Covid and travel discussion

Fode N The Hole said:
Unless you are mandated to have it because of your job I'm not sure why anyone would have the app on their phone.

My girlfriend got pinged last month a week after the contact, which would have only been on the bus to and from work or when she picked up lunch. I didn't know the rules had changed re double jabs, so I told her to delete the app off her phone and ignore it.

She didn't need anymore time off work sick (already had some days off because of post vaccine sickness) and it would spoil the rest of our weekend.

I'm not an antivaxxer or denier and have worn the mask even when not obligated to but there is no point in this silly pinging bollocks.
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Over 90% of people have deleted it and hardly anyone checks in anywhere. It's a relic from many months ago.
 
Uncle Wally One Ball said:
You don't have the app to be pinged if you have been away as they have all your details from the passenger locator form. Exactly the same happened to me at the end of October, also a Benidorm flight. I've never had the app
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Okay got it. Which seems to mean it's most likely to control spread of variants not covid in general.
 
Fode N The Hole said:
Texted through the app or phone?

As far as I am aware they can't extract your identity through the app as it was always designed to be privacy focused.
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We don't have the app so they texted by phone to isolate, then followed through with a telephone call to release us back into the wild as we've had the Pfizer treble. They further advised not to get a PCR test as we've been infected within the last ninety days.
 
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Fode N The Hole said:
Unless you are mandated to have it because of your job I'm not sure why anyone would have the app on their phone.

My girlfriend got pinged last month a week after the contact, which would have only been on the bus to and from work or when she picked up lunch. I didn't know the rules had changed re double jabs, so I told her to delete the app off her phone and ignore it.

She didn't need anymore time off work sick (already had some days off because of post vaccine sickness) and it would spoil the rest of our weekend.

I'm not an antivaxxer or denier and have worn the mask even when not obligated to but there is no point in this silly pinging bollocks.
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It comes from your locator form on entry to the U.K., I don’t have the app.it was just a text message and email.
 
Well I’m shocked that people who’ve been to Benidorm have been pinged. I mean, a huge fiesta with nobody bothering the fuck to follow the rules, what could go wrong..
 
paulchapo said:
Fuckers, get jabbed they said and free to go anywhere. Three jabs and now three fucking tests, cheers.
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Alright as long as you can afford it. It’s those going to Tenerife on all inclusive they are looking to stop. The masses. Executives free to go to far flung destinations
 
Barely makes the city breaks worth it with these tests to return home verses the risk.
 
ctwrd said:
Alright as long as you can afford it. It’s those going to Tenerife on all inclusive they are looking to stop. The masses. Executives free to go to far flung destinations
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It's becoming tiresome and I know people will quote the "We're in a pandemic what do you expect?" at me, but still We're almost two years; in now and at some point you have to try and live a life, while doing your best to comply. I've had two jabs and my booster and things were easing. I missed last Christmas away and thought I'd get this one okay. I've paid 390 Euro deposit on an apartment and paid for my flight. Now they're adding extra cost on, why can't we use the NHS free tests? Oh let's guess ........their rich mates are making a few thousand more selling them. I'm due to fly on Thursday and fuck it I'm still going. I just hope I get away before the "Don't do as I do, do as I say" fuckers throw more obstacles in the way. If I take a test before I fly home and it's negative and so is everyone on the plane, why have I got to do another one when I get home? It's families I feel sorry for, you're looking at a minimum cost of £100 per person and if their kids are over 12 they're probably fucked anyway as some popular countries won't let them in unless they're double jabbed
 
paulchapo said:
It's becoming tiresome and I know people will quote the "We're in a pandemic what do you expect?" at me, but still We're almost two years; in now and at some point you have to try and live a life, while doing your best to comply. I've had two jabs and my booster and things were easing. I missed last Christmas away and thought I'd get this one okay. I've paid 390 Euro deposit on an apartment and paid for my flight. Now they're adding extra cost on, why can't we use the NHS free tests? Oh let's guess ........their rich mates are making a few thousand more selling them. I'm due to fly on Thursday and fuck it I'm still going. I just hope I get away before the "Don't do as I do, do as I say" fuckers throw more obstacles in the way. If I take a test before I fly home and it's negative and so is everyone on the plane, why have I got to do another one when I get home? It's families I feel sorry for, you're looking at a minimum cost of £100 per person and if their kids are over 12 they're probably fucked anyway as some popular countries won't let them in unless they're double jabbed
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I used to work for an Airline ..its surprising how many have tested positive on arrival who were negative 48 hrs before departure ,not many but there are a few
Came back from Spain in Sep ,we were all tested 48 before departure yet we still got pinged on arrival and had to do a further test
Came back from Egypt on Fri night,had a drive through PCR test sat, test results negative 6am this morn so free to go
slightly more expensive i think but a lot quicker
 
Manchester_lalala said:
My trip to the states next week is looking less likely as the days go by. Fuck this shit, first holiday booked in two years and it goes tits up. I’m not going to bother booking another.
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I was just about to book a trip somewhere sunny..then omicron hits. I'll look again in the new year. Dogshit,.. City being top lifting my spirits
 
cpa said:
I used to work for an Airline ..its surprising how many have tested positive on arrival who were negative 48 hrs before departure ,not many but there are a few
Came back from Spain in Sep ,we were all tested 48 before departure yet we still got pinged on arrival and had to do a further test
Came back from Egypt on Fri night,had a drive through PCR test sat, test results negative 6am this morn so free to go
slightly more expensive i think but a lot quicker
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Yes you still have 48 hours to pick up the bug which kind of makes the test pointless. Lateral flow tests give results in less than 30 me minutes. How about everyone does one prior to boarding? No doubts at all then.
 
M18CTID said:
Where are you getting 3 tests from mate? The way I’m reading it is that it’s 1 test 48 hours or less before you fly home, and a PCR before the end of the 2nd day upon return
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Yes two, not sure where I got three from.
 
paulchapo said:
It's becoming tiresome and I know people will quote the "We're in a pandemic what do you expect?" at me, but still We're almost two years; in now and at some point you have to try and live a life, while doing your best to comply. I've had two jabs and my booster and things were easing. I missed last Christmas away and thought I'd get this one okay. I've paid 390 Euro deposit on an apartment and paid for my flight. Now they're adding extra cost on, why can't we use the NHS free tests? Oh let's guess ........their rich mates are making a few thousand more selling them. I'm due to fly on Thursday and fuck it I'm still going. I just hope I get away before the "Don't do as I do, do as I say" fuckers throw more obstacles in the way. If I take a test before I fly home and it's negative and so is everyone on the plane, why have I got to do another one when I get home? It's families I feel sorry for, you're looking at a minimum cost of £100 per person and if their kids are over 12 they're probably fucked anyway as some popular countries won't let them in unless they're double jabbed
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Currently in Lanzarote for a week, fly back Tuesday, with rule changes at home for when we get back changing just before we left after I'd ordered and collected what I needed & rule changes to actually get back coupled with Mrs Moon's vaccination's not being recognised with then being a trial one last year she's deemed as 'unclean' ....it's added on around £200 more to our week's holiday price on top of the hundred we were expecting.....and loads of form filling etc.

We'd normally have at least 2 or 3 trips to some sun but have pulled into 1 a year the last couple of years, think we'll just not bother anymore unless the world is more stable.

Crazy thing is we're prorata more dangerous to the locals and when home will have been in a safer environment for a week in an area with a much lower pop score as well.

Nice earner for some, there's no reason from a 'green country' to need anything more than a LFT initially.

Anyway, hopefully we get back ok with the red tape and you enjoy your trip and break.
 
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