I almost…

cried at the Barbara Walker exhibition

didn’t come tonight but glad I did

bought a picture at the Charleston Lewes Art gallery

married the wrong person

am full

missed my tax return

got knocked out by a wooden plank but it missed

saw a shark on the Barrier reef

didn’t care

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

ate sushi today but I wish I had

missed the bus

got a dog

slept enough

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

fostered an American Bulldog

found true love

drowned on Brighton Beach

didn’t come back in

had a shag

went to Paradise Park

ran out of time

forgot to buy my train tickets

cried today

lost my phone

cried

won on a 2p machine

am blind

booked a holiday

ran into a seesaw

applied for a new job today

became an eagle scout

cooked my face

punched a teenager

spoke to Princess Diana at the Women of the Year launch

kissed them

have been inspected

very very miss my two dogs

forgot the dog

did not come to the turner exhibition

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

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

had a normal life

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

got the job

flew back to Australia

wasted a lot of money on an electrician

Cried sitting downstairs on the bench with my headphones on

picked up a kitten

ran away

Starved

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

went to Margate instead of Eastbourne

finished that email I’ve been putting off

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.