Aye, I think there will be some form of relaxations in terms of self catering sector, I certainly hope so. Best be quick though, cottages will move faster than flour coated bogroll!.
I'm looking to getting away in the motorhome however I cannot imagine what the carnage is going to be like when that's allowed again.
Maybe we should set up some kind of Intra-Scotland house swap system? I live somewhere very touristy - would happily swap with somebody as long as they like cats!
We've tried with a few pals, seems Dunblane isn't the tourist hotspot Killin was, we never had to rent houses in Scotland when we lived there...
managed to get a nice big cottage in Aviemore from 17th July for a week, small deposit and balance to pay 26th June, so fingers crossed...
Forestry Commission confirming off piste unofficial stuff is ok to ride but still subject to the distance of travel guidelines
https://forestryandland.gov.scot/covid-19/frequently-asked-questions
I could be up for doing a wee holiday swap with my central Edinburgh flat...
managed to get a nice big cottage in Aviemore from 17th July for a week, small deposit
PM me the address Iain and I'll leave a big deposit...
^^^^ don’t worry Colin, I’ll be round on my ebike to go for some rides 😜
If that spesh motor lasts til July.... 😂
Aye....
Been in at school today, class set up for 9 pupils.
It’s taken me 6 weeks to write a blended learning earth sciences topic
One of the things I did today was gather, count and number all our textbooks. I think the simplest and most efficient thing to do for senior classes when they're working at home is go old school and set them work from textbooks.
Spin - are you letting them take the text books home and bring them back whenever they are in? Message here seems to be that there may be no school bags etc, and even pencils and PE kit may not be allowed to travel to and from school (I've not heard a logical explanation why the living, breathing germ factory is permitted but the inanimate objects are not).
are you letting them take the text books home and bring them back whenever they are in?
Yes. Hard to see an issue with it if they keep the book.
Message here seems to be that there may be no school bags etc, and even pencils and PE kit may not be allowed to travel to and from school (I’ve not heard a logical explanation why the living, breathing germ factory is permitted but the inanimate objects are not).
Some of the ideas I've heard bandied about on this are totally disproportionate like asking pupils to come in in freshly laundered clothes every day or PE depts issuing kit that's then laundered each night. This is going to be tough enough without introducing unnecessary barriers to attendance/learning.
Anyway, all this discussion may soon be much less relevant:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53078358
Got my room sorted today for 10 pupils and me. Binned a whole load of stuff. And every surface is clear of stuff.
Now I'm to go back in this pm to do..... something.
Some of the ideas I’ve heard bandied about on this are totally disproportionate like asking pupils to come in in freshly laundered clothes every day or PE depts issuing kit that’s then laundered each night. This is going to be tough enough without introducing unnecessary barriers to attendance/learning.
Replying to myself now...
You need to ask why this happens and the answer is that local authorities have had to interpret for themselves what measures to take so naturally you get a wide range of responses. I'm not generally a fan of top down directives but this looks like a case for that to help ensure equality of provision.
Waiting to be told tomorrow foe sure if we can get a wee week in a cottage somewhere, fingers crossed.
The Mrs spotted on facebook the other day a post from a hotel we used to go to before the kids came along saying theyll be open from the 15th July.
🤞🏻
Waiting to be told tomorrow foe sure if we can get a wee week in a cottage somewhere, fingers crossed.
Plenty of free cancellation options on AirBnB. If it's announced tomorrow, bookings may go mental. Get in early.
Hadn't looked at cancellation costs OTS, cheers, I'll look now. You get sorted with DFDS?.
You get sorted with DFDS?
Yes thanks, got a voucher and then they've said that if the service is cancelled I can cash my voucher in. Hard to argue with that level of customer service (all done on chat) for a non-refundable ticket.
Oh and on AirBnB if the place you fancy doesn't have the cancellation options you want, just message the owner and ask them to change them to free cancellation. It's easy for them to do and all the ones I asked (3 on Isla) did it without any hassle.
Brilliant, cheers fella.
Glencoe and Nevis Range both saying uplift opening on 15th July!
The Mrs spotted on facebook the other day a post from a hotel we used to go to before the kids came along saying theyll be open from the 15th July.
The tourism sector opening has shitshow written all over it.
