Seadide stupidly busy

[mummydoris2006]

I live in a seaside resort (Slegness) and today it is absolutely heaving with people. I understand new guidelines say you can drive and enjoy the beach etc for the day but people are really taking the Mickey!

The beach has human excrement on it, the queues for supermarkets are worse as people are queing hoping they can use the toilet and one person even knocked on a residents door and asked if his pregnant girlfriend could use the toilet. Upon being told no he told the homeowner they were out of order as she was pregnant and they'd drove from Essex.

I keep seeing threads where people that live by the sea etc are being slated for not welcoming visitors but the reality is due to the amount of people flocking to the coast we can't safely enjoy our own hometown, the streets are far to narrow to be able to stay 2m away from people with the influx of visitors.If any local dares to comment we are immediately hit with the "you wouldn't have jobs if it wasnt for us". Neither my own or any of my families jobs are tourist reliant and amazingly we manage to keep our economy going well enough during the winter months.

I understand people want a bit of normality and it's really hard on children but surely you should respect the place you visit and as people that live here all year round we should be able to safely enjoy our own hometown.

I feel the same, I live on the glorious Kent coast and every one of our beaches is full of bloody londoners- the type of disrespectful louts who not only pack our beaches, but leave all their flaming rubbish behind. I was sick of picking harmful rubbish and plastic up the other day to the sound od some idiots speakers blaring out Dubatep and Grime "music" - I had two bags full and my seven year old commented I didn't need to pick EVERYONES rubbish up. Having worked in a sea life were we were telling people the dangers of carrier bags, polystyrene chip containers and plastic beer packs killing marine life for over 20 years before people b

I live in the states on the seaside and it's the same here. We're inundated with people and the ones coming are definitely not the ones with a lick of common sense.

Oops posted too soon, sorry about typos on previous post. Anyway, Yes I felt the need to pick up the discarded rubbish- people even leave disposable nappies on the beach. Far more mess left behind than by dog owners who enjoy the beach for six months of the year and leave them clean. I actually enjoyed lockdown and the beaches being empty except for the odd dog walker

‘bloody londoners’ - what the London where there were no new cases of the virus on Tuesday? And I assume you have never visited London in return or is it different when you come to ‘Our’ London.

The government want us to travel to increase fuel sales and increase their revenue.

For gods sake take a potty and toilet paper and wipes and take home and dispose of ,just use freaking Common sense

I went to Skegness once. I lasted 20 minutes before going back to the car. Grim. And that was without corona virus.

@portocristo Grown adults who can't control their bowels for a few hours shouldn't be out in public without quick access to a toilet

Sadly people don't think past what they want. I get wanting normality etc but if you cannot practically eat, drink and toilet then it should be considered a no go. Defecating in someone else ’backyard’ because you didn't have the foresight to consider that issue is disgusting. Local people can't even use their own shops because of other peoples lack of attention to detail, simply because I don't think they care. It's not illegal and they don't care that they are causing others who live there to have to stay indoors because they don't feel safe in thier own home.

And by total contrast! We walk frequently around Broomhead and Ewden dams, both very isolated and to be honest, very few non locals even know where they are. Yorkshire water have closed down the tracks and even gone to the extent of hammering in a great big wooden barrier with notices everywhere saying ‘path closed’. In normal times, on a ‘busy’ day we’ve only ever seen about twenty people around the whole area, the vast majority being dog walkers like us.

So people can invade Skeggy but can’t walk in an isolated secluded area? The world is going mad.

I love near blackpool and the crowds have been ridiculous. Not only are the beaches and proms packed but the amount of litter left at the end of the day is a total disgrace. For the past 7 weeks the beaches and prom have been lovely and clean, the water has been crystal clear. Within days of Boris' announcement to relax lockdown it's like we live in a totally different place. There's cans everywhere, sweet and crisp packets, empty plastic bottles and even soiled nappies all over the beach and the prom. How truly disgusting are people. It's bad enough that you feel the need to travel such a distance to get to the beach during a global pandemic, but to also have total disregard for the local environment is unforgivable.

I'm dreading another lockdown when the second wave of infections comes. Why can't people at least social distance if they insist on visiting a beach. People can be utterly clueless some times YANBU.

I went to Skegness once. I lasted 20 minutes before going back to the car. Grim. And that was without corona virus

Couldn't agree more. Bleak.
I'm presuming the people with pitchforks and self righteousness aren't dependent on tourism to make a living.

