Of all the places to swim, I've never understood the swim around Manhattan. Everything I've read about it recommends getting shots (like tetanus) before doing it. Of all the bodies of water in this country, the water around Manhattan will be about the last to get adequately cleaned up. I'm sure it's cleaner than when I used to live in NJ 25 years ago, but "cleaner" is only relative.
Maybe part of the allure is surviving the pollution.
And to that point, Leonard, you did absolutely the right thing. Not only from the aspect of the various scenarios that would happen to your wife if you got sick, but also for who-knows-what chunks of germs you would be bringing into your household that she might pick up.
Of all the places to swim, I've never understood the swim around Manhattan. Everything I've read about it recommends getting shots (like tetanus) before doing it. Of all the bodies of water in this country, the water around Manhattan will be about the last to get adequately cleaned up. I'm sure it's cleaner than when I used to live in NJ 25 years ago, but "cleaner" is only relative.
Maybe part of the allure is surviving the pollution.
And to that point, Leonard, you did absolutely the right thing. Not only from the aspect of the various scenarios that would happen to your wife if you got sick, but also for who-knows-what chunks of germs you would be bringing into your household that she might pick up.
