Leith Green Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 33 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: Exactly. It's the fact news outlets never used to bat an eyelid at a ferry cancellation. Abd as if to reinforce it BBC Scotland on breakfast this morning leading on.........yip another ferry (non) story. Todays story is from a Lib Dem FOI request about........maintenance costs over the last 5 years in Cal Mac. Apparently this is "news". BBC Scotland (and particularly breakfast) are unlistenable now, its like the aural Daily Express. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 27 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: It's these little calculations that blow my mind. Was just catching up on the final episode of Race Across the World last night, where the stat that got me was the finish point on the East coast of Canada is closer to Dublin, than it is to where the contestants started on the West coast of Canada. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 29 minutes ago, Leith Green said: Todays story is from a Lib Dem FOI request about........maintenance costs over the last 5 years in Cal Mac. Apparently this is "news". BBC Scotland (and particularly breakfast) are unlistenable now, its like the aural Daily Express. Tbf that's because they don't have enough journalists, so the journalists they have rely on low hanging fruit. I agree an FOI is hardly news it's more accurately olds given it stuff happend in the past that's been published by the government. I think someone at the Beeb has decided they need ferry stories and instead of getting out, maybe getting an undercover journo into the ship building site they are reporting useless information. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Anything that shows the SNP in a bad light will be on STV or BBC Scotland news. Do people not realise this? Also, do people who consciously choose to live on a fucking island not realise that things with engines can break down? Or at the very least, cause your journey to be delayed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Fucking island teuchters. Never happy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, BTFD said: Personally, I'm always very aware that I should try to keep public walkways clear, just in case I ever find myself in front of, for example, a seething and increasingly impatient heavy-set giant in an Alloa Athletic shirt. This is one of my personal hates, muppets blocking doorways going in and out, or when in the shop how to walk away from the self service / checkout without walking back on yourself and into the next customer, or standing between the provided bus shelter and the shops thus blocking the narrowest area of pavement, or walking two abreast down supermarket aisles just far enough apart to block anyone coming the other way, or walking in groups 4 or 5 wide down pavements then being shocked when people walking towards them hope one will get out the way. If I went out more I would end up screaming 'spatial awareness you neanderthal muppets' but they wouldn't have a fucking clue what it meant never mind how to do it. I'm glad I WFH 50% of the time, humanity mostly irritates me when I have to deal with it face to face. Edited May 18, 2023 by MEADOWXI 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 The only thing the news about maintenance costs is missing is dumbing it down into units of measurement the seething masses can relate to. £26 million would pay 1000 new nurses for a year. The equivalent cost of 300 new electric buses. Etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 50 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: Was just catching up on the final episode of Race Across the World last night, where the stat that got me was the finish point on the East coast of Canada is closer to Dublin, than it is to where the contestants started on the West coast of Canada. The Northern tip of Brazil is closer to Canada than it is to the Southern tip of Brazil 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: The Northern tip of Brazil is closer to Canada than it is to the Southern tip of Brazil Carlisle being further east than Edinburgh was one that surprised me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: The Northern tip of Brazil is closer to Canada than it is to the Southern tip of Brazil "Tip" Snigger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 17 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: Carlisle being further east than Edinburgh was one that surprised me. Bristol being further east than Edinburgh... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 1 hour ago, TheScarf said: Anything that shows the SNP in a bad light will be on STV or BBC Scotland news. Do people not realise this? Also, do people who consciously choose to live on a fucking island not realise that things with engines can break down? Or at the very least, cause your journey to be delayed? A) The job of a competent ferry company and contracted suppliers is to ensure maintenance and sufficient spare capacity to deal with breakdowns. Cal-Mac and their chump suppliers have failed to do this. B) They have also been cancelling ferries and stranding people for completely ridiculous reasons like 'fog' at the weekend, as if visibility is much better when running services at 7pm at night in November conditions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 2 hours ago, GordonD said: Bristol being further east than Edinburgh... But just try getting Salt and Sauce on your chips in Bristol.................. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt Caley Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Folk who crowd round the train doors at Queen Street/Waverley knowing full well that everyone on the train will be getting off at this stop leaving a tiny wee avenue for folk to squeeze through 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Central Belt Caley said: Folk who crowd round the train doors at Queen Street/Waverley knowing full well that everyone on the train will be getting off at this stop leaving a tiny wee avenue for folk to squeeze through I just stand blocking the door until the plebs get the message and move aside. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 4 hours ago, Leith Green said: Todays story is from a Lib Dem FOI request about........maintenance costs over the last 5 years in Cal Mac. Apparently this is "news". BBC Scotland (and particularly breakfast) are unlistenable now, its like the aural Daily Express. Aye but it's only on the news now because ferries break down more according to P&Bs resident seething mess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Empty It said: Aye but it's only on the news now because ferries break down more according to P&Bs resident seething mess. Anyone that spends as much time looking for people to red dot as him is OFTW tbqhwy.......... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 4 hours ago, TheScarf said: Anything that shows the SNP in a bad light will be on STV or BBC Scotland news. Do people not realise this? Also, do people who consciously choose to live on a fucking island not realise that things with engines can break down? Or at the very least, cause your journey to be delayed? I lived on an island for 9 years and cancellations were just a part of life. It could be annoying but there was nothing I could do about it. It didn't happen often and in my time there, it never made the news. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 43 minutes ago, Empty It said: Aye but it's only on the news now because ferries break down more according to P&Bs resident seething mess. Yep, nothing to do with them falling under the watch of an anti-Union party. They never broke down, ever, under Labour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 My workmate is off sick having broken her ribs. Her surname is Ferry. #SNPBad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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