Littering anywhere is gross and disgusting. One of my dogs is particularly partial to snotty tissues which are EVERYWHERE now. I can’t even take them off him as they won’t hurt him but could seriously infect me. There is no excuse, ever, for leaving rubbish everywhere.

In terms of people going to the seaside, I think people need to be a bit more understanding. We’re fortunate. We live in a beautiful area in the Peak District. We have a small holding in a tiny hamlet but I can still find sympathy in my heart for those poor families in inner cities living in tower blocks. Imagine dragging children, shopping and buggies up and down in grotty lifts? Imagine your children’s only fresh air being through a window held on a restrictor so they can’t fall ten stories on to a concrete car park? God’s sake - is there any wonder they try to get to the seaside?

I don't think anyone should really be visiting anywhere that's not within a short drive of your home and therefore local (I am talking 10 min drive) I think a lot of people saying YABU will be from the towns. I get they want a bit of the countryside but there must be perks to living in a city that we obviously won't be getting in return. We can all happily exchange places in a month or so once this is a bit more understood. People out there are scared and some people are not respectful of that. I for one can't wait to get back to Edinburgh for a weekend without the kids when this is acceptable and others in return will be more than welcome in the countryside 😊 please remeber that some of these communities are a 40 minute drive etc to a local hospital. You go back to your city where you have a lot more facilities to deal with the virus but leave behind germs that could infect vulnerable people miles from a hospital. I think that's the main issue for some and I respect that.

If we get the second lockdown let's hope Boris learns the lesson over letting people travel everywhere.

I'm really glad that the loo's are closed on our beach - I drove past today to check it out and there were about 6 familes with about 50 metres between each. I took my children this afternoon, nobody came even close, no shops or loo's - all locals, it was lovely to get back to the sea. I really hope they don't open anything here.
I'd be bloody furious if anyone knocked on my door for a loo!

YANBU OP. I live near the north coast of Cornwall. On social media yesterday there were reports of people getting into trouble with the rip tides and people having to be rescued by locals. I don't want to be dramatic, but someone will die as visitors are inexperienced. Also lots of reports of plastic bottles of wee left on the beach. I mean, you could take it home with you and dispose of it, couldn't you?

Unfortunately you can't teach common sense

While people should use common sense the government is to blame - they have allowed travel of any distance knowing full well what would happen. Scotland today has made it clear their phrase 1 will require you to stay more local.
These first rules for relaxing of lockdown in England are illogical and not thought through- release all these people to the beach etc, impossible to social distance, making it more unsafe for locals. Oh, and I can sit, hopefully with enough room to socially distance, next to these groups all day but not sit socially distanced next to my daughter and grandchildren!
Both Scotland and Northern Ireland have recognised the importance of being able to see family and their first phrase allows for this.

Which of those people should be the ones to go "hmm I won't do this in case it's busy" and which should then be allowed to go?

I am one of those. Rather stay at home than be in queues and crowds.
Perhaps if furloughed people HAD to do some other work for their money the destinations would not be so full. Getting a bit sick of the furloughed on their extended holiday. They need to pay it back like a student loan. Also many people say those who claim benefits should clean the streets. What is furlough money if not a benefit. I have never earnt £2.5 in a month, you don't need that much to eat and pay the basic bills. Should be a flat rate as in some other countries, like Ireland, say £250 a week, more than enough. More than benefit.

Getting a bit sick of the furloughed on their extended holiday. They need to pay it back like a student loan

Why should they? It wasn't their decision to close their workplace and chuck them out of work for an indefinite period.

Flat rate wouldn't have been a bad idea but there's no way a Tory Gov would have gone for that.

Which of those people should be the ones to go "hmm I won't do this in case it's busy" and which should then be allowed to go?

First comes first served? There was a local homeowner on news who lives near the beach. The road was absolutely packed. Double yellow, mind me. Someone asked him if they could park on his drive because the road is full.

How dumb do you have to be to see hundreds of cars and think "Ya now what. Im gonna join in"🤷🏻

Getting a bit sick of the furloughed on their extended holiday.

In around 90% of the cases, they have in fact lost their job. They might as well make the most of it now. There are many workers very busy now. It's not an enviable position to be the one who has just been told they are not needed.

Which of those people should be the ones to go "hmm I won't do this in case it's busy" and which should then be allowed to go?

prepaid tickets. You book and pay online in advance. When full capacity is reached, no more tickets.