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Jimbo 
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 07:22 |
Knowing that we have people from all over the world, I thought this could be an interesting idea for a poll. Don't take the poll choices too seriously, they're just guidelines. As for me, I first experienced a sauna when I was about five weeks old - or so I'm told - so I guess you could say that appreciation for such things runs in the blood.  I still use our sauna on a weekly basis. Needless to say, I like it.  Share your experiences!
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Man Erg
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 07:52 |
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I've been to a sauna twice and hated it both times.
I gave it a second chance and found it worse that the first time that I tried it.
It's the humidity that I dislike.
Edited by Man Erg - October 08 2007 at 07:53
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Blacksword
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:15 |
 Man Erg wrote:
I've been to a sauna twice and hated it both times.
I gave it a second chance and found it worse that the first time that I tried it.
It's the humidity that I dislike. |
Lee, maybe you refer to a 'steam room'? Now that is humid!! 
Sauna's are very dry heat. They are marginally more bearable - for me anyway, but I'm not keen on either. Very good for you, apparently. Doesn't always feel like it, though..
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Man Erg
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:21 |
Blacksword wrote:
Man Erg wrote:
I've been to a sauna twice and hated it both times.
I gave it a second chance and found it worse that the first time that I tried it.
It's the humidity that I dislike. |
Lee, maybe you refer to a 'steam room'? Now that is humid!!
Sauna's are very dry heat. They are marginally more bearable - for me anyway, but I'm not keen on either. Very good for you, apparently. Doesn't always feel like it, though.. |
It was definately a sauna.
Then again,I can't stand hot climates so little wonder I didn't like it.
It was part of a package for a health spa near Bracknell that I got as a birthday present.I've had words with the 'friend' who thought that I would enjoy it.Both the spa and Bracknell.
Edited by Man Erg - October 08 2007 at 08:21
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Raff
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:31 |
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Of course I have! In the five and a half years I lived in Finland, I used to go there once a week (there is a sauna in every block of flats, and you can book your turn on weekends), and I remember I could sleep wonderfully well after that. I also went to saunas heated with wood (as opposed to an electric stove) in the countryside, and once had a plunge in a stream half-covered with snow in late October.
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Blacksword
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:33 |
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Man Erg
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:42 |
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Actually,it may have been The Nirvana Spa in Wokingham.
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Blacksword
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:55 |
Man Erg wrote:
Actually,it may have been The Nirvana Spa in Wokingham.
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Wokingham's a pretty good town. Good pubs, anyway..
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Man Erg
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 09:10 |
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Passionist
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 09:13 |
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Damn right, on a twice-a-week basis
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Vompatti
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 10:31 |
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I don't mind going to the sauna if it's not too hot, but I don't really care for it.
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Logos
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 13:12 |
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2-3 times a week.
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Dalezilla
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 13:23 |
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Moogtron III
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 16:17 |
I love it! I don't go often to a sauna, though. I prefer a private sauna, because...
Well, erm... 
 No, seriously, I love it. Refreshing, a great way to relax. |
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asimplemistake
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 23:29 |
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Love 'em as long as nobodys naked.
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Tapfret
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Posted: October 09 2007 at 03:23 |
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I hate heat.
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Peter
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Posted: October 11 2007 at 09:05 |
 I have one in my house, Jimbo -- my lovely wife is of Finnish descent (parents born there), and this house was built by Finns (lots of them in this area of Ontario).
I've learned to like it (though not as much as my better half does), and use it about every two weeks or so -- she uses it every weekend. (I use it more often in the cold of winter!)
I don't know about you Finns taking credit for inventing it, though -- it would seem to me to be an ancient, pre-historic thing, and the native Americans did have their "sweat lodge.' (I imagine its origins go back to the nomadic peoples of the last ice age.)
Certainly the word itself is Finnish, though -- and pronounced "SOW-na," not "saw-na." 
Where's a sweaty emoticon when I need one? 
Edited by Peter - October 11 2007 at 09:07
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Vompatti
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Posted: October 11 2007 at 09:16 |
asimplemistake wrote:
Love 'em as long as nobodys naked.
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You're not supposed to go there with your clothes on, you know.
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Jimbo
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Posted: October 11 2007 at 09:36 |
Peter wrote:
I have one in my house, Jimbo -- my lovely wife is of Finnish descent (parents born there), and this house was built by Finns (lots of them in this area of Ontario).
I've learned to like it (though not as much as my better half does), and use it about every two weeks or so -- she uses it every weekend. (I use it more often in the cold of winter!)
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Yes, me too. I definitely understand why it's not very popular in countries that are characterized by mild/warm temperatures throughout the year. During the excrutiatingly long winter (the kind we often see in Finland), however, it does come in handy.
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andu
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Posted: October 11 2007 at 09:44 |
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