Meh.
1. I'm already tan, so that's no attraction.
2. It's hellish hot and the water makes your skin sticky and dry.
3. Never fun seeing relatives in states of near-undress.
4. Everything costs 150% more than it should.
5. It's the Atlantic, so you know warm water is bad news.
I used to enjoy the beach as a child but now, combine the drive and the hassle and I just don't get any kind of a payoff. Even when contemplating vacation time, I would rather go look at ruins than lay out and bake to a crunchy tan. Anyone else not getting the whole beach mystique?
Edited, Mon Jul 18 09:50:43 2005 by Atomicflea
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You think that's anti-climatic, try the Chicago "beaches" along Lake Michigan. Well, if you can squeeze in during the three days a summer they're not closed due to high E. coli levels or whatever 
Personally, I just put on my water wings and throw a beach ball into my tub.
Naperville (suburb of Chicago) has a clever little "beach" where they flooded a quarry in the 1930's, added sand and made a public pool with that beach look for the kids. Easier to get to on a Saturday afternoon than Florida is.
Personally, I just put on my water wings and throw a beach ball into my tub.
Naperville (suburb of Chicago) has a clever little "beach" where they flooded a quarry in the 1930's, added sand and made a public pool with that beach look for the kids. Easier to get to on a Saturday afternoon than Florida is.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
The only beach I like are the ones in Hawaii, other than that I'll pass. Especially those awful cold dirty beaches in Canada.
I enjoy the beach for different reasons than most. I enjoy the sights, smells, and atmosphere that are present rather than any specific activity. I don't care much for natural light, the sand is annoying as hell, and the drive is always most infuriating; yet, the coast is still a magical place.
The views are usually spectacular if you are in the right spot. The people watching is always top shelf. I'm more of a carribean beach man myself, but even along the US Atlantic coast there are plenty of places to go with a high quality.
The views are usually spectacular if you are in the right spot. The people watching is always top shelf. I'm more of a carribean beach man myself, but even along the US Atlantic coast there are plenty of places to go with a high quality.
The beach is just some sand between me and the ocean.
For gazing at, I prefer a rocky coastline. For getting away, mountains.
For gazing at, I prefer a rocky coastline. For getting away, mountains.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
The beach is good for one thing: Seeing scantily clad women. That's it. After living my whole life in Montana I got stationed in Florida. I was pumped. After 2 months I was ready to leave. Yes, the beaches were beautiful, there were lots of hot women, but after sitting around in the sand for an hour getting sun burned and wondering when the hell I was going to be able to make a trip to the mountains for snow-boarding I realized the beach was not for me.
Some people are like slinkies, they aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
Living in Texas the only beach is the trash infested waters that is the Gulf of Mexico, or we can travel a thousand miles (give or take) to Atlantic side of Florida or West Coast.
Last time I was at the gulf I was 13 and it was nasty I would rather swim in a lake than that water.
Got married in Maui, walked the beach 3 or 4 times with my bride, was fun times and enjoyed myself. Shall not visit a beach unless on a tropical island though.
Last time I was at the gulf I was 13 and it was nasty I would rather swim in a lake than that water.
Got married in Maui, walked the beach 3 or 4 times with my bride, was fun times and enjoyed myself. Shall not visit a beach unless on a tropical island though.
Youshutup: No, you shut up.
Hm. I think not. I could do just as well at a regular pool, if all I'm looking for is to
1. get even browner and
2. feel like my cat just licked my entire body.
Gooose: I went to Cozumel once, and I loved the idea of a hammock and someone bringing me cold piña coladas on the beach, but that's a bit more highbrow than I'm gonna find around here.
Never been to Hawaii, but I'd go more for the volcanoes, the landscape and the culture than the beaches. Not a huge lure.
SamiraX: I love the mountains. Maybe it's the fact that my hometown is a valley in the middle of the Andes, but I love everything about them. Ever been to VA wine country?
