How can anyone live in a land locked state? (don't get all Tsunami on me)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

I just couldn't be too far from the ocean

[cali]

1. Well,

I live in a landlocked state but I'm closer to the ocean than someone who lives inland in Washington, Oregon, or N. Carolina, for example. I love the Ocean and always thought I'd live very near it, then I fell in love with Vermont.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

2. I'm with you there

I can't imagine being so far from the ocean as like Nebraska, North Dakota.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

3. I'm three blocks from a lake

that has pedestrian and bicycle paths around it as well as two swimming beaches.

There are advantages to living in Minnesota. :-)

[Worst Username Ever]

25. I take it you live near Uptown

Grew up near 50th and France area, so I am all about the lakes.

[Cuban_Liberal]

4. Lake Michigan rocks!

It may not be the ocean, but it's soooooooooooooooooooo nice--- and no sharks!

;)

[skygazer]

5. I grew up in a landlocked state

Vermont. We went to the beach once or twice in the summer but it wasn't a big deal not having the ocean nearby. There are plenty of rivers and brooks around and some nice lakes. It all depends on what you're used to.

Now I live 20 minutes from the ocean and I haven't been to the beach for at least a year.

[derby378]

6. For us Dallas folks...

The Gulf of Mexico is only 6 hours away, a straight shot down US-75. See you at the Joe's Crab Shack on the Galveston waterfront...

:toast:

[crispini]

20. And it's far enough away not to be SCARY.

I'm starting to be really glad about living in a flat place in the middle of nowhere. Tornadoes, yes, but we know how to deal with those.

[GOPisEvil]

24. Uhhh...can you shoot down 35 and pick me up first?

Oh, and can we go to a non-chain seafood place? Demanding, ain't I? :P

[cmf]

7. I'm with you

I've never lived in a landlocked state and don't plan on anytime soon.

[Left Is Write]

8. I grew up in a state far, far, far away from the ocean.

However, it's a state known as The Land Of 10,000 Lakes, so there was plenty of water. I like living near lakes.

Now? I live in the high desert. I don't much care for it.

[eyesroll]

9. I live less than a mile from Lake Michigan

Works for me.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

17. Yeah -- I guess that works - it''d be a sea if it was salty

[Beware the Beast Man]

19. I'd relocate to Pittsburgh,

but at least Ohio has a lake. You couldn't pay me to swim in it, though.

[tigereye]

22. we have the great Moraine State Park

with Lake Arthur and lots of rivers.

I've swum in Lake Erie and actually lived to tell the tale. ;)

[Beware the Beast Man]

26. I swam in the Ohio and lived to tell the tale!

I stopped glowing after a few weeks, so it's all good...:D

[tigereye]

27. oh you meant in the RIVER!

you are brave.

[Wapsie B]

10. An addiction

to the smell of pig shit. /sarcasm

[qnr]

11. I "can," but I don't like it at all.

[curse10]

12. And as someone who grew up in Colorado I counter with

"how can anyone live without having the rocky mountains in view all the time?"

[Left Is Write]

18. And I'm the same way about the rolling plains and lakes of Minnesota.

I don't need to live near the ocean. Right now I live where I am completely surrounded by mountains. I can go up into the mountains whenever I want to.

What I WANT, however, is the cool dewy mornings of a Minnesota spring, the long, thick grass that clogs the lawn mower, the plains, the gentle hills, and the lakes. I want to be home.

[AndyTiedye]

13. Gotta Be Able To Smell The Sea

but mountains are good too. In California we can have both at once.
No tsunamis up here! (elev 2000').

[VaYallaDawg]

14. I'm with you.

Grew up in Fla., now about 1 hr. from Ches. Bay/Va. Beach - have to be near it or I feel all "penned in" somehow.

[fluffernutter]

15. i'm with you Cavez-i love to be near the water too.

[Phillycat]

16. I feel the same way.

I've lived on the East Coast all my life. The furthest away I ever lived from the ocean was about 6 hours, and it was HELLISH. I felt so far away from it. I can't imagine having to FLY to get to the ocean.

[Worst Username Ever]

21. Land of 10,000 lakes, we have more shoreline than Florida.

Seriously.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

23. I'm talkin ocean

big diff

[MadHound]

28. Every piece of ground has it's own special beauty and charm

It really depends on what you grow up with and are used to. Me, I'm from Missouri, and love it here, wouldn't move, even to an oceanfront or mountains(love both of those to visit though). The sweet smell of spring, or the dusky musk of fall, untainted by the salt smell of the ocean. Deep forests, full of mystery and enchantment. Caves to explore, rivers and streams to wander down, all of this and more is what I love about my native soil.

I've had extended stays at the ocean, and find it to be a fine, interesting place, full of wonder and awe. But after a while I start longing for the sight of rolling hills, the feel of good earth underneath, and an open sky above. That's when it is time to go home.