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hunter

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58. Nobody wears clothes on my favorite beaches.

Wed Jun 3, 2015, 02:14 PM

Jun 2015

And on a crowded beach like the one picured I'm usually way out in the water, beyond all the people, treading water and wearing a wide brimmed hat.

It's very peaceful.

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Poll: Does this look like fun, or like living hell, to you? [View all] dixiegrrrrl May 2015 OP

Option 2 requires no possible payment... malthaussen May 2015 #1

Fun. bigwillq May 2015 #2

While I love the beach, that looks like a horror scene to me DFW May 2015 #3

i have been lucky in that the beaches I grew up on were "secret" dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #8

I live in Nordrhein-Westfalen DFW May 2015 #9

Tokyo at rush hour Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #41

You better than most of us, although I've been there for that, too. DFW Jun 2015 #49

Yep, there are plenty of such places in the South of Spain War Horse May 2015 #11

State and National Parks are the way to go. alphafemale Jun 2015 #51

It's not just the crowd, it's the heat. femmocrat May 2015 #4

I seldom pass up the chance to pick the "living hell" option. n/t UTUSN May 2015 #5

I grew up at the Jersey Shore... a la izquierda May 2015 #6

My first thought too... hay rick May 2015 #20

Whereabouts? a la izquierda May 2015 #23

Bradley Beach and Neptune City. hay rick May 2015 #26

Oh wow. I dated a guy who lived in Ocean Grove for a bit. a la izquierda May 2015 #29

Spent a lot of time at Sandy Hook, as a kid Number9Dream Jun 2015 #39

We went to the beaches off Atlantic City treestar Jun 2015 #56

Number 2. I share Linus van Pelt's philosophy sarge43 May 2015 #7

my "personal space" has a 40 foot radius pscot May 2015 #10

I feel the same as you. Tipperary May 2015 #13

I agree. Marie Marie May 2015 #25

In recent years, I've started measuring mine in acreage... magical thyme May 2015 #31

I totally hear you. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #34

Yep. For the beach I'd say about 10 feet. treestar Jun 2015 #57

I grew up going to the "cars on the beach" in Volusia County, Florida.... steve2470 May 2015 #12

An old friend lived in Ormond-by-the-Sea - LiberalElite May 2015 #15

yes it used to be pretty unpopulated back in the day steve2470 May 2015 #16

Even just a few years ago- LiberalElite May 2015 #17

only if I had some thorozine olddots May 2015 #14

herd mentality Skittles May 2015 #18

Since I'm a bit of a hermit, lovemydog May 2015 #19

That's way too many people...I'd still go...you can't keep me from mackerel May 2015 #21

My idea of a beach... Generic Brad May 2015 #22

I don't even like the crowd on Democratic Underground...and they're not real. BlueJazz May 2015 #24

Less dense and fewer people than a Slayer mosh pit. Iggo May 2015 #27

Living hell davidpdx May 2015 #28

Down here, it is common for entire families to go to the grocery store. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #32

I usually go to Costco in the middle of a week day davidpdx Jun 2015 #38

I often work second shift and shop at a 24 hour grocery store in my town Fearless Jun 2015 #48

I have a neighbors who go to the grocery store every Sunday at 10 am. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #44

A wise neighbor. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #45

My younger daughter was in school where they had great, empty beaches DFW May 2015 #30

Fsck no, I hate crowds and beaches. Chan790 May 2015 #33

Only if it's the Cote d'Azur. GoneOffShore May 2015 #35

That's Hell to me Ron Obvious May 2015 #36

I have always enjoyed the beach UglyGreed May 2015 #37

I will take a day at the beach in any form I can get it. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #40

Option 3 geardaddy Jun 2015 #42

I no longer sit in the sun at the beach mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #43

I'd rather have a more secluded beach DawgHouse Jun 2015 #46

Fun time, sure why not? Fearless Jun 2015 #47

Only if ... surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #50

OK, I had to undo my vote. trof Jun 2015 #52

My corp-corp bill rate is about $100/hour discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2015 #53

I loved Sunset Beach, CA as a child decades ago IDemo Jun 2015 #54

Living hell treestar Jun 2015 #55

Nobody wears clothes on my favorite beaches. hunter Jun 2015 #58