Jophiel wrote:
try the Chicago "beaches" along Lake Michigan. Well, if you can squeeze in during the three days a summer they're not closed due to high E. coli levels or whatever
Hm. I think not. I could do just as well at a regular pool, if all I'm looking for is to
1. get even browner and
2. feel like my cat just licked my entire body.
Gooose: I went to Cozumel once, and I loved the idea of a hammock and someone bringing me cold piña coladas on the beach, but that's a bit more highbrow than I'm gonna find around here.
Never been to Hawaii, but I'd go more for the volcanoes, the landscape and the culture than the beaches. Not a huge lure.
SamiraX: I love the mountains. Maybe it's the fact that my hometown is a valley in the middle of the Andes, but I love everything about them. Ever been to VA wine country?
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Posted: Jul 18 2005 at 9:10 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I was raised less than 5miles from the beach in corpus christi. I can understand where you guys are coming from but there's so much more to the beach that make it immensely more enjoyable than say the mountains. I mean watching the sun come up over the horizon after you've just run 5miles and the sweats dripping off you just makes you feel good. There's never a problem with the sand just go to a local hotel jump in the pool, or someplaces have showers that rinse you off right on the beach; bring a little body wash and there ya go. You can also charter a boat and take it the oil wells off the coast and snorkle. You can rent a seadoo and tear up the waves. If the surf is up you grab your surfboard. The wind is always up so there's wind surfing. Not to mention the added bonus of seeing plenty of hotties wearing thongs. I do agree that the gulf is no comparison to the caribean.
I live about 1 mile from the beach and have for the past 25 years. I can not imagine life without it. Just knowing it is there I guess has some kinda pull on my sub-concious, can't figure out how or why but know that I'd miss it if I moved inland. But... I do not frequent as much as I should, that is because of tourists.
Parking and general stupidity can ruin a day at the beach. Seeing as I am local I have a general hatred for tourists as do most in my area. We get New Yorkers. The ultimate spawn of satan in terms of tourism. (the french are a close second) Me and the GF decided that getting a taxi to and from the beach for $10 round trip is the way to go, seeing that the lots are $15-$20 a day and side street parking does not exist.
When I am on the beach it can get hot as hell. A dip in the dirty atlantic can cool you down but the fact that I can not see what is swimming/floating around me is VERY un-nerving. Most of the time I just walk in and out real quick.
As far as prices, it pays (and saves) to know your way around. There are deals right along the beach in terms of food and drinks, you just have to find them. If its gaudy and a tourist trap don't expect to pay less than $8 for a mediocre margaritta.
Parking and general stupidity can ruin a day at the beach. Seeing as I am local I have a general hatred for tourists as do most in my area. We get New Yorkers. The ultimate spawn of satan in terms of tourism. (the french are a close second) Me and the GF decided that getting a taxi to and from the beach for $10 round trip is the way to go, seeing that the lots are $15-$20 a day and side street parking does not exist.
When I am on the beach it can get hot as hell. A dip in the dirty atlantic can cool you down but the fact that I can not see what is swimming/floating around me is VERY un-nerving. Most of the time I just walk in and out real quick.
As far as prices, it pays (and saves) to know your way around. There are deals right along the beach in terms of food and drinks, you just have to find them. If its gaudy and a tourist trap don't expect to pay less than $8 for a mediocre margaritta.
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Ever been to VA wine country?
I've never spent much time in northern Virginia at all. I went to school in southern Virginia for a year but only ever went north to Georgetown and Arlington.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
I'm not a beach person, except at sunrise or sunset. Hot sand is something that sends me to an AC hotel room for the day.
Now mountains are were I want to be. Nothing is nicer then getting off Rt 66 and on to the back roads in Northern Va, on your way to Skyline Drive. There are some great day hikes there, that I'll still try if I could get Jonwin to take me. Course it would help if we had a car that runs. We're putting off buying a new car, until we saved up some money. Plus with Jonwin having to walk to bus stops, he getting in shape.
Now mountains are were I want to be. Nothing is nicer then getting off Rt 66 and on to the back roads in Northern Va, on your way to Skyline Drive. There are some great day hikes there, that I'll still try if I could get Jonwin to take me. Course it would help if we had a car that runs. We're putting off buying a new car, until we saved up some money. Plus with Jonwin having to walk to bus stops, he getting in shape.
