Approximately 1,000 words ... and he picks this one.
I get mail:
"I would like to comment about the October 6th story. On page A-13 2nd paragraph, it says: "before plunging face-down into the 'icy' Pacific Ocean."Isn't that somewhat dramatic? ICY PACIFIC OCEAN? When was the last time there was ice in the Pacific Ocean in this area? Come now Denise, your choice of words is ridiculous.Dave Kingsley, Torrance"
Forgive me, I like synonyms. From my friend Webster: "icy (adj.) 1. having much ice; full of or covered with ice. 2. of or like ice; specif., a) slippery b) very cold; frigid"
I feel pretty confident in my description of the ocean in November as very cold.
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Well, the waters off California are pretty cold, if you consider the California Current:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Current
In October, the water is fairly cold (especially if not wearing a wetsuit, as I know from experience), so the "icy" description is not inaccurate.
In fact, the water is pretty damn cold.
A girl gets thrown into the ocean off a 110+ foot cliff in November and this guy calls it overly dramatic because you used the term "icy?!"
Nothing more to be said there.
that's not David Kingsley, that's David Blaine! of course the word "icy" is a bit dramatic for the man who stood in a cell of ice for 60 hours hahaha