Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Nothing hypothetical about it. I have chosen not to take a skiing holiday in the middle of a pandemic.
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Nothing hypothetical about it. I have chosen not to take a skiing holiday in the middle of a pandemic.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Which is why someone doesn't get fined for saying they'd act like a daffodil and break Swiss law. It's easy to claim you'd act like an entitled thick gammon when there's no risk of having to prove it.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Nobody comes out of the episode covered in glory, including the Swiss. If you open up a ski resort in the middle of a pandemic, you've got to be either greedy or naïve. Answers on a postcard.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Gammon and parsnips...it's like a rather pleasant Boxing Day lunch
The moral fortitude of posters here never ceases to amaze me. If only everyone was able to occupy such a high moral ground we'd be laughing
The moral fortitude of posters here never ceases to amaze me. If only everyone was able to occupy such a high moral ground we'd be laughing
Rocky
Hello decadence
I’ve answered that up thread - aren’t the Swiss allowed to ski in their own country in case a few rogue Brits decide to gatecrash and cough all over them?
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Gammon and parsnips...it's like a rather pleasant Boxing Day lunch
The moral fortitude of posters here never ceases to amaze me. If only everyone was able to occupy such a high moral ground we'd be laughing
Fortitude bullshit.
I chose not to go away this Christmas because there's a pandemic on.
I chose not to see my parents because there's a pandemic on.
Why the fark should I have the slightest sympathy for well heeled self entitled idiots who put all of us at risk by not only going ahead with high risk activities but running from the consequences and putting people at yet more risk?
Moral fortitude my hairy arse crack.
They're total [redacted].
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Sorry, I don't know of that post. Given the nature of uphill transport at ski resorts, I can't think of a better way to spread Coronavirus better and quicker. Anyway, if the hoteliers didn't want the business, why let them book rooms?
BTW, I think the Brits were arrogant prats.
Deleted User
Guest
- Location
- Wolverhampton
Why take bookings from non Swiss then?
Rocky
Hello decadence
I agree with all of that. And yes, on reflection no one comes out of it well.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Nobody comes out of this well.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
SNAP!!
Rocky
Hello decadence
I don’t know but I’m assuming that when the bookings were made the new strain of Covid wasn’t circulating. But I’m not going to defend Swiss hoteliers.....and I hate skiing myself (am totally uncoordinated and always fall over and hate the cold).
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
South Africa has responded to their latest variant leading to increased cases by tightening restrictions and imposing a curfew. Will we see such measures along with compulsory mask wearing outdoors here or is that too "un-British"?
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
When this is all over, have another go at it. Not in Switzerland. It's good fun but extremely harsh on your personal finances.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Before you criticise the Swiss for allowing skiing, remember that Glenmore was open until 21 December and Cairngorm Mountain was open to locals for skiing until Christmas Eve.
