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Old 06-30-2017, 12:46 PM
 
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People here are to be tough. Work on building up your immunity to germs, and man up! Show those germs who's superior Cut back on all those antibacterial soaps and antibiotics, and give your body a chance to strengthen itself from within.

Really though, a graphic like that could conceivably be generated for anywhere in the populated areas of the US.

Now, head to the sewers.... I mean 'coast'!
I think they are trying to give Galveston a bad rap to make Houstonians go to the beach in La Porte.
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Old 06-30-2017, 02:22 PM
 
Location: South Padre Island, TX
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I've gone to the beach in many places and Texas is the only place where I've seen the water completely brown

I guess is true what people say .... everything is bigger in Texas
I guess you've never been to those in Buenos Aires.
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Old 07-01-2017, 07:23 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Unfortunately, It is brown due to silt from the flow of the Mississippi.
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Old 07-02-2017, 09:40 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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You can check the water quality here
https://www.theswimguide.org/find/#2...021831779917/7
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