The days of getting fried under the sun, taking that long road trip you’ve planned a century for, and just taking a break is here. Summer!

For the college kids, summer means spending time at home or doing odd jobs to save money for the next school year. For the parents, it means planning a summer shindig with the family for some quality time, and for those trying to climb the corporate ladder? It’s that time of the year where you’ll have the opportunity to see your colleagues in their swimwear during a team building event at the beach.

One of the best things about summer is the beach - water’s just the perfect temperature, the people are pretty laid back, and there’s just an energy that bounces at the beach due probably to the season. Now if there’s something I don’t like about summer - it’s the number of things I (or you) don’t want to be seeing on the beach - you know what I’m talking about, let’s start off with:

Hairy Harry or Sally.

Although I commend you for your bravery in wearing that teeny weeny bikini despite not making an appointment with your bikini waxer, or your body hair is making you look like the missing link between bigfoot and humans, you’re better off getting a wax before you hit the water - and please - stay away from the pools - you might clog them up with all that hair.

Borat in a Bikini (or anybody who doesn’t look good semi-naked)
Let me remind you how he looks like:

The bikini alone is an eyesore, let alone Borat wearing it.

Jellyfishes/Sharks

Anything that can sting, hurt or generally terrorize the beach is a no-no. I know it can’t be avoided because it is their territory and because of the weather, in some areas jellyfishes are growing by hundreds. I’ve been stung once and I’m praying it doesn’t happen again. If they promise to stay at the deep end of the ocean, I promise to stay by the shore.

Any DEAD floating thing
Dead rats, fishes or anything dead at your beach of destination is bound to kill all the summer energy you have. Make sure that when you do hit the beach, you’ve searched for news on that beach (if there’s an epidemic or something you should avoid). I’ve seen a shore full of dead fish before and it’s not a pretty sight - or smell.

Airplanes on the beach
Imagine this: a glass of your favorite alcoholic drink on your right, a book on your left, some mood music on your iPod and every now and then you’re peering from your reading to see the girls and guys strutting their stuff on the beach.

All of a sudden a loud sound and you see an airplane in front of you. It’s not an uncommon sight as these airplane accidents have happened before, but it’s something I wouldn’t want to see on the beach I’m going to visit this year.

These are the major things you don’t want to be seeing on the beach this summer.  While some of these are but natural to occur (jellyfishes, etc), some can be avoided altogether if they just looked at the mirror before hitting the beach. What other things don’t you want to see at the beach this summer? Send in your thoughts!

Photo credit: Plane Crash

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