It’s been a long time since my last dip in the ocean. My last vacation to Florida was in 1989. I never had a problem getting too hot at a beach. Play some volleyball. Jump in the water and cool off. Then lay out in the sun and work on the perfect tan. Or get under a beach umbrella and take a nap. There’s always snack stands with ice cream, soda, etc. Easy enough.
This news is even weirder because I recall the Great Lakes are known for cold water. Here is info I found on one of the lakes.
What’s the deal with overheated people at a beach? They scared to get wet or something?
Yeah, that’s basically it. It’s only May, and it’s been a fairly cold spring. A huge body of water like Lake Michigan takes a long time to warm up. Even if you are overheating, few people want to jump into ~55 degree water.
Bullshit. There have never been any beach shutdowns in Chicago due to this relatively low temperature. I can’t recall this happening even on much hotter days.
Nitpick: Lake Superior != Lake Michigan. Lake Superior is freakin’ cold most of the time. If it reaches 60 degrees near the shore we consider it bath water. Lake Michigan can and does get downright balmy at times - I’ve heard it’s reached 80 degrees!
That said, in May, they’re both incredibly cold and there’s no reason to overheat at the beach in that weather.
Yes, judging by the comments in the Sun Times article, the “heat” was a cover story for the fact that a large group of thugs started attacking people, knocking them off bikes them kicking them then stealing their bicycles, while the local police were seriously outnumbered by the crowds. Large groups were also fighting. With the beach over crowded and thugs running amok, they realized they would have a very dangerous situation on their hands if it continued into night. Therefore, they closed the beach to try and get everyone out and the situation under control.
If closing the beach is a cover story, why bother? It’s ridiculous and social media will get the truth out quickly.
I think it is kind of sad that the only way to find out this stuff is from comments on the stories rather than ** the actual news stories**. It’s kind of pathetic how lazy conventional journalists seem to be nowadays (for example, I recall seeing a local news story about a teen who died in a car accident where the journalist quoted extensively from comments posted about the kid on her facebook page - whatever happened to actually interviewing people?)
Really, is that what happened? A local Boston beach was closed Monday because teens were getting rowdy. Was there some national facebook “get out the beach” thing?
There have been times when I’ve been to the beach where it was too hot to stay out of the water but too cold to go in. On Monday was kind of like that but I opted to freeze my nuts off anyway – for half a second.
[Long Island] - LONG BEACH, N.Y. - A Long Island police department says it had to call for backup to quell a beach melee involving hundreds of people that spilled out onto the streets and a nearby bus depot.
[Rochester] - Rochester, N.Y. – A busy Memorial Day evening at the beach ended abruptly when fights broke out among at least 100 youth.
Fox News in Chicago also reported that speculation. (Although, note the last comment that claims there were no problems until after the police closed the beach.)
They scared to get wet or something?