Fair play to a guy from Scotland travelling by jet ski a normal 40 minute journey in 4 +hours and walking 15 miles to meet his girlfriend. Now doing porridge.

Hope she was worth it.

I’m not sure if illegally travelling from Scotland to a covid-free island and going to nightclubs deserves any praise. What a wally.

He was just testing his eyes.

Most people would be that desperate to get off the Isle of Man.

The Scottish really are a strange bunch,my next door neighbour was having is windows reglazed at 6.15 am last sunday morning .

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 7:42 pm

The Scottish really are a strange bunch,my next door neighbour was having is windows reglazed at 6.15 am last sunday morning .

Even stranger is being awake to know that!

Rileybobs wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 7:45 pm

Even stranger is being awake to know that!

He was hammering like F**k and talking like his mate was in England,no one could sleep through that

tim_noone wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 6:51 pm

Fair play to a guy from Scotland travelling by jet ski a normal 40 minute journey in 4 +hours and walking 15 miles to meet his girlfriend. Now doing porridge.

I thought you'd opted for a rather severe lifestyle change when I read the title, " timnoone " ! Mrs Clarets4me and I logged in especially to offer our firm support and friendship at this sensitive time, but then I read the thread .... Festive greetings anyway !

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 7:50 pm

He was hammering like F**k and talking like his mate was in England,no one could sleep through that

TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 7:38 pm

Most people would be that desperate to get off the Isle of Man.

Ey, cracking place is the IOM!

Bloody dangerous what he’s done tbf, in terms of the rough seas. Will make a good story at the wedding

Just need to put my eyes back in...

tarkys_ears wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:03 pm

Just need to put my eyes back in...

Loreal.......

tarkys_ears wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:03 pm

Just need to put my eyes back in...

Was he heading for the buoys?

He wanted a different kind of motor boat!

conyoviejo wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 6:52 pm

Hope she was worth it.

either go through that ordeal or...


a sheep.

That’s some effort. Wonder if she will stick by him for his lengthy stretch inside....

tarkys_ears wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:03 pm

Just need to put my eyes back in...

I’d have swam through 4 hours of broken glass naked

cricketfieldclarets wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:28 pm

That’s some effort. Wonder if she will stick by him for his lengthy stretch inside....

Reckon he'll have a cracking escape plan sorted.

Bet he didn't forget the Milk Tray...

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 7:05 pm

He was just testing his eyes.

Ah, so that is how it works is it? Just because Cummings was a fecking idiot it’s ok for everyone else to also do stupid things? I presume that’s the case in your view is it? Either that or you’re just trying to score a political point?

HunterST_BFC wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:55 pm

Bet he didn't forget the Milk Tray...

Bugger that was going to be my line

Hell of a journey and even bigger price to pay just to get your Scottish Porridge Oats

I am a zealot about the Covid rules (to the annoyance of many) but if that is her, I kind of understand why he did it now.......

PaintYorkClaretnBlue wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:02 pm

Ah, so that is how it works is it? Just because Cummings was a fecking idiot it’s ok for everyone else to also do stupid things? I presume that’s the case in your view is it? Either that or you’re just trying to score a political point?

Blimey, love, take it easy.

Cummings, as you say, is a fecking idiot who got caught and lied. This bloke is a fecking idiot who got caught and didn't lie.

One gets jailed, the other doesn't. I'm not sure if that's a political point, you can decide that, I'm not particularly interested.

I've certainly not even hinted at your interpretation of "it's OK for everyone also to also do stupid things" - even for a gorgeous lass like that.

If she's owt like my missus, his efforts won't have been appreciated.

Murger wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:06 pm

If she's owt like my missus, his efforts won't have been appreciated.

You would have been told "you're late" as well then ?

TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 7:38 pm

Most people would be that desperate to get off the Isle of Man.

Most people would be wrong if they think going to UK would be an improvement in any circumstances let alone during the 3-tier restrictions

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 16, 2020 8:33 am

Cummings, as you say, is a fecking idiot who got caught and lied. This bloke is a fecking idiot who got caught and didn't lie.

One gets jailed, the other doesn't. I'm not sure if that's a political point, you can decide that, I'm not particularly interested.

Wrong.

TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 7:38 pm

Most people would be that desperate to get off the Isle of Man.

Just the opposite. People are desperate to come here. Houses are selling for the asking price within 24 hours of going on the market to buyers on the mainland.

There is no better place in the world at present. We are Covid free in the community. Apart from travelling off island, life is pretty much as normal here. No face masks, shops, pubs and restaurants all open as usual. I play Bowls three times a week, get to visit friends and family and drink beer.

Our government have been brilliant during the covid crisis and have the full support of the public. I'm definitely not remotely interested in leaving the island let alone desperate.

Firthy wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:34 pm

Just the opposite. People are desperate to come here. Houses are selling for the asking price within 24 hours of going on the market to buyers on the mainland.

There is no better place in the world at present. We are Covid free in the community. Apart from travelling off island, life is pretty much as normal here. No face masks, shops, pubs and restaurants all open as usual. I play Bowls three times a week, get to visit friends and family and drink beer.

Our government have been brilliant during the covid crisis and have the full support of the public. I'm definitely not remotely interested in leaving the island let alone desperate.

https://youtu.be/-5i1cJIwE7M

I got a transfer from Lambert Howarth were I worked in Rawtenstall when it was closing in 1999 to the Ronaldsway factory on the Isle or Man right next to the airport,we went over on an all expenses weekend to check it out,the wife chickened out and said she didnt wanna upsticks,always regretted not going it's a beautiful place.....the factory is shut down now but don't knock the Isle of Man it's a beautiful place.

