u/RainbowBrain2023

I was at the beach today in Brighton and it was windy with choppy seas, not good for swimming. There was a lifeguard on duty east the pier, but further down there was a big group of people who were clearly tourists taking pictures fully clothed in the sea. They were messing about, pulling each other into the waves and kept falling over and seemed completely unaware of any danger.

I think if people don't grow up by the sea, they simply don't understand how dangerous it can be or how easy it is to get into difficulty. Nor how difficult it is to swim in waterlogged clothes. As a city that runs on tourism, we should be doing more to warn visitors about the dangers of the sea, and about Brighton specifically- that there is a shelf that drops down into deeper water, and currents around the pier.

I was going to make this post before I heard the news of the three people who tragically died in Shoreham today, and the little girl who was hospitalised. I just don't want things like this to keep happening along our coastline, this is preventable and we need to do something about it.

I know there's folklore about mermaids in Sussex, but wondering if there are any Brighton specific stories?

I moved house recently and I've spent the last few weeks doing incredibly boring admin and cleaning tasks. I'm still not done, and i'm actually okay doing stuff in the day because of adhd meds. But I'm feeling this drained/understimulated/boredom in the evenings, even things I usually enjoy are not stimulating enough and I feel kind of like I'm going out of my mind, but I don't know what to do to feel better. I'm physically tired out, so I'm not looking to go to the gym or anything like that. It's more of a mental issue

Maybe this is an obvious take, but I think the increase in airline prices is going to mean we get loads more tourists coming down from London this year. Beach and seafront are going to be absolutely jam packed!