"I didn't know you had a beach"

[Obliviax]

I've been on several flights back home to CLE to overhear a conversation during final approach into the CLE airport that goes something like this:

"Flight attendant, I was supposed to go to Cleveland!"

"We are in Cleveland, we are about to land."

"What is that ocean?"

"That's Lake Erie"

‘I didn’t know you had a beach,’ and other observations about Cleveland from meeting planners in town for the NFL Draft​

 

[Nitt1300]

The Great Lakes have a lot to offer, imo.

 

[AWS1022]

Nice to see there are still really dumb people out there.

 

[Big 0]

As we used to call it - the North Shore. When I was really little we used to vacation at Madison On The Lake, east of Cleveland. We are talking like ‘59-‘60.

 

[BBrown]

Nice to see there are still really dumb people out there.

LOL, you should have heard some of the comments I got about my New Mexico trip.
Oy vey do they not teach geography anymore? Yikes.

 

[Fac]

As we used to call it - the North Shore. When I was really little we used to vacation at Madison On The Lake, east of Cleveland. We are talking like ‘59-‘60.

We used to vacation (late 60's) at Peck's Cottages in Vermillon 35 miles west of Cleveland. It's still there.

 

[AWS1022]

LOL, you should have heard some of the comments I got about my New Mexico trip.
Oy vey do they not teach geography anymore? Yikes.

New Mexico? Did you need to a passport to go out of the country?

 

[bwifan]

Indeed... my cousins have a house right here in South Haven, Michigan

 

[bison13]

LOL, you should have heard some of the comments I got about my New Mexico trip.
Oy vey do they not teach geography anymore? Yikes.

this always brings me back to our PE department chair and how he handles a kid who doesnt have their PE uniform. He would ask them a 'school' question and if they got it right, he would not take points off.

Here was his question, "Name a state that borders Maryland"

Young man #1: "north carolina...."
Young man #2: "you dumbass, not north carolina, its south carolina"

A different time another child answered "the chesapeake bay"

 

[BBrown]

New Mexico? Did you need to a passport to go out of the country?

Pretty much, along with "don't drink the water", "how does the money translate" and "I didn't know you spoke Spanish". 🤦‍♂️

 

[republion]

It’s funny when people from the south make their first trip to the Great Lakes. They always assume they are just normal lakes and are shocked when they realize how big and ocean-like they are. I always respond, “that’s why they call them the GREAT lakes!”

 

[CF LION]

Presque Isle was the beach to me as a kid growing up in western PA.

 

[BBrown]

Presque Isle was the beach to me as a kid growing up in western PA.

For me it was Trent and Kooser.🤣

 

[psuro]

Nice to see there are still really dumb people out there.

There are dumb people in here.

 

[Fac]

Presque Isle was the beach to me as a kid growing up in western PA.

Went there a few times but Peck"s cottages in Vermillon Ohio more.

 

[Lion84]

I grew up a stones throw from Lake Michigan outside Chicago - they have some really nice beaches and swimming in fresh water is more enjoyable than salt water IMO. Would not go back because they winter aren’t fun and the summer is pretty short but these are really inland Oceans.

 

[CF LION]

Went there a few times but Peck"s cottages in Vermillon Ohio more.

We also went to Geneva on the Lake a few times.

 

[AWS1022]

Presque Isle was the beach to me as a kid growing up in western PA.

Me too.

 

[AWS1022]

There are dumb people in here.

I don’t think dumb enough to believe a Great Lake is an ocean.

 

[Fac]

I don’t think dumb enough to believe a Great Lake is an ocean.

Wouldn't it be call Great "Ocean" if it was?

 

[Obliviax]

Wouldn't it be call Great "Ocean" if it was?

if they were saltwater they'd be called the "great seas". Interestingly, Salt is mined UNDER lake Erie but it isn't in it.

12 rare photos inside a beautiful mine that's hidden 2,000 feet below Lake Erie

The Fairport Harbor Morton Salt Mine is located under Lake Erie in Ohio.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[PearlSUJam]

Here's the Great Lakes beach I frequent when not fishing. It's only accessible by boat or by those that live on the island.

 

[Obliviax]

Here's the Great Lakes beach I frequent when not fishing. It's only accessible by boat or by those that live on the island.

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and don't forget Put-in-Bay...and Island in the Lake just off Cedar Point

 

[GreggK]

I met people in Brooklyn who legit didn’t know they lived on an island and that it was Long Island.

