Do you love or hate the beach?

[xStonr]

I live a few miles from the beach but I'm not a fan. I find it a hassle packing and unpacking the vehicle, getting set up on the beach, then cleaning and vacuuming the vehicle. Its a lot of work for very little return. IMO of course.

 

[veinbuster]

I love the beach and can't wait to go back to it in a few months. Would live there in a heartbeat!

A few months is getting a bit late for Nippissing

 

[aphantomvaper]

I don't always enjoy the beach.

But when I do enjoy the beach, I enjoy it.

 

[Mike Duncan]

Love the idea of the beach, hate the execution.

Honestly, when I was a kid my grandparents had a beach house on the water in North Carolina and I got a little spoiled. I mean, it was literally like being at home in a modest three bedroom full house on the ocean. Hard to downgrade to a hotel or pay several thousand dollars to stay at the ocean.

I don’t like taking my shoes off, so barefoot stuff outside isn’t my bag.

 

[veinbuster]

I don’t like taking my shoes off

You make a terrible Canadian then.

 

[aamefford]

I answer yes. Hate for all the OP’s reasons - salt, sand everywhere (everywhere!), sunburn, basal call carcinoma, sunscreen, crowds.

Love the smell of the ocean, snorkeling, the cool water after the hot sun, Mai Tais…

 

[Wakester]

If i didn't hate her, I wouldn't call her a beach.

All kidding aside, I have a love hate relationship with beaches I love them until they try to kill me. I nearly drown at a beach once. Not something I care to repeat. I do have fond memories if Tirogi Beach on Guam, but that was from 52 years ago.

 

[DISTORT6]

You make a terrible Canadian then.

He didn’t say he doesn’t like flannel, denim or hockey!

 

[Lola]

A few months is getting a bit late for Nippissing

Where abouts? I am so familiar with that area. My summers as child and young adult were spent in Sturgeon Falls.

 

[alantig]

I don’t like taking my shoes off, so barefoot stuff outside isn’t my bag.

Frank Constanza had the same issue.

Do you stop short? It's a good move.

 

[SinSir]

Hard not to love the beach when I wake up to this every morning...

That turns into this

And ends here

 

[Lola]

This is whom greeted me at 7 am. I couldn’t be mad. Just too damned cute.
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[Deleted member 5962]

A few months is getting a bit late for Nippissing

The group didn't even try to plan one this year, after getting cancelled the last two years. Maybe next year.

 

[veinbuster]

Where abouts? I am so familiar with that area. My summers as child and young adult were spent in Sturgeon Falls.

Were there still drag races on the Stugeon Strip when you were there? Quite a few hot rods went there from North Bay in the 70s.

 

[Lola]

Were there still drag races on the Stugeon Strip when you were there? Quite a few hot rods went there from North Bay in the 70s.

I vaguely remember someone mentioning them.

 

[veinbuster]

I vaguely remember someone mentioning them.

They weren’t remotely legal. A band mate’s older brother had a pretty good record one summer with a ‘46 Chevy.
I lived on the north east of the lake for about six years.

 

[Lola]

Man, some of memories I have of Sturgeon falls.
I used to always hang out at the snack bar lounge where the bands played. I was smitten by one of the guitar players, his name was Norm and he was my dream boy as a youngster.

The fishing was incredible.

The scenery was unbeatable.

There were teenaged boys!

I was in love!

 

[bodia]

He didn’t say he doesn’t like flannel, denim or hockey!

Yeah, we all know he’s a crazy Caps fan.

 

[Johnny Rigs]

The beach makes me think of:

- perpetual sand between my toes.
- public bathrooms in flipflops. Really enjoyable when combined with above.
- hot temperatures that give me heat rash before I even get a sunburn.
- sunscreen that makes me feel like a human lint roller.
- squinting, either because I only have regular glasses on and its too bright, or because I have plain sunglasses on and everything’s blurry.
- never being settled with my keys, wallet, phone situation.
- seaweed
- people, and no where to hide from them.

If there was a beach experience that involved none of those things, though, I’d be down. The ocean is relaxing to listen to, and sunsets are nice.

But until then, heck no!

 

[Lola]

Come to think of it I would rather hang out in my messy little studio and play to my hearts content OR I would rather go hiking. It drives me just a bit nuts to sit and relax. Relax is not in my vocabulary. Consistent activity is what I need. Movies don’t stand a chance with me. 10 minutes into it and I am up doing something else. 1/2 hour sitcoms I can manage to sit through.