would you pay to go onto a beach?

Andy From Sligo

I realise its the wrong time of the year to be talking of Beaches and Summer - but i'm bored LOL ... but if Councils started charging people to use beaches in the summer would you pay and how much would you be prepared to pay.

My initial feeling was no way ... but then I got to thinking if it was done right and kept clean of rubbish (and dog poo and the like) , maintained properly (walls paths and steps etc) , had public toilets (and maybe communal showers/changing rooms) and a lifeguard then it sort of changed my mind a bit. I most probably would pay up to 2.50 for 1 person and maybe 5 or 8 euro for a family.

I wonder if any other countries in the world have a system where they pay to go onto a beach or whether its all free around the world?

grammer natsi

How do you police it with different access points all along the beach?

Bunny Colvin

If it had a wall then I'd pay premium.

Andy From Sligo

grammer natsi wrote: »

How do you police it with different access points all along the beach?

good question .... Build That Wall ! - haha:)

dont bother

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

I realise its the wrong time of the year to be talking of Beaches and Summer - but i'm bored LOL ... but if Councils started charging people to use beaches in the summer would you pay and how much would you be prepared to pay.

My initial feeling was no way ... but then I got to thinking if it was done right and kept clean of rubbish (and dog poo and the like) , maintained properly (walls paths and steps etc) , had public toilets (and maybe communal showers/changing rooms) and a lifeguard then it sort of changed my mind a bit. I most probably would pay up to 2.50 for 1 person and maybe 5 or 8 euro for a family.

I wonder if any other countries in the world have a system where they pay to go onto a beach or whether its all free around the world?

in spain the council operate the beach beds, umbrellas etc... that you can rent, they get the income to maintain the beach from the rental fees of this equipment.

rekluse

Sign that you spend too much time on boards - knew who the OP would be before I clicked into thread, how'ya Andy !

tayto lover

I thought we all owned the beaches so I wouldn't pay.

Andy From Sligo

rekluse wrote: »

Sign that you spend too much time on boards - knew who the OP would be before I clicked into thread, how'ya Andy !

im all good thanks - i get bored a lot and my mind races away haha - i think i should be on Ritalin

Andy From Sligo

tayto lover wrote: »

I thought we all owned the beaches so I wouldn't pay.

how do we own it? - do you mean as in taxes we pay?

c68zapdsm5i1ru

I don't like that idea at all. It would be like charging people to use public parks, or to let their children play on council owned Greens. I know some people abuse those facilities but most don't and we need some free spaces to enjoy without having to fork out money for the privilege.

vicwatson

If they kept bag of cans and a fight, scoby teenagers out I would

tayto lover

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

how do we own it? - do you mean as in taxes we pay?

Who owns the beaches then? Everyone has a right to go onto them.

buried

Great. Good f**king job man. Give them more ideas to diddle out of our f**king wallets for doing absolutely nothing why don't you.

qwerty ui op

dont bother wrote: »

in spain the council operate the beach beds, umbrellas etc... that you can rent, they get the income to maintain the beach from the rental fees of this equipment.

you'll need them if you want to make a go of it here too.

Tombo2001

buried wrote: »

Great. Good f**king job man. Give them more ideas to diddle out of our f**king wallets for doing absolutely nothing why don't you.

Its a reasonable question.

vicwatson

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

how do we own it? - do you mean as in taxes we pay?

The state, I.e. us, own all the foreshores afaik unless a private house has private access

Huexotzingo

I'd pay not to read your threads.

Tombo2001

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

I realise its the wrong time of the year to be talking of Beaches and Summer - but i'm bored LOL ... but if Councils started charging people to use beaches in the summer would you pay and how much would you be prepared to pay.

My initial feeling was no way ... but then I got to thinking if it was done right and kept clean of rubbish (and dog poo and the like) , maintained properly (walls paths and steps etc) , had public toilets (and maybe communal showers/changing rooms) and a lifeguard then it sort of changed my mind a bit. I most probably would pay up to 2.50 for 1 person and maybe 5 or 8 euro for a family.

I wonder if any other countries in the world have a system where they pay to go onto a beach or whether its all free around the world?

Probably not.

I dont go to beaches near Dublin. And then in Donegal and Kerry - where you find the best collections of beaches - even in the summer time, some of the very best beaches in the world are empty in these counties.

Tombo2001

Huexotzingo wrote: »

I'd pay not to read your threads.

Good man, an opinion worth sharing with the world.

buried

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Its a reasonable question.

Yeah I'd say if your a greedy corporate council climbing lackey looking to create even more funds for the do nothing councils its a great question and idea.

Tombo2001

Huexotzingo wrote: »

I'd pay not to read your threads.

You know what....

I'm open to changes in Opinion.

And yes, on reflection and further examination, Andy does start a lot of threads.....

Tombo2001

buried wrote: »

Yeah I'd say if your a greedy corporate council climbing lackey looking to create even more funds for the do nothing councils its a great question and idea.

Whatevs....

I'd be much more interested in hearing about something in ireland that you like or respect.

Anything?

buried

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Whatevs....

I'd be much more interested in hearing about something in ireland that you like or respect.

Anything?

The beaches.

Andy From Sligo

buried wrote: »

Great. Good f**king job man. Give them more ideas to diddle out of our f**king wallets for doing absolutely nothing why don't you.

going on a beach is recreational and entertainment ... if you want to go to a sports place you pay .... if you want to be entertained and go to a cinema you pay... - if you want clean air you have to buy an air purifier... if you want to see fish you have to buy a fish tank ... - if you want blue skies er ... you go abroad

Andy From Sligo

Huexotzingo wrote: »

I'd pay not to read your threads.

lucky for you, you dont have to

biko

Good way to keep the riffraff out

Andy From Sligo

biko wrote: »

Good way to keep the riffraff out

good point.

if the riffraff want free entertainment i am sure they can sunbathe and drink tinny's in their back (council estate haha) yards for free

Fr_Dougal

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

going on a beach is recreational and entertainment ... if you want to go to a sports place you pay .... if you want to be entertained and go to a cinema you pay... - if you want clean air you have to buy an air purifier... if you want to see fish you have to buy a fish tank ... - if you want blue skies er ... you go abroad

If you want coffee?

Jobs OXO

Only if the ladies had their funbags out

kneemos

Do they charge for parking in some areas? Pretty much the same thing.

Mr. CooL ICE

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

im all good thanks - i get bored a lot and my mind races away haha - i think i should be on Ritalin

New thread idea: "Should people who think they should be on ritalin get it for free?"