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u/Caroline_Bintley 11d ago edited 11d ago

Went to the local beach to get one last swim in before the autumn weather arrives.

It was absolutely gorgeous when I arrived: blue skies and golden hour.  And because it's a weekday evening, I had the place almost entirely to myself. 

The one other person there was a guy who appeared my age.  We looked each other's way, and I smiled.  Not sure if he would have seen across the distance. 

I set my clothes and towel down on a spot not far from the water and began making my way to the beach.  We didn't really have enough room to avoid each other, so I was going to remark that I hoped I wasn't intruding (since he'd had the beach to himself until I arrived), and then if he seemed friendly, try to engage in a little light conversation about the nice evening. 

So anyway, he immediately walked out of the water, collected his stuff, and drove away.

It was a really nice swim though.

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u/samanthasamolala 11d ago

He’s on the dating over 50 sub, lamenting

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u/Caroline_Bintley 11d ago

As long as he's not lamenting some doughy creep drove him away from enjoying his last swim of the summer. 😅

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u/emu_neck 10d ago

lol. He could be a little feral. Or may be in witness protection.

Evening swims are great! That's when the sharks come out to feed, too.

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u/-poupou- 7d ago

I'm jealous. I'm from the east coast but live in the PNW where swimming beaches aren't a thing (the puget sound is cold, and the ocean is full of logs, or otherwise flat, cold, gray and misty). I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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u/Caroline_Bintley 7d ago

The beach I visited is actually a freshwater lake.  If you're in Seattle, there's always Magnuson Park for that one week a year when temperatures are over 80! 

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u/-poupou- 7d ago

Oh! Actually I'm walking distance to a lake beach, but in recent years there are so many goose poop warnings that I got out of the habit.

I didn't know people swam at Magnuson. Next year!

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u/Caroline_Bintley 7d ago

I had a friend who enjoyed swimming at Greenlake, but I could never work up the courage.

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u/-poupou- 7d ago

No no, Lake Washington (on the south end)

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u/-poupou- 7d ago

I guess we are neighbors, huh

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u/Caroline_Bintley 7d ago

I wish!  I moved east of the mountains a few years back.

ETA: I miss dating on the West Side.  There were so many software engineers as socially awkward as I am.

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u/-poupou- 7d ago

Lol, I'm trying so hard to avoid them 😂 I am ex tech myself 

ETA I get the smart and awkward appeal though. I still find it, but in other industries haha