Corona Virus - Page 122

DaveinGermany · 09-05-2021, 08:43

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Clitheroe

to sit on a dreary cold beach with penguins in the Falklands.

Think you'll find there's quite a few Argies that'd love the opportunity!

monkey hanger · 10-05-2021, 08:59

just cannot get my head round this travelling abroad as a necesity for a holiday especially the ones that have kids. even a ten minute wait at an airport never mind a ten hour one would have been more than mine could have taken. then you get there and most kids do not like the heat which their parents go for. both my two and step kids hated the water and lying on a beach or next to a pool would last seconds rather than minutes. cannot blame em as both their parents were exactly the same. there must be thousands of others in the same boat but need to go abroad for likes on social media.

Jimmy Clitheroe · 10-05-2021, 09:10

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Originally Posted by monkey hanger

just cannot get my head round this travelling abroad as a necesity for a holiday especially the ones that have kids. even a ten minute wait at an airport never mind a ten hour one would have been more than mine could have taken. then you get there and most kids do not like the heat which their parents go for. both my two and step kids hated the water and lying on a beach or next to a pool would last seconds rather than minutes. cannot blame em as both their parents were exactly the same. there must be thousands of others in the same boat but need to go abroad for likes on social media.

Iceland is on the list - though you will need a mortgage to be able to afford the £2.50 for a yoghourt or £10 for a pint.

DaveinGermany · 10-05-2021, 16:51

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Clitheroe

Iceland is on the list - though you will need a mortgage to be able to afford the £2.50 for a yoghourt or £10 for a pint.

That's a bit steep isn't it? I thought "Iceland" was cheap as chips, when did they put their prices up? What happened to their 4 for a 10er BBQ specials & their 3 for a 5er picnic essentials .....?

Isn't that why Mums go to Iceland?

monkey hanger · 11-05-2021, 09:44

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and single mums go to farmfoods.

Margaret Pilkington · 11-05-2021, 11:14

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Clitheroe

Backtrack ? We're only "allowed" to go to 12 countries.. and three of 'em don't want us to go there and of the other 9 - going to tiny Gibraltar would be like being cooped up in Patrick McGoohan's village.. don't think many would fancy an 18 hour flight to sit on a dreary cold beach with penguins in the Falklands.. or to the other tiny dependencies. Which leaves Iceland, Israel or Portugal. Iceland is about a tenner a pint, Israel is kicking off with unrest and the flights to Portugal have increased tenfold since the announcements - 'ow can thy backtrack on that?

I think this is a calculated government ploy.....so that no one goes anywhere.
Portugal-too dear to get there.

Falklands - who wants a long flight, a holiday where you need your flannel undies and the penguins are not covered in chocolate and resist being dunked in a brew.

Australia....yes, you can go there but they won’t let you in.
New Zealand....the same.

Israel....where it is all kicking off...and not in a football sense.
Gibraltar.....share your glasses and your handbag with a Barbary ape....and never get them back.
Singapore...yes, well that might be nice for a short visit.
Brunei - yes you can go there.....and they might let you in if you meet their stringent criteria.
Faroe Islands......well....I can’t think of a quieter or more relaxing holiday.
Iceland....no thanks....too dear, landscape like Third World War bus shelter.
Some overseas British territory Islands....but not sure where they are.

So...yes the government have opened up some travel...it is not their fault that we do not want to go to the places that they stipulate.....that as they say is....our problem.

cashman · 11-05-2021, 11:20

myself i think thats a load of rubbish its common sense.

Margaret Pilkington · 11-05-2021, 15:09

What is it that you think is Rubbish Cashy?

That the government chose places that no one really wants to visit instead of saying...NO Overseas Travel...?
Well, it covers their very well padded behinds doesn't it?

For myself...there is nowhere on this green earth that I would travel in a plane to, right now...for goodness sake I haven't been on a bus since March 2020...and they do not recycle breathed air on buses and you CAN open the windows

DaveinGermany · 11-05-2021, 15:30

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Originally Posted by monkey hanger

and single mums go to farmfoods.

Is that code for nicking stuff from fields & farmer Giles trust box?

cashman · 11-05-2021, 16:01

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

What is it that you think is Rubbish Cashy?

That the government chose places that no one really wants to visit instead of saying...NO Overseas Travel...?
Well, it covers their very well padded behinds doesn't it?

For myself...there is nowhere on this green earth that I would travel in a plane to, right now...for goodness sake I haven't been on a bus since March 2020...and they do not recycle breathed air on buses and you CAN open the windows

i have never really liked tory way at all, but i think its complete rubbish to say places no-one wants to visit in fact i never heard such rubbish in my life. i think its common sense not to visit anywhere that is a lot risky.

Margaret Pilkington · 11-05-2021, 20:14

Well, then maybe I shall rephrase it.....the people wished to go to Spain France, Italy Greece, the Greek island...you know, the places where there is sun, sand....a bit of nightlife.
But they were given the green light to go to places that many people would not choose to visit.....so, it is not the governments fault that you do not wish to visit these places....it is the fault of the tourist.
It really means that most people will NOT get a foreign holiday because the cost of quarantine and testing at the airport and when returning home makes the costs prohibitive.

I think that is exactly what the government wanted......restrictions on the population.
(Except...you can go on holiday but only to the places they deem suitable)..most of who have been vaccinated anyway....so are they saying that the vaccine counts for nothing?
That it will be unlikely to protect you?
If that is the case, then it really is not a vaccine.

cashman · 12-05-2021, 08:28

well we wish to go to somewhere that is listed in fact we have booked for next year. if you think it may not be a vaccine then i thought you had more sense.

Margaret Pilkington · 12-05-2021, 08:29

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Originally Posted by cashman

i have never really liked tory way at all, but i think its complete rubbish to say places no-one wants to visit in fact i never heard such rubbish in my life. i think its common sense not to visit anywhere that is a lot risky.

The green lists are compiled by the civil servants who work for every government...not just Tory, Labour or any combination of the two.
It is true to say that many countries would make it onto the green list...except these civil servants have not yet assessed the figures for these countries.

As to the risk....if you have had two vaccinations then should this not give you protection?

No one in their right mind would be heading off to places that are still badly affected....
But Cashy, would you go for a holiday to the Falklands or to Iceland...just because some civil servant tells you it is safe?

What is safe anyway?

And as to you never having heard such rubbish in your life....well, all I can say is that you live a very sheltered life!
(That, I do not believe for a second)

Margaret Pilkington · 12-05-2021, 08:34

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Originally Posted by cashman

well we wish to go to somewhere that is listed in fact we have booked for next year. if you think it may not be a vaccine then i thought you had more sense.

Clearly, you thought wrong then.

And by next year it may be possible to travel to more places. Places where a beach holiday is possible...where children can enjoy the facilities as much as their parent.

That you are going to one of these listed countries does not mean that the majority of holidaymakers would choose to go to any of these.

As my previous post says...most want to go to known and trusted holiday destinations

monkey hanger · 12-05-2021, 08:55

just ban all foreign travel both in and out of the country. at least doing this gives the country a better chance to keep any new straines of the virus out. unfortunetly the government are trying to keep everyone happy. keeping the virus under control and the vested interest of travel companies and airlines. give them their way they,d still be running regular flights to india or anywhere else where the virus is raging.