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Dead easy to say what you hypothetically would have done. That butters no parsnips
Nothing hypothetical about it. I have chosen not to take a skiing holiday in the middle of a pandemic.
Dead easy to say what you hypothetically would have done. That butters no parsnips
Which is why someone doesn't get fined for saying they'd act like a daffodil and break Swiss law. It's easy to claim you'd act like an entitled thick gammon when there's no risk of having to prove it.Dead easy to say what you hypothetically would have done. That butters no parsnips
Nobody comes out of the episode covered in glory, including the Swiss. If you open up a ski resort in the middle of a pandemic, you've got to be either greedy or naïve. Answers on a postcard.I do know the Swiss are absolutely incandescent about it. My friend Gaby lives near to Verbier and there’s a huge anti-Brit feeling. Whatever the rights and wrongs, it’s left a bitter taste.
I’ve answered that up thread - aren’t the Swiss allowed to ski in their own country in case a few rogue Brits decide to gatecrash and cough all over them?Nobody comes out of the episode covered in glory, including the Swiss. If you open up a ski resort in the middle of a pandemic, you've got to be either greedy or naïve. Answers on a postcard.
Gammon and parsnips...it's like a rather pleasant Boxing Day lunch
The moral fortitude of posters here never ceases to amaze me. If only everyone was able to occupy such a high moral ground we'd be laughing![]()
Sorry, I don't know of that post. Given the nature of uphill transport at ski resorts, I can't think of a better way to spread Coronavirus better and quicker. Anyway, if the hoteliers didn't want the business, why let them book rooms?I’ve answered that up thread - aren’t the Swiss allowed to ski in their own country in case a few rogue Brits decide to gatecrash and cough all over them?
Why take bookings from non Swiss then?I’ve answered that up thread - aren’t the Swiss allowed to ski in their own country in case a few rogue Brits decide to gatecrash and cough all over them?
I agree with all of that. And yes, on reflection no one comes out of it well.Sorry, I don't know of that post. Given the nature of uphill transport at ski resorts, I can't think of a better way to spread Coronavirus better and quicker. Anyway, if the hoteliers didn't want the business, why let them book rooms?
BTW, I think the Brits were arrogant prats.
Why take bookings from non Swiss then?
I agree with all of that. And yes, on reflection no one comes out of it well.
I don’t know but I’m assuming that when the bookings were made the new strain of Covid wasn’t circulating. But I’m not going to defend Swiss hoteliers.....and I hate skiing myself (am totally uncoordinated and always fall over and hate the cold).Why take bookings from non Swiss then?
When this is all over, have another go at it. Not in Switzerland. It's good fun but extremely harsh on your personal finances.I don’t know but I’m assuming that when the bookings were made the new strain of Covid wasn’t circulating. But I’m not going to defend Swiss hoteliers.....and I hate skiing myself (am totally uncoordinated and always fall over and hate the cold).