Comments | scoundrel314: Reformed Ocean Snob

scoundrel314

Reformed Ocean Snob

Jun 25, 2007 10:09

Okay, I admit it...I was an ocean snob. I did not believe that a lake cold capture my heart the way the ocean does. This weekend Dre took me out to Kalamazoo to see some friends and to celebrate Deats' B-day. Deats is my Michigan Doppelganger. We happily packed up the pup, who is growing every moment, and went out to party. O'Malley met Radar ( Read more... )

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be_fish June 25 2007, 15:35:53 UTC

Which lake did you get to?

scoundrel314 June 25 2007, 16:32:27 UTC

Lake Michigan

suntostars June 25 2007, 15:36:07 UTC

You can thank the conservationists and environmentalists for that one :D For a period in the late 70's and early 80's these lakes were seriously disgusting. There was even medical waste such as hypodermic needles floating in the water and washed ashore. But a lot of serious time, money and effort by a lot of good people have gone into bringing these lakes back to shape... unfortunately, a lot of that funding is getting cut back drastically and a lot of the restrictions that were put in place are getting repealed in the interest of encouraging tourism, so let's just hope things don't make a severe backslide.

tightpants4eva June 25 2007, 17:39:57 UTC

I am still an ocean snob, but I'll admit that I've never been to one of the Great Lakes. I'll try to keep an open mind about my oceanic snobbery, and if I ever get a chance to enjoy one of the Great Lakes, I'll definitely give it a shot.

scoundrel314 June 25 2007, 18:09:21 UTC

You will.....Dre and I may get married on Lake Michigan! And for the record, I was a HORRIBLE snob about the ocean and I was SURE that I would remain that way, but one look and I was amazed. We were on the west side of Michigan and you can not see across the lake from where we were.

tightpants4eva June 26 2007, 17:47:10 UTC

NICE!!! Yeah, Lake Michigan sounds wonderful the way you describe it. I may be recanting my perspective on this matter as well.

wavemaster June 25 2007, 18:44:02 UTC

it sounds like fun was had by all, and I am glad that you got to experience the beauty of the lakes.

aurantifolia June 27 2007, 18:48:26 UTC

Heh. I grew up spending time on Lake Michigan. I was 16 before I'd seen the Atlantic. Surprisingly (?), I was less impressed than I should have been.

:D