CJW wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:10 pm

Wrong.

Explain.

They both got caught and both lied but only one went to jail ?

To be fair, it's a pretty cool story to tell.

Firthy wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:34 pm

Just the opposite. People are desperate to come here. Houses are selling for the asking price within 24 hours of going on the market to buyers on the mainland.

There is no better place in the world at present. We are Covid free in the community. Apart from travelling off island, life is pretty much as normal here. No face masks, shops, pubs and restaurants all open as usual. I play Bowls three times a week, get to visit friends and family and drink beer.

Our government have been brilliant during the covid crisis and have the full support of the public. I'm definitely not remotely interested in leaving the island let alone desperate.

We have one of our main offices there. May ask if I can relocate!

cricketfieldclarets wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:23 pm

We have one of our main offices there. May ask if I can relocate!

Depends if you work for a locksmith, only key workers are allowed in

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:11 pm

Explain.

They both got caught and both lied but only one went to jail ?

Read what you wrote.

Firthy wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:34 pm

Just the opposite. People are desperate to come here. Houses are selling for the asking price within 24 hours of going on the market to buyers on the mainland.

Mainland??????

CJW wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:06 am

Read what you wrote.

I have. As I then said, both got caught, both lied and only one went to jail. Correct ?

tim_noone wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 15, 2020 6:51 pm

Fair play to a guy from Scotland travelling by jet ski a normal 40 minute journey in 4 +hours and walking 15 miles to meet his girlfriend. Now doing porridge.

quite an impressive feat, no idea how far it is, but surely if he ran out of fuel or the motor packed up he'd be dead.
also, how did he know where to aim the thing? he could have just rode past it.

CJW wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:07 am

Mainland??????

Over here we call anywhere on the bigger island (England, Scotland, Wales) the mainland.

Wile E Coyote wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:00 am

quite an impressive feat, no idea how far it is, but surely if he ran out of fuel or the motor packed up he'd be dead.
also, how did he know where to aim the thing? he could have just rode past it.

You can see all 4 countries from the island on a clear day so depending on the weather he'd be able to see it all the way.

Firthy wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:26 am

Over here we call anywhere on the bigger island (England, Scotland, Wales) the mainland.

If I called it "the mainland" here in Ramsey, I'd get clattered.
Yes, I'm on the rock, Firthy.

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:40 am

I have. As I then said, both got caught, both lied and only one went to jail. Correct ?

Nope.
Actually read what you wrote.
You said he didn't lie.

It's a journey of 25 miles, he was thinking about 40 minutes, apparently, but poor weather turned it into five hours.
He landed and then walked fifteen, not five hundred, to fall down at her door.
At no time, it appears, did he put himself or anybody else in danger. He got rumbled after an ID check - he'd been with her for two nights by then anyway, lucky get, so you'd hope she'd made it worth his while.
Four weeks, maximum, in the slammer - as someone said earlier, a cracking story to tell.

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:24 pm

It's a journey of 25 miles, he was thinking about 40 minutes, apparently, but poor weather turned it into five hours.
At no time, it appears, did he put himself or anybody else in danger.

You haven't got a clue what you're talking about. It's a treacherous stretch of water at the best of times. Factor-in bad weather, ferries & container vessels and he's lucky to be alive.

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:24 pm

He got rumbled after an ID check

After initially lying about his address to the police and then to his girlfriend as to his whereabouts in the preceding three weeks.

Yes, we've established he lied, hence my subsequent "As I then said, both got caught, both lied and only one went to jail. " comment.

Cummings came out best, though, didn't he ? Kept his job, given a chance to tell his lies on national TV AND get a £40,000 pay rise into the bargain.
What's not to like ?

I'm sure both of them thought it was worth it in their own different ways..........

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:09 pm

I got a transfer from Lambert Howarth were I worked in Rawtenstall when it was closing in 1999 to the Ronaldsway factory on the Isle or Man right next to the airport,we went over on an all expenses weekend to check it out,the wife chickened out and said she didnt wanna upsticks,always regretted not going it's a beautiful place.....the factory is shut down now but don't knock the Isle of Man it's a beautiful place.

Ronaldsways still open mate, if you mean the aerospace company, part of RLC group. I do work for them and got a job there about 4 years ago... my wife called the shots at last minute as well despite a great relocation package! I fell in love with the island straight away, it’s the easy life I like, I’m not a city person

Edit: completely misread it again

CJW wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:17 pm

If I called it "the mainland" here in Ramsey, I'd get clattered.
Yes, I'm on the rock, Firthy.

Yes I lived there for about 4 years 1989 to 1993, and was always put in my place if I ever said I am going to the mainland for anything. I was told no this is the mainland you are going across. I was also told that I was a "come over" and the only thing worse than that is a "stop over"

Burnley1989 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:08 pm

Ronaldsways still open mate, if you mean the aerospace company, part of RLC group. I do work for them and got a job there about 4 years ago... my wife called the shots at last minute as well despite a great relocation package! I fell in love with the island straight away, it’s the easy life I like, I’m not a city person

Edit: completely misread it again

I dont think i worded it great pal,i was transferring from Lambert Howarths to Lambert Howarth on the island,we flew from Liverpool in what i remember as something out of the ark ..propellers, Leather seats and if my memory serves me right a curtain separating the Captain from the passengers....oh and the most ugly stewardess ive ever had the misfortune to clap eyes on ,am i right in saying the flight is about 25 mins?