Random Irritations

[Lucifer MorningStar]

The amount of Facebook posts and pages trying to be smart by posting videos of service personnel today not marching and saying how poor the standards are.

When you actually look into it what they’ve recorders is nothing to do with the actual drill or parades. It’s the few moments before where lads and lasses are having a final uniform adjustment and walking as a group to where they’re meant to form up and start. I’ve seen dozens of them and the comments are atrocious, yet had the recorded the actual thing they’d see how crisp and professional these guys are being.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

The downside of that is you have to use Bristol airport.

I was there for the first time last month, and my reaction was: I didn't think there could possibly be an airport worse than Luton, but I was wrong.

It's expanded, flight wise, faster than the building can cope with. It must be running close to capacity constantly so if any flight gets delayed, it gets ugly quite quickly.

We only ever go down with hand luggage and so we walk straight off the flight and straight onto the bus, airport flyer. Reverse it the other way, spending as little time in the airport itself as we can get away with

 

[IanM]

It's expanded, flight wise, faster than the building can cope with. It must be running close to capacity constantly so if any flight gets delayed, it gets ugly quite quickly.

We only ever go down with hand luggage and so we walk straight off the flight and straight onto the bus, airport flyer. Reverse it the other way, spending as little time in the airport itself as we can get away with

In the days before the world went mad, I used to commute to Glasgow from Bristol every week. Laptop bag only, luggage stayed in the flat. I used to park in the car park outside the terminal building. My record time for the plane coming to a stop, and me sitting in my car, was under 15mins.

Can't imagine that now.

 

[rulefan]

I didn't think there could possibly be an airport worse than Luton, but I was wrong.

Leeds anf Manchester

 

[The Squirrel]

My granddaughter travels between Edinburgh and York and my grandson between London and York a few times each month. From what I am told they rarely if ever experience any problems.

York is about the best place in the country for rail travel thanks to Victorian rail barons making it the centre of the northern English rail network despite being a small town, really. It’s great

For those saying it is always easier to drive to London even from the north; from York you can travel direct, NONSTOP to London and be standing in central London in less than 2 hours. That’s around a third of the likely time of driving then tube inwards. Plenty of cheap ticket offers too.

 

[D-S]

The downside of that is you have to use Bristol airport.

I was there for the first time last month, and my reaction was: I didn't think there could possibly be an airport worse than Luton, but I was wrong.

It’s my local airport and we actively try to avoid it if at all possible.
Ridiculously busy early in the morning when it just can’t cope with the passenger volume, shockingly expensive for parking and poor service (the queues for the ‘Silver Zone’ shuttles are appalling). high drop off charges, a monopoly taxi service which is expensive and inadequate, really poor baggage handling (they once, recently when we arrived, put all bags from three flights on one carousel leaving the other 7 empty, you have to pay for trollies etc. etc.- shambles of a place.

 

[rulefan]

It’s my local airport and we actively try to avoid it if at all possible.
Ridiculously busy early in the morning when it just can’t cope with the passenger volume, shockingly expensive for parking and poor service (the queues for the ‘Silver Zone’ shuttles are appalling). high drop off charges, a monopoly taxi service which is expensive and inadequate, really poor baggage handling (they once, recently when we arrived, put all bags from three flights on one carousel leaving the other 7 empty, you have to pay for trollies etc. etc.- shambles of a place.

We live in Yorkshire but will still steer clear.

 

[D-S]

We live in Yorkshire but will still steer clear.

Good idea.

 

[rulefan]

Good idea.

Incidentally, it has been suggested that Liverpool and Newcastle are v good (relatively?).

 

[Neilds]

It’s my local airport and we actively try to avoid it if at all possible.
Ridiculously busy early in the morning when it just can’t cope with the passenger volume, shockingly expensive for parking and poor service (the queues for the ‘Silver Zone’ shuttles are appalling). high drop off charges, a monopoly taxi service which is expensive and inadequate, really poor baggage handling (they once, recently when we arrived, put all bags from three flights on one carousel leaving the other 7 empty, you have to pay for trollies etc. etc.- shambles of a place.

I must use a different Bristol
Airport than you do - doing it again in a couple weeks to go to Berlin then new year for Dublin. Never had any or with the Silver Zone, plenty of buses and queues move quickly to drop off your car. My only moan is I have to go the long way round as I would have to pay the emission zone of if I went through Bristol itself. Apart from this never had a problem.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Incidentally, it has been suggested that Liverpool and Newcastle are v good (relatively?).

Newcastle is a great airport to use, apart from the obligatory rip off drop charge . Plenty of space, friendly staff (no one barks at you in security). You never feel rushed or pressured there. As stress free as an airport can be.

 

[Slab]

Newcastle is a great airport to use, apart from the obligatory rip off drop charge . Plenty of space, friendly staff (no one barks at you in security). You never feel rushed or pressured there. As stress free as an airport can be.

This really annoys me
Last time through Gatwick and they weren’t even shouting the same instructions to each queue for what to remove/stick in tray etc that day & naturally overlapping barks. Can’t remember what I got ‘wrong’ for my Q but the contemptable comment I got for my error was replied to in kind

 

[Red devil]

Incidentally, it has been suggested that Liverpool and Newcastle are v good (relatively?).

Liverpool is a cracking airport. Never had any trouble there. Or been spoken to like an imbecile

 

[Hobbit]

To be honest, every airport is naff at rush hour. My major gripe with airports is the difficulty in finding a seat after going through security. Afternoon flights are, usually, a breeze.

 

[PNWokingham]

on airport rants - Antalys in May - circa 22 euros for a McDonalds or KFC meal deal - and 15 euros for a large bottle of beer! Wow - who said Turkey is cheap

 

[Beezerk]

Newcastle is a great airport to use, apart from the obligatory rip off drop charge . Plenty of space, friendly staff (no one barks at you in security). You never feel rushed or pressured there. As stress free as an airport can be.

Short stay 2 car park, 10/15 minutes free so you can pick up and drop off for no charge

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Short stay 2 car park, 10/15 minutes free so you can pick up and drop off for no charge

I know but whenever I am dropping off or picking up it seems to either be raining or pitch black and asking my wife or son to walk over to there seems a bit harsh . There really is no reason why it can not be free for 5-7 minutes, then charge heavily after that. A genuine drop off, pick up spot there is pretty reasonable imo. I suspect they make an absolute fortune from it though so they won't change it now .

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Latest work related irritation! Compulsory surveys that has loaded questions looking for confirmation bias rather than actual honest answers into how people feel, you can't input your own answer only select from the 5 loaded answers that no matter what you click gives the impression everything is fine and suits the stats geeks arguments rather than improving things for those at the coal face.

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

on airport rants - Antalys in May - circa 22 euros for a McDonalds or KFC meal deal - and 15 euros for a large bottle of beer! Wow - who said Turkey is cheap

If you mean the airport, and not the resort, it's no different to any airport food and drink price. Hence my rant about Heathrow a few weeks back - £15.95 for a glass of wine. You know you're gonna get mugged.
Pay or don't pay.

 

[upsidedown]

After an update to Google chrome the bookmark favicons dont work in Chrome but do in Edge Deleted all bookmarks in Chrome and even the newbookmarks still dont show tried all the suggestions from Chrome nut nothing