I almost…

cried

very very miss my two dogs

lost my phone

saw a shark on the Barrier reef

did not come to the turner exhibition

didn’t come tonight but glad I did

fostered an American Bulldog

applied for a new job today

went to Margate instead of Eastbourne

ran away

died. I was in the Nevada Desert. Alone. On a road. At dusk. After a truck smashed my vehicle. 1981. Age 19.

am full

forgot the dog

found true love

cooked my face

was credited on Cliff Richard’s ‘ wired for sound’ album

kissed them

got a taxi, but the weather was too good so I walked

didn’t come today thinking that maybe it wouldn’t be great but I’m glad I did! Nice to see artistic creations.

didn’t say yes to what turned out to be the best weekend of my life

picked up a kitten

Starved

finished that email I’ve been putting off

missed the bus

won on a 2p machine

am blind

flew back to Australia

ate sushi today but I wish I had

had a shag

got a dog

have been inspected

got the job

wasted a lot of money on an electrician

Cried sitting downstairs on the bench with my headphones on

forgot to buy my train tickets

got knocked out by a wooden plank but it missed

cried at the Barbara Walker exhibition

ran out of time

became an eagle scout

didn’t come back in

had a normal life

bought a picture at the Charleston Lewes Art gallery

cried today

didn’t care

drowned on Brighton Beach

ran into a seesaw

spoke to Princess Diana at the Women of the Year launch

slept enough

went to Paradise Park

booked a holiday

married the wrong person

rode in an aston martin DB4 until the owner had to go and have new tyres fitted to it – such regrets!

missed my tax return

punched a teenager

Mr Almost Man (Stuart Waters) asked Towner Eastbourne visitors to tell him moments in their lives when they “almost…”. This is a selection of their answers.