OT: Anything Goes 40

[Pez68]

Went on a bike ride south down the lakefront trail. Close to 20 miles total. BEAUTIFUL day. A little windy.

We’re spoiled with Lake Michigan. Truly is something awesome to see when the sun is out and it’s so vibrantly blue. Especially with the city skyline in the background.

Yep. It ain't the ocean, but it's the closest thing.

 

[hawksrule]

***trigger warning to those who couldn’t handle the pop discussion.***

Lake Michigan is okay, but being on the coasts near the ocean is a million times better.

 

[x Tame Impala]

***trigger warning to those who couldn’t handle the pop discussion.***

Lake Michigan is okay, but being on the coasts near the ocean is a million times better.

No hurricanes over here at least. And I can go swimming without worrying about being eaten by a shark

 

[hawksrule]

No hurricanes over here at least. And I can go swimming without worrying about being eaten by a shark

Small potatoes.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

***trigger warning to those who couldn’t handle the pop discussion.***

Lake Michigan is okay, but being on the coasts near the ocean is a million times better.

Fresh water>>>>>Salt water. Fight me.

 

[hawksrule]

Fresh water>>>>>Salt water. Fight me.

For drinking and bathing, sure.

 

[Pez68]

***trigger warning to those who couldn’t handle the pop discussion.***

Lake Michigan is okay, but being on the coasts near the ocean is a million times better.

Meh. Depends where you are at on the ocean. Lake Michigan beaches are pretty damn beautiful. Most have clear waters, most of the year. There are a ton of ocean beaches on the east coast where the water is muddy, murky, and filled with sediment. I'll take Lake Michigan over NC beaches, for instance.

Being near the ocean has a ton of perks, but if we are just talking aesthetics, I take the Lake Michigan lakefront.

 

[Naster Okan]

Imposter! 90% of people around here call it "Jewels"

I've never in my life heard somebody shorten JC Penney. If somebody said I'm going to Penny's I'd assume that's a local restaurant.

I don't know why people type Jewels because I don't know why people say Jewels.

I used to work at Jewel.

I worked at a Jewel as well out of high school and anyone referring to it as “Jewel’s” was promptly escorted off the premises and directed to Ultra Food ( I also worked there) where they belong.

 

[Naster Okan]

People who call jazz cabbage the devil’s lettuce really set me off.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Small potatoes.

Well yeah man a massive lake is still nothing compared to the Ocean. Lake Michigan is still something awesome to see. If we’re all being honest it’s the nicest natural landmark in the state, it makes you forget you’re in Illinois where 90% of the state is prairie, farms, corn fields, some forest preserves, and small hills. The only forested areas are in the south really. I’ve been to Starve Rock a bunch of times and it’s always cool. Drove up to Galena and Northwest Illinois, I saw a lot of rolling hills and dairy farmlands which was actually pretty sweet when the sun was going down. Lake Michigan is still the coolest thing in Illinois to see IMHO.

 

[Pez68]

Well yeah man a massive lake is still nothing compared to the Ocean. Lake Michigan is still something awesome to see. If we’re all being honest it’s the nicest natural landmark in the state, it makes you forget you’re in Illinois where 90% of the state is prairie, farms, corn fields, some forest preserves, and small hills. The only forested areas are in the south really. I’ve been to Starve Rock a bunch of times and it’s always cool. Drove up to Galena and Northwest Illinois, I saw a lot of rolling hills and dairy farmlands which was actually pretty sweet when the sun was going down. Lake Michigan is still the coolest thing in Illinois to see IMHO.

Check out Apple River State Park. Or Rock Cut State Park. Illinois is an absolutely beautiful state. You just have to get off the beaten path.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

My favorite place in the world is a tiny beach outside Whitehall, Michigan, so I will tolerate no Lake Michigan slander.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Fresh water>>>>>Salt water. Fight me.

 

[hawksrule]

Meh. Depends where you are at on the ocean. Lake Michigan beaches are pretty damn beautiful. Most have clear waters, most of the year. There are a ton of ocean beaches on the east coast where the water is muddy, murky, and filled with sediment. I'll take Lake Michigan over NC beaches, for instance.

Being near the ocean has a ton of perks, but if we are just talking aesthetics, I take the Lake Michigan lakefront.

I’m not knocking Lake Michigan or its beaches. Growing up we used to spend the summers in Michigan near the beaches. But as nice as they are, they just don’t compare to the beaches in NY, NJ, Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, etc. and of course, Florida. I’ve never been to the beaches in the Carolinas.

Not to mention, swimming in fresh water skeeves me out.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

People who call jazz cabbage the devil’s lettuce really set me off.

They just need to listen to some Sublime or 311. Lol.

 

[Pez68]

I’m not knocking Lake Michigan or its beaches. Growing up we used to spend the summers in Michigan near the beaches. But as nice as they are, they just don’t compare to the beaches in NY, NJ, Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, etc. and of course, Florida. I’ve never been to the beaches in the Carolinas.

Not to mention, swimming in fresh water skeeves me out.

