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Mordac replied

12 April 2020, 00:30
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

It was admin!

Surely he has not left the mods in charge....

Everyone with an ounce of power has let it go to their heads, it seems, so why shouldn't our resident power-crazed loons be any different..?
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BrilloPad replied

11 April 2020, 16:01
Originally posted by Mordac View Post

Cheeky sod.
As it happens I just make the top end of the reported age range. But, alas, I was not among the select few...
An administrative oversight, I suspect...

It was admin!

Surely he has not left the mods in charge....
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Mordac replied

11 April 2020, 15:24
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

They said 40-50. Not 80-90.

Cheeky sod.
As it happens I just make the top end of the reported age range. But, alas, I was not among the select few...
An administrative oversight, I suspect...
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BrilloPad replied

11 April 2020, 09:19
Originally posted by darmstadt View Post

Weren't you invited?

They said 40-50. Not 80-90.
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darmstadt replied

11 April 2020, 08:13
Originally posted by Mordac View Post

I think we can guess what's going on here...

Weren't you invited?
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Mordac replied

11 April 2020, 07:53
Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

French police turn back private jet of holidaymakers from UK | World news | The Guardian

And who thought this was a good idea??

The men, aged 40-50, and women, aged 23-25,

I think we can guess what's going on here...
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Old Greg replied

10 April 2020, 12:52
Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

French police turn back private jet of holidaymakers from UK | World news | The Guardian

And who thought this was a good idea??

A real contractor would have gone under the radar, eating spag bol off his lap.
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ladymuck replied

10 April 2020, 12:43
French police turn back private jet of holidaymakers from UK | World news | The Guardian

And who thought this was a good idea??
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Mordac replied

10 April 2020, 09:01
Originally posted by WTFH View Post

It's one of those stories where the guy isn't telling the whole story (or is an idiot)

You never pay 100% of the cost of accommodation before travelling without having travel insurance.
In fact, if I'm booking accommodation separate to everything else, I'd want to do it direct with the hotel, and pay the balance on departure.

So I'm guessing he didn't bother getting insurance (or check that everyone in his group had it), he didn't read the terms of the contract, and he is it happy to ruin a business because of his own failings.

Anecdotally, (i.e. according to people on radio phone-ins) insurance companies are invoking the old 'you're not insured for this specific event' clause, just like they did post 9/11 by refusing to pay out on claims due to 'terrorism'.
I'm expecting a mass rejection of Covid-19 related claims. I doubt they will even cover airline failure soon, once the first big one goes under.
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WTFH replied

10 April 2020, 08:32
It's one of those stories where the guy isn't telling the whole story (or is an idiot)

You never pay 100% of the cost of accommodation before travelling without having travel insurance.
In fact, if I'm booking accommodation separate to everything else, I'd want to do it direct with the hotel, and pay the balance on departure.

So I'm guessing he didn't bother getting insurance (or check that everyone in his group had it), he didn't read the terms of the contract, and he is it happy to ruin a business because of his own failings.
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d000hg replied

9 April 2020, 21:20
I have been waiting for people to take the pee out of this on FB all day but nobody took the bait.
Granted it was between 20 people. Felt much worse for the honeymoon couple.

So far insurers have managed to keep a low profile, I can't see that lasting forever. Of course holidays are a luxury... it is money you can afford to lose.
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LondonManc replied

9 April 2020, 15:24
Originally posted by Old Greg View Post

FTFY

Like I GAF about that, apart from those on assisted places
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Mordac replied

9 April 2020, 15:20
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

He can still use EU regulation to claim the flights back huh?

A few hundred quid, that'll cheer him up no end...

Edit: And that's only if the airline hasn't gone bust yet.
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scooterscot replied

9 April 2020, 13:28
He can still use EU regulation to claim the flights back huh?
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Old Greg replied

9 April 2020, 13:17
Originally posted by LondonManc View Post

My heart bleeds. **** em. Let them visit one of the many schools that is not giving a refund on school fees.

FTFY
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