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This Post is written in Elnese, If it was an actual Post, it would make sense.
I'm a beach person, but not the kind who just sits there and tans. I actually enjoy being in the water, riding the waves as they come in, looking for really cool seashells and shark teeth, letting the waves crash on my feet as I walk around.Plus the salty air makes my hair look great!
I cant stand the beaches up north though. Too crowded, waters too cold to enjoy. Floriday beaches and now Virginia beaches, I could go every day and enjoy it.
I cant stand the beaches up north though. Too crowded, waters too cold to enjoy. Floriday beaches and now Virginia beaches, I could go every day and enjoy it.
I am so not a beach person. Water too cold, sand too hot, too many people, and I have a freakish fear of jellyfish and kelp >.>
I was a sleep at my girlfriends place when we got woken up at 7am by a phone call. Her friends basement was floodingand she needed us ASAP she knew big old strapping me was there and requested my help also not like I know the girl. Her friend lives on the entirely opposite end of the city (almost outside the city) so we spend the better part over an hour getting there. We arrive just as the friends Dad arrives and my girlfriend is put to work babysitting the children while myself the dad and the girl save as much as we can in the basement which is knee deep in water. We set up sump pumps etc and then all there is to do is wait.
No the girl is getting stressed out by not doing "anything" so she starts filling up 20 litre buckets and having us haul them out and dumping them even though its not making a bit of difference and the sump pumps are doing way more than that. Eventually after being there for 8 hours we get the basement dry enough and went home soaked pale and shivering.
So next weekend Im going to spend the weekend at a cabin on the beach and the weekend after that at my parents who live by the beach. I am going to take full advantage of it. Warm sand and sun sounds ever so good.
No the girl is getting stressed out by not doing "anything" so she starts filling up 20 litre buckets and having us haul them out and dumping them even though its not making a bit of difference and the sump pumps are doing way more than that. Eventually after being there for 8 hours we get the basement dry enough and went home soaked pale and shivering.
So next weekend Im going to spend the weekend at a cabin on the beach and the weekend after that at my parents who live by the beach. I am going to take full advantage of it. Warm sand and sun sounds ever so good.
Bode - 100 Holy Paladin - Lightbringer
I don't go to beaches anymore; anything close enough for a day trip is along the Hypodermic Coast and it's been years since I've been up to the crisp, fresh waters of Cape Cod.
publiusvarus wrote:
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bhodisattva Defender of Justice wrote:
I was a sleep at my girlfriends place when we got woken up at 7am by a phone call. Her friends basement was floodingand she needed us ASAP she knew big old strapping me was there and requested my help also not like I know the girl. Her friend lives on the entirely opposite end of the city (almost outside the city) so we spend the better part over an hour getting there. We arrive just as the friends Dad arrives and my girlfriend is put to work babysitting the children while myself the dad and the girl save as much as we can in the basement which is knee deep in water. We set up sump pumps etc and then all there is to do is wait.
No the girl is getting stressed out by not doing "anything" so she starts filling up 20 litre buckets and having us haul them out and dumping them even though its not making a bit of difference and the sump pumps are doing way more than that. Eventually after being there for 8 hours we get the basement dry enough and went home soaked pale and shivering.
So next weekend Im going to spend the weekend at a cabin on the beach and the weekend after that at my parents who live by the beach. I am going to take full advantage of it. Warm sand and sun sounds ever so good.
No the girl is getting stressed out by not doing "anything" so she starts filling up 20 litre buckets and having us haul them out and dumping them even though its not making a bit of difference and the sump pumps are doing way more than that. Eventually after being there for 8 hours we get the basement dry enough and went home soaked pale and shivering.
So next weekend Im going to spend the weekend at a cabin on the beach and the weekend after that at my parents who live by the beach. I am going to take full advantage of it. Warm sand and sun sounds ever so good.
It would to me too, after that mess.
For about 30 min. Then I'd want to go home.
