kalos

Was reading only a couple of days back,that to some of us the gulls seem to 

be everywhere and appear to be thriving, they are on the red list ( the highest

level  for British bird species of concern), because their population has dropped

by 72% in 55 years but with overfishing of our shores,then it comes as no surprise

they look elsewhere for their food.

We have a country park nearby and they have decided to move in with the swans

and ducks ready for when little kids are there armed with half a loaf to feed them.

Morning ,just got up for my early morning cuppa , 11.c but will warm up to make

a lovely day.

Hope you all have a good day today , Take care.

41 minutes ago, zap99 said:

Maybe they will delay our return home.🤣

Remember the early 1970's ? They were the best I would get off in Alicante and try 

to show the passport guy my passport .."OK ,GO,GO "  He made it clear he did not 

want anything to do with any of us .You could have had a rocket launcher strapped

to your back ,he just wanted you gone.

A few months back in Madeira and how things have changed . I got a guy looking 

at my new UK passport, pretending to read the blank pages . Then he looks up 

at me and says " Why you come here ?"  To show you my passport I replied. 

" No,no ,why you come to Madeira ? "   .. "Cos I like the place for holiday "

Next my wife's old red EU passport , quick glance ,stamped both and said "Go"

I'm sure they will think of something to delay you Zapp, even if it's just gazing 

at your passport photo, they do say if we looked like those photos , then one 

has to think "are they really fit to travel ".🙃

Have a goodtime when you go .

40 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

As a precaution if you or anybody else has a nasty chest pain take a soluble aspirin.

If you feel dizzy,sweating or unwell ring 999.

 

Great advice Graham 👍

56 minutes ago, zap99 said:

We fly to the Canaries on 2nd November and fly back on 13th. Could be interesting.🤔

Hopefully not a problem as you fly out before all of this kicks off ? 🤔

44 minutes ago, brian1 said:

One bloke said"blimey I thought that was a coffin lid mate".

One man and his Board , you could take it to the coast Brian 🙃😉🤣

14 hours ago, 9265359 said:

 

To start with you are confusing EES and ETIAS, which are two different systems.

 

Firstly EES (Entry Exit System), this has an announced start date of the 10th November 2024 and there is no charge for it.

 

With EES, if you are a non-EU citizen then on your first entry to the Schengen Area your fingerprints and a photo will be taken by the border guards at the Schengen Area airport or at Dover (etc.) or St Pancras.

 

 

Confused - I am not surprised!

Thanks for the very detailed explanation,yes I was getting confused with various things

the press and others had written but I think it's clearer now -Thanks .

The way I see it now is ,the ETIAS is a visa waiver system ,that does exactly what it

says on the tin .

The EES (entry exit system )  is just a tracker that is put onto my bio metric passport

that holds info ,finger prints etc, once taken for the first time at an air/port . After 

that for the next few years I can go anywhere within Europe and just show my 

passport at border control , no need for stamps/visa's just like when we were in the EU.

The possible problem is getting it all set up onto folks passports 10 Nov onwards ? 

Thanks for your help in this matter .

14 minutes ago, Megabear2 said:

The steward has shrugged his shoulders and said nothing he can do.

Ask for head of house keeping, bet they will find storage for you . 

35 minutes ago, yorkshirephil said:

Spam, spam, spam, beans egg and spam springs to mind. 

Gets worse,it's crypto only mate 🙃 By the way anyone tried the vegan coleslaw yet?

Tastes great on a corned beef sarnie 😉

48 minutes ago, Adawn47 said:

Penguins🐧🐧

They have knees, and so, yes kalos, they have knee caps.   Also  a femur, fibula and tibia. I hope that helps you sleep better tonight😁

 Cheers Avril  (&Eddie)  I think I will sleep a lot better armed with that knowledge 🙂

Now I know all there is to know about penguins ,I can really appreciate not having 

my bum inches off the floor in all that icy snow . As a kid growing up I still  have 

flashbacks to getting in the sea at Skeggy .First my feet got a nasty chill as I entered

the water, then my knees and a bit further up .. Wow -Take my breath away .

So as you can see I would be crap at draggin my rump around the artic .

Thanks for your help and glad to see you back Avril .😃

Morning ,pitch black outside 13.c and looks to be dry .

Up early but I guess it's my own fault for agreeing with Mrs K to an early nights 

kip, 10:15 as she was tired . This has now thrown my body into "work mode "

but I'm retired and do not need to be up for 4am .😟

Never the less at around 3:30 my brain was wanting to have a chat with itself ,

one half wanting to go to sleep whilst the other half wanting to put the world to rights,, you know , things like "Do penguins have knee caps" and other important stuff 🙄

So that's me up and on 2nd mug of tea ,whilst Mrs K snoozes on regardless.

