Wednesday, 24 August 2022

Ignorance is Bliss



There was a broken sewage pipe in the road behind these beaches with a spill into the sea. My daughter, who lives right there, was told not go swimming.

They didn't tell the tourists though.

What you don't know can't hurt you.   Can it?


 

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  1. northsider 24 August 2022 at 10:02

    I remember several resorts in England with similar sewage solutions. The Mackerel were big there.

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  2. Tigger24 August 2022 at 11:08

    and people give us a hard time about the water quality around Piraeus. (Having said that, after the floods we have avoided the sea for a few days. The first day of flooding was accompanied by a particular kind of smell....)

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    1. local alien25 August 2022 at 01:59

      Yes, there was the smell as well. But I've known tourists to eat lunch while the septic tank truck sucked out the contents right next to them. I'd be asking questions but I suppose as long as the water looked clean they just carried on enjoying their holiday

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  3. At Home In New Zealand24 August 2022 at 13:39

    Oh dear, I feel for those poor tourists who probably ended up quite sick and wondered what was wrong with them. Having said that, I have seen signs erected on our beaches and some people choose to ignore them - but then they would know why they'd got sick!

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    1. local alien25 August 2022 at 02:01

      I really don't know what happened . The beaches were full every day. Maybe it just washed away overnight.

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  4. angela24 August 2022 at 19:09

    Oh no. I wouldn’t like to swim there. At all
    I’d always be a little suspicious if I didn’t see any locals at all and maybe ask a few questions

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    1. local alien25 August 2022 at 02:02

      There probably were locals there, drinking beer on the beach and discussing it all in Greek. Don't scare away the tourists is the mantra just now

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  5. Cro Magnon24 August 2022 at 20:25

    Yikes! I intend to swim in Brighton next week, but I've heard similar stories about there too.

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    1. Rachel Phillips24 August 2022 at 23:02

      Follow what the local sea swim club do. They will know the days not to swim in the sea. It is same around all UK coastal waters. The locals know.

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    2. local alien25 August 2022 at 01:56

      No sea club here, just rowers and they arent affected. The locals know. That's the key! We've had heavy rain since then so hopefully it's all washed away

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  6. Cathy24 August 2022 at 21:59

    It could hurt the local ‘council’ if they were found to be responsible and there was no due care to others proven.
    Hopefully none of the tourists did become unwell

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    1. local alien25 August 2022 at 02:04

      Hopefully they didn't get ill. We will never know. Councils get away with most things here. If they were taken to court it would probably take ten years to get in front of a judge.

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  7. Amy26 August 2022 at 13:11

    eww i can imagine the smell, pipes are like that here too, so old and needing to be replaced big time, that's why I don't swim in the ocean.

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  8. local alien28 August 2022 at 00:19

    For once your message didn't go into spam Amy 😄 Yes, it's those old pipes. Don't know how many times they've had serious trouble with burst pipes along this road. At least your sea is open ocean. Here it's a closed bay

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  9. kiwikid29 August 2022 at 00:24

    Not until you get sick I guess!!

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