Headed to the beach? Here’s Corky Carroll’s summer survival guide

Twice a year I offer up public service pieces for those new to beach life.
The one in the spring is a guide on how to survive the summer ahead; the one in the fall shows how to survive the winter. They are aimed at those of you who might not be all that prepared to head to the beach and could use some friendly — and, I like to think, extremely helpful — advice.
For those of you who are beach veterans, or have read one of these pieces in the past, you can either move on to anothe