St.Ricky Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, FTOF said: Just popped into the chippy there. Good to see all the staff wearing face masks. Wise people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 41 minutes ago, oaksoft said: Yes but that was voluntary on your part. The issue is being TOLD to wear one. That's the bit that grates for some of us. So for Donald Troosers it's a no. (Unless of course he was told not to wear one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 59 minutes ago, faraway saint said: You fcuked that up Tommy, in so many ways but I'll let others point out your error in your counting. I knew i should have used my fingers when counting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 I used to work in a clean room environment for an electronics company back in the 90s , we wore masks for most of our 12 hour shift! You get used to it after a wee while. We still have to in some of our secured environments however no one is in there more than 20-30 mins at a time. I had mine on at Morrisons on Friday and still had it on my the time I got home, hadn't realised but I have had to wear it on the train for a wee while now. Soon becomes pretty normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Just at back in the car after first shopping trip wearing a mask. Utter shite experience. Feck wearing one on the plane all the way to Tenerife. [emoji107]Agree 100% re holidays. I had looked at a weekend in London but saw the likes of the Eye and river cruises hadn't restarted plus no Theatres so not much point. Need CalMac to up ferry capacity before that becomes an option too. Stuck for now especially with NS again refusing to rule out quarantine returning from England or the other UK nations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted July 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 22 minutes ago, Tommy said: I knew i should have used my fingers when counting Maybe you having 6 fingers on each hand didn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ayrshire Saints said: Agree 100% re holidays. I had looked at a weekend in London but saw the likes of the Eye and river cruises hadn't restarted plus no Theatres so not much point. Need CalMac to up ferry capacity before that becomes an option too. Stuck for now especially with NS again refusing to rule out quarantine returning from England or the other UK nations. What's so bad at home that so many people seem almost desperate to go away? Inverlochy Castle Hotel, Glenapp and Gleneagles will all be open soon. Plenty to do there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 3 hours ago, faraway saint said: Maybe you having 6 fingers on each hand didn't help. That was meant to have been a secret between us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 What's so bad at home that so many people seem almost desperate to go away? Inverlochy Castle Hotel, Glenapp and Gleneagles will all be open soon. Plenty to do there. Ain't much to keep a family active and interested at these places. More your Saga type weekend. Oh and you need to point out to me what routes outwith "home" Calmac have started running ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBud Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 15 hours ago, oaksoft said: Yeah I get that. I think even without masks, a holiday abroad isn't going to be enjoyable right now for most people with all the restrictions going on. Especially with the cost of it. My brother is in Spain right now and says it's absolutely fine although I accept it's not for everyone. He reckons that the hotels are at about 20% capacity so plenty of room to spread out. They've stopped for beers and been out for meals and never at any point felt there were too many people in one space, they've also not felt that any aspect of their holiday has been diminished by any restricitions…...that said they are neither beach-goers or clubbers. They also said the flight was fine although their was no trolley service. I accept it's not for everybody but each to their own, my other half and I are off to Crete in October (hopefully). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ayrshire Saints said: Ain't much to keep a family active and interested at these places. More your Saga type weekend. Oh and you need to point out to me what routes outwith "home" Calmac have started running ! Gleneagles has golf, pool and spa, shootIng, archery, tennis, equestrian and lots more. More reasonably priced are the Caley at Gatehouse of Fleet or Ardoe House up near Aberdeen. Great golf range at the foot of the drive and some good short courses not far away. People also recommend the Boat Hotel in Boat of Garten.. No ferries needed. Edited July 13, 2020 by St.Ricky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WeeBud Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Ayrshire Saints said: Ain't much to keep a family active and interested at these places. More your Saga type weekend. Oh and you need to point out to me what routes outwith "home" Calmac have started running ! Calmac are both increasing the number of sailings (15th July) and the travelling capacity on their vessels (10th July). From their website "however from 10 July, some areas of public transport can move to a 1m rule where strict conditions and mitigations are in place. We have assessed the effect of a reduction in social distancing to 1m on our vessels. We have incorporated this into our fleet capacity in line with official guidelines. Moving to 1m is a significant change will result in more capacity being released across our network"..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 46 minutes ago, Sue Denim said: Fair point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, WeeBud said: Calmac are both increasing the number of sailings (15th July) and the travelling capacity on their vessels (10th July). From their website "however from 10 July, some areas of public transport can move to a 1m rule where strict conditions and mitigations are in place. We have assessed the effect of a reduction in social distancing to 1m on our vessels. We have incorporated this into our fleet capacity in line with official guidelines. Moving to 1m is a significant change will result in more capacity being released across our network"..... Visited Islay and Mull in the past. Never been to Islay. There is a decent family hotel on Arran, I'm told. Auchrannie. Friends and family have used it. Edited July 13, 2020 by St.Ricky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 I see Brit Tourists have not been enamouring themselves to locals in Spain..... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/12/normal-service-resumed-magaluf-rowdy-britons-return-holiday/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted July 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 Yip, karaoke in Tenerife is back..............................with some slight additions to the equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Yip, karaoke in Tenerife is back..............................with some slight additions to the equipment. Spain surely on the verge of new restrictions, well over 2000 new cases yesterday and it's no longer restricted to a couple of "hot spots". Add foreign tourists in the mix and it's a recipe for a far wider spread. Similar starting to emerge in Greece now who are close to record daily new cases after largely missing the initial surge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) On 7/13/2020 at 7:50 AM, Ayrshire Saints said: Ain't much to keep a family active and interested at these places. More your Saga type weekend. Oh and you need to point out to me what routes outwith "home" Calmac have started running ! Ayrshire Saint is a broad canvas. Arran Saint might have made Ricky’s reply more helpful. Might.... nonetheless.... On 7/13/2020 at 11:29 AM, St.Ricky said: Visited Islay and Mull in the past. Never been to Islay. There is a decent family hotel on Arran, I'm told. Auchrannie. Friends and family have used it. from Ricky’s POV Auchrannie isnae a bad shout. When I went to the Arran hills last year, I went Airbnb, some of the party stayed in Auchrannie, so we ate and drank there a few times. it looked good, was well run.... And was a wee bit dear.... Although this... “Visited Islay and Mull in the past. Never been to Islay. “ ...baffles me... Edited July 14, 2020 by antrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 2 hours ago, antrin said: Ayrshire Saint is a broad canvas. Arran Saint might have made Ricky’s reply more helpful. Might.... nonetheless.... from Ricky’s POV Auchrannie isnae a bad shout. When I went to the Arran hills last year, I went Airbnb, some of the party stayed in Auchrannie, so we ate and drank there a few times. it looked good, was well run.... And was a wee bit dear.... Although this... “Visited Islay and Mull in the past. Never been to Islay. “ ...baffles me... Baffles me as well.... Never been to Arran. Thanks Antrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted July 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 My company must be kicking themselves. They took us back when the workload was still on the low side. Could/should have kept us off another 3 weeks, at least, and they would have been able to claim £1000 for each furloughed employee. We're picking up, work wise, a wee bit now but not exactly over the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Well done to these guys 👍 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/cops-shut-down-paisley-party-22351508 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 hour ago, faraway saint said: My company must be kicking themselves. They took us back when the workload was still on the low side. Could/should have kept us off another 3 weeks, at least, and they would have been able to claim £1000 for each furloughed employee. We're picking up, work wise, a wee bit now but not exactly over the top. Your company must be kicking themselves giving you a job in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I see that @TPAFKATS thinks he’s the new banksy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted July 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 12 hours ago, Sue Denim said: I see that @TPAFKATS thinks he’s the new banksy..... Must have missed a lot of Enigish lessons in school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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