Nice and peaceful though  and I do like early hours of the day .

Hope you all enjoy your Bank Holiday Monday whatever your up to -Take care .😉

6 hours ago, terrierjohn said:

However I have read nothing about how the EU intends to handle the biometric checks for cruise ship passengers to satisfy the EES requirements.

Yep all seems up in the air at the moment ,come 10th November we may get some answers.

26 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Good afternoon.

It is windy here.

Just watched 

Saga Spirit of Adventure entering the River Tyne.

It is not due into Newcastle until 08.00am tomorrow.

 

So that's how you lure the ships into the port of Tyne, the smell of a steak bake😉

We were out for our Sunday dinner again , no photo as it's the same as last weeks .

Now back to a lazy Sunday afternoon for us .

Hope your all having a good day .🙂.

14 minutes ago, Mike Senior said:

No mention of any costs associated with EES compliance, are you confusing it with the proposed ETIAS system? https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en

TBH  no idea ,that's why I hope Moley and P&O can say whats happening with cruisers ?

I had a read at this ..

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/more-travel-red-tape-next-105709233.html

1 minute ago, david63 said:

All the information that I have read about this would seem to indicate that the EU don't know how to operate it at cruise ports. If every passenger has to be processed off and then back on then with a ship carrying 3,000 passengers it would take (using one terminal at 15 seconds per passenger) 12.5 hours each way!

Although free if you are over 70

Nah still classed as a young un for a few years and then most travel insurances will be waiting to up my travel costs anyway .

I have noted that Europe will be starting the EES (Entry and Exit  System) 

That means UK resident folk will need a €6 for a 3 year visa ? 

@molecrochip  Has anyone at  P&O got any updates of how this could affect future cruisers ?

1 hour ago, room with a view said:

Well, I tried 0344 338 8003...it rang and rang and there was no option for a call back . 

Will try again tomorrow .

Strange that it did not ask you to press number  ? to pay for a cruise or ?? for 

a other options you can select .

I did for me a few Sundays back, ring back was offered ,once I had selected an 

option I wanted to talk about . That rang for about 5mins and then gave me the 

offer of ring back .. About 35 mins later I got the call.

Good luck with tomorrow, the link I sent you does say open tomorrow but being 

a bank holiday would ring first thing .

2 hours ago, room with a view said:

Why is it so difficult to get through to P&O 0345 355 5111 ?

I have been hanging on for 25 minutes then gave up ...my query can't be done online.

Tried early morning and early evening .

https://www.pocruises.com/contact-us     0344 338 8003

Try this number at 10am prompt tomorrow , if your call is not answered,wait for 

the option of a ring back (Think it will be option 1 )

Better than holding line for 25 mins .

4 minutes ago, carlanthony24 said:

Absolutely. Driving home from work last week, three days seeing them with no lights, cycling down the wrong side of the road, cutting corners. It be our fault though if we crash into them.

Not all idiots are on two wheels. Only yesterday we were traveling on a 40mph road and 

a driver in front wanted to turn left . To his left is a deacceleration lane about 70 yds long,

he did not want to use that and stayed on the main road until he was about 3 ft off his 

turning with his left indicator on for about 80 yds, slowing all the traffic behind him down

to around 5mph . Not the first time either ,question is ,what the hell do they think these 

lanes are for ?

1 hour ago, brian1 said:

I don't think so,just the support vehicles.As usual cyclists are a law unto themselves,that's gonna upset a few people,lol.

 I think the cyclists are pretty safe going through speed cameras ,as not that many have

a Reg plate strapped to their rumps 😉

53 minutes ago, Angel57 said:

Awful weather here. Too wet to take the dog for a walk and he is not even asking to go out…☔️☔️

Oh dear ,not a good start to a Bank Holiday weekend ..

What we need is a sing song 🎵🙃🎵 All together now .....

Good morning on this Bank Holiday weekend,when the banks are shut.

Nowt new there they shut half of ours years back anyway .

They rather we use them online ,which can be annoying , have you ever tried

to get a ten pound note changed for pound coins,on your PC ?🤔

The biggest joke is when your computer wants you to tick a box to 

prove that you are human . A bit ironic that one .

Hope the rain clears for everyone and you have a good weekend -

Take care .🙂

The winds were not too bad around here ,the wheelie bins stayed where we 

had put them out on the street ready for collection this morning .

The windchimes outside our back door were giving value for money .

Some would say ,a pretty sound investment 🙃😉

Just as the winds are calming ,I saw this which made me think of some of 

our posters who are not having it easy at the moment .

To those (you know who you are ) and all other posters - Take Care 🙂

Have a lovely anniversary Pauline and Graham.❤️🙂