I surf and I don’t really like the beach all that much myself. At least I don't like what the word "beach" means in Southern California. Most people hear the word beach and assume "New Port" or "Huntington". These beaches, to me at least, are extremely depressing with nothing but tourists, boardwalk and sand. I really dislike tourists and sand, since sand gets everywhere and tourists clog up the places I want to surf. Beaches further south in San Diego and Southern Orange County are much more attractive. So are the beaches further north once you get to Malibu and above. The beaches were I surf often have little sunbathers, as you can only access the beach by walking 15 min on sand.
So I guess, for me, the beach is peaceful and a place that I can escape through surfing. I don’t think I could live in a place where I an ocean wasn’t around for me to play in.
Here is a spot where I surf.
http://surfline.com/travel/surfmaps/us/orange_county/trestles.cfm
Edited, Mon Jul 18 14:26:20 2005 by fenderputy
So I guess, for me, the beach is peaceful and a place that I can escape through surfing. I don’t think I could live in a place where I an ocean wasn’t around for me to play in.
Here is a spot where I surf.
http://surfline.com/travel/surfmaps/us/orange_county/trestles.cfm
Edited, Mon Jul 18 14:26:20 2005 by fenderputy
True if im having to spend time out by the water I rather be fishing. Which is what I plan on doing August long. That and a informal highschool reunion/barbecue.
Bode - 100 Holy Paladin - Lightbringer
I hated putting my sandlas on after walking on the sand. The feeling just drives me insane. But at VA beach, they had a little water pump on the sidewalk where you could wash your feet, legs, hands and shoes and get all the sand off. It was fabulous!
Also, the whole metaphorical saying of getting sand in your ******? Thats a very apt saying
Also, the whole metaphorical saying of getting sand in your ******? Thats a very apt saying
Lady deadsidedemon wrote:
I hated putting my sandlas on after walking on the sand. The feeling just drives me insane. But at VA beach, they had a little water pump on the sidewalk where you could wash your feet, legs, hands and shoes and get all the sand off. It was fabulous!
I was at VA Beach this weekend. My brother and I rented one of those four-person bike thingys and then proceeded to try to race people in the lane opposite us. That was the best part of the weekend, as shortly thereafter we got soaked by a thunderstorm.
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Lady deadsidedemon wrote:
I hated putting my sandlas on after walking on the sand. The feeling just drives me insane. But at VA beach, they had a little water pump on the sidewalk where you could wash your feet, legs, hands and shoes and get all the sand off. It was fabulous!
I was at VA Beach this weekend. My brother and I rented one of those four-person bike thingys and then proceeded to try to race people in the lane opposite us. That was the best part of the weekend, as shortly thereafter we got soaked by a thunderstorm.
This is how it registered in my head
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
I was at VA beach this weekend. My brother and myself couldnt find a bike to steal and couldnt afford two so we just rented one of those silly 4 person bikes. We tried racing people in the white lane but couldnt win, we did however amuse them. Latinos can never get ahead 
Bode - 100 Holy Paladin - Lightbringer
bhodisattva Defender of Justice wrote:
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Lady deadsidedemon wrote:
I hated putting my sandlas on after walking on the sand. The feeling just drives me insane. But at VA beach, they had a little water pump on the sidewalk where you could wash your feet, legs, hands and shoes and get all the sand off. It was fabulous!
I was at VA Beach this weekend. My brother and I rented one of those four-person bike thingys and then proceeded to try to race people in the lane opposite us. That was the best part of the weekend, as shortly thereafter we got soaked by a thunderstorm.
This is how it registered in my head
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
I was at VA beach this weekend. My brother and myself couldnt find a bike to steal and couldnt afford two so we just rented one of those silly 4 person bikes. We tried racing people in the white lane but couldnt win, we did however amuse them. Latinos can never get ahead
That's one hell of a filter, Heinrich.
So how did you get on to a beach with white people, was it affirmative action day? Or did you just pose as a gringo with a tan?
Bode - 100 Holy Paladin - Lightbringer
Move to California and you will appreciate the beach.
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