Lemongrove I so agree with you. Our society now has turned into one where someone has always got to be blamed and so much time and effort is wasted by everyone producing documentation to prove they are not to blame if something goes wrong. Yesterday I had to go into hospital for a day patient procedure. I'd had a printed leaflet explaining it twice in the post, I'd had it explained over the phone and in person in the two weeks preceding my appointment then yesterday 3 times I t was gone through again and my consent checked. All just to prove no blame if something went wrong I am sure. If I wasn't happy to give my consent I would not have turned up for the appointment! People seem unable to read and take note of warning signs, they seem unable to make sensible decisions about weighing up actions against risks. They want guarantees and then someone to blame and then get compensation. Instead people should accept there may be accidents and things go wrong. I have been on loads of beaches very few with lifeguards and if you want to do more than paddle then you have to research and find where is safe to swim. I would say the coastal towns need to put effort into opening car parks and public toilets and maybe some sort of system for booking places on the car parks in advance to try to control numbers. If there are no lifeguards on duty people should be grateful they can sunbathe, walk on the beach and paddle. A lot of people can't get to a beach at present and a lot of people are still stuck in their homes because of shielding.
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