a very scorching hot july4 long weekend i am in burlington. wondering why isnt anyone in the water??

i dip my toe into lake ontario and found out why...ITS BLOODY FREEZING!!! i can understand the deep water being cold but not water only a few inches deep. rode ferry over to island for fireworks show. when show was over the buses and trains had stopped running. my sister in a panic having never been stranded in her life and i was sore from laughing so hard. TAXI!!

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JamesBugman

It is probably like Harrison Lake here, the surface water heats up, but then the winds start and it cycles the cold deep water up to the surface. Kills people sometimes when they are swimming and the water is warm, and suddenly this cold freezing water hits them.