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It would appear nose ring clad, non wetsuit (tough) man didn't like me today or the fact I've travelled from one of the most middle parts of England for that matter. A lovely day was somewhat marred by the fact I was told I should "spend less time ****ing about with that (gopro, I know) and more time watching the waves" when I accidentally bumped in to him in a sea that resembled a wave pool in benidorm. I asked him "or what" which further raged him and when asking him if he owned this part of the sea he lost it and ****ed off. I'm sorry us middle England folk come down and spoil the seaside so often, but we probably do help things a bit too.
pfffft - tourists 🙄
You had the whole ocean to choose from and you chose his bit?
I'm confused.
Why does it matter about the wetsuit?
How did he know where you'd come from?
Is he a Dead President?
Wow, it sounds like you came across a dick. I've heard about them but I've never seen one in the wild.
You lucky chap, hope you managed to snap a couple of pics!
Get in the sea.
Chill dude.
There'll be no accusations, just friendly crustaceans, under the sea.
Maybe you *should* have spent more time watching the waves instead of ****ing about with your GoPro?
Damn right too....literally.
Hook you surfboard lease to his nose... accidentally.
2/10
What are you on about?
But did you wee in the sea ?!
People are even getting shouty and precious in the sea now!
They are everywhere ... 🤣
“or what”
Oooo… hard man.
Did you at any point say sorry?
Maybe you *should* have spent more time watching the waves instead of **** about with your GoPro?
+1
It was a sunny bank holiday ssturday so it was rather busy and I was just getting a few clips of the daughter bodyboarding. Thing is I just got pushed in by the wave where they were breaking in his general direction so there wasn't a lot i could do. I did put my hand up and start to say sorry but he just went off at me. As I say it was in the flagged bit so you were getting bumped in to all the time,
We need the video so we can all jump to our own conclusions.
What's a flagged bit?
The lifeguards corral everyone into a small section of beach so they can sit back and watch the grockles fighting...
Ah cattle herding.
I don't like it when people don't look where they are going and walk into me..... but they usually say sorry or excuse me and then that's that.
Hostilities are avoided 🙂
Hook you surfboard lease to his nose…
It was a rented board?
Cocaine abuse turns people into self obsessed ****ers shocka 😳
Get in the sea.
Wouldn’t this be a case of get on the land?
"Maybe you *should* have spent more time watching the waves instead of **** about with your GoPro?"
Could not agree more.
The sea is dangerous enough without people concentrating on little boxes on a stick rather than their surroundings.
If you don't like confrontation while your'e in the sea, don't go surfing at Saltburn.
Well not next to the pier anyway, at high water when there's anglers chucking 6oz sinkers about.
Wow, it sounds like you came across a dick.
Thats pretty much it, innit.
Never had any problems at Saltburn, other than being able to park... obvz.
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Don’t forget - you may have not been the first tourist to have done that to him on the day.
Maybe he was minding his own business and someone who wasn't paying attention got a bit to close to him or his loved ones. So he moved. Then it happened again.
Maybe the person not paying attention was so wrapped up in what they were doing they didn't realise they were being annoying and irritating to the people trying to share the same space.
Then the inevitable happen and there was conflict.
Maybe this could have been avoided.
But then we wouldn't have the joy of this thread.
Almost 100% the other guy was a tourist too...
Agreed- my meaning was the ‘straw that broke the camels back’, which could cause the same issue response with either.
Everyone seems to be a bit more angry at the moment. Does no-one remember how to have a good riot and let off steam?
But did you wee in the sea ?!
We all do, one way or another
Did he look like this?
Was this a confessional post that you got shouty and precious in the sea? It certainly reads that way.
As I read it..
Op makes an error of judgement with regard to a wave, quite possibly because increased by or at least the result of the error was increased by the concentrating on a gopro.
Man take umbrage to being bumped into. Expresses himself admittedly in not the best way, but it was the OP's fault.
The OP, despite being in the wrong, rather than defuse the situation with a "sorry" or "sorry, the wave caught me by surprise" responds with "Or what!?!".
Now I fully get that the guy was rude and that you did not intend to bump into him but you did. It may not even be 100% your fault as the wave caught you off guard but you did make an error that contributed to the bump and rather than admit it challenged the guy to a fight. The guy was being a dick, but you out dicked him.
Im more amused that the OP classes you as a tough guy if you dont wear a wetsuit in the sea (im assuming none of the parties here were surfing of course).
Just looked at Peranporth beach and its bloody rammed, so looking for somewhere esle to go for a swim
Just looked at Peranporth beach and its bloody rammed, so looking for somewhere esle to go for a swim
Walk 500yds north. It’ll be empty. If it isn’t walk a little bit further. Surfed penhale last night and it was empty.
Just sat on perranporth beach. It is rammed,but there is plenty of sea left for you👍
I've not long been back from a local beach it was packed must have be almost 12 people along the mile of beach.
Bad enough having phone zombies as part of life now ! Let alone a go Pro goon in the sea
You come across as one of those people who stands behind his mates on a night out threatening other people .
All you needed to do was apologies for YOUR error and he would most likely of accepted and moved on after quite rightly calling you a dick