9 AM Flag Up – Lifeguard on Duty

“We enjoyed a girls’ weekend at MB Resort (Renaissance Tower-excellent rental!) and went down early to rent an umbrella/chairs. We not only received excellent customer service from Lack’s but kindness & patience. I believe Brad? was working that day and didn’t waste any time or effort in setting up equipment to prepare for the day. As he had time, he worked with us to get a good location to soak up the sun. We paid only $40 for an umbrella & 3 chairs for one day, which is a reasonable rate compared to other beaches we’ve visited. Think about it…are you gonna buy your own chairs/umbrella and haul it home on a plane? Stuff it on top of your car? Throughout the day, he’d walk by and check in with us. As well, he was busy talking with beach-goers as he walked the beach – and yes, he was watching the swimmers in the ocean.

Of course, he’s easy on the eyes, so we were probably watching him way more than we should have, but hey – it was a girls weekend and we’re all single. When we were in the last half-hour or so of our day, I was snapping some pics of him to add to our weekend memories and he indulged me by posing for a few. (such a cutie!) Everything about that day only added to our relaxing, much-needed, break from life.

Sometimes, indulging a few dollars on a nice wooden beach chair and heavy umbrella is worth it when you just need to take care of you. Flirting with the life guard, well….that’s a bonus! :)”

“First time in Myrtle Beach and I loved it! The sand is soft, no rocks on the beach or in the water either! The highlight of my vacation was meeting two fantastic lifeguards from Poland! I was staying at the Holiday Inn Pavillion at L40. Damian and Inga were super friendly and helpful in the rental of my umbrella and chairs! Each day they greeted me in Polish! I loved my week there and speaking my parent’s native language with these two each day was an added bonus! Thank you to you for hiring these two hard working Polish lifeguards! #5starservice”

“My brother called & set up a ride to the pier from the Myrtle Beach Travel Park this morning for our 85 year old mother, who has stage 3 breast cancer. This may be her last trip to the beach that she loves so much. She wanted to walk to the pier, but is unable to walk that far. Chris, who is an off duty firemen, came & picked her up.in the medic atv. He drove her all the way to the pier & back She said the ride was probably the best ride she has ever had! Thank you Chris! You made my Mom very happy. Your kindness to our Mom was the best! Btw Chris, she is pretty darn sure that you are married to Megan Kelly, formally with Fox News! Lol A huge thanks to Lack’s Beach Service for arranging her ride & a special thanks to Chris! Mom loved her ride! Ann, Mark, Jerry & Robin”

“Sitting on the beach right now in front of The Myrtle Beach Resort. These lifeguards are amazing. Super diligent and always watching. This can’t be an easy job, but I’m super impressed with how focused they are. Thank you.”

“Our lifeguard at #36 Mario was awesome! He continuously watched the beach. There was a child maybe two or three years old a good ways down the beach, and all of a sudden Mario began to run towards the child, he then took the child by the hand and brought him back towards his station where he gave him back to his parents that were on the opposite end. I asked how he knew the child was lost, and he said from his emotions. It was amazing he could detect that from so far away especially with the Salt Games and the crowd on the beach!! #GREATJOBMARIO”

“Sitting on the beach right now in front of The Myrtle Beach Resort. These lifeguards are amazing. Super diligent and always watching. This can’t be an easy job, but I’m super impressed with how focused they are. Thank you.”

“Last year we had such a terrible lifeguard that I was considering not returning to Myrtle Beach. This year our lifeguard has been awesome and diligent in his job. His attitude was upbeat and he was very helpful and spoke nicely to everyone. A true professional at his job!!! Thanks for renewing my faith in the lifeguards at MB. Have a great summer!!! BTW, he was at L22 behind Hotel Blue!!!”

“Just wanted to give a shoutout to your guys working Ocean Lakes. We unfortunately got to see them in action Saturday. But BOY did they ever do their job and do it well. Great work and good job paying attention and jumping right in.

Hope your guys have a safe rest of the summer!! Thanks for what you do.”

“Our life guard was awesome. L3 in front of Sea Horn Inn! He even took multiple pictures of our family for our scrapbook. I wish I would have caught his name!! Awesome guy and very watchful over everyone both in and out of the water!”

“We are staying at the Hampton Inn and Suites in myrtle Beach south Carolina and liked the way the lifeguards guarded the beach here. Very professional and one of them, Agen, (not sure I spelled it right) station #13, was friendly and very helpful! Give him “a pat on the back”! Thanks for the good service! Two ladies from Chicago!”

“Very vigilant life guarding! Teresa (guard 5) was the guard on duty near our condo, Regency Towers. So professional, always watching the beach. Working as a summer lifeguard from the Czech Republic!”

“Shoutout to the coolest cats on the beach. Thanks for all you do.”

“I spent last week at South Myrtle and it was amazing. Our Lifeguard at L9 in front of SandCastle South was awesome!!!! I never knew how hard those guys work. (Aienun), not the correct spelling, was just precious. He was very respectful and courteous to everyone. We hope to see him next year!!!! Thanks for all you do to keep us safe while we are having a good vacation…”

“I can’t say enough great things about the lifeguard at station 10, Victor. We stayed on vacation for a week and every day he was on point. We rented an umbrella and chairs for the week and each day he made sure we were ok & happy. He was very nice and courteous & a very hard worker and we couldn’t be any happier. He went above and beyond, he has an excellent work ethic with great leadership skills. He helped to make our vacation memorable!”

“Channing is the best lifeguard! Everyone is really sweet! Thank you for watching out for us in water! We appreciate the life guards.”