This all seems to stem from a comment in parliament last week that tourism could reopen on 15th, but tentative and subject to change, presumably it's based on us moving to next stage this week, then the following stage in 3 weeks time (which is the minimum period each stage can last)
Despite all the caveats I saw various MPs and press declaring tourism back for business on this date, now places are committing to opening and taking bookings. If we don't move to stage 3 in 3 weeks time, which is entirely possible, there's going to be a hell of a lot of cancelled bookings and/or illegally opened tourist facilities. Personally I'd not be committing to any booking until reopening is confirmed by government.
I've just put my campervan into storage - even though we're moving next week, there's no way I'm driving my precious camper north of the border as I expect there will be roving mobs armed with pitchforks! 😉
I believe that the announcement vis-a-vis accommodation opening on 15th July would be made on 9th (3 weeks from tomorrow). As long as providers are prepared to fully refund then it makes sense for them to plan ahead, not have a sudden panic flurry of bookings on 10th July and make sure they can get some folk through the doors while it is still the school holidays.
He said the government "needs to be far more creative" in its plans and be open to radical proposals such as bringing in extra teachers to boost staffing numbers, and to fund councils to turn other buildings into temporary classrooms.
Aye, I suppose teachers are one of those things you can just pull out your arse when it suits. Oh no, that's wee nuggets like this one, my mistake.
Anyway, may take a look for somewhere, saw the Nevis Range post earlier. No doubt half of Scotland has had the same idea though. Just need to make sure cancellation is available.
I think the schools should just open normally in August but the government has to plan for today not for what might happen in August.
Apparently up Thurso/JoG way, the police are sending strangers straight back down the road.
This all seems to stem from a comment in parliament last week that tourism could reopen on 15th, but tentative and subject to change, presumably it’s based on us moving to next stage this week, then the following stage in 3 weeks time (which is the minimum period each stage can last)
Actually the 3 weeks is the maximum in the legislation for review not a minimum - they can decide no change, but a max of every 21 days they must consider change. There is nothing in principle to stop them making a change after 7 days (or even 1 day), but past trends and things like this "in principle" date seem to suggest your rationale is correct. All the statistics are moving in the right direction for the next decision tomorrow, and if the number of cases new cases daily is single figures 21 days later its difficult to see how she could resist another relaxation. The harder issue would be radical changes like allowing schools back without 2m social distancing or CalMac to operate at even 1m rather than 2m distances.
the police are sending strangers straight back down the road
If the police don't know you, you're sent packing? seems a bizarre situation if yer nae a pal o the polis
^^^ as mentioned earlier, we took a gamble yesterday on booking a house in Aviemore for a week from 17th July. It can only happen if we go to Phase 3 on the 9th or very shortly thereafter. Small deposit but balance due end of June..
It was either that or a week at home, which with 2 teenage boys who have been at home for 3 months would be fairly shite.
Quite happy if we can get away and happy to be careful with food shopping and eating out. Cannae imagine how La Taverna buffet will cope with the likely hordes...
Ebike and Feshie beckons 😁
I'll just leave this here...
Not exactly renowned for his intelligence, to be fair.
It's going to be carnage when it opens up, some folks treat it like a theme park around here already during tourist season, it's going to be fully worse in a few weeks. Although lockdown seems to be over for some folks anyway, more and more are starting to carry on as normal. Think I may just go camping somewhere in the hills this weekend.
If the police don’t know you, you’re sent packing?
Or maybe they have this database of car registrations an can tell your home is South of Perth, so check if you've a good reason to be so far north on the NC500...
I'm concerned about the opening up for tourism - and I'm part of the problem having made a booking... Then again, blurred lines and all, we've managed to book self catering, away from the world and intend to keep away from people for a week in canoes and on bikes...
Yup, self catering house booked in Aviemore, not particularly bothered if we don't get out for a meal, priority will be biking, hills and running.
Most of us are trying to do the right thing whilst also maintain our sanity. I drove twenty miles to sit in my parents garden two weeks ago. We've decided to allow my MIL go to the Co-Op occasionally because her mental health is deteriorating and yesterday I sat down and had a coffee with a friend who's been caring for her dad since the start of lockdown until he passed away on Monday. Try and do the right thing and try and be compassionate to others is my aim at the moment.
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Please tell me not the same week as me 😜. Can’t be seen with our matching shorts on....
Please tell me not the same week as me 😜. Can’t be seen with our matching shorts on….
It'll be easy to tell you apart. One of you will have skint knees.
😂
It’ll be easy to tell you apart. One of you will have a skint face
knees.
Hahaha, hope it’s not me.... gentle ebike rides for now 👍
Rubbish, we'll get up Burnside! 🙂
