woody2 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 wasn't john due to travel? hope he's ok......... Fire diverts Spain-bound Brittany Ferries ship after Plymouth departure https://www.manxradio.com/news/uk-news/fire-diverts-spain-bound-brittany-ferries-ship-after-plymouth-departure/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 14 hours ago, woody2 said: wasn't john due to travel? hope he's ok......... Fire diverts Spain-bound Brittany Ferries ship after Plymouth departure https://www.manxradio.com/news/uk-news/fire-diverts-spain-bound-brittany-ferries-ship-after-plymouth-departure/ Thanks for your concern W2. I’m safe.But catch up at the back, please. Was on Pont Aven from 10pm 21/4 to 8am 23/4. Portsmouth Roscoff Bilbao. €25 for 1Gb. Ran out. Decided not to renew. Arrived Qerol 15.00 23/4. Internet fine. Delivering 20Mbps down and 2Mbps up. For 5 hours. Then - bang. Nothing. Just back on. After a week. We’ve next to no mobile signal here in the hills. Internet is by microwave link. Nearest exchange is 15km as the crow flies. Copper wires. Voice landline phone isn’t brilliant. Telefonica don’t do dial up any more. Terrestrial fixed line internet hasn’t reached here. One of the relay boxes and it’s tower had been consumed in a forest fire. Service has been 0.5Mbps down and next to nothing up for a week. Had to drive to Burger King for free WiFi. 20km. so decided not to post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company 8 mins · **** IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING RESCHEDULED SAILING ON 30TH MAY 2019**** Due to tidal conditions at Heysham Port the following sailing has been rescheduled: Heysham to Isle of Man Thursday 30th May 15:00hrs will now depart at 14:30hrs, please check-in no later than 13:30hrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I'm just waiting for a headline announcing that a sailing has been cancelled and the UK is isolated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Birkenhead dock closed for winter work. No Liverpool sailings this winter. Coach services to Heysham for footpassengers (iomtoday). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Birkenhead dock closed for winter work. No Liverpool sailings this winter. Coach services to Heysham for footpassengers (iomtoday). Not quite. Fact, it’s not closed, it’s the link span ( not a dock ) Stena are still using it, fact it’s being repaired, so no space for Steam Packet. Think you’ll find its from Heysham, at least initially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Hour less on the boat, hour more on a coach. Probably not the big deal people will make it out to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4mbi Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Did anyone just hear ceo of iomspc on Manx radio this morning? Wow. Mr Tetchy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Did he miss the morning boat..? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxman2000 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, b4mbi said: Did anyone just hear ceo of iomspc on Manx radio this morning? Wow. Mr Tetchy! He is not tetchy, he is a very arrogant tw_t. the Manx radio reporter is doing what he is supposed to do, but what do you expect from the Manx Mugabe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 3 hours ago, b4mbi said: Did anyone just hear ceo of iomspc on Manx radio this morning? Wow. Mr Tetchy! I thought the interviewer was pretty aggressive to begin with but Mr Woodward didn't have his PR hat on either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Just very poor communication. He seemed to have no clue that the average listener would not have the press release in front of them. However the interviewing was poor also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 29 minutes ago, John Wright said: Just very poor communication. He seemed to have no clue that the average listener would not have the press release in front of them. However the interviewing was poor also. Manx Radio interviewing poor?...never 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, John Wright said: Just very poor communication. He seemed to have no clue that the average listener would not have the press release in front of them. However the interviewing was poor also. A fair representation of both entities frankly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 56 minutes ago, John Wright said: Just very poor communication. He seemed to have no clue that the average listener would not have the press release in front of them. However the interviewing was poor also. I suspect the interviewing was more nonplussed than anything, judging by the piece on the website. Did Woodward even know his interview was going to be broadcast? If he did, he was being about as unprofessional as you can imagine. In a normal commercial company, you'd expect an executive to use the interview to try to sell the service; repeat (and maybe expand on) the information that was in the press release; emphasise all that they were doing to help and so on. When Woodward reacted as if any questioning of what was going on was an impertinence, it's difficult to see what else the interviewer could have asked, other than "Why are you behaving like an arsehole?". One revealing detail was the way in which the DoI waved through the change to the agreement(s) that promised a weekend Winter service to Liverpool without any care. But then if you're not much cop at sticking to your own schedules, why fuss about other people doing the same? Clearly now the Steam Packet has been absorbed into the happy civil service family, they can be expected to have the same attitude to public service as the rest of them. One interesting line of enquiry that an enterprising journalist might like to take is why exactly the works at Birkenhead are stopping the boat using the port not just this Winter but the next as well. The Steam Packet use the 12 Quays Terminal, that is mainly used by Stena Line. There is indeed work being done here, but it appears to be nearly completed. So why it should stop the boats using it for the next two Winter seasons is a mystery and if the new facilities can't be used for the Ben-my-Chree, how come they are only finding out about it now? Maybe they had problems getting hold off the owner, who appear to be (examines notes) Peel Ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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