 

[PearlSUJam]

and don't forget Put-in-Bay...and Island in the Lake just off Cedar Point

Nobody goes there. It's too busy.

 

[Roar More]

I met people in Brooklyn who legit didn’t know they lived on and island and that it was Long Island.

Yep. I've had arguments with cousins who live in Brooklyn over this. I ask them why it is they can't go to NJ without going over a bridge or through a tunnel, or don't need to cross a bridge to get to Long Island. Blank stares.

 

[wex18]

In the late '70s, there was a good local high school football player who was dumb as a rock, and was being recruited by Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. The recruiter asked him if he had any questions, and the kid said, "What state is it in?"

When George Rogers was drafted out of South Carolina, he was involved in a contract dispute with the Saints. His agent told him he should threaten to sign with the Canadian Football League to try to get a better deal with New Orleans. Rogers said, "Oh no, I ain't crossing no ocean to play football."

 

[Lion Son/Husband/Father]

I've been on several flights back home to CLE to overhear a conversation during final approach into the CLE airport that goes something like this:

"Flight attendant, I was supposed to go to Cleveland!"

"We are in Cleveland, we are about to land."

"What is that ocean?"

"That's Lake Erie"

‘I didn’t know you had a beach,’ and other observations about Cleveland from meeting planners in town for the NFL Draft​

So excellent. Only worry when you hear such convo from the cockpit.

 

[Mile High Lion]

In the late '70s, there was a good local high school football player who was dumb as a rock, and was being recruited by Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. The recruiter asked him if he had any questions, and the kid said, "What state is it in?"

When George Rogers was drafted out of South Carolina, he was involved in a contract dispute with the Saints. His agent told him he should threaten to sign with the Canadian Football League to try to get a better deal with New Orleans. Rogers said, "Oh no, I ain't crossing no ocean to play football."

And Kyrie Irving believes the Earth if flat which is weird since he was born in Australia and I'm sure has flown all over the world. So Kyrie if you fly from New York to LA for a basketball game and you land in LA where it is 5pm but your watch says 8pm what is going on? What do you think about this when you fly to Australia or China where there is a twelve hour difference and it is noon broad daylight but your watch says midnight?

 

[LionJim]

The Great Lakes have a lot to offer, imo.

Yeah, Chicago has a really nice beach.

 

[The Spin Meister]

Once took my room mate from Jersey to Presque Isle. The waves were three four feet and he couldn’t believe we were body surfing in fresh water. And when we toweled off there was no salty residue.

 

[Nitt1300]

One of our best vacations was a week camping at Tobermory, Ontario on Lake Huron. Every one of the lakes seems to have it's own character, and Huron is very different from either Ontario or Erie.

 

[PSUALREADYKNOW]

The Great Lakes have a lot to offer, imo.

They don't call them the Sufficient Lakes.

 

[PearlSUJam]

Once took my room mate from Jersey to Presque Isle. The waves were three four feet and he couldn’t believe we were body surfing in fresh water. And when we toweled off there was no salty residue.

It must not have been blowing too much if they were only three or four feet.

 

[PSU87]

I met people in Brooklyn who legit didn’t know they lived on an island and that it was Long Island.

I have a friend who was born and raised in Queens who didn't know where Corona is.

I said "Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona", and while he knew it was a Paul Simon song he had no idea Corona was a neighborhood in Queens

 

[GreggK]

I have a friend who was born and raised in Queens who didn't know where Corona is.

I said "Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona", and while he knew it was a Paul Simon song he had no idea Corona was a neighborhood in Queens

I mean corona isn’t the best but there is some proper Taco joints there and also an old school Italian lemon ice joint my wife loves.

It would have been a different song if it was about The Lemon Ice King of corona

 

[razpsu]

I met people in Brooklyn who legit didn’t know they lived on an island and that it was Long Island.

Well they know but they refuse to say they are long islanders. Instead they will say I’m in New York City and not Long Island. It is the funniest damn thing. I had the same conversation with a guy living in queens 20 years ago. He was so mad!! Lol

 

[bison13]

Well they know but they refuse to say they are long islanders. Instead they will say I’m in New York City and not Long Island. It is the funniest damn thing. I had the same conversation with a guy living in queens 20 years ago. He was so mad!! Lol

They are a subset of LI as my friend from LI calls them.