Never mind

[wambam]

Okay, fine. I'll just stop talking about it.

[Serenity9]

Should I know what this is?

[wambam]

May 8, 2014 11:03:20 GMT -5 Serenity9 said:

Should I know what this is?

You donate $10 to a charity, jump in ice cold water, and tag 3 people in your video.

[alzi]

What?

Is this a Facebook thing? Ignore and unfriend.

[Deleted]

Oh so its attention whoring to show everyone that you donated to a charity?

[Cricket0619]

I've been hoping no one tags me. I won't do it.

[Deleted]

Wait, what?

[spitforspat]

I refuse to let Facebook tell me what to do.

[eddy]

My sister tagged me last week and I told her I wasn't doing it. I was told I am unfun. I am okay with that lol.

[malibu]

I'm cool with being an unfun. I'm all for donating to charities, but I don't see the need to leap into ice cold water. You couldn't pay ME to do that.

[wambam]

Well, you guys are unhelpful

[spitforspat]

Ok, if you must!

Do you have to film yourself doing it? If I had to do this I would want to be wearing something fun, like a prom dress or my little pony costume.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

Find a hot tub.
film yourself dropping a few ice cubes in.
get in.
say brrrrr.
ywia

[wambam]

May 8, 2014 11:12:04 GMT -5 spitforspat said:

Ok, if you must!

Do you have to film yourself doing it? If I had to do this I would want to be wearing something fun, like a prom dress or my little pony costume.

Yeah, it's supposed to be filmed. My H and I have Trinity and Neo costumes we could wear (we were tagged in the same post). 

[marylennox]

Yeah I would not do it.

My coworker was telling me about this the other day. I asked what if you're tagged and you don't want to do it? She's like "well.. You just HAVE to!" Um what? No. Not happening.

[Saint Monica]

May 8, 2014 11:12:04 GMT -5 spitforspat said:

 my little pony costume.

I NEED to see this.  tyvmia.

[spitforspat]

May 8, 2014 11:15:52 GMT -5 Saint Monica said:

May 8, 2014 11:12:04 GMT -5 spitforspat said:

 my little pony costume.

I NEED to see this.  tyvmia.

I like this one. Old school.

[Deleted]

May 8, 2014 11:17:10 GMT -5 frkls said:

i'm unhelpful. i jumped in the river with my youth group wearing my church shirt. we had one friend film herself getting in her shower with her swimsuit on. LOL!

what a bunch of fucking grinches in here. i mean, people do 5ks and walk-a-thons and all kinds of stuff for charity and nobody accuses them of being an AW or tells them to just donate the money and to skip the race. jesus.

I am happy being a grinch.  Making a huge to do about donating $10 to charity is incredibly AWy.  I'd totally eyeroll friends who made a huge deal of 5ks or walk-a-thons if their fundraising goal was $10.

 

[thinkofthesoldiers]

May 8, 2014 11:17:10 GMT -5 frkls said:

i'm unhelpful. i jumped in the river with my youth group wearing my church shirt. we had one friend film herself getting in her shower with her swimsuit on. LOL!

what a bunch of fucking grinches in here. i mean, people do 5ks and walk-a-thons and all kinds of stuff for charity and nobody accuses them of being an AW or tells them to just donate the money and to skip the race. jesus.

Doing something you already do (running/walking) for charity isn't exactly a stretch. Also, no one tags me and mandates that I run. This BS with the cold water challenge is stupid. Give/don't give. I don't care. I don't want to hear about it.

[malibu]

May 8, 2014 11:20:38 GMT -5 thinkofthesoldiers said:

May 8, 2014 11:17:10 GMT -5 frkls said:

i'm unhelpful. i jumped in the river with my youth group wearing my church shirt. we had one friend film herself getting in her shower with her swimsuit on. LOL!

what a bunch of fucking grinches in here. i mean, people do 5ks and walk-a-thons and all kinds of stuff for charity and nobody accuses them of being an AW or tells them to just donate the money and to skip the race. jesus.

Doing something you already do (running/walking) for charity isn't exactly a stretch. Also, no one tags me and mandates that I run. This BS with the cold water challenge is stupid. Give/don't give. I don't care. I don't want to hear about it.

This is where I'm at. I don't like the tag someone and they "have" to do it thing. If I do the walk for animals as a fundraiser, it's because I want to.

I do not want to get into ice cold water.

[schitzengiggles]

Not sure how cold your bodies of water are there right now, but this is turning into a big debate here in Minnesota. It's literally NOT SAFE to be doing it on your own like that. Now for people in southern states...pffft, NBD. Still dumb maybe, because why not just donate the money...but whatever.

