[talk-au] Lifeguards & "Swim Between the Flags"

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

Agree entirely but I'm not trying to map the flags, I was trying to work
out a way of saying that the lifeguards are where the flags are?

Thanks

Graeme


On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 at 15:49, Adam Horan <ahoran at gmail.com> wrote:

> Flag position will vary daily based on weather conditions, tides, rips,
> proximity to the toilets, other stuff?
>
> I think you'd just need to mark the whole beach.
>
> Adam
>
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 at 15:04, Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefitz1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks everybody!
>>
>> In response to a couple of points ...
>>
>> No, I'm not trying to mark that the lifeguards are "in this spot", I just
>> thought that some way of indicating where on the beach (i.e the flags) they
>> would be would be good.
>>
>> & yes, we're all taught to swim between the flags, but is that standard
>> teaching everywhere?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Graeme
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 at 12:26, Simon Slater <pyevet at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wednesday, 20 October 2021 9:54:22 AM AEDT Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
>>> > A little while back, I put the emergency=lifeguard proposal through,
>>> > together with lifeguard=yes to describe those times when there is a
>>> > lifeguard/s on the beach, but they may not be in a fixed location.
>>> >
>>> <snip>
>>> > Or do we just not worry about it, & work on the idea that =yes is
>>> > sufficient?
>>> >
>>> When I were a lad, we were taught to always look for the flags when
>>> going to
>>> any beach to swim, teaching personal responsibility and obey the flags
>>> because
>>> the lifesavers know that beach better.  Therefore, actual flag positions
>>> need
>>> to be known as variable.
>>>
>>> However, tagging a beach that does have a SLSC is good because those
>>> unfamiliar with the area, tourists say, or families with young children,
>>> can
>>> then preferentially choose such beaches.  Similarly, the more
>>> adventurous, or
>>> those desiring solitude, can preferentially choose alternate locations.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards
>>> Simon Slater
>>>
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