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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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    @wtg

    Environmental authorities confirmed bacteria levels were well below official thresholds.

    Wonderful!

    The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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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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        Well, sometimes people do go in-Seine.

        Crazy economist who likes to write about higher education.

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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.

          When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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          • Piano*DadP Piano*Dad

            Well, sometimes people do go in-Seine.

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            @Piano-Dad 🤣

            When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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              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?

              When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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

                  Have fun!

                  When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                    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.

                    When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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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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                      @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.

                      "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;” - Shakespeare

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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.

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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??

                        When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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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!

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