We do have tons of locations that do legit polar bear plunges in the winter, which benefit the MN Special Olympics. But those are large organized events, with divers in wet suits standing in the water where you jump, to help just in case. Also medical staff nearby just in case. And you go straight from the water to a big heat-wind tunnel. Totally different (and such a blast - I've done it twice and intend on doing it again).

[wambam]

May 8, 2014 11:26:19 GMT -5 schitzengiggles said:

Not sure how cold your bodies of water are there right now, but this is turning into a big debate here in Minnesota. It's literally NOT SAFE to be doing it on your own like that. Now for people in southern states...pffft, NBD. Still dumb maybe, because why not just donate the money...but whatever.

We do have tons of locations that do legit polar bear plunges in the winter, which benefit the MN Special Olympics. But those are large organized events, with divers in wet suits standing in the water where you jump, to help just in case. Also medical staff nearby just in case. And you go straight from the water to a big heat-wind tunnel. Totally different (and such a blast - I've done it twice and intend on doing it again).

It's 80 here today, so that shouldn't be an issue. The pond in my apartment complex is super nasty. But the Great Miami river might be an option if it's not flooded.

[Deleted]

Doing a "cold water challenge" when it is 80 degrees out TOTALLY is cheating, btw.

[jinkies]

hmmm. I think the people on my Facebook are doing this wrong. The ones I've seen are not doing it for charity-- it's a drinking thing where they pound a beer then jump in.

I hate it marginally less if its affiliated with a donation, but thankfully I'm too old (ha) for anyone to consider tagging me anyway. (It's all early 20s folks on my feed)

[eddy]

This was big in March and April around here (EARLY ADAPTERS) and that was also when our rivers and lakes had high levels of organic runoff aka poop.

no

[wambam]

This is weird that people are SO upset about this.

I mean, I get that it's silly. But not rage-worthy.

[schitzengiggles]

May 8, 2014 11:27:51 GMT -5 wambam said:

May 8, 2014 11:26:19 GMT -5 schitzengiggles said:

Not sure how cold your bodies of water are there right now, but this is turning into a big debate here in Minnesota. It's literally NOT SAFE to be doing it on your own like that. Now for people in southern states...pffft, NBD. Still dumb maybe, because why not just donate the money...but whatever.

We do have tons of locations that do legit polar bear plunges in the winter, which benefit the MN Special Olympics. But those are large organized events, with divers in wet suits standing in the water where you jump, to help just in case. Also medical staff nearby just in case. And you go straight from the water to a big heat-wind tunnel. Totally different (and such a blast - I've done it twice and intend on doing it again).

It's 80 here today, so that shouldn't be an issue. The pond in my apartment complex is super nasty. But the Great Miami river might be an option if it's not flooded.

I guess I was talking more about the water temp itself, which in the cold states can stay pretty freezing for a awhile even after spring has arrived. It's going to be 80 here today, too  - but the ice just went out maybe 2 weeks ago so the lakes are probably still dangerously cold.

Yeah, EW, don't do it in the pond!

[wambam]

May 8, 2014 11:29:38 GMT -5 jinkies said:

hmmm. I think the people on my Facebook are doing this wrong. The ones I've seen are not doing it for charity-- it's a drinking thing where they pound a beer then jump in.

I hate it marginally less if its affiliated with a donation, but thankfully I'm too old (ha) for anyone to consider tagging me anyway. (It's all early 20s folks on my feed)

Oh there's alcohol involved with these. But yeah, people are donating $10 to a charity after they do it. It's going around my gym and there's even a box for collecting money at the front desk. 

[wambam]

May 8, 2014 11:31:58 GMT -5 schitzengiggles said:

May 8, 2014 11:27:51 GMT -5 wambam said:

It's 80 here today, so that shouldn't be an issue. The pond in my apartment complex is super nasty. But the Great Miami river might be an option if it's not flooded.

I guess I was talking more about the water temp itself, which in the cold states can stay pretty freezing for a awhile even after spring has arrived. It's going to be 80 here today, too  - but the ice just went out maybe 2 weeks ago so the lakes are probably still dangerously cold.

Yeah, EW, don't do it in the pond!

I just talked to my H and he wants to try the river. The government website says it's 58 water temp.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

I personally LOVE hearing about people who do this, get hurt/stuck/whatever, and then emergency personnel have to rush down,hop in and help them not die. That's why it is rage-worthy. It is stupid. Add in the AW component and you have just doubled how much I hate you.

ETA: We still have ice on our lakes and the rivers are running dangerously high because of snowmelt.