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Take a swim in the Seine

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  • wtgW
    wtgW
    wtg
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    Joyful Parisians take a historic plunge into the Seine after 100 years

    The return to swimming follows a 1.4 billion euro ($1.5 billion) cleanup project tied to last year’s Olympics. Officials now say the Seine meets European water quality standards on most days.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/paris-swimming-seine-100-years-rcna217021

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      Daniel.
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      Um, no thank you.

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      • wtgW wtg

        Joyful Parisians take a historic plunge into the Seine after 100 years

        The return to swimming follows a 1.4 billion euro ($1.5 billion) cleanup project tied to last year’s Olympics. Officials now say the Seine meets European water quality standards on most days.

        https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/paris-swimming-seine-100-years-rcna217021

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        Bernard
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        @wtg

        Environmental authorities confirmed bacteria levels were well below official thresholds.

        Wonderful!

        The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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        • MikM
          MikM
          Mik
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          I will not touch Ohio River waters, so I sure as hell would not get in the Seine.

          “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
          ― Douglas Adams

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          • Piano*DadP
            Piano*DadP
            Piano*Dad
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            Well, sometimes people do go in-Seine.

            Crazy economist who likes to write about higher education.

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            • wtgW
              wtgW
              wtg
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              It was closed to swimming today. It rained and the sewer system overflowed. Not surprisingly that raised bacteria counts big time.

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              • Piano*DadP Piano*Dad

                Well, sometimes people do go in-Seine.

                wtgW
                wtgW
                wtg
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                #7

                @Piano-Dad 🤣

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                • wtgW
                  wtgW
                  wtg
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                  #8

                  Can't get to Paris? How about Chicago?

                  https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-river-swim-set-sunday/17848176/

                  @Rontuner - are you going to walk over to the river to watch the swim?

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                  • RontunerR
                    RontunerR
                    Rontuner
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                    We will be on our way to Door County for a little break! But MrsTuner was interested in watching.

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                    • wtgW
                      wtgW
                      wtg
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                      Lots of fond memories of autumn trips up to the peninsula. Say hello to Door County for me.

                      Have fun!

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                      • wtgW
                        wtgW
                        wtg
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                        #11

                        Are you going to do any apple picking? Here's some info about u-pick orchards:

                        https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/life/2025/09/11/heres-a-look-at-the-2025-pick-your-own-apples-season-in-door-county/86065990007/

                        We used to buy apples and warm apple fritters at Richmond Orchards, but they closed quite a while back.

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                        • wtgW wtg

                          Can't get to Paris? How about Chicago?

                          https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-river-swim-set-sunday/17848176/

                          @Rontuner - are you going to walk over to the river to watch the swim?

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                          CHAS
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                          @wtg LOLOL
                          Maybe in a full survival suit and Scuba gear.

                          I skied the Mississippi River when I was a kid. I was skiing when my brother was pulling me in the big waves behind the barges and broke the boat in halves. Fun times when pollution was not a common word.

                          Illegitimi non carborundum

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                          • RontunerR Rontuner

                            We will be on our way to Door County for a little break! But MrsTuner was interested in watching.

                            wtgW
                            wtgW
                            wtg
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                            @Rontuner said in Take a swim in the Seine:

                            We will be on our way to Door County for a little break!

                            How were things on the peninsula??

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                              Daniel
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                              Chicago? I'll take a tour. Paris, Chicago, London, New York.

                              On second thought, this grand swimming in polluted water tour would conflict with my busy schedule.

                              Maybe next year!

                              'But as they said in one of the later Rocky movies, "Time...it's undefeated.".-- Mik

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