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dixiegrrrrl

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32. Down here, it is common for entire families to go to the grocery store.

Sun May 31, 2015, 09:13 AM

May 2015

From Grandma down to the smallest kid, or grandkid, who knows.
We are talking 6-8 people moving in a herd down the aisle, and yelling at one another from different parts of the aisle.
Or hollering into their cell phones....they all seem to have cell phones.
And then they all get into the checkout line.

Sunday morning at 10 am is the only way to find a quiet store.

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Poll: Does this look like fun, or like living hell, to you? [View all] dixiegrrrrl May 2015 OP

Option 2 requires no possible payment... malthaussen May 2015 #1

Fun. bigwillq May 2015 #2

While I love the beach, that looks like a horror scene to me DFW May 2015 #3

i have been lucky in that the beaches I grew up on were "secret" dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #8

I live in Nordrhein-Westfalen DFW May 2015 #9

Tokyo at rush hour Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #41

You better than most of us, although I've been there for that, too. DFW Jun 2015 #49

Yep, there are plenty of such places in the South of Spain War Horse May 2015 #11

State and National Parks are the way to go. alphafemale Jun 2015 #51

It's not just the crowd, it's the heat. femmocrat May 2015 #4

I seldom pass up the chance to pick the "living hell" option. n/t UTUSN May 2015 #5

I grew up at the Jersey Shore... a la izquierda May 2015 #6

My first thought too... hay rick May 2015 #20

Whereabouts? a la izquierda May 2015 #23

Bradley Beach and Neptune City. hay rick May 2015 #26

Oh wow. I dated a guy who lived in Ocean Grove for a bit. a la izquierda May 2015 #29

Spent a lot of time at Sandy Hook, as a kid Number9Dream Jun 2015 #39

We went to the beaches off Atlantic City treestar Jun 2015 #56

Number 2. I share Linus van Pelt's philosophy sarge43 May 2015 #7

my "personal space" has a 40 foot radius pscot May 2015 #10

I feel the same as you. Tipperary May 2015 #13

I agree. Marie Marie May 2015 #25

In recent years, I've started measuring mine in acreage... magical thyme May 2015 #31

I totally hear you. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #34

Yep. For the beach I'd say about 10 feet. treestar Jun 2015 #57

I grew up going to the "cars on the beach" in Volusia County, Florida.... steve2470 May 2015 #12

An old friend lived in Ormond-by-the-Sea - LiberalElite May 2015 #15

yes it used to be pretty unpopulated back in the day steve2470 May 2015 #16

Even just a few years ago- LiberalElite May 2015 #17

only if I had some thorozine olddots May 2015 #14

herd mentality Skittles May 2015 #18

Since I'm a bit of a hermit, lovemydog May 2015 #19

That's way too many people...I'd still go...you can't keep me from mackerel May 2015 #21

My idea of a beach... Generic Brad May 2015 #22

I don't even like the crowd on Democratic Underground...and they're not real. BlueJazz May 2015 #24

Less dense and fewer people than a Slayer mosh pit. Iggo May 2015 #27

Living hell davidpdx May 2015 #28

Down here, it is common for entire families to go to the grocery store. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #32

I usually go to Costco in the middle of a week day davidpdx Jun 2015 #38

I often work second shift and shop at a 24 hour grocery store in my town Fearless Jun 2015 #48

I have a neighbors who go to the grocery store every Sunday at 10 am. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #44

A wise neighbor. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #45

My younger daughter was in school where they had great, empty beaches DFW May 2015 #30

Fsck no, I hate crowds and beaches. Chan790 May 2015 #33

Only if it's the Cote d'Azur. GoneOffShore May 2015 #35

That's Hell to me Ron Obvious May 2015 #36

I have always enjoyed the beach UglyGreed May 2015 #37

I will take a day at the beach in any form I can get it. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #40

Option 3 geardaddy Jun 2015 #42

I no longer sit in the sun at the beach mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #43

I'd rather have a more secluded beach DawgHouse Jun 2015 #46

Fun time, sure why not? Fearless Jun 2015 #47

Only if ... surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #50

OK, I had to undo my vote. trof Jun 2015 #52

My corp-corp bill rate is about $100/hour discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2015 #53

I loved Sunset Beach, CA as a child decades ago IDemo Jun 2015 #54

Living hell treestar Jun 2015 #55

Nobody wears clothes on my favorite beaches. hunter Jun 2015 #58