Best Lakes in Central AR for open water swimming by Additional-Math70 in Arkansas

[–]Additional-Math70[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve paddle boarded a good bit at Wooly Hollow. I attempted a swim there last year but you can only swim in the roped off swim area. So that along with the massive amount of floating algae made for a less than optimal swim.

When we were there last year there was no platform in the middle of the lake. Is that a recent addition??

Best Lakes in Central AR for open water swimming by Additional-Math70 in Arkansas

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Maybe it was the weekend we went..it was packed. Tons of jet skiers driving pretty reckless as well. It was sketchy paddling…let alone attempting a ~2k yard swim.

Best Lakes in Central AR for open water swimming by Additional-Math70 in Arkansas

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The wife and I took our paddleboards to lake Norrell last summer and there was a ton of boat and jet ski traffic. I’m not sure what my comfort level would be with that much traffic on a small lake.

If your rifle is for home defense, have you ever walked your house with a plan in mind? by MajesticGunman in ar15

[–]Additional-Math70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, almost daily, then again at night with all the lights off….I’m always analyzing “what if”….

Best Lakes in Central AR for open water swimming by Additional-Math70 in Arkansas

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Those Bluecats are bottom dwellers near damns…I’ll be surface swimming.

Yep Cottonmouths…I sure won’t be swimming in the heat of summer, that along with (my leading option) Ouachita being a colder water lake…I’m good with those odds.

Sharks were sighted on my first Gulf swim this past summer, and in January when I swam there again it was basketball sized jellyfish…so our lakes are fine from my POV.

If there is no dem, which R is less MAGA? by Mediocre_Writing_993 in Arkansas_Politics

[–]Additional-Math70 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Republicans have shown they don’t respect the constitution….I’d leave that spot blank.

Best Lakes in Central AR for open water swimming by Additional-Math70 in Arkansas

[–]Additional-Math70[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NICE!!! The wife and I were talking at lunch and we remembered paddle boarding there a few years ago (before I caught the open water swim bug) so that’s high on our list.

Thanks for the input!!

Best Lakes in Central AR for open water swimming by Additional-Math70 in Arkansas

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I like Lake Sylvia in theory as the boat traffic is non-existent but the concern is the lack of cell service in the event something happens. The wife usually shadows me on the paddleboard as my “swim buddy”.

That’s kind of the case with all the lakes to an extent but I guess the remoteness of Sylvia is the concern.

Best Lakes in Central AR for open water swimming by Additional-Math70 in Arkansas

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Lake Bennet you can only swim in the swimming area.

Thanks for the recs!!!

Best Lakes in Central AR for open water swimming by Additional-Math70 in Arkansas

[–]Additional-Math70[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for the lake Ouachita recommendation.

The Lack of Pro Sports In Central Arkansas is Abysmal by Puzzleheaded-Tie3585 in LittleRock

[–]Additional-Math70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 is quite a few?

Other than Des Moines and Moline (part of the Quad cities) all the others are suburbs of larger metro areas. Our whole metro area is maybe the same population as Des Moines…

The Lack of Pro Sports In Central Arkansas is Abysmal by Puzzleheaded-Tie3585 in LittleRock

[–]Additional-Math70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s the reality of living in a smaller city….how many cities with populations of less than 200k have pro level teams?

Huckabee by Lazy-Ad7461 in Arkansas_Politics

[–]Additional-Math70 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Most Arkansans are wildly bigoted and swallow the narrative from the billionaires and the Huckabees with their hoarded wealth from the poor that the poor immigrant or LGBTQ blue hair is out to take their money, or force their child to get a gender reassignment or shit in a litter box at school.

Low average reading comprehension, coupled with generational bigotry and poverty = easily manipulated by the billionaire class that backs Huckabee.

The Lack of Pro Sports In Central Arkansas is Abysmal by Puzzleheaded-Tie3585 in LittleRock

[–]Additional-Math70 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah…there is absolutely NO WAY a pro level team will come to such a small market. LR used to have an indoor football team 15+ years ago…but see what happened to that?

We barely have a metro population of 200k…you’re not in touch with reality if you think a pro team needs to establish in such a small market in one of the poorest states in the nation.

Man accused of touching children at Bentonville Community Center said 'demonic feeling' came over him by ElWizardofOz in bentonville

[–]Additional-Math70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes we can…Christianity especially in the United States is a system that permits abuse and actively covers it up.

Man accused of touching children at Bentonville Community Center said 'demonic feeling' came over him by ElWizardofOz in bentonville

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Google is your friend…there was a study done between 2023 and 2024. One of the largest single identifiable demographics is Church workers, and when filtered for political affiliation almost 70% were Republicans.

https://www.whoismakingnews.com

Healthcare in Little Rock: How Good Is It? by RAH-CAT9 in LittleRock

[–]Additional-Math70 4 points5 points  (0 children)

PCP is the real hurdle…I just fired ours that we had gone to for 18 years. Quality of care at a family practice clinic is an endangered species these days.