Sigh... Drinking, swimming, jeans...

[Edbear]

sank to about his IQ level I'd say... :stupid:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10754711&ref=rss

As for his "mates" it seems they were just a brainless... :bye:

[Swoop]

I had been wondering what happened to the supply of Gene-O-Clean, with the departure of Ixion...

[White trash]

No seriously. Why is Lake Rotorua part of the Nelson Lakes area?

I don't get it.............

[Edbear]

No seriously. Why is Lake Rotorua part of the Nelson Lakes area?

I don't get it.............

Slightly different spelling, this is referring to lake Rotoroa, not Rotorua... :yes:

[marty]

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Nelson Lakes National Park is located in the South Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Island) of New Zealand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand).
It was formed in 1956 and covers some 1,020 km². It is centered at two large lakes, Rotoiti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Rotoiti,_Tasman) and Rotoroa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Rotoroa,_Tasman). The park also includes surrounding valleys (including Travers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_River), Sabine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_River,_New_Zealand), and D'Urville (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Urville_River), upper reaches of the Matakitaki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matakitaki_River)) and mountain ranges (Saint Arnaud Range (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Arnaud_Range), Mount Robert (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Robert)). The park is a popular area for camping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camping), tramping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramping) and fishing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing).

[puddytat]

The Eels got him I reckon....seriously.
There's some monsters in there and I know of several locals who have been chased out of the Lake by them.
That or its the Taniwha that lives there, but he/she/it is pretty benign.Gets a bit grumpy in the afternoon though.

[Usarka]

He was probably wearing jeans cause the water is so fucking cold :cold:

[puddytat]

He was probably wearing jeans cause the water is so fucking cold :cold:

And the sandflies are legendary....but they do keep it nice & quiet.
People usually stop, get out of the car,start doing this funny dance with lots of slapping, start swearing then fuck off:yes::bye:

[Edbear]

The Eels got him I reckon....seriously.
There's some monsters in there and I know of several locals who have been chased out of the Lake by them.
That or its the Taniwha that lives there, but he/she/it is pretty benign.Gets a bit grumpy in the afternoon though.

Wouldn't surprise me about the eels...

[White trash]

Fucken good job I wasn't swimming in Lake Rotorua, wondering where the Nelson sun was after all that bourbon then.

Thanks for clearing that up boys. As you were.

[marty]

You won't want to be swimming in THIS Lake Rotoroa: http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/5676176/Scientists-aim-to-curb-lakes-algal-problems

[White trash]

You won't want to be swimming in THIS Lake Rotoroa: http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/5676176/Scientists-aim-to-curb-lakes-algal-problems

Wait wait wait, that one's in the Nelson Lakes?

[sil3nt]

You won't want to be swimming in THIS Lake Rotoroa: http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/5676176/Scientists-aim-to-curb-lakes-algal-problemsHard to believe my parents were able to swim in this lake as kids. Went for a run around it yesterday and it just smells like shit!

[Maha]

I was at school with a maori chap called Malcome Priestly (spelling sucks) and he went swimming in the Waikato river in jeans and drowned.
Nambasa/Sweetwaters? one or the other...think it was Sweetwaters because they shut it down after that loss of life.

[Edbear]

I was at school with a maori chap called Malcome Priestly (spelling sucks) and he went swimming in the Waikato river in jeans and drowned.
Nambasa/Sweetwaters? one or the other...think it was Sweetwaters because they shut it down after that loss of life.

The danger of swimming in jeans has been so well known for so long it is incredible these days that people can be so stupid. :blink:

It is also well known that shrinking jeans to fit by bathing in them and letting them dry on, can cause you to lose your legs, as was a the case about thirty years ago for one young lady. :sick:

[Teflon]

The danger of swimming in jeans has been so well known for so long it is incredible these days that people can be so stupid. :blink:


How to make an emergency life jacket out of pants (http://www.intherabbithole.com/saved-by-the-seat-of-your-pants/)

[Kickaha]

The danger of swimming in jeans has been so well known for so long it is incredible these days that people can be so stupid. :blink:


You could say the same about riding motorcycles :whistle:

[Edbear]

How to make an emergency life jacket out of pants (http://www.intherabbithole.com/saved-by-the-seat-of-your-pants/)

Apart from the fact that it is completely unrelated to this incident and more about an emergency situation, i.e. your boat sinks under you, that's good advice that could save a life.

Swimming in jeans, however remains a stupid thing to do.

[Edbear]

You could say the same about riding motorcycles :whistle:

Knowing KB, I guess it was inevitable for a post like this to come in... :yes: