Jogging on the beach
I went jogging on the beach this morning. Yea, I'm lucky. It rained last night, which normally makes for a nice brisk morning, things are wet and different from the norm here in San Diego. But being on the beach after it rains makes you realize a few things.
The first being that people are idiots. The sand was matted down and there was litter all over the place. Maybe this is a normal occurrence every morning and I just never realized. Doesn't everyone love the beach? Yea? So why do they throw their empty doritos bags on it?
The second being that people are idiots. The storm drains for the city of San Diego collect the water off the streets and send it where? You guessed it. Out onto the beach and into the ocean. Maybe this made sense one hundred years ago when they actually collected only rainwater, but now they collect oil and trash and debris off the streets, which makes for a nice stew that comes out onto the beach and into the water. Not only does it come out onto the beach, but it washes away the sand and makes a channel about 2 feet deep and 20 feet wide. Way to go California. Maybe it's time to reconsider this policy.
And the third being that surfers are dedicated. The ocean in Southern California is polluted on a regular basis, but after a rain in which the above things happen, in the water is probably not exactly the smartest place to be after a rainstorm. But it's not their fault. They enjoy what they do and are dedicated and I don't blame them.
As a side note, I grew up on the east coast, so to me a river was a natural place filled with water that moved slowly from its source to its destination. I couldn't believe it when I learned that the Los Angeles River was a concrete channel that routed run off water through the city. And the "LA River" even doubles as the place to film high speed chase scenes for movies during the dry season. Ha! That's not a river!
Also, as another side note, how sad is it that we can pollute something as enormous as the ocean to the point where it's inadvisable and a danger to our health to go in it?
The first being that people are idiots. The sand was matted down and there was litter all over the place. Maybe this is a normal occurrence every morning and I just never realized. Doesn't everyone love the beach? Yea? So why do they throw their empty doritos bags on it?
The second being that people are idiots. The storm drains for the city of San Diego collect the water off the streets and send it where? You guessed it. Out onto the beach and into the ocean. Maybe this made sense one hundred years ago when they actually collected only rainwater, but now they collect oil and trash and debris off the streets, which makes for a nice stew that comes out onto the beach and into the water. Not only does it come out onto the beach, but it washes away the sand and makes a channel about 2 feet deep and 20 feet wide. Way to go California. Maybe it's time to reconsider this policy.
And the third being that surfers are dedicated. The ocean in Southern California is polluted on a regular basis, but after a rain in which the above things happen, in the water is probably not exactly the smartest place to be after a rainstorm. But it's not their fault. They enjoy what they do and are dedicated and I don't blame them.
As a side note, I grew up on the east coast, so to me a river was a natural place filled with water that moved slowly from its source to its destination. I couldn't believe it when I learned that the Los Angeles River was a concrete channel that routed run off water through the city. And the "LA River" even doubles as the place to film high speed chase scenes for movies during the dry season. Ha! That's not a river!
Also, as another side note, how sad is it that we can pollute something as enormous as the ocean to the point where it's inadvisable and a danger to our health to go in it?
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