Beach house vs lake house

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Beach x 100.
Lake water seems murky and slimy.

The ocean is full of medical waste, pollution and human feces.

So are lakes.

The difference is the ocean is massive and moves the problematic toxins away while lakes just absorb them.

Even the cleanest lakes up north periodically have toxic blooms. Google your favorite lake to pull water quality reports and don’t forget to do a google news search.

Maybe the ones around here, but not the ones in remote areas of New England.

I thought that too until I did a little research. Hint: even lakes in ME, NH, VT, etc. experience unsafe conditions that I wouldn’t set foot in. And some have experienced toxic conditions that made the news.

Again: google it. You might find it eye opening.

Plus: snakes. 🐍

An amazing lake house on a pristine lake is fun for a few days, but then it gets really boring. I’m Team Beach 1000%.

[Anonymous]

Team lake all day, especially something like Torch Lake, MI https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/06/11/michigans-torch-lake-looks-exactly-like-the-caribbean-sea/

Sand bottom and crystal clear water like the Caribbean. Sand beaches into the water to relax on and have bonfires at night.

Can boat or just hangout. No saltwater, no jellyfish, no sharks, and no stingrays. Have had a lot more “incidents” with creatures at the beach than a lake. As a family, we’ve had crabs in bathing suits pinching and been stung by jelly fish. I have yet to see a snake on a lake.

[Anonymous]

We have a house that satisfies both. House on a small lake that is 5-7 minutes from the beach.

But if we had to choose, beach house for sure. Tons more to do at the beach and ocean than lake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beach x 100.
Lake water seems murky and slimy.

The ocean is full of medical waste, pollution and human feces.

So are lakes.

The difference is the ocean is massive and moves the problematic toxins away while lakes just absorb them.

Even the cleanest lakes up north periodically have toxic blooms. Google your favorite lake to pull water quality reports and don’t forget to do a google news search.

Maybe the ones around here, but not the ones in remote areas of New England.

I thought that too until I did a little research. Hint: even lakes in ME, NH, VT, etc. experience unsafe conditions that I wouldn’t set foot in. And some have experienced toxic conditions that made the news.

Again: google it. You might find it eye opening.

Plus: snakes. 🐍

An amazing lake house on a pristine lake is fun for a few days, but then it gets really boring. I’m Team Beach 1000%.

I checked our lake. It's monitored by the state (as are all lakes). No issues. No farms nearby. Not a lot of homes on the lake. Most of it is park land.

Have you been to a lake in New England? They aren't like the man made lakes in the south/mid-atlantic.

I do love the ocean, but the lake house is our happy place. We love paddleboarding, kayaking, swimming, etc. Ice fishing in the winter.

[Anonymous]

What’s with the big snake fear? Cottonmouths (also known as water moccasins depending on where you’re from) won’t kill you and that’s the only one that’s venomous in the actual water.

[Anonymous]

I don’t get the snake issue either. I mean, there are sharks in the ocean…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the snake issue either. I mean, there are sharks in the ocean…

The people afraid of snakes aren’t getting into the ocean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lakes have snakes.

Have you googled the water quality in your favorite lake? It’s eye opening. Is it within 5-10 miles of a farm? If so, the fertilizer and pesticides are found in the lake. Dairy farm? Enjoy the poopy lake. Even the clearest lakes are shockingly dangerous given all the toxins.

PS - Man made lakes are usually the worst.

+1! Snakes. I'd rather face a shark or jelly fish than a snake. Love our beach house, though probably going to have to sell it when we retire. Can't float the increasing insurance cost and property taxes on top of the DC house.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the snake issue either. I mean, there are sharks in the ocean…

The people afraid of snakes aren’t getting into the ocean.

Oh yes we are. We have a beach house and I'm in the ocean twice a day. Don't like the darker water of lakes - don't know what else is in the water with me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the snake issue either. I mean, there are sharks in the ocean…

The people afraid of snakes aren’t getting into the ocean.

Oh yes we are. We have a beach house and I'm in the ocean twice a day. Don't like the darker water of lakes - don't know what else is in the water with me.

Not all lakes are dark. Some are crystal clear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the snake issue either. I mean, there are sharks in the ocean…

Cape cod, we were told to download the sharktivity app to stay aware by the resort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beach x 100.
Lake water seems murky and slimy.

The ocean is full of medical waste, pollution and human feces.

So are lakes.

The difference is the ocean is massive and moves the problematic toxins away while lakes just absorb them.

Even the cleanest lakes up north periodically have toxic blooms. Google your favorite lake to pull water quality reports and don’t forget to do a google news search.

Maybe the ones around here, but not the ones in remote areas of New England.

I thought that too until I did a little research. Hint: even lakes in ME, NH, VT, etc. experience unsafe conditions that I wouldn’t set foot in. And some have experienced toxic conditions that made the news.

Again: google it. You might find it eye opening.

Plus: snakes. 🐍

An amazing lake house on a pristine lake is fun for a few days, but then it gets really boring. I’m Team Beach 1000%.

I checked our lake. It's monitored by the state (as are all lakes). No issues. No farms nearby. Not a lot of homes on the lake. Most of it is park land.

Have you been to a lake in New England? They aren't like the man made lakes in the south/mid-atlantic.

I do love the ocean, but the lake house is our happy place. We love paddleboarding, kayaking, swimming, etc. Ice fishing in the winter.

You can do all that on the bay at the beach too though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beach x 100.
Lake water seems murky and slimy.

The ocean is full of medical waste, pollution and human feces.

So are lakes.

The difference is the ocean is massive and moves the problematic toxins away while lakes just absorb them.

Even the cleanest lakes up north periodically have toxic blooms. Google your favorite lake to pull water quality reports and don’t forget to do a google news search.

Maybe the ones around here, but not the ones in remote areas of New England.

I thought that too until I did a little research. Hint: even lakes in ME, NH, VT, etc. experience unsafe conditions that I wouldn’t set foot in. And some have experienced toxic conditions that made the news.

Again: google it. You might find it eye opening.

Plus: snakes. 🐍

An amazing lake house on a pristine lake is fun for a few days, but then it gets really boring. I’m Team Beach 1000%.

I checked our lake. It's monitored by the state (as are all lakes). No issues. No farms nearby. Not a lot of homes on the lake. Most of it is park land.

Have you been to a lake in New England? They aren't like the man made lakes in the south/mid-atlantic.

I do love the ocean, but the lake house is our happy place. We love paddleboarding, kayaking, swimming, etc. Ice fishing in the winter.

You can do all that on the bay at the beach too though.

Bays are nasty backwater.

[Anonymous]

I hate beaches, but I'd go back to Cow Wreck beach on Anagada.

Give me Lake Tahoe any day, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the snake issue either. I mean, there are sharks in the ocean…

The people afraid of snakes aren’t getting into the ocean.

Oh yes we are. We have a beach house and I'm in the ocean twice a day. Don't like the darker water of lakes - don't know what else is in the water with me.

Not all lakes are dark. Some are crystal clear.

+1 And the water at many ocean beaches are too dark to see what creatures you are stepping on, like jelly fish and sting rays.