AlanShimmin Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 28 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Laxey is crawling with them today. Beige anoraks everywhere. I've quite missed them. They're like seagulls. OK until they steal your sandwich and start shitting everywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oooohtony Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 34 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Laxey is crawling with them today. Beige anoraks everywhere. I've quite missed them. It ace isn’t it? 30 years ago I used to look forward to the hockey festival and majorette week. Given the average age of the women wandering about and the fact that 30 years have passed, I might be able to relive some of that excitement this supermanx weekend 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Manx Yeller said: My recollection is that we went from 10 weeks to 12 weeks, not 12 to 10. The 2 week delay was because they finished the last 10 weeker 2nd jab and then had to wait 2 weeks for the first 12 weeker 2nd jab. They could only have avoided the 2 week gap by changing the 12 weekers to 10 weekers. You are correct. I just wasted an hour looking for evidence to prove my point, but we did indeed do 10 weeks for a short time before going to 12 weeks. Funny how they did not schedule in a six week break because of going from 4 weeks to 10 weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 hour ago, TheTeapot said: I spoke to some real life tourists today, some were from Matlock. The conversation went a bit like this "Yes, we're staying in Douglas" "ah, I'm sorry about that" "Oh ha, do you mean your promenade?" "Well..." "That wasn't in the brochure..." Anyway they were happy to be here. Took the tram to Ramsey for lunch yesterday. Load of Welsh tourists got on at Laxey to join us to Ramsey. On the way home a party of Great Rail Journeys boarded at Laxey. Recognised the tour manager from a trip we’d done to Italy. Felt the need to apologise for the prom. Train to Port Erin today and an excellent afternoon at Foraging Vintners. Cheers 🍻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 minute ago, The Old Git said: Train to Port Erin today and an excellent afternoon at Foraging Vintners. Cheers 🍻 You must be blessed with a very thick wallet😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Happier diner said: You must be blessed with a very thick wallet😁 A card doesn’t take up much space. It can get a bit pricey though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 3 hours ago, John Wright said: What’s ambitious about that. I did it last August/September. The overland trip is a pig. But the ferries to Spain and Spain Italy and Italy Greece mean no long drives. The ferries are mini cruise liners. You travel whilst you at, drink and sleep. Via Dublin drive time to Bulgaria is Dublin Rosslare 90 mins ( contrast via Portsmouth or Plymouth which can take 7-10 hours depending on road works/congestion. Bilbao Barcelona 5 hours Civitavecchia Ancona 3 hours Igoumenitsa Bulgarian border 5 hours. idea was to get to my Spanish holiday home, have a rest for a week. IOM to BCN takes 48 hours if you get timing right. 34 of that is on board ferries. Pack some stuff to take to Bulgaria. 18 hour ferry trip to Italy. A week in Perugia en route. 18 hour ferry trip to Greece. Couple of weeks in Bulgaria. Without the stop over it’s 48 hours door to door with 36 hours on board including two nights sleep. Pack stuff to take to Spain and bring back here. Week in Greece on Thassos, then ferry to Italy and then to Spain. Couple weeks in Spain. Home. might alter itinerary to have few days in Corsica or on Corfu as the ferries stop off at both. Each to their own, of course, but I spent about 4 hours today driving from Liverpool to Birmingham. Spent half thinking ‘why does anyone live here’, and the other half thinking ‘why did I leave the island’. I’m not an avid traveller. Your itinerary is not my idea of fun. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 32 minutes ago, wrighty said: Each to their own, of course, but I spent about 4 hours today driving from Liverpool to Birmingham. Spent half thinking ‘why does anyone live here’, and the other half thinking ‘why did I leave the island’. I’m not an avid traveller. Your itinerary is not my idea of fun. But break it into small segments. Traffic free roads. Stop off en route. I get my fix of travel and then come back and enjoy here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Cambon said: You are correct. I just wasted an hour looking for evidence to prove my point, but we did indeed do 10 weeks for a short time before going to 12 weeks. Funny how they did not schedule in a six week break because of going from 4 weeks to 10 weeks! Logistics were totally different. They were still ramping up first doses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
def72 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 We have 3 nights booked from 19th July for myself,wife,and 2 daughters all double vaccinated apart from 17 year old daughter who has had one jag and will need to take a test and isolate for 24 -48 for results,so probably not worth it unless theres a rule change before the 19th July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Cambon said: Funny how they did not schedule in a six week break because of going from 4 weeks to 10 weeks! That's because they didn't reschedule any existing already booked second doses when they put in the longer gap. But once those had been given, they could give practically everything out as first doses and so have more people partially vaccinated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Roger Mexico said: That's because they didn't reschedule any existing already booked second doses when they put in the longer gap. But once those had been given, they could give practically everything out as first doses and so have more people partially vaccinated. Sorry RM, it was a joke! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nom de plume Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Cambon said: Sorry RM, it was a joke! An absolute calamity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Interesting twitter thread to read. Take of what what you will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nom de plume Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 1 hour ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: Interesting twitter thread to read. Take of what what you will. I’ve not opened it but lumping on its riddled with fear mongering & promises of death. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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