I do it a few times a year - but on the bike. In the summer at high tide this is one of the best places to swim I know of. You can find a whole beach for yourself, even on a bank holiday, if you have a bike (best to park up for free in Birchington and cycle West)
I'm full of it. Er, Them. Turns of phrase, I mean
No indeed, best not start mucking about before the potential risk of jeopardy is unequivocally dismissable.
In the meantime, you may find NSC to be a filip again. There is some great positive threads about the Albion, and the 'Potter-outers' appear to have slithered down the back of their sofas. The music threads are great, and there are some very funny and clever people emboldened to post these days, with the old school dunderheads largely bouncing on the bottom of the pit. I don't bother much with the Covid threads any more, and the political threads are mostly Boris bashing. The worst numpties have been banished now anyway. And at the end of the day, the foolish don't mean to be thoughtless, and the thoughtless don't mean to be foolish, so there is no reason to take offence, and there is always the ignore function, of course, when posters start causing unrest. I have been experimenting with unblocking people lately, with some pleasing and surprising outcomes. Also it seems there are quite a few folk recently ( last few years) diagnosed as 'on the spectrum' so there has been an increasing amount of understanding and give and take. Some kindness, even.
There will be something chilled or warm, possibly both, waiting on our patio when you are ready to venture out.
My very best wishes to you, the missus and family, as always
