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Old 04-16-2017, 05:24 AM
 
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Are you in Nice?

I'm not a fan of Galveston's mud-sand, but it's much better than the rocks on the beaches in Nice.
No, I'm in Poland, of all places, and I'm not even anywhere remotely near a beach. Even if I was, it wouldn't be fit to go to almost all year round.
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Old 04-17-2017, 12:27 AM
 
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Galveston is trash. Everybody in Texas either goes down to SPI or head east to alabama/miss/florida (mainly florida)

I remember I was visiting a friend in Houston and he took me down to Galveston. Whole place was an eyesore and the water was super brown. Plus I stepped on a syringe. Never again.
It could be worse. Have you been to Nashville? It's overrun with drug addicts and drunks. I went there because it was supposed to be nice, but I thought I'd catch TB due to all the drug addicts walking around haching up their lungs. Disgusting place.
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Old 05-18-2017, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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And just because a beach has gorgeous, clear water doesn't mean it's any cleaner than Galveston waters. Health advisories posted for three beaches - News - Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach, FL
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Old 05-18-2017, 01:20 PM
 
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And just because a beach has gorgeous, clear water doesn't mean it's any cleaner than Galveston waters. Health advisories posted for three beaches - News - Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach, FL
Correct. What makes Galveston "dirty" is dirt, silt. You're more likely to encounter swimming in water contaminated with things like human waste on the gorgeous Mexican beaches.
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Old 05-18-2017, 09:41 PM
 
Location: C.R. K-T
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And just because a beach has gorgeous, clear water doesn't mean it's any cleaner than Galveston waters. Health advisories posted for three beaches - News - Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach, FL
Peninsular Florida is much better though. Not just beaches but the amenities of the large cities of Tampa, Orlando, and Miami.
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Old 05-20-2017, 05:47 PM
 
Location: South Padre Island, TX
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And just because a beach has gorgeous, clear water doesn't mean it's any cleaner than Galveston waters. Health advisories posted for three beaches - News - Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach, FL
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Correct. What makes Galveston "dirty" is dirt, silt. You're more likely to encounter swimming in water contaminated with things like human waste on the gorgeous Mexican beaches.
This should be quite obvious and well-known.
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Old 05-20-2017, 05:56 PM
 
Location: South Padre Island, TX
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Beach expansion complete:
Galveston's nearly $20 million beach expansion complete, concludes $44 million improvement project - Houston Chronicle
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Old 05-20-2017, 06:47 PM
 
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And just because a beach has gorgeous, clear water doesn't mean it's any cleaner than Galveston waters. Health advisories posted for three beaches - News - Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach, FL
Oh brother, you can't boost Galveston by demeaning Florida's white sand GORGEOUS CLEAR BLUE-GREEN HUES WATERS. By occasional heavy rain run-off periods that boost bacteria levels.

That was Northwest gulf-coast Florida. They could travel a few miles for no issues on them days. Too bad those who boast of a Sub-Tropical Gulf-Coast South Texas? If only it meant they had the ---> white-sand and clear waters of Florida and gulf coast Mississippi and Alabama even? Then the Texas Coast might be as Florida's? Resorts that draw even Northern tourist in droves.

Galveston is surely a asset. Especially to the Greater Houston Region. But it is just more very nice like New Jersey beaches. Which of them are better is arbitrary. But by far...... Florida's are to either.

I go for Aesthetics and that Ocean Breeze and rarely go into the water anyway. But very Very few will fly to the Texas Gulf coast over the Florida one. But if a Texan or even Oklahoman? It is fine for a getaway to drive too.
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Old 05-20-2017, 08:29 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Dude lighten up. The point was that all waters get contamination from time to time. it isn't limited to Galveston, people tend to assume Galveston is contaminated solely because of the color and murkiness. They also assume it doesn't happen in pristine looking water but it does. It's nature.
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Old 05-21-2017, 12:14 AM
 
Location: South Padre Island, TX
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Dude lighten up. The point was that all waters get contamination from time to time. it isn't limited to Galveston, people tend to assume Galveston is contaminated solely because of the color and murkiness. They also assume it doesn't happen in pristine looking water but it does. It's nature.
That poster comes in raging with all sorts of strawmans that, at best, are beside the point. Ignore the fool and move on.
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