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Citizen complaint of the day: The Public Garden lagoon is too full
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That water is only like 2 1/2
That water is only like 2 1/2 feet deep. Even if they fell through all that would happen is their shoes and pants would get wet.
True, it isn't all that deep.
To an adult it isn't that deep at all. To a child though it's a tad bit deeper.
I fell in the Frog Pond when
I fell in the Frog Pond when I was a little kid.
Before they invented skating
Before they invented skating rinks, the City of Boston used to plug up the storm drains on the ball fields and then flood them.Then you had skating, more like hockey , rinks. The water got a little deep in some places.
The day Curley saved 50,000 people on Jamaica Pond
Back in the day when skating was still allowed there.
Wow.
Never heard that one before. Impressive on all levels.
The weight of an average
The weight of an average citizen back then was probably much lower than today. Heh-heh!
I like it full
It looks much nicer when it's full of water. Honestly I figured they drained it to keep people off the ice so they don't get hurt (or fall through.) Before the frog pond rink existed, they used to leave the water in the lagoon and people would sometimes skate there. (I remember being on that ice back in the early 90's.)
BTW, the city has updated the post....looks like the water is on it's way out:
Case Closed. Case Noted. We will be draining the Lagoon. - about 1 hour ago
Lack of snow and ice a bummer for guests
Boy, no kidding. We have guests from Texas with a son who has never seen snow. We had to go to Mt Wachusett last night to show him some snow.
We also wanted to show him a pond covered with ice - no dice. It would have been fun to play some broomball with him. A local pond just started to get a skimcoat of ice yesterday.
Bummer.
I wish I could point you out
I wish I could point you out of town to somewhere the kid could play in the snow, but even here in western MA we've barely got any snow left, and that just crusty old banks -- honestly, it looks like early April. We're supposed to get some stuff overnight Saturday, but the word on that keeps changing and it looks like it's gonna turn to "wintry mix". As for ponds, there are plenty with ice here now, but it isn't thick enough to be safe. Too bad for the kid!
Not a pond , but there used
Not a pond , but there used to be a skating rink at the Pru.....
A fine case of Please Shut The Bleep Up
The lagoon has natural drainage but the "duckhouse" in the southerly side of the pond is also has a few sewer lines underneath it and the water can be drained by opening a valve inside there. It really only gets opened after sustained rain in the summer as the water would start to lap over in certain places. I haven't seen the pond in the past few days but how high could it be?
We once watched an 8 year old fall off of a Swan Boat and their teacher / chaperone jumped into the water like Michael Phelps at the gun only to realize the water is only 2.5 feet deep in most places. All were ok, especially the adult who was in duckpoo filled water up to her mid thighs.
Nevertheless, what daffy idiot needs to warn someone about ice in New England in the winter? Where is the complaint about not falling off of the harborwalk? Where is the complaint of not trying to stage a one person die in along the SE Expressway at 2:00 in the morning?
I love the Back Bay / Beacon Hill for the sheer sense of joie de vivre that inhabits the lives of someone who must take time to complain about the ice. Good luck. I heard someone is using a vinyl frame on the basement alleyway window between Marlborough and Comm. Ave. Get on that quick Iceman.
Amen.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Except to remind people that the ice skating rink is next door on the Common. It's called the Frog Pond. Stay off the ice in the Public Garden. If you're too cheap to pay at the Frog Pond go skate on the Atlantic...... they should be draining it any day now so it's not as dangerous.
Leave the Public Garden ice alone
Yes, the Frog Pond has good, safe ice, and even though there is a charge, the natural ice in the Public Garden (when there, of course) has many upsides. First, since it is "bring your own skates", the number of skaters is lower and ability to skate is higher. Second, it's one of the rare places where you can bring a stick and puck and play some pickup shinny.
I love natural ice. There are precious few public places in Boston where you can find it, and this is probably the safest place out there.
AND...
Danger is your middle name.
It's two feet, tops
Sure, hypothermia could be an issue if the ice breaks, but the only other fear you might have is looking like an idiot.
Now, I've skated on Walden Pond. I've skated on Spy Pond. Those definitely could be unsafe. It's sad that there are less opportunities for natural ice skating. Before some blame climate change, in my opinion, the biggest culprit is fear of being sued.
Lolz, 2 feet of icy water is
Lolz, 2 feet of icy water is 'dangerous'? I'd prefer falling into the lagoon over Walden/Spy/Mystic.