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I remember a time when there was a lifeguard at every stand on every beach in Southern California. Now you hardly see them. I couldn't believe it when I saw one at Rosie's Dog Beach a month ago. (Long Beach, CA) He wasn't there for very long either. He was mostly patrolling the huge stretch of beach in a big red truck.
I guess it’s easier here, because they’re only needed for three months. It would be much harder to find enough staff when school is in session. But they guard every beach during the high season in many of the towns here. They are lifeguard stands every block with 2 guards at each. Ironically, many people try to go in when the lifeguards aren’t there, because they don’t want to abide by the rules of staying within a certain spot where the lifeguards can see them.
I remember a time when there was a lifeguard at every stand on every beach in Southern California. Now you hardly see them. I couldn't believe it when I saw one at Rosie's Dog Beach a month ago. (Long Beach, CA) He wasn't there for very long either. He was mostly patrolling the huge stretch of beach in a big red truck.
True. Back in the 50's/60's the beaches weren't open unless lifeguards were on duty.
Digging in the sand is a pretty basic activity - hence, buckets and shovels for the beach being among kids' first toys - but excavating a 10-foot hole is another level.
My boyfriend and I happened upon one once, and I actually jumped down into it for a little racy photo shoot (the beach was basically deserted at the time, and there were no hotel balconies overlooking it). Guess I'm lucky to have survived!
I guess it’s easier here, because they’re only needed for three months. It would be much harder to find enough staff when school is in session. But they guard every beach during the high season in many of the towns here. They are lifeguard stands every block with 2 guards at each. Ironically, many people try to go in when the lifeguards aren’t there, because they don’t want to abide by the rules of staying within a certain spot where the lifeguards can see them.
There are always those who don't think the rules apply to them. Some years ago/within the past ten, a man drowned at Sandy Hook (a national park/beach, for those not familiar with New Jersey). There are swimming beaches, but Sandy Hook is a long, thin, spit of land between the ocean and a bay. The man drowned on the bay side. He waded into the water holding his 18-month old son, but there was a drop in that area where it went from three feet deep to fifteen feet deep. He stepped off the edge and into deep water. His wife ran into the water and grabbed the baby, but she could not save her husband, who did not know how to swim, and he drowned.
And right at the very spot where he went into the water is a tall red-and-white sign that says, DANGER: NO SWIMMING OR WADING IN THIS AREA.
There are always those who don't think the rules apply to them. Some years ago/within the past ten, a man drowned at Sandy Hook (a national park/beach, for those not familiar with New Jersey). There are swimming beaches, but Sandy Hook is a long, thin, spit of land between the ocean and a bay. The man drowned on the bay side. He waded into the water holding his 18-month old son, but there was a drop in that area where it went from three feet deep to fifteen feet deep. He stepped off the edge and into deep water. His wife ran into the water and grabbed the baby, but she could not save her husband, who did not know how to swim, and he drowned.
And right at the very spot where he went into the water is a tall red-and-white sign that says, DANGER: NO SWIMMING OR WADING IN THIS AREA.
We can't always save people from themselves.
And the above goes to show...you can post signs, make laws, educate the public and there will still be people who think they know better.
You just have to write them off. Sounds horrible but there's not much more you can do.
There are always those who don't think the rules apply to them. Some years ago/within the past ten, a man drowned at Sandy Hook (a national park/beach, for those not familiar with New Jersey). There are swimming beaches, but Sandy Hook is a long, thin, spit of land between the ocean and a bay. The man drowned on the bay side. He waded into the water holding his 18-month old son, but there was a drop in that area where it went from three feet deep to fifteen feet deep. He stepped off the edge and into deep water. His wife ran into the water and grabbed the baby, but she could not save her husband, who did not know how to swim, and he drowned.
And right at the very spot where he went into the water is a tall red-and-white sign that says, DANGER: NO SWIMMING OR WADING IN THIS AREA.
We can't always save people from themselves.
What a horrible, tragic story! I almost drowned maybe 15 years ago now, on late September day after the lifeguards had gone. I won’t go in when there’s not lifeguards now.
What a horrible, tragic story! I almost drowned maybe 15 years ago now, on late September day after the lifeguards had gone. I won’t go in when there’s not lifeguards now.
I used to love playing in rough waves as a kid. Now I will only go in when it is calm or gently rolling and the waves break close to the sand. I can't get up so fast when I get knocked down.
It pains me because I love being in the ocean, but if i have doubts about the roughness, I just wade in and splash water on myself like the old lady I'm becoming.
I used to love playing in rough waves as a kid. Now I will only go in when it is calm or gently rolling and the waves break close to the sand. I can't get up so fast when I get knocked down.
It pains me because I love being in the ocean, but if i have doubts about the roughness, I just wade in and splash water on myself like the old lady I'm becoming.
You have to move south where the waves don't knock you down
I remember as a kid going to Pt Pleasant NJ and there were ropes in the water to hold on to against the rough waves.
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