OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — The mayor of Ocean City says the resort town's beaches are closed to swimmers as the East Coast braces for strong winds and rain from Hurricane Earl.
Mayor Rick Meehan said Thursday the beaches are off limits to swimmers because of pending weather driven by the hurricane. Meehan says lifeguards are only allowing in experienced body-boarders and surfers.
The mayor says the restrictions would likely continue through Saturday.
I sw this in the DT's and had to chuckle. It states the beaches are closed to swimmers. Well were the beaches still open for sunbathers? It should have said something like swimming has been banned in the ocean.
ReplyDeleteI wondered the same thing myself. I wonder how you keep all of those people off the beach? And I wonder how they plan to keep them off the beach until Saturday!!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think people just want to believe they can't go into the ocean because no one wants them to use the water. They just can't seem to get it through their heads that it is impossible to drink all that water if they begin to drift away!
Should be interesting.......