Much as I admire sands miraculous ability to be transformed into useful objects like glass and concrete I am not a great fan of it in its natural state To me it is primarily a hostile barrier that stands between a seaside car park and the water itself It blows in your face gets in your sandwiches and swallows vital objects like car keys and coins When you are wet it adheres to you like stucco and cannot be shifted even with a firemans hose But and heres the strange thing the moment you step onto a beach towel climb into a car or walk across a recently vacuumed carpet it pours off you For days afterwards you tip mysteriously undiminishing piles of it onto the floor every time you take on your shoes and spray the vicinity with lots more when you peel off your socks Sand stays with you for longer than many contagious diseases No you can keep sand as far as I am concerned