I hate going to the beach...

2

Comments

  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,231
    DaveHo wrote: »
    Have to side with John on this. Going to the beach with little kids is a PITA. I'm not a beach lover to begin with, add to that the hour spent prepping just to get out the fargin' door and I'm one cranky SOB.
    lol, Dave you're a cranky SOB anyway!
    I disabled signatures.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    1 word in favor of beaches....

    Bikinis
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,904
    edited July 2018
    ^^of course Bikinis
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,138
    The struggle is real. :'(

    jbuj8yu1o128.jpg
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    I have taken 4 kids to the beach for a week at a time multiple times.

    One child is a hobby :D;)
    Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
    Game Room 5.1.4:     Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
    Bedroom 2.1     Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Dearly good....vote in November....to rescind John's man card.

    Guy moves to california which is known to have 840 miles of beach. Strike one

    Has child in California. Strike two

    Drives a Jag XJ as his "family car'. Ssssstttrrrrrriiiiiike Thrreeeeesee, Yoooouuuuuuu're Oooooouuuuutttttt!

    Baby :D
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    Lol...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,960
    ... coulda been a Miata.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,231
    Or a 'Vette? lol, I'm here allllll week!

    I gotta say, you sure are bein' a good sport here, John B)
    I disabled signatures.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,960
    msg wrote: »
    Or a 'Vette? lol, I'm here allllll week!

    I gotta say, you sure are bein' a good sport here, John B)

    Yeah, they never did a 2+2 Corvette, nor an SUV morph.

    ... so far.

    Heck, up here, we see almost as many freaking Maserati sedans as we see Teslas... which is to say a lot. :|

    qp96ed7xbz6i.png


    With the ventiports portholes in the fender, they look like freaking Buicks with freaking tridents stuck on the grilles.

    Man, when I was a lad, a Maserati looked like a freaking Maserati.

    b6dsfivglcb8.png
    9qje6s32j7qt.png


    Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go outside and yell at a cloud now.

    :/
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,960
    Oh, those are borrowed images -- ours are different colors.

    ahem.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,138
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Man, when I was a lad, a Maserati looked like a freaking Maserati.
    When I was a kid, "Pantera" was a cool car and not some redneck poser band from Texas. :p

    j715tedldixe.jpg


    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    After he is stripped of his man card, he can buy the car of his dreams...

    A used, sweat soaked Leaf from NJ!
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,138
    mrbiron wrote: »
    A used, sweat soaked Leaf from NJ!

    That converts empty pizza boxes and fast food wrappers into energy to power its 7hp electric motor.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    ndbrm60w1b0d.png
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    msg wrote: »
    Or a 'Vette? lol, I'm here allllll week!

    I gotta say, you sure are bein' a good sport here, John B)
    mrbiron wrote: »
    After he is stripped of his man card, he can buy the car of his dreams...

    A used, sweat soaked Leaf from NJ!

    sqdsdz4g8jyy.jpeg
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,960
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    ndbrm60w1b0d.png

    Ooooh, I want that.

    Imagine takin' that baby to the beach.
    hmmm -- wonder how those LiOH batteries feel about salt spray?

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    I grew up on the beaches of Carlsbad and Oceanside CA. We would hit the beach almost daily for years. I still have duck feet (fins) scars on the tops of my feet. We would go and have fun, drink beer and other party favors. Bonfires till midnight. It was a SoCal blast.

    Now to me the beach is a bummer, traffic is insane, can't have a beer and most places won't even allow bonfires anymore. The crime that has moved into the beaches is just out of control.

