Once you get something into your head
I was once swimming in the sea on holiday; not very far out and my feet could still touch the floor. I noticed something moving from the corner of my eye, and when I turned my head to look I saw a narrow black object cutting through the water and coming towards me. I have never moved so fast in all my life, and was greatly relieved to get safely to the beach. As I looked back towards the sea there was no longer any sign of whatever I saw, and no one else seemed to have seen it at all. I was sure it had been a shark.I knew there weren’t supposed to be sharks in these waters, but that didn’t prevent me from thinking that I had almost had a close encounter with one. I did some research later which confirmed that there had never been sharks spotted in the area, and certainly never an attack by one. In the end I had to concede to myself that I had probably been mistaken, and that what I had seen -or thought I had seen- was no more than a clump of seaweed or a piece of driftwood. Even so, whenever I return to Skegness, I cannot bring myself to go back into the sea.
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Certainly. Driver fatigue.
I mean, is Hac more of a word than Jac?
I used to love those bus trips
To
Skegness and Scarborough
And no, divers in wetsuits never occur to me.
Skegness doesn't encourage me to visit it.
Especially if there are divers loose in the area.
me thinks you weren't alone that day when it came to feeling frightened and scared.
It was aiming towards you, then it changed its mind
why
You should never ever go to Skegness again.
But I had this funny image in my head, it became as startled as you.
Note to self ... shut up because no one gets my humour around here
I think.
But if you think you can ... then good on you