To think his passport will arrive in time?

[anonhop]

DH left his passport on a train & despite checking every lost property & following up, no luck. Paid for urgent fast stream appointment but the first he could get was today. The rules say the passport will arrive by courier “one week after the appointment”. We fly Sunday…

Does he have any chance of it coming by Saturday? Has anybody used the passport 1 week service recently? London office if relevant…

He is but they are supposed to be flying on sunday can you not see how that maybe a concern to the Op?

Agree

Passports always take priority.

Hopefully its not Ireland you were planning on visiting. We're not so cool with xenophobia.

OP has already apologised @aquatonic.She's also said it's going to be 41 degrees where they're going. Presumably you're only reading the posts that offend you.

@AquaTonicit’s not Ireland, and I am very sorry for saying that. I’d never even associated it in my head with Irish people (although now it’s pointed out, of course I see it). I truly did not intend offence & am very sorry. I tried to edit the post to remove it once another poster pointed out that it can be offensive, but because the poster quoted it, I can’t seem to edit my post to remove it.

Apologies again & thanks for letting me know it’s offensive. It makes sense. I won’t be using the phrase again.

His passport was printed this morning & is scheduled for delivery tomorrow!! So thank you everyone for your crossed fingers ❤️

amazing! I’m sure you are so relieved. Enjoy your trip away! He owes you for all that extra stress 🤣

Fingers crossed.

Most racism offends me in all fairness. Fair play op for apologising.

Well obviously @aquatonic🙄. OP had already been told off and apologised AND made it clear she's not going to Ireland before you posted, but you seemed to have ignored those posts.

👍

@anonhop great news, that’s with a day to spare just in case. Top tip, have bell turned up, they sometimes want a signature and don’t let your young dog get to the door if they put it through the letter box (both true stories, missed the door because they tapped quietly and thankfully it was the old passport being returned but ddog ate it!

Yes! I had an appointment on Friday and my passport (as well as all the kids passports) turned up yesterday. I think there’s a good chance he’ll get it.

@hahabahbag ohh gosh that would be the worst luck!!! My lovely MIL is tasked with sitting looking out the window for the post all day 🤣

They tend to underpromise and overdeliver, so it's possible.

I can't believe this is what you've made an issue about! Most of society use that phrase without even a clue it means anything to do with Irish people? I can't believe she had apologise profusely for a statement everybody uses without malice! You are one of those people that wants everyone to walk on egg shells! I bet you use phrases that you don't know where they came from!

Oh give over.

I have family who find this offensive, I pointed it out and the OP was very gracious. The thread moved on.

Now you are making it an issue.

Don't pretend it's racism! People have used that saying for years without any racist intent and you know that! I had no idea it was related to the Irish and my great grandad was Irish and I'm proud of that. I think you are being unfair and you and the other women just like being offended and making people walk on egg shells. There are bloody hundreds if not thousands of well used old sayings that people don't have a clue where they came from and what they meant. I'm 46 years old, I don't know a world where people don't use that expression! It's a "you" issue!

Just because you’re uneducated doesn’t make that phrase ok. I’m 36, Scottish with no Irish family or friends and I know that that phrase is not ok.

Just stop using it. You didn’t know, fine. But now you do. So don’t use it.

I replaced my passport the first week of this month. Submitted online application at 11am Monday then old passport posted immediately. My new passport dropped through the door at 10am on Thursday 😮

Less than three days from start to delivery, couldn't believe it.

Another hyper sensitive has joined in the attack on the OP thanks to you! You've literally grown up in a world where everyone uses that expression with absolutely no ill intent or no clue it referred to the Irish! You need to remember that there are hundreds and hundreds of old sayings in use that people just pick up just from being born and hearing people from previous generations or watching old comedies and nobody has a clue where these sayings came from or the true meaning and thats when you have to use your intelligence and know that saying has a completely different context now. You really didn't need to start something over it because you ain't going to stop people across the UK using very well used sayings ok innocence.

Why am I uneducated? Do we really need to start comparing qualifications and profession because I'm happy to do so because your accusation is absolutely disgusting! You call hell out of innocent people for using an innocent saying that's been on the go for generations yet according to you anyone using that saying is uneducated? You've made yourself look thick by that allegation - you've lied about my education and insulted me which by default insults the OP that you've attacked already and you are basically accusing most of the UK of being thick! That expression is used in films and TV, people from every walk of life use it because they've grown up with it and don't know what it originally meant. Why single me out and accuse me of being uneducated! That's something really wrong with how you think and how you treat people, you are an uncivilised person that enjoys belittling people. Insult me again and I'll report your comments!

You need to calm down

Every year there are posts like this, and every year I am willing for posters to get their passports so they can have the holiday they have been looking forward to. I have everything crossed for you!