happy New Year my wet, wacky friends!

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