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Guilt Free Railing 9

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WouldBeGood · 09/07/2021 21:09

Nine!!!

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Pootle40 · 19/07/2021 20:09

When I went for my second vaccine on Saturday I didn't realise I had entered through the exit door. There was nobody else coming in or out at the the time but I was aware of a staff member shouting something like 'excuse me, you need to enter this way' and gesturing for me to walk back out the building to walk in the other side (ie across one of those rope barriers at airports). I gave her my best 'weirdo' look and said 'I don't think so I'm already in the building' and carried on. What has happened to the world?!

Pootle40 · 19/07/2021 20:15

@ElephantOfRisk

Don't want to detract too much, but can anyone of you Majorca peeps recommend any particular part? We like quiet places with a few nice restaurants and bars, a small beach is fine but a must is an area where you can jump/dive into the sea? Menorca tends to have rocky bits at the sides of the beach which is ideal for all the menfolk. I just like to sit in the shade with a book and either use the pool or stroll into the sea. Happy to back to Menorca when we can but some nice options in Majorca would widen the repertoire. Don't get me wrong, we have travelled to many other places but tend to default to Menorca as we know we'll enjoy it.
We went to Pollenca in the North which is a beautiful historic town - lovely old buildings, town square, lots of outdoor seating eateries and we walked up the Calvari steps. Beautiful shops too. From the outside as you drive by you would hardly know all that is happening in the centre of town. Apparently does an amazing market every Sunday although we didn't visit. The backdrop is a beautiful mountainous region and looks stunning. It's a five minute drive to Puerto Pollenca which is not too commercial and has a lovely marina and restaurants. The beaches are beautiful in Puerto Pollenca but the sea wasn't the best I thought. However there is a stunning beach and sea called Formentor which is about a 10/15 minute drive from Puerto Pollenca with stunning views. Have attached a few photos.
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Pootle40 · 19/07/2021 20:15

Beach and water at Formentor

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ResilienceWanker · 19/07/2021 20:21

@Pootle40

Beach and water at Formentor
Wow! 😍😍 Definitely envy Envy!
WouldBeGood · 19/07/2021 20:23

Ooh… maybe I could get stuck there..

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ElephantOfRisk · 19/07/2021 20:23

Wow, looks lovely pootle!

ElephantOfRisk · 19/07/2021 20:32

A couple of photos of where we like in Menorca, jumping in wise...

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WouldBeGood · 19/07/2021 20:35

Oh, @ElephantOfRisk that’s gorgeous

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ResilienceWanker · 19/07/2021 20:37

Waaaahhhh! I want to go on hoildayyyyyyy. EnvyEnvyGrin

latissimusdorsi · 19/07/2021 20:56

Formentor is gorgeous but very expensive to stay there

Lidlfix · 19/07/2021 21:11

Is that your DH in the Daniel Craig type trunks? What a fabulous view - like of the turquoise, crystal waters .

ElephantOfRisk · 19/07/2021 21:21

@Lidlfix

Is that your DH in the Daniel Craig type trunks? What a fabulous view - like of the turquoise, crystal waters .
It is, I've told him that he's not allowed budgie smugglers anymore now he's almost 60!

There are some more amazing seas and beaches too. I love the clear turquoise, i've just spent the last wee while looking at holidays for next year. Dreaming and hoping we can get away.

latissimusdorsi · 19/07/2021 21:34

Wow that water looks so inviting Elephant

ElephantOfRisk · 19/07/2021 21:41

It does, I could do with a wee dip right now. Husband and boys spend half the holiday jumping in from the rocks at both those beaches and then just swim back to the beach and walk back in their swim gear so they just take a towel and don't have to worry about their stuff if I'm not there. We like to be close enough for DS to be able to see to walk with just his prescription goggles so we don't worry about lost glasses. He can't see well enough to walk back with nothing

titsintiers · 19/07/2021 22:02

Looks lush @ElephantOfRisk, never been to Menorca. I've added it to my list.

Lockdownbear · 19/07/2021 23:51

The trains is just bonkers. Like everything else.

England are going to ask people to show they've been vaccinated to get into Nightclubs.
Scotland hasn't been issueing vaccine certs, how long before GPs are full of young people wanting certs so they can go clubbing in Carlisle (or make a real weekend of it and pick one of the Northern cities)?

runningpink · 20/07/2021 06:00

Are there/will there be exceptions for people who genuinely can’t have the vaccines due to health reasons in terms of them not needing to isolate after a holiday or if you do need proof for nightclubs etc

I don’t know anyone who can’t have the vaccines, just curious really

Lockdownbear · 20/07/2021 07:20

Runningpink they probably haven't thought that far ahead. But I'd guess not. Don't jump on me but they probably think if your too unwell for the vaccine you are probably too unwell for clubbing. Although I wonder if the alternative is they produce a negative test for within 24hrs.

