Leave or Remain?

Theresa Green

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Popped into William Hill earlier.

Basil; 'any interesting odds on David Davis' (Brexit secretary) ?

Darius; (on the counter) 'sort of thing you looking for' ?

Basil; 'resigns, fired, health issues, that kind of thing' ?

Darius; (after spending 20 minutes on the phone), 'sorry we are unable to help you, is there anything else we can help you with' ?

Basil; 'i get your drift'......

Did he ever ring back?
 

Mudgie

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Try flying into the EU and saying that! Proof of address, proof of flight home, if they really don't like the look of you proof of funds for your stay. It's got so bad it resembles our own arrivals queue!
Yes, I won't bother trying to go abroad again.
 

Mudgie

Well-Known Forumite
That's exactly what the Brexit idiots wanted, to make normal people's world a smaller, more insular place. Don't give in, keep travelling.
Yes, but I must admit that I'm getting too old now for going to strange places.
I'll probably be in Uttoxeter tomorrow though !
 

proactive

Enjoying a drop of red.
Don't give in, keep travelling.
Jr and I drove to France a couple of weeks ago (before the school holidays). We had no problems at all. The current Mrs p came over a couple of days ago (during the school holidays). Same route, same time of day, loads of hassle (and she's an EU citizen).

Travelling in the school holidays has always been a problem because the infrastructure can't cope. Brexit has just made the situation worse and given people an additional excuse for incompetence. In much the same way as I was informed by a government agency the other day that my request would be seriously delayed because of COVID...
 

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
Jr and I drove to France a couple of weeks ago (before the school holidays). We had no problems at all. The current Mrs p came over a couple of days ago (during the school holidays). Same route, same time of day, loads of hassle (and she's an EU citizen).
It's not so much the delays (Riga you have none anyway, huge airport for the number of passengers!) more the questions. Although this time my phone wouldn't connect so I told them the wrong address and we made up a flight home as I didn't have one booked. Still dont, but if I over stay they'll go to the wrong flat to throw me out of the country!
 

Cue

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It's not so much the delays (Riga you have none anyway, huge airport for the number of passengers!) more the questions. Although this time my phone wouldn't connect so I told them the wrong address and we made up a flight home as I didn't have one booked. Still dont, but if I over stay they'll go to the wrong flat to throw me out of the country!

My wife regularly visits Spain and I don’t think she has any of that, I guess it depends on the country?
 

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
My wife regularly visits Spain and I don’t think she has any of that, I guess it depends on the country?
Odd, it's an EU (and uk) requirement? I've never been asked about money but get the other 2 every flight out and my wife gets it on the return leg so I get to watch both sides.

Saying that some places are letting brits through e gates again apparently? I can't use those as travelling with an infant.

Edit: apparently it's a 'may ask', in Riga that's everyone though.
 
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tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
Never had any of that going or coming from France or Spain.
Maybe the Latvians hate the brits! Or maybe they're more cautious due to their neighbour to the east?

EDIT: Thinking back, queues are small, but literally everyone in front of me has gotten asked every single time. Same in the UK, carrying an infant means you end up in the I'm a dirty foreigner queue, and I regularly see people having issues proving where they will be staying.
 
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basil

don't mention the blinds
So we've had, the Irish, the Indians, the Africans, the Pakistanis, the Caribbeans, the Muslims, the east Europeans, the EU, Mr and Mrs Prince Harry, Philip Schofield, Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone, Joey Barton, People from Cannock, the Miners, the Junior Doctors, the Boat People,
Our esteemed Prime Minister has now given us a new bogeyman....

China

Back to the studio Gary......
 

Jonah

Spouting nonsense since the day I learned to talk
The Tory party blame everyone for the mess this country is in expect the people who are to blame - themselves.

One MP even had the nerve to say they are still trying to sort out the ‘mess’ Labour left behind - 13 years after they left power.

Tories are a bunch of arseholes.
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
The Tory party blame everyone for the mess this country is in expect the people who are to blame - themselves.

One MP even had the nerve to say they are still trying to sort out the ‘mess’ Labour left behind - 13 years after they left power.

Tories are a bunch of arseholes.
They can't do anything much on their own, they need electoral support, which does seem to be quite easy to arrange...

 

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
I remember this, was very sad to see the support he had from people either too gullible to spot the lies or happy to support lies that furthered their agenda.
 

Withnail

Well-Known Forumite
There is a longer video from the day - i wasn't there, i wanted to be but couldn't - where there is an obvious 'plant' in the crowd who literally just shouts 'BANANAS' at Alexander over and over - until de Pfeffel picks up the cue just as this clip kicks in, and even acknowledges the seed before plowing on.

Boris is a lie, his name is Alex, his pitch is a lie, he's a no mark, he doesn't actually believe in anything, and here you see him just lying, bare faced.

Possible fringe view - but at least it kicked Farage and his ilk out of Parliament.

Possible fringe view - no good going back in if we haven't anyone better to sit in it.
 
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