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Jigs · 14-07-2020, 05:24 PM

People trying to rush abroad are really odd. We have a perfectly good country here with so many things to do.

Now that we're free to go anywhere I've booked most of my weekends meeting up with friends at bars, parks or at their house. It doesn't exactly compare to an all-inclusive in Turkey but anyone who still has overseas holidays as a priority considering the current global situation is clearly detached from the seriousness of it.

ETA: Just read the other posts in here and don't want to come across as insensitive. I am referring to the people who are rushing away on holidays just for the sake of it; not to see families/kids in those countries, etc.

Cherie · 14-07-2020, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jigs

People trying to rush abroad are really odd. We have a perfectly good country here with so many things to do.

Now that we're free to go anywhere I've booked most of my weekends meeting up with friends at bars, parks or at their house. It doesn't exactly compare to an all-inclusive in Turkey but anyone who still has overseas holidays as a priority considering the current global situation is clearly detached from the seriousness of it.

ETA: Just read the other posts in here and don't want to come across as insensitive. I am referring to the people who are rushing away on holidays just for the sake of it; not to see families/kids in those countries, etc.

My God is there anything some members won’t try to shame others on TiBB ....its frankly none of your business how people live their lives, no laws are being broken by going out of the UK, you are just as likely to get corona on holiday in the UK or meeting up with friends in bars

Jigs · 15-07-2020, 01:02 AM

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My God is there anything some members won’t try to shame others on TiBB ....its frankly none of your business how people live their lives, no laws are being broken by going out of the UK, you are just as likely to get corona on holiday in the UK or meeting up with friends in bars

sdjdsjsdjksd Calm down love it's not that deep. Also, it's not just about protecting yourself from coronavirus it's about protecting others. On holiday people pack into tight spaces at airports, in airplanes and around/inside hotel pools. Perhaps it's not unlawful but unless you can prove to me that people will be adequately social distancing in their plane seats or around busy hotel pools then you have no room to tell me what is and isn't my business

Cherie · 15-07-2020, 06:10 AM

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sdjdsjsdjksd Calm down love it's not that deep. Also, it's not just about protecting yourself from coronavirus it's about protecting others. On holiday people pack into tight spaces at airports, in airplanes and around/inside hotel pools. Perhaps it's not unlawful but unless you can prove to me that people will be adequately social distancing in their plane seats or around busy hotel pools then you have no room to tell me what is and isn't my business

Says the guy who has planned all his weekends over the summer around meeting people in bars etc, the moral highground really isn’t yours, if you had said I am just staying in you might have a leg to stand on

Jigs · 15-07-2020, 02:25 PM

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Says the guy who has planned all his weekends over the summer around meeting people in bars etc, the moral highground really isn’t yours, if you had said I am just staying in you might have a leg to stand on

Again, I don't need you to tell me where I am allowed to have an opinion and where I am not. All I had said was that I find it odd that people are rushing to book flights because they just "need to get away". We have a perfectly good country here with an economy that could do with our help.

I made my thoughts clear enough in my initial post and you've just decided to have a pop. I must say it's very on-brand for you considering the amount of flame wars you've been in the middle of lately

Considering no-one in this thread who is actually going abroad has taken umbrage with what I posted, I feel like you are trying to find a problem where there isn't one. Shock!

Ammi · 14-07-2020, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jigs

People trying to rush abroad are really odd. We have a perfectly good country here with so many things to do.

Now that we're free to go anywhere I've booked most of my weekends meeting up with friends at bars, parks or at their house. It doesn't exactly compare to an all-inclusive in Turkey but anyone who still has overseas holidays as a priority considering the current global situation is clearly detached from the seriousness of it.

ETA: Just read the other posts in here and don't want to come across as insensitive. I am referring to the people who are rushing away on holidays just for the sake of it; not to see families/kids in those countries, etc.

..I have to say that the thought of getting on/being on the plane holds quite a few anxieties, even though I’ve worked all the way through and had some contact with ‘high risk‘ people...it’s the enclosed space of the aircraft cabin and I’m not the best flier anyway...so I might need therapy when I get it booked to overcome those anxieties...

Tony Montana · 14-07-2020, 05:49 PM

I'm staying put.

MTVN · 14-07-2020, 05:52 PM

I've got a week off right now but I'm not going anywhere, just making use of pubs being open again and all the sport on telly

I was really lucky to have a big holiday literally 2 weeks before lockdown so I'm not in a rush to go anywhere

hijaxers · 14-07-2020, 06:03 PM

Love how Spain is complaining the British are going over and just getting pissed and not keeping to social distancing ~ why do the Bristish behave like this ? respect another country's rules or stay home, our reputation will only worsen if these knobheads are allowed to travel.

Cherie · 14-07-2020, 06:17 PM

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I've got a week off right now but I'm not going anywhere, just making use of pubs being open again and all the sport on telly

I was really lucky to have a big holiday literally 2 weeks before lockdown so I'm not in a rush to go anywhere

Yeah we were away in Feb as well... looking at Sept when the schools are back to head off again Covid permitting

smudgie · 14-07-2020, 06:43 PM

Our son and his wife have put an offer on a property with 3 acres of land, full of glorious trees and lawn leading down to the river.....hoping for plenty of invites come the decent weather.

