DISQUS

Mike Guardabascio · 1 year ago

Aw haaaaaaaaale no! Not that I'm defending our disgusting oceans, but I'm just saying: I've been to Oklahoma. At least our stench is limited primarily to one spot.

Mike Guardabascio · 1 year ago

That should read "ocean" or "beaches." I do realize we only have the one ocean.

howardx · 1 year ago

i used to work for a biotech firm that made test kits for venereal diseases, of all the states we shipped to oklahoma bought the most kits by far. just sayin......

Mano Lamancha · 1 year ago

From the mouths of babes… well, she was asked for an opinion, and she gave it. Gotta respect the kid for that. Hopefully Long Beach leaders are paying attention to how out-of-staters perceive Long Beach’s waters.

A Los Angeles Times headline of “Another Long Beach sewage spill forces beach closures” (08/13/08) doesn’t do much to help perceptions either – and is quite unfair, as the sewage spill actually occurred in Watts; Long Beach was just the downstream recipient of the wayward turds.

I dunno, maybe this kind of negative publicity is just what Long Beach needs to spur its leaders to do something about the water quality out of embarrassment - but more likely they’ll be motivated by the potential loss of tourist dollars, as politicians seemed seldom shamed by anything.

LB City Girl · 1 year ago

heck, my kid swims in the water all summer long with LBJG and he's just fine...
'course I did have to have him tested twice this summer for mysterious stomach ailments...
Tell Okie to toughen up.