Tinpot Posted Sunday at 05:54 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:54 PM 28 minutes ago, Banker said: Think there’s a gala dinner tonight with attendees from all over island, hopefully not reliant on the buses Ever heard of taxis? They will be getting taxis, not using buses. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted Sunday at 05:58 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:58 PM 5 minutes ago, asitis said: A good news story if only we could order suitable weather for all events ! Exactly. People are quick to blame government or the Steam Packet or the Airport for issues, but realistically if we had the weather Jersey have we would be just as busy if not more from April to September. The island is great, our weather is shit/unpredictable 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted Sunday at 06:31 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:31 PM 2 hours ago, thommo2010 said: Was unable to go and was gutted it was cancelled on the original date. Is it likely to be a regular/annual thing? Talking to some of them in Peel, and it is already an annual event. Not sure if it’s advertised enough though. It was pure coincidence we were in Peel when they were on show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted Sunday at 06:34 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:34 PM 1 hour ago, TheTeapot said: I think it was a roaring success, so I would hope so. Think it was thrown together as part of the fallout from the cancellation of the food festival. Lots of things sold out. They were here last year. They were saying that the weather was pretty shite. Different themes each year. Next year it’s open top cars so given the amount of Morgans on show, quite a few of them are likely to be back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanbellend Posted Sunday at 06:38 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:38 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, Tinpot said: Ever heard of taxis? They will be getting taxis, not using buses. I’m not so sure, Bus Vannin were running shuttle buses constantly to Mooragh Prom for the classic display today. At least two brand new double deckers and dedicated drivers tied up running people from Ramsey bus and tram station to the Park Hotel at the Mooragh. All this when we can’t seem to actually put buses on so that Mavis can get to Tesco to buy her weeks shopping. Edited Sunday at 07:48 PM by Alanbellend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted Sunday at 06:42 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:42 PM 2 minutes ago, Alanbellend said: I’m not so sure, Bus Vannin were running shuttle buses constantly to Mooragh Prom for the classic display today. At least two brand new double deckers and dedicated drivers tied up running people from Ramsey bus station to the Park Hotel at the Mooragh. All this when we can’t seem to actually put buses on so that Mavis can get to Tesco to buy her weeks shopping. Not sure that Mavis wanted to go to Tesco today… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanbellend Posted Sunday at 06:44 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:44 PM 1 minute ago, Passing Time said: Not sure that Mavis wanted to go to Tesco today… Even if she wanted to she couldn’t. Yet somehow they found drivers to shuttle classic car fans around Ramsey. https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/staff-shortages-hit-bus-services-again-723648 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted Sunday at 06:48 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:48 PM 16 minutes ago, Passing Time said: Talking to some of them in Peel, and it is already an annual event. Not sure if it’s advertised enough though. It was pure coincidence we were in Peel when they were on show. It’s been happening for a few years and gets bigger and better each year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted Sunday at 06:49 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:49 PM 4 minutes ago, Alanbellend said: Even if she wanted to she couldn’t. Yet somehow they found drivers to shuttle classic car fans around Ramsey. https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/staff-shortages-hit-bus-services-again-723648 Classic car fans? Who were the people on these buses? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted Sunday at 06:50 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:50 PM The thing is, that we need more events throughout the year to make a difference. Three hundred cars is a great start as it probably brings around 600 people to the hospitality sector, but it's not a huge number in the scheme of things. We really need a TT or MGP sized event every week throughout the summer, and there has to be a big hook to draw that number of people here! Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanbellend Posted Sunday at 06:51 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:51 PM Just now, Tinpot said: Classic car fans? Who were the people on these buses? They were being shuttled to see the classic cars. Therefore they were presumably classic car fans. Otherwise why would they take a special bus to see classic cars parked up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted Sunday at 07:15 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:15 PM 23 minutes ago, Max Power said: The thing is, that we need more events throughout the year to make a difference. Three hundred cars is a great start as it probably brings around 600 people to the hospitality sector, but it's not a huge number in the scheme of things. We really need a TT or MGP sized event every week throughout the summer, and there has to be a big hook to draw that number of people here! Any ideas? Did you try and book a decent hotel this weekend? All full. We haven’t got the capacity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted Sunday at 07:15 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:15 PM 22 minutes ago, Alanbellend said: They were being shuttled to see the classic cars. Therefore they were presumably classic car fans. Otherwise why would they take a special bus to see classic cars parked up? Ever thought that they could just be people wanting to get to Ramsey? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanbellend Posted Sunday at 07:17 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:17 PM Just now, Passing Time said: Ever thought that they could just be people wanting to get to Ramsey? Good job I took a picture then of the “Private hire” shuttles using Bus Vannin drivers which ran to the Park Hotel for several hours today. Funnily enough while nobody else who relied on a bus could get a regular bus as regular services were pulled as they had no drivers. Note the bus is marked up “Private Hire, 9” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted Sunday at 07:21 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:21 PM 4 minutes ago, Alanbellend said: Good job I took a picture then of the “Private hire” shuttles using Bus Vannin drivers which ran to the Park Hotel for several hours today. Funnily enough while nobody else who relied on a bus could get a regular bus as regular services were pulled as they had no drivers. Note the bus is marked up “Private Hire, 9” How many buses were cancelled today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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