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I would like to have lived by a large body of water. The time I spent summers in and by Lake Michigan as a child are cherished.

I'd live near the canal. Depending where, I probably wouldn't care, because I can walk places and there are shops around. Expensive ones, but still 😔

Definitely

I think the nearest natural body of water is the Pacific & would land me in Cali which is not a place I want to live.

If a creek qualifies as a body of water, I’m already there.

No, there is a pond right across the street from my house. I can see it just fine from here.

That would be the river at the bottom of the cliff behind town. Nope.

No because I’m in FL near the ocean and the closer you get to the ocean the more likely your home is to flood or have more damage during hurricanes or even just heavy rainstorms.

I guess...the Maumee River is just a block away, and all those riverfront houses cost more than mine. If I actually had to buy it, rather than trade straight-up, no...I have no use for bodies of water.

That would be Lake Erie. In some ways, it’s tempting. A house on the lake would have beautiful views. But, I like my neighborhood and my house.

The Great Salt Lake can be very stinky, so I’ll stay where I’m at.

If rivers count I’m in. The San Joaquin River isn’t too bad

Not after Hurricane Sandy. I’ve seen the damage and some people have never recovered.

I'm about 200 ft from the Atlantic Ocean right now.

Nothing on this island is farther than a mile from the ocean.

do rivers count?

If I had enough $ I'd be living beachside now, instead of 5 miles away.

Ocean air is hell on vehicles, so no unless I get a garage

Naw. Texas coast is fucking nasty from all the drilling

No, I like it here.

No. I disagree strongly with coastal development. People are concerned about rising tides. I don’t want to hear it. Don’t live on the damn coast and then bitch when your multi-million dollar property gets destroyed or worse, depend on tax payers for assistance because you moved your happy ass to a beach and can’t afford the loss when Mother Nature wins.... and she will win. She always does.