Caution: Public saunas for experts only!
@ 1:19 pm This is pretty funny, but perhaps only when looking at it from the outside. Some unpleasant sauna patrons in Vuosaari are heating things up by dumping copious amounts of water on the stove and causing their fellow sauna-goers to run for cooler refuge. But that’s not all…
Ruthless throwing-on-of-water is only one of the causes for complaint this year: there have been reports of swearing and insults, too.
“We have a lot of children in here. Something has to be done.”
Swearing and insults?! Seems like things are really out of control. Those must be some hyper-competitive experts practicing to win acclaim in the World Sauna Championships. Let’s hope they get things sorted-out before someone has a heart attack.
Speaking of sauna mischief, I staked my own claim-to-sauna-fame many years-ago as a youngster of about 6-years-old. I was the first one in, and my father and grandfather were still in the adjoined changing room. For reasons I cannot explain, I couldn’t resist peeing on the sauna stove. Needless to say, that seemingly innocent act ended our sauna session before it even began, and we had to evacuate the house for a while. It was the source of chuckles for many years thereafter.
These days, I’ve mostly retired from such antics. A traditional wood sauna (mine is over 100-years-old) cold beer, cool lake and midnight sun is all I need. No competition necessary. Only pure summertime enjoyment.
Any other sauna stories out there?