    As for the cold water, yeah that is the one drawback to SoCal. lucky if it hit's 72. Just look at the current flow and that say's it all.
    When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.
    Family Room:LG QNED80 75", Onkyo RZ50 Emotiva XPA3 GEN3 Oppo BDP-93,Sony UBP-X800BM. Main: Polk LsiM 705Center: Polk LSiM 704CFront High/Rear High In-Ceiling Polk 80F/X RT Surrounds: Polk S15 Sub: HSU VTF3-MK5
    Bed Room; Marantz SR5010, BDP-S270Main: Polk Signature S20Center: Polk Signature S35Rear: Polk R15 Sub: SVS SB2000
    Working Warehouse; Yamaha A-S301, Sony DVP-NS3100ES for disc Plok TSX550T SVS PB2000 Mini tower PC with 400GB of music
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    tonyb wrote: »
    charley95 wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    ... coulda been a Miata.

    Guys that drive Miata's squat to pee.

    LMAO...we are going to have to share a barstool one of these days.

    I would suggest you each get your own bar stool
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,960
    For the record, I like Miatas. When I bought my Focus ZX-3 (2000) the Miata was on my short list. I couldn't fit all four of us in it, though, so the Focus won out.

    The ZX-3, with a 5 speed manual, was a great car. I put over 180k miles on it, passed it along to our daughter & son-in-law, and they had it close to 250k when fatal rusting finally claimed it. The rear suspension kind of divorced itself from the structure of the car, so it was time for euthanasia. :(

    ucmr5wux7tyj.png

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,904
    edited July 2018
    My girlfriend purchased a new 2017 Miata convertible last year. I am just 6'2" and it is a real labor to get in and out of. Nice little car though, with it's paddle shifters and all.

    But yes, it is a chick car.
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,961
    Post up a pic! (The car, not the gf!)
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    My girlfriend purchased a new 2017 Miata convertible last year. I am just 6'2" and it is a real labor to get in and out of. Nice little car though, with it's paddle shifters and all.

    But yes, it is a chick car.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,960
    shifters belong on the floor -- with a clutch.
    Sorry :p


    ... but then again, I use vacuum tubes and play rekkids sometimes, too.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,904
    ^^I couldn't agree more.
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,904
    edited July 2018
    deleted
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Jaybeez
    Jaybeez Posts: 748
    I feel your pain and agree with all your issues. We had three little ones so the memories are all bad.
    Personally I stay away from the beach in the summer. Too much traffic and too many people. The day after Labor Day and through October the weather is pretty much the same and you get the beach almost to yourself.
    That’s our M.O. anyway.
    2 Channel "Polk" Room:

    Marantz PM8004 Integrated
    Marantz SA8004 SACD Player
    Music Hall mmf 7.3 TT with Ortofon Bronze
    WiiM Mini
    Schiit Bifrost with Multibit Upgrade
    Polk 7B with RDO198s
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,231
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Post up a pic! (The car, not the gf!)
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    My girlfriend purchased a new 2017 Miata convertible last year. I am just 6'2" and it is a real labor to get in and out of. Nice little car though, with it's paddle shifters and all.

    But yes, it is a chick car.

    Don't listen to him!
    If there happens to be a car in the pic, that's okay too.

    I disabled signatures.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,170
    I think this boils down to separation anxiety from your audio gear. As the kid-count goes up, the hobby time goes down.
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Man, when I was a lad, a Maserati looked like a freaking Maserati.

    b6dsfivglcb8.png
    9qje6s32j7qt.png


    Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go outside and yell at a cloud now.

    :/

    Man, when I was a kid, a Porsche looked like a Porsche...

    930-Turbo-1-940x705.jpg

    Nowadays...

    2019-Porsche-Cayenne-Review-LAI-34.jpg

    or

    01-porsche-panamera-fd.jpg

    AND!!!

    A Dodge Charger looked like a friggen' Dodge CHARGER!!!

    1968_Dodge_Charger.jpg

    not a 4-door family car

    136914847.jpg
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited July 2018
    As for the beach(es), my favorites are the ones we visited in France while visiting with relatives. Public beaches, I might add, = t0ple$$ / au natural be@ches :blush::wink::smiley:

    https://youtu.be/sX5BTChot-E
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter