At the beach I worked, before Jaws came out you couldn’t get folks out of the water if you blew the whistle and yelled SHARK. Most completely ignored you. After Jaws came out the same warning would cause full panic just like in the movie!
I live at the beach, in Oregon. Although far north, on the west coast, we do have Great White, and Black Tip Sharks. When the “RED FLAGS” come out, up and down the beach… EVERYONE, (except for those few mentally challenged tourists)…. immediately come out of the water. (there is also a sign, explaining the flags purpose, posted beneath each flag, the flags are 3 X 5 feet). In the summer of 2020, a tourist was bitten on the leg, and fortunately didn’t lose it or her foot. When asked “Why didn’t you come out of the water….. didn’t you SEE the posted red flags?” Her answer?? “Yes, I saw them, but I wanted a super cool selfie!!!”
rekam Premium Member over 1 year ago
Wondering how long Norman will hold on to this job.
The dude from FL Premium Member over 1 year ago
Better to be safe, you never know.
therese_callahan2002 over 1 year ago
That never happened on Baywatch.
Rhetorical_Question over 1 year ago
Amazing that Norman is a poolside life guard?
jagedlo over 1 year ago
If it were real, you would have heard the John Williams music, Norm!
cageeey over 1 year ago
At the beach I worked, before Jaws came out you couldn’t get folks out of the water if you blew the whistle and yelled SHARK. Most completely ignored you. After Jaws came out the same warning would cause full panic just like in the movie!
manowarrior over 1 year ago
Norman needs glasses.
DawnQuinn1 over 1 year ago
This could be a one day job for Norman.
jango over 1 year ago
I thought that maybe he saw a “tootsie roll” afloat
sandflea over 1 year ago
Looks like a bird pooped on his nose.
SpaceBuckaroo over 1 year ago
That’s funny.
BlueKnight25 over 1 year ago
He’d better hope the next emergency item is really only a Baby Ruth.
cuzinron47 over 1 year ago
This was a drill, this was only a drill. Were it the real thing, you would have seen the lifeguard running in panic.
eastport46 over 1 year ago
it’s only a “pool shark”..
whiplash44 over 1 year ago
I lived in Clearwater Fl. when Jaws came out. I haven’t swum in the Gulf in 48 yrs. Scared the hell out of me
jcsvtraver 4 months ago
I live at the beach, in Oregon. Although far north, on the west coast, we do have Great White, and Black Tip Sharks. When the “RED FLAGS” come out, up and down the beach… EVERYONE, (except for those few mentally challenged tourists)…. immediately come out of the water. (there is also a sign, explaining the flags purpose, posted beneath each flag, the flags are 3 X 5 feet). In the summer of 2020, a tourist was bitten on the leg, and fortunately didn’t lose it or her foot. When asked “Why didn’t you come out of the water….. didn’t you SEE the posted red flags?” Her answer?? “Yes, I saw them, but I wanted a super cool selfie!!!”