Declan Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 5 hours ago, doc.fixit said: Bit off topic but can anyone recommend a decent hotel for a few days stay in the centre of Liverpool? If you just want a bed Easy Hotel is clean, cheap and central. Aloft is bit more expensive and has a bar. Liverpool hotel Prices fluctuate quite a lot depending on if Liverpool are at home or Taylor Swift is in town etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 Here's the thoughts and calculations of highly-regarded ex- Ramsey Commissioners Chair, Richard Radcliffe on the subject, lifted from FB. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Roger Mexico Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Talk about a catchpenny headline! Even if you listen to the soundclip from the 3FM piece it makes it clear that the £1 is the peppercorn rent (presumably then payable to Peel) and there is also a monthly payment of £14,272 for the first six months while negotiations continue (and Allinson confirmed that they are still ongoing) and they will also be responsible for rates etc (presumably backdated) once Liverpool Council has calculated what they are. This compares to what the Steam packet were previously paying for use of the previous landing stage which was £737,000 per year, which was £580,000 (or £48,333 per month) once rates etc were taken off. The full exchange is here: https://tynwald.scorchnetwork.com/?file=/business/listen/AgainFiles/O-202401-1476a.mp3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 I need on my travels to pick up some foot passengers from the new terminal Liverpool side), I'm assuming there is a car park to do so? Anyone tried it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 17 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: I need on my travels to pick up some foot passengers from the new terminal Liverpool side), I'm assuming there is a car park to do so? Anyone tried it yet? Yep, there is a drop off point with parking right outside the passenger side of the terminal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Used the new terminal yesterday on the return trip to the IOM. It's new but not so shiny. The cafe is really a snack bar. The seating is uncomfortable, but 'serviceable' and probably deters tramps from sleeping there overnight. There are areas which look either badly finished or finished in a hurry, eg, double doors next to the pedestrian exit to the car waiting area already have mucky marks and when you run your hand over, don't seem to have been glossed. The loo I used looked grimy in the corners and where the flooring meets the walls. It is quite a stretch on foot to the centre of Liverpool; a shuttle bus may be a welcome facility. But it is a nice walk along the river front to the Liver Building, in good weather. Nice views over the river and docks to the rear and it is as well placed, if you are driving, as the previous site. Even though it doesn't show in SatNav the advice to put a nearby postcode in gets you there quite easily. The huge mechanisms against which the boat rests are a feat of engineering and must have cost a fortune. In summary, it's fine, but the waiting facilities are really only a little better than those at the other dock. Not sure how they could be improved for a service that, at most, is used twice a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Ooh to add, the WiFi on board was still shit. Was told to give it 20 mins, then still nothing, just a error jessage that the system did not recognise the WiFi device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 13 hours ago, Gladys said: The huge mechanisms against which the boat rests are a feat of engineering and must have cost a fortune. Let's face it everything from the moorings to the plates in the cafe, to the shit house paper in the bogs no doubt has cost us a fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 14 hours ago, Gladys said: Yep, there is a drop off point with parking right outside the passenger side of the terminal. Cheers Gladys, ...do they charge and are there time limits you know of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Just now, Dirty Buggane said: ... to the shit house paper in the bogs no doubt has cost us a fortune... Probably got Izal too, for the price of Renova Black. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 And on a more serious note would they frown on me bringing my Gregg's meal deal into the departure lounge or should I just sit in my vehicle. What I mean is there any signs up yet that only food purchased on site may be consumed in the cafe area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 2 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: Probably got Izal too, for the price of Renova Black. Yeah, no chance of a wipe more of a smear, good old days of Ballakameen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 4 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: Cheers Gladys, ...do they charge and are there time limits you know of? No, they don't charge and there are no waiting time limits. I left my car there while I went into the centre, but checked at the booking desk and the chap said it would be OK. There are only about 10 parking spaces, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 2 minutes ago, Dirty Buggane said: And on a more serious note would they frown on me bringing my Gregg's meal deal into the departure lounge or should I just sit in my vehicle. What I mean is there any signs up yet that only food purchased on site may be consumed in the cafe area. Not that I could see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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