Grellbunt · 20/07/2021 07:53

They need to have an alternative to vaccination.

In many countries proof of having had it in the last six months is equivalent to vaccination - Austria accepts antibody tests too. Better from a rights perspective than creating a precedent for compulsory medical treatment. Intervention should be at the minimum level necessary.

YeDancer · 20/07/2021 08:00

Train situation had me laughing.. It's like you can't get Covid until you hit Gretna Confused What a bunch of fannies our SNP gov are.

TheGenealogist · 20/07/2021 08:01

Joining the Balearics chat - we've booked for Menorca next summer. Never been and really looking forward to it.

Quite a lot of disobedience going on here this week even though we're in the "normal" tier 0 - we have work going on in the house this week and yesterday morning three burly lads arrived to rip out the bathroom. In the highest temperatures of the year. So when they arrived I said to the one who appeared to be in charge that they didn't have to wear their masks, we weren't bothered but if they wanted to we were OK with that too.

Broad grin from fitter, who then shouts to his two mates unloading the van "Thank fuck for that! Normal one here lads, ditch the masks." Then turns to me and rants about how awful it is trying to do physical work in a confined space in high temperatures with a mask on.

Y0uCann0tBeSer10us · 20/07/2021 08:18

I'm broadly in favour of England's plans, but not the plan to mandate vaccine passports for entry to mass events (as I understand it, they're starting with night clubs for the piety factor but it would equally apply to concerts or lectures). I am actually double jagged myself, but if I was a 20 something looking at data showing heart damage in up to 1 in 3000 people, I'm not sure I'd want to take it either. The risks might ( or might not) be equivocal either way, but it's the individual who has to live with the consequences (potential vaccine damage or COVID complications) so they should have a free choice. It's clear coercion because of vaccine hesitancy in young people, sets a dangerous precedent, and isn't even scientifically literate as what matters is immunity not how you get there. Not a welcome U turn, and I hope they do the full 360 and drop this. I suspect there will be strong opposition from MPs and possibly legal challenges, so fingers crossed it doesn't happen.

Groovee · 20/07/2021 08:22

@runningpink

Are there/will there be exceptions for people who genuinely can’t have the vaccines due to health reasons in terms of them not needing to isolate after a holiday or if you do need proof for nightclubs etc

I don’t know anyone who can’t have the vaccines, just curious really

My friend's daughter has a huge list of health conditions. Can't have Pfizer due to her allergies, can't have AstraZeneca due to being young. Her health professionals are still arguing if she can have Moderna. So she just doesn't leave the house these days. So there are CEV who haven't been vaccinated and are anxious beyond belief.
ResilienceWanker · 20/07/2021 08:51

I'd have thought vaccine passports would be ripe for challenge under the equality act, surely, if there is no other way permitted of allowing you to "access the service"? Either for discriminating against people who can't have it on health/ disability grounds (who are still allowed to want to go to a nightclub, even if some may choose not to!) , or maybe even if not wanting the vaccine is classed as a religious belief, or something. It seems that the aim is to minimise the spread of covid in large events (first nightclubs, but presumably eventually concerts, festivals, theatres, conferences? As well as travel). But surely a negative test or antibody test could also do that. So the public health justification of the policy can be met in other ways, which should be equally acceptable. As we know by now, vaccination doesn't prevent it being spread anyway (reduces, but not stops) so it seems "herd immunity" caused by enough people having the vaccine is unlikely to get rid of the virus in the population. So it really should be the decision of the individual how they show their own immunity/ reduced likelihood of spreading it, rather than insisting on vaccination. Obviously I am not a lawyer, but it really doesn't seem fair to me.

StarryEyeSurprise · 20/07/2021 08:52

Yes, there are many who can't take a vaccine for health reasons yet they have been forgotten about by the 'freedom' brigade.

This article by the president of epidemiology and public health at the Royal Society of Medicine states how dangerous the PM's actions are.

Yet, we see Joe public constantly stating 'enough is enough'. These tend to be double vaccinated individuals who can work from home. Funny that.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/2021/07/why-uk-s-new-covid-19-strategy-uniquely-dangerous