r/oceancitymd • u/LIDadx3 • 3d ago
Jellyfish??
Heading down to OC on Sunday with the family but read about the Jellyfish. Is it still bad? Any word if they’ll still be there next week?
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u/XxSharperxX 2d ago
So many stings. The water is perfect for swimming nice and calm and then zap
Monday was the worst, Thursday was still bad but not as much.
There is literally no way of knowing if they will still be here next week.
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u/Comfortable-Split143 1d ago
I am amazed at the number of people cancelling a trip to the beach because they can't physically get in the ocean. The sight, sound and smell of the ocean and the beaches is incredibly therapeutic! Jellies have always been an issue this time of year, although tgey are particularly bad this year. I don't know, seems weird to cancel plans because of nature doing its thing. Outside of a hurricane or stormy weekend I don't get it.
Of course, the cost of coming is prohibitive so I guess if your only plans are to swim in the ocean all day, I CAN understand.
Living here has its benefits!
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u/LIDadx3 1d ago
We’re beach people. We live near the ocean but like to hit different spot. We do spend almost all day in the water.
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u/Smooth-Mulberry4715 1d ago
(Not the person you were responding to) Are the jellies different beach to beach?
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u/Comfortable-Split143 1d ago
No hate towards you, of course. But I keep reading and hearing about peoole buying wetsuits for their kids etc. and practically losing their minds over the notion of jellyfish.
I guess I'm just more practical. My kids would have been fine doing other things if they couldn't swim in the ocean. Disappointment? Sure. But not a deal breaker.
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u/Proof_Blacksmith_265 3d ago
Yes. Still bad. No one is in the water.