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Christmas Day swim anyone ?

  • 30-11-2015 11:44pm
    #1
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,597 ✭✭✭


    You'd think they'd have anticipated the amount of treatment needed just a bit better :

    The 45 locations where raw sewage was being pumped out to sea were:




    :: Co Clare - Ballyvaughan, Clarecastle, Kilkee, Kilrush, Liscannor and Ballycotton
    :: Co Cork - Castletownbere, Castletownshend, Cobh, Inchigeelagh, Passage West/Monkstown, Ringaskiddy/Crosshaven/Carrigaline, Ringaskiddy village, Timoleague, Whitegate/Aghada and Youghal
    :: Donegal - Bundoran, Burtonport, Coolatee housing scheme, Falcarragh, Kerrykeel, Kilcar, Killybegs, Moville, Ramelton, Rathmullan and St Johnston
    :: Galway - Ahascragh, Carraroe, Roundstone, Kinvara and Spiddal
    :: Wexford - Arthurstown, Ballyhack, Duncannon and Kilmore Quay
    :: Waterford - Ardmore and Dunmore East
    :: Wicklow - Arklow and Avoca
    :: Rush in north Dublin, Ball ylongford in Co Kerry, Omeath in Co Louth and Belmullet and Killala in Co Mayo



    https://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/water/wastewater/2014%20waste%20water%20report_web.pdf

    really can't be good for you swimming around in that

    anyone know risks / safe limits ?


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  • #2
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,214 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    You've lost me?

    Christmas day?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #3
    Hammer89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭Hammer89


    I'd literally rather swim in sh*t than see my relations on my dad's side, so count me in.


  • #4
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,660 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Are meant to read all 79 pages of that link?


  • #5
    the evasion_kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,740 ✭✭✭the evasion_kid


    I know rush beach is full of ecoli at the moment


  • #6
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,660 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    I know rush beach is full of ecoli at the moment


    Bloody foreigners.


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  • #7
    KERSPLAT!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    You've lost me?

    Christmas day?

    Loads of people do a swim on Christmas Day for charity or because they're crazy.

    http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/news/hundreds-brave-the-cold-for-christmas-swim-at-dun-laoghaires-40-foot-30862317.html


  • #8
    Smidge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,541 ✭✭✭Smidge


    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    I know rush beach is full of ecoli at the moment

    So no rush eh?



















    Pass me coat, will ya?


  • #9
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,214 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    KERSPLAT! wrote: »
    Loads of people do a swim on Christmas Day for charity or because they're crazy.

    http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/news/hundreds-brave-the-cold-for-christmas-swim-at-dun-laoghaires-40-foot-30862317.html

    Yeah I know but....

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #10
    The Sidewards Man
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭The Sidewards Man


    Nothing like a Christmas day swim to soften the morning horn.


  • #11
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,597 ✭✭✭gctest50


    KERSPLAT! wrote: »
    Loads of people do a swim on Christmas Day for charity or because they're crazy.

    http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/news/hundreds-brave-the-cold-for-christmas-swim-at-dun-laoghaires-40-foot-30862317.html

    or tough or



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  • #12
    KERSPLAT!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    Yeah I know but....

    You're not giving us much to work with here, Joey...

    I assume the OP is highlighting the issue of raw sewage being pumped into the sea and the fact that coming up to the Christmas Day swim, people will be at some of the listed beaches.


  • #13
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Christmas Day swim?

    MY TIME MACHINE WORKSSSSS!!!!


  • #14
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,214 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    KERSPLAT! wrote: »
    You're not giving us much to work with here, Joey...

    I assume the OP is highlighting the issue of raw sewage being pumped into the sea and the fact that coming up to the Christmas Day swim, people will be at some of the listed beaches.

    I dont see why he linked them together really.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #15
    NachoBusiness
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    I can't even bear a blast of cold water in the shower. It's what I imagine waterboarding to be. If I was a prisoner of war and they turned the cold water on me, I'll tell them everything after just seven or eight seconds. I hate being cold. I don't even like being touched when I'm cold. Or even spoken to. I'm cold now, so shut up. My point is (I do have one) that I would not swim in cold water on any day let alone fcuking Christmas bloody day. Happy Hanukkah.


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