Mundane News

[deptfordmarmoset]

500km on the coronaturbo. That takes in the whole of England and Wales, Belgium, Luxembourg; capitals Belfast, Dublin, Paris, den Haag, Brussels, Luxembourg and the old capital of W Germany, Bonn. By tomorrow, I should have conquered the Netherlands.

 

[oldwheels]

Been out chatting to a few people and my impression re tourists are reinforced by others and one in particular who due to his jobs knows virtually everybody on the island. Despited being warned to stay away and checks by Calmac and sometimes police it is becoming clear that a lot are sneaking on to the island. The two small ferries have local crews and they can weed out those who should not be coming here.
The Oban office however does not have that local knowledge. It appears clear that uncaring holiday home owners from the south are providing fake documents which purport to show local residence to enable tourists to travel where they have been told they are not welcome. Those without documents have been turned away and police have also got some who have driving licenses for example which do not match their alleged resident status. There is increasing local anger at this influx.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

There is increasing local anger at this influx.

Then involve the local Police & your MP

 

[oldwheels]

Then involve the local Police & your MP

They are already involved but police do not have the staff numbers to monitor every sailing.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

They are already involved but police do not have the staff numbers to monitor every sailing.

Vigilante monitoring it is then, all the islanders stand across the road as each sailing arrives & decide who can disembark & who has ot go back.

 

[EltonFrog]

My phone of I has been in the airing cupboard most of the day and is now working.

 

[oldwheels]

Vigilante monitoring it is then, all the islanders stand across the road as each sailing arrives & decide who can disembark & who has ot go back.

Better not mention vigilante or we might just follow the Wales example and fire the offending houses. Accidentally of course.
There have been occasions in the past when large numbers were involved in subversive action but that would be a long story, albeit quite funny in order to get media attention.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Been out chatting to a few people and my impression re tourists are reinforced by others and one in particular who due to his jobs knows virtually everybody on the island. Despited being warned to stay away and checks by Calmac and sometimes police it is becoming clear that a lot are sneaking on to the island. The two small ferries have local crews and they can weed out those who should not be coming here.
The Oban office however does not have that local knowledge. It appears clear that uncaring holiday home owners from the south are providing fake documents which purport to show local residence to enable tourists to travel where they have been told they are not welcome. Those without documents have been turned away and police have also got some who have driving licenses for example which do not match their alleged resident status. There is increasing local anger at this influx.

Stop the ferries, no one gets off on the island.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

My phone of I has been in the airing cupboard most of the day and is now working.

Does it get a better signal in there?

 

[Reynard]

My phone of I has been in the airing cupboard most of the day and is now working.

Dropped it in the loo, did you?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Better not mention vigilante or we might just follow the Wales example and fire the offending houses. Accidentally of course.
There have been occasions in the past when large numbers were involved in subversive action but that would be a long story, albeit quite funny in order to get media attention.

You'll have the local burns unit complaining!

 

[oldwheels]

Stop the ferries, no one gets off on the island.

We have to get food and mail order is getting hammered now. There are also essential workers so while we have few ferries now they have to keep going for lifeline use. It is much like it was when I came here nearly 50 years ago.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

We have to get food and mail order is getting hammered now. There are also essential workers so while we have few ferries now they have to keep going for lifeline use. It is much like it was when I came here nearly 50 years ago.

So allow essential workers off and on. Everyone else stays on island and food comes in on lorries. Cut out the inessential travel to the mainland.

 

[carlosfandangus]

We have closed our borders, if you want to leave you can, however you aint coming back, the ferries still operate bringing in goods and the mail plane comes in every day, however you cant come to the island if you have no business here, it is very strict.

 

[oldwheels]

You'll have the local burns unit complaining!

Why do you think the large Calmac ferries have the company name emblazoned along the side? Some subversive elements on Mull took a RIB over to Oban one night before the sides had the company name painted on them. The ferry left Oban next morning with " Save Tobermory Pier" painted from bow to stern. They subsequently put their own lettering on to make this sort of thing more difficult.