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27th November 2022, 11:57 AM
#91
Re: Channel taxi service
The Manston diphtheria problem was reported in the news. The more disturbing thing is the rate they emptied the centre. Sending people all over the country who may be carrying this disease and others.
Maybe it is time the Border force and RNLI applied the rule? no Q flag no port entry.
The Q Flag As per INTERCO, the Q flag denotes “My vessel is healthy. I require free pratique”. It is a flag that is hoisted inevitably by all vessels prior to entering the port to denote that the vessel is healthy and disease free and requests clearance.
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27th November 2022, 01:18 PM
#92
Re: Channel taxi service
hi john sabourn #87
good afternoon,where is your humanity , remind to send you a xmass card with a picture of scrooge on the inside of it.
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27th November 2022, 01:35 PM
#93
Re: Channel taxi service
#92 I gave it away with my virginity many moons ago. Can you put Scrooge on it holding up a bent banana ? .Cheers JS
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27th November 2022, 01:52 PM
#94
Re: Channel taxi service
hi john sabourn #93
good afternoon, according to cappy he said you never give anything away, and the proof is you still owe him 3s 9p
tom
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27th November 2022, 06:00 PM
#95
Re: Channel taxi service

Originally Posted by
thomas michael
hi john sabourn #93
good afternoon, according to cappy he said you never give anything away, and the proof is you still owe him 3s 9p
tom
plus interest......plus interest ......plus interest ditto etc etc R683532......also known as honest cappy............................................. ...............sometimes
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27th November 2022, 07:50 PM
#96
Re: Channel taxi service
hi cappy #95
good evening, i know xmass will be here shortly, but its no good giving scrooge anymore time to pay up the long overdue 3s 9p and it breaks my heart to see the way you are beding over backwards and going soft on him as i see all you are charging is intrest on the capital sum, but where is the compound intrest, you are obviously feeling some sort of obligation to him because of the xmass period coming around by giving him so much leeway, But remember one thing not everybody has your benevolent spirit and theres plenty of people out there wishing to take rather than give,
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28th November 2022, 12:04 AM
#97
Re: Channel taxi service
#94 sent him the banana skin off the last bent one . when get your card with Scrooge on will cut out and send also. The empty jam jars I also sent him were worth well over 3/9 at the bottle shop. JS
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28th November 2022, 12:07 AM
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Re: Channel taxi service
The Queen Elisabeth reported one case of Covid to a South East Asian country, she was refused entry to that Country.
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28th November 2022, 05:44 AM
#99
Re: Channel taxi service
In reply to #92, we stopped the boats for two reasons.
One, they were full of illegal so called refugees,
Two, the number that drowned at sea on the crossings was just too much.
The people smugglers did not care if some died at sea, they had their money.
So yes lock them up, any country has the right to say who enters, where, when and by what means.
So call JS insensitive, I call him strong in his belief.
Of course all these rubber dinghies are taking passengers from the true ferry services.
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28th November 2022, 09:51 AM
#100
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What about putting the salt water crocodiles on the alert for trespassers John . Could always shift a few thousand down from the Northern Terroritory . JS
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