Cherie · 14-07-2020, 06:59 PM

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Our son and his wife have put an offer on a property with 3 acres of land, full of glorious trees and lawn leading down to the river.....hoping for plenty of invites come the decent weather.

Sounds super Smudge

smudgie · 14-07-2020, 07:08 PM

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Sounds super Smudge

It does in theory Cherie, but these two are ruddy useless, they find a house, fall in love with it, then see something they like better.
Kids start schools in September so they need to get settled.

Ammi · 14-07-2020, 07:12 PM

...kids eh, who would have ‘em, Smudgie...

smudgie · 14-07-2020, 08:27 PM

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...kids eh, who would have ‘em, Smudgie...

We would be lost without them really.
Can’t believe both of them are “coming home” in as much as big move from America to within 8 miles of us, plus daughter is looking to come back up north, on the lookout for a new job.

Captain.Remy · 14-07-2020, 06:49 PM

We were supposed to go to Iceland (flights booked in February etc) before getting married, but we're going to Brittany in France instead, stay in a nice beach house on the northern coast, hike in nature and chill....if we're not back in lockdown in September

We wanted to go to Jersey and Guernsey while we are up there, but we are limiting overseas travels.

Ammi · 14-07-2020, 06:52 PM

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We were supposed to go to Iceland (flights booked in February etc) before getting married, but we're going to Brittany in France instead....if we're not back in lockdown in September

...the wedding still all as planned, though..?..we were going to a wedding in France in June but it’s now October, which I hope will go ahead...so, so disappointing when so many plans have taken so long in the making...

Captain.Remy · 14-07-2020, 08:03 PM

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...the wedding still all as planned, though..?..we were going to a wedding in France in June but it’s now October, which I hope will go ahead...so, so disappointing when so many plans have taken so long in the making...

Yes, it was already planned for October because we wanted a fall wedding! I know so many people wanted to get married in 2020 but it's all been delayed until next year or this winter. I understand the frustration because planning a wedding is nothing but easy

At least we don't have to worry about delaying...unless a second wave is preventing us from it!

Ammi · 15-07-2020, 05:09 AM

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Yes, it was already planned for October because we wanted a fall wedding! I know so many people wanted to get married in 2020 but it's all been delayed until next year or this winter. I understand the frustration because planning a wedding is nothing but easy

At least we don't have to worry about delaying...unless a second wave is preventing us from it!

...yeah, I think it was probably a really busy year for weddings as it just has great symmetry...

...and it’s an easy year to remember for anniversaries...how can you forget that we got married in 2020 dear..!!...

..the wedding we were going to had been the 20th June as well, so that really flowed in terms of the date and that was part of choosing it...they may still have got (secretly) married actually because that part of it is a separate thing at a registry office, the quests attending is essentially more the celebration and sharing and that will now be in October ..(..hopefully...)...I hope there is no second wave or anything to prevent your wedding from going ahead with the fall wedding of your dreams ...and with the guy of your dreams...

...this time has been so stressful for everyone but for sure, you know that if you love each other in lockdown then you’re meant to be together...I hope that your day is beautiful and everything you’ve hoped it to be...and I think it will be, for you and for your guy and for both of your families and friends../..those sharing it with you...Absorb and enjoy every moment of it, it’s a very special day...

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Captain.Remy · 15-07-2020, 08:45 AM

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...yeah, I think it was probably a really busy year for weddings as it just has great symmetry...

...and it’s an easy year to remember for anniversaries...how can you forget that we got married in 2020 dear..!!...

..the wedding we were going to had been the 20th June as well, so that really flowed in terms of the date and that was part of choosing it...they may still have got (secretly) married actually because that part of it is a separate thing at a registry office, the quests attending is essentially more the celebration and sharing and that will now be in October ..(..hopefully...)...I hope there is no second wave or anything to prevent your wedding from going ahead with the fall wedding of your dreams ...and with the guy of your dreams...

...this time has been so stressful for everyone but for sure, you know that if you love each other in lockdown then you’re meant to be together...I hope that your day is beautiful and everything you’ve hoped it to be...and I think it will be, for you and for your guy and for both of your families and friends../..those sharing it with you...Absorb and enjoy every moment of it, it’s a very special day...

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That's so kind, thanks a lot! Fingers crossed it's going to be alright!
I think the lockdown somehow made me less stressed about it, now it's more like "well at least we're all together and the main thing is getting married".
We'll have a last vacation before, the last one before, just to really make sure we should do it, so it better be working out fine

LukeB · 14-07-2020, 07:32 PM

I have a Portugal holiday at the end of September (which i booked last year) Me and my friend haven't made a decision yet but like we are seeing whats it going to be like from other peoples reviews and depending if Portugal has a massive spike.