Andy Onchan

Karen Wilson may have got the idea from me during a visit to the Onchan practice a couple of years back after trying to get an appointment with her. An excellent GP.

I can assure you I am very far from being a snowflake. The first post was clearly aimed at Stu otherwise why would the second post say it's not a personal attack?

But your initial comment was though, wasn't it?

Yes I think there is a height warning sign but is probably obscured by bushes etc that haven't been maintained by..... guess who?? Not the DOI, shirley? 🤣🤣

Rob, does the approval of funding allow for the increase in population to 100K as outlined in the CMs strategy for growth? Or are these new residents not expected to wee & poo?

Absolutely it is. You're not from around these parts are you?

She's right but then the Commissioners don't help either. The place looks uncared for, like much of the Island. Weeds growing out of the gutters, bins full to overflowing, cracked paving stones and a lack of stuff like bunting and even Manx flags etc. It could be any small town in any part of the UK and yes, even in Cornwall !!

I had 6 bottles of the stuff from 1992 on my second visit to MOW (wasn't stopped going through customs in LHR), intent on keeping it for special occasions because, as you say, it's cracking stuff and even in straightened times in MOW it was cheap as chips. Needless to say, it all disappeared within 6 months. It was a mistake to open the first of them... for some reason our house became the place to go to for birthdays, anniversaries etc. Bloody family!

IOM airport (https://www.airport.im/security-airport-facilities/executive-lounge/) says this: Opening Times Monday 10.00am - 6.00pm Tuesday 10.00am - 6.00pm Wednesday 10.00am - 6.00pm Thursday 10.00am - 6.00pm Friday 10.00am - 6.00pm Saturday 6.00am - 1.30pm Sunday 10.00 am – 6.00pm

I haven't listened to the program but it did occur to me that if the idea was rejected why mention it at all. I can't help thinking that this is the first in the buttering up process, a warning if you like, that it will eventually be brought in. Having said that, it will be a costly exercise to employ folk to chase up unpaid bills for emergency medical treatment. That alone would be a good enough reason not to proceed with it. As I've said before, open up a tender for private operators to run it and pay an agreed rate per patient, as insurance companies do now.

What about fash? 🤣

Eh?? Care to expand?

Read it again. There are two separate statements, one relates to the Villa (T&Cs) the other relates to the industry itself (ie the deposit issue).

Here's the press release from Triskel: https://www.triskelpromo.com/ I think MR have been less than economical with their reporting and the PR could have been better phrased.

Nope.

What is it?

Has there been a change of rule? If so, why?? There's more to this than meets the eye.

Still on test?

Phew.... that's alright then.

Demonised?

Who told you that, Banker? 🤣

And what about his mate that's had Monkey Pox four times?

I do wish you'd come down off that fence. 😆

It would probably be cheaper to hand the whole shooting match over to a private operator (including A&E) and for IOMG to pay for the patient treatment directly.

From what I hear she wasn't universally liked, even amongst some "medicos". So probably not a good idea.