Agree entirely but I'm not trying to map the flags, I was trying to work out a way of saying that the lifeguards are where the flags are?
Thanks Graeme On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 at 15:49, Adam Horan <[email protected]> wrote: > Flag position will vary daily based on weather conditions, tides, rips, > proximity to the toilets, other stuff? > > I think you'd just need to mark the whole beach. > > Adam > > On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 at 15:04, Graeme Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks everybody! >> >> In response to a couple of points ... >> >> No, I'm not trying to mark that the lifeguards are "in this spot", I just >> thought that some way of indicating where on the beach (i.e the flags) they >> would be would be good. >> >> & yes, we're all taught to swim between the flags, but is that standard >> teaching everywhere? >> >> Thanks >> >> Graeme >> >> >> On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 at 12:26, Simon Slater <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Wednesday, 20 October 2021 9:54:22 AM AEDT Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: >>> > A little while back, I put the emergency=lifeguard proposal through, >>> > together with lifeguard=yes to describe those times when there is a >>> > lifeguard/s on the beach, but they may not be in a fixed location. >>> > >>> <snip> >>> > Or do we just not worry about it, & work on the idea that =yes is >>> > sufficient? >>> > >>> When I were a lad, we were taught to always look for the flags when >>> going to >>> any beach to swim, teaching personal responsibility and obey the flags >>> because >>> the lifesavers know that beach better. Therefore, actual flag positions >>> need >>> to be known as variable. >>> >>> However, tagging a beach that does have a SLSC is good because those >>> unfamiliar with the area, tourists say, or families with young children, >>> can >>> then preferentially choose such beaches. Similarly, the more >>> adventurous, or >>> those desiring solitude, can preferentially choose alternate locations. >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> Simon Slater >>> >>> Registered Linux User #463789 @ http://linuxcounter.net >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-au mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-au mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >> > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >
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