I almost…

punched a teenager

bought a picture at the Charleston Lewes Art gallery

saw a shark on the Barrier reef

became an eagle scout

very very miss my two dogs

got a dog

fostered an American Bulldog

ate sushi today but I wish I had

cooked my face

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

got knocked out by a wooden plank but it missed

went to Paradise Park

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

forgot to buy my train tickets

had a shag

forgot the dog

lost my phone

have been inspected

am full

didn’t come tonight but glad I did

spoke to Princess Diana at the Women of the Year launch

booked a holiday

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

went to Margate instead of Eastbourne

am blind

married the wrong person

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

applied for a new job today

finished that email I’ve been putting off

ran out of time

Starved

won on a 2p machine

drowned on Brighton Beach

ran away

Cried sitting downstairs on the bench with my headphones on

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

didn’t care

got the job

found true love

cried today

kissed them

ran into a seesaw

didn’t come back in

missed my tax return

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

cried at the Barbara Walker exhibition

picked up a kitten

cried

missed the bus

flew back to Australia

slept enough

did not come to the turner exhibition

wasted a lot of money on an electrician

had a normal life

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.