Smaller and smaller every day

[Ignis Fatuus]

BBC News - Europeans flee Libya violence on evacuation flights

Italy, Greece and the Netherlands are sending transport planes to Libya to get their citizens out. Austria and Portugal have already done so.

UK nationals have been told to take commercial flights from Tripoli.

The FCO says: "We advise British nationals who wish to leave Libya but cannot purchase tickets online to travel to the airport carrying sufficient cash to buy tickets."

Compare and contrast:

As the Roman, in days of old, held himself free from indignity when he could say Civis Romanus sum, so also a British subject, in whatever land he may be, shall feel confident that the watchful eye and the strong arm of England will protect him against injustice and wrong.

-- Palmerston

[TimberWolf]

I thought this thread was going to be about Cadbury's chocolate bars.

[DimPrawn]

Or sasguru's intellect.

[Ignis Fatuus]

I thought this thread was going to be about Cadbury's chocolate bars.

What about Wagon Wheels? They used to be HUGE!

[TimberWolf]

What about Wagon Wheels? They used to be HUGE!

IIRC that one may be a myth. It was you that was smaller.

[Mich the Tester]

Mojo chews have got smaller and smaller too.

[Mich the Tester]

BBC News - Europeans flee Libya violence on evacuation flights



Compare and contrast:

-- Palmerston

Yes, I think it would be far more British to advise British nationals in Libya to put the kettle on, have a nice cup of tea, keep calm and carry on. Perhaps offer the locals a cuppa too.

[Pondlife]

The UK foreign office is advising Britons to leave if they can, although most of the 3,500 resident in Libya are thought to have already left. The remainder have been advised to take commercial flights, but airlines British Airways and BMI have cancelled all flights on Tuesday

So the FCO is advising people to turn up with wedges of cash and hang about at the airport until it all blows over then.

[TimberWolf]

The UK foreign office is advising Britons to leave if they can, although most of the 3,500 resident in Libya are thought to have already left. The remainder have been advised to take commercial flights, but airlines British Airways and BMI have cancelled all flights on Tuesday

So the FCO is advising people to turn up with wedges of cash and hang about at the airport until it all blows over then.

they get mugged by nationals also reading foreign office advice


Might as well carry a Union Jack too and get it over with.

[Paddy]

Smaller and smaller every day

I thought someone had been peering at me over the urinals