Making Waves About The Flags
AUSTRALIA, BEACH, NEW SOUTH WALES, SAFETY, STUPID | HEALTHY | DECEMBER 15, 2018
(I am a lifeguard. I have a lady come up to me while I am standing between the red and yellow flags.)
Lady: “Where is the safest place to swim on the beach?”
Me: “Between the flags.”
Lady: “No, it isn’t; there are waves there.”
Me: “Yes, that’s normal for a beach.”
(She then points over to a current on the beach.)
Lady: “That is safer, as there are no waves.”
Me: “No, that’s the most dangerous part of the beach, because of the current.”
Lady: *starting to get mad* “I think I should know where is safe, as I’m a lifeguard in Europe!”
Me: “No, that is a very unsafe spot.”
Lady: “I’ll show you.”
(Despite my protests, she swims out to the current, and she ends up getting sucked out the back of the surf and we have to rescue her.)
Lady: “I thought it was safe there!”
(Make sure to swim BETWEEN the red and yellow flags when at the beach in Australia!)
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