AOR Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 23 minutes ago, Gladys said: Thanks for sharing, I missed that bit. BTW she was lying at rest not in state, not sure what the difference is but someone will clarify. It Jockenese. North of the border they say 'lying at rest'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 24 minutes ago, HeliX said: Virtue signalling. Not necessarily. If you look on the telly and that, there are lots of people who I would think agree with her. And I think she has a point, but I suppose people must be itching to go out so it may well be a busy event. Let's wait and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Roxanne said: I've never heard of her either and I've no idea what her products are like or who her target audience is, but with a name like 'Choocy Picky' I'm not pushed to find out. it sounds cheap, tacky and nothing at all like me. It's worse than that, it's "Choccy Piccy". Is she selling pictures of chocolate? Either way won't be buying; go woke go broke. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Banker said: Wonder how much this will cost? https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/15-manx-police-to-travel-to-uk-to-assist-queens-funeral/ Nothing for the manx taxpayer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, AOR said: Not necessarily. If you look on the telly and that, there are lots of people who I would think agree with her. And I think she has a point, but I suppose people must be itching to go out so it may well be a busy event. Let's wait and see. Life's for the living. Imagine if you postponed stuff you wanted to do because the Queen died and then you get hit by a bus before you get to do it. We're all finite, just get on with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: They're not 'bound' by any protocols, but even those that exist will only relate to how they cover topics relating to the death etc. It's not an excuse to report nothing else - and indeed other local media have continued to cover other stories with royal-related articles in a minority. They're not even the latter very well - the cancellation of today's Tynwald was only reported this morning for instance. I am just going by what they said on air yesterday when answering why so much of the news output was about the royals. 20 minute in on this link. https://www.manxradio.com/radioplayer/?rpOdId=5aec37d6c159d71c24d4bd13d1238bb6afecf7d41027c4b130a4f68449b6ae90&rpSt=1003&rpSrp=index On your other point, the cancellation of todays Tynwald was reported on air first thing Monday morning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Roxanne said: Choocy Piccy is Angry and Offended. FFS that sound clip is hilarious. She’s almost frothing at the mouth. Another hopeless virtue signaler in a rage about nothing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, slinkydevil said: I'm enjoying watching the Lying in state live. Quite exciting stuff. The poor soldiers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, doc.fixit said: The poor soldiers. They rotate every twenty minutes apparently. Felt more sorry for the coppers having to stand along the royal mile all day and in the pissing rain, most just wearing short sleeved shirts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Amadeus said: They rotate every twenty minutes apparently. Like the character in the musical box in Camberwick Green? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 42 minutes ago, Asthehills said: I am just going by what they said on air yesterday when answering why so much of the news output was about the royals. 20 minute in on this link. https://www.manxradio.com/radioplayer/?rpOdId=5aec37d6c159d71c24d4bd13d1238bb6afecf7d41027c4b130a4f68449b6ae90&rpSt=1003&rpSrp=index On your other point, the cancellation of todays Tynwald was reported on air first thing Monday morning. I listened to the clip, but while there are some protocols, especially in how the death is announced and so on, there's nothing saying that you can't talk about anything else - and indeed it doesn't seem to be bothering anyone else except Manx Radio. As to the deferred sitting, wrighty picked it up on Sunday, but you would have thought a news team would have asked on Friday and reported the situation - even if to say that nothing had been decided yet. And if they knew Monday why not also publish then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Dave Hedgehog said: I cannot put profit over respect... Wait, have I got this right? She's going apoplectic because people aren't pulling out of a festival this weekend to show "respect", but she ran a pop up shop last weekend just two days afterwards? Stupid hypocritical **** (fill in your own word here.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, AOR said: Not necessarily. If you look on the telly and that, there are lots of people who I would think agree with her. Maybe but would they have opened their chocolate piggy business last Saturday then be outraged and offended at the thought of selling chocolate piggy stuff next? That's the issue here people are making any decision that suits at the moment and calling it a mark of respect. The brewery closing pubs last Friday "out of respect" whilst others opened to allow people to show respect - both were commercial decisions. Edited September 13, 2022 by Declan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, Declan said: Maybe but would they have opened their chocolate piggy business last Saturday then be outraged and offended at the thought of selling chocolate piggy stuff next? That's the issue here people are making any decision that suits at the moment and calling it a mark of respect. The brewery closing pubs last Friday "out of respect" whilst others opened to allow people to show respect - both were commercial decisions. I have seen some pubs advertise that they are open early on the day of the funeral for people who want to to go and watch it with others. I think that’s ace, and hope they don’t get idiots calling them out for it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, HeliX said: Life's for the living. Imagine if you postponed stuff you wanted to do because the Queen died and then you get hit by a bus before you get to do it. We're all finite, just get on with it. Life's for living indeed. Look down the street. Do you see any beggars? Do you see any recently bombed buildings? The threat of a neighbouring country pillaging your home. Etc If the country was taken over by slack-arsed liberals such as those holding up signs at the funeral procession, the answers to the above would be yes, yes and yes. And more. But aye, it's so much easier to just ignore such matters and get on with our normality after a day or two of mourning as we did with our own grannie. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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