Interesting. Most people are the opposite, with salt water. You know, the whole shark thing?

 

[hawksrule]

Interesting. Most people are the opposite, with salt water. You know, the whole shark thing?

Shark attacks are statistically minuscule, and tend to be confined to certain locations. Sharks don’t find people tasty, and generally attack only if they feel threatened or a case of mistaken identity. Don’t go in if there are shark sightings, stay away from the seals, and you’ll be fine.

 

[Pez68]

Shark attacks are statistically minuscule, and tend to be confined to certain locations. Sharks don’t find people tasty, and generally attack only if they feel threatened or a case of mistaken identity. Don’t go in if there are shark sightings, stay away from the seals, and you’ll be fine.

Haha. I didn't say it was a logical fear. Just that it's the one you hear the most. I love the ocean.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Shark attacks are statistically minuscule, and tend to be confined to certain locations. Sharks don’t find people tasty, and generally attack only if they feel threatened or a case of mistaken identity. Don’t go in if there are shark sightings, stay away from the seals, and you’ll be fine.

Yeah, all accurate, of course. As a lover of sharks since I was a little kid, I know all this. Problem is, they still scare people. Haha. As someone whose wife is deathly afraid of them, I can say that for a fact. I have to give her credit, though, she went snorkeling in the Bahamas with me. Open ocean, on a reef... she freaked out for a bit, and then she had to have a death grip on my hand the rest of the time, but she still sacked up and did it.

Despite all the knowledge in the world regarding the rarity of a shark attack, people still get deathly afraid of the ocean, and the risk of a shark attack.

Me, personally... I want to swim in open water with sharks. I want to cage dive with great whites. Those have always been bucket list items of mine.

 

[hawksrule]

Yeah, all accurate, of course. As a lover of sharks since I was a little kid, I know all this. Problem is, they still scare people. Haha. As someone whose wife is deathly afraid of them, I can say that for a fact. I have to give her credit, though, she went snorkeling in the Bahamas with me. Open ocean, on a reef... she freaked out for a bit, and then she had to have a death grip on my hand the rest of the time, but she still sacked up and did it.

Despite all the knowledge in the world regarding the rarity of a shark attack, people still get deathly afraid of the ocean, and the risk of a shark attack.

Me, personally... I want to swim in open water with sharks. I want to cage dive with great whites. Those have always been bucket list items of mine.

I was once snorkeling with Mrs. Hawksrule, and a ten-foot Caribbean reef shark suddenly swam right by us, no more than eight feet away. She panicked and did everything you’re not supposed to do, splashing and swimming away as fast as she could, causing a scene, leaving me there to be eaten (she’s a much faster swimmer than I am). The shark continued on its way as if we weren’t even there.

One of my bucket list items is swimming with whale sharks. There are a couple times during the year you can do this in Belize, and somewhere else, maybe Costa Rica? Coolest thing ever.

 

[ChiHawks10]

I was once snorkeling with Mrs. Hawksrule, and a ten-foot Caribbean reef shark suddenly swam right by us, no more than eight feet away. She panicked and did everything you’re not supposed to do, splashing and swimming away as fast as she could, causing a scene, leaving me there to be eaten (she’s a much faster swimmer than I am). The shark continued on its way as if we weren’t even there.

One of my bucket list items is swimming with whale sharks. There are a couple times during the year you can do this in Belize, and somewhere else, maybe Costa Rica? Coolest thing ever.

I kept telling her the same thing when we were getting ready to get off the boat in the Bahamas. If you see one... don't panic. Don't swim all crazy and fast. Don't splash. Don't draw attention. If you're scared, tap me, and we'll calmly and slowly swim back to the boat. We didn't see one, as much as I would have loved to.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

The ocean is filled with eldritch horrors f*** all of that. It's pretty to look at and I like being on boats but the ocean is a big unknown scary pit. Need to hurry up and colonize Mars so we can put some more distance between humanity and Cthulhu.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

The literal only strike against Lake Michigan is its relatively short swimming season, but really it's no different than any Northern oceanic beachfront.

Lake Michigan has all the positives that ocean beaches have and none of the negatives during summertime.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

The literal only strike against Lake Michigan is its relatively short swimming season, but really it's no different than any Northern oceanic beachfront.

Lake Michigan has all the positives that ocean beaches have and none of the negatives during summertime.

This. Lake Michigan shoreline is no different from Maine or Massachusetts.

My folks were in Maine, they sent me pics and it looks exactly the same.

 

[hawksrule]

This. Lake Michigan shoreline is no different from Maine or Massachusetts.

My folks were in Maine, they sent me pics and it looks exactly the same.

Simply untrue. Go look at the beaches in Southampton, or Cape Cod, or Martha’s Vineyard and they’re nothing like Lake Michigan. They’re usually wider, nicer sand, often have scenic cliffs or dunes in the background. The water itself is much nicer, with better waves. Again, I’m not knocking Lake Michigan beaches, but it’s really no comparison. Steak vs. hamburger.