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Why don't more people swim in lake Pontchartrain?
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:28 am
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:28 am
The water appears to be fine, I think it's more so due it's past history of being polluted.
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This post was edited on 4/6/20 at 10:30 am
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Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:29 am to RocketPower
Almost drowned in that body of water when I was 17. I was young drunk and stupid
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:30 am to RocketPower
You first.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:30 am to RocketPower
Because they don't want to step on any syringes...
All shitting aside, except for the Seabrook area, the southshore of the lake is usually cleaner than the northshore because of the run off.
We use to water ski and swim in the lake all the time back in the 70's and 80's and never got sick. Once they figured out shell dredging was destroying the lake, and it was banned, the lake is much cleaner today.
All shitting aside, except for the Seabrook area, the southshore of the lake is usually cleaner than the northshore because of the run off.
We use to water ski and swim in the lake all the time back in the 70's and 80's and never got sick. Once they figured out shell dredging was destroying the lake, and it was banned, the lake is much cleaner today.
This post was edited on 4/6/20 at 10:37 am
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:31 am to TigerBR1111
I had a cousin a long time ago that drowned in it. He was caught in a whirlpool.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:32 am to RocketPower
quote:like a washing machine?
I had a cousin a long time ago that drowned in it. He was caught in a whirlpool.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:32 am to RocketPower
As someone that's lived near it for 20+ years I say, have you seen that frickin thing?
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:33 am to RocketPower
Sharks baw
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:34 am to RocketPower
quote:
I had a cousin a long time ago that drowned in it. He was caught in a whirlpool.
Was your cousin Marquise Hill?
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:35 am to Hangover Haven
No, this like 30 years ago
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:36 am to RocketPower
As kids, my cousins and I used to swim all of the time in the Pontchartrain channel my grandparents live on in Slidell. Nothing too bad except for the occasional crab pinch. I know there were sightings of a garfish but we didn't really care too much.
After Katrina we didn't touch that water. Haven't since.
After Katrina we didn't touch that water. Haven't since.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:38 am to VolsOut4Harambe
that's where I learned how to swim.... when the "beach" was still open
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:38 am to RocketPower
People drown a lot, the water is brown, and there is no real easy access for swimming without a boat.
Better question would be why people don’t swim more in Bayou St John now that it’s open to the lake.
Better question would be why people don’t swim more in Bayou St John now that it’s open to the lake.
This post was edited on 4/6/20 at 10:42 am
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:38 am to RocketPower
People do.
What do you expect, the 1920's when people went down to the lakefront in their seersucker suits?
What do you expect, the 1920's when people went down to the lakefront in their seersucker suits?
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:43 am to RocketPower
I swam in all the time. My uncle had a camp in little woods in the 80s. Another uncle got one next to the seafood restaurant near the twin span in the late 90s. Went there all the time to jet ski and whatever until Katrina.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:44 am to RocketPower
I did in the 90s. I turned out ok. Too bad the house didn’t make it through Katrina.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:44 am to RocketPower
Lake Pontchartrain became a boogieman at one point. Growing up, I was told to never swim on the Lakefront because its too easy to get sucked under the concrete steps there and drown. I don't know if its even possible to get under those steps, but I'm not swimming there.
My buddy's uncle broke his neck diving into the lake. That's why he never would swim there.
My buddy's uncle broke his neck diving into the lake. That's why he never would swim there.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:46 am to RocketPower
My dads brother drowned when he was 6 years old back in the 30s. Apparently it happened semi regularly back then.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:47 am to boxcarbarney
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Lake Pontchartrain became a boogieman at one point
This.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:47 am to RocketPower
quote:I dated a Speed Queen, for a week.
I had a cousin a long time ago that drowned in it. He was caught in a whirlpool.
The sex was really good but regular life with her was killing me.
Napoleon would have approved of the relationship.
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