Popular Post Phil Silvers Posted January 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2022 Just now, It's Your Round said: Seeing @mjmooney on a one man crusade to correct the spelling and grammar in On Topic. Implossible, 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 13, 2022 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, rjw63 said: Surely keeping the gun hard won't cure the hair trigger. Although I guess if it keeps the gun hard after all the bullets have dribbled out ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 Yeah compared to the latest (several years old now) Manchester airport scheme, Birmingham actually having a free drop off is decent. It's free for 10 minutes and it's a 5 minute walk but they built a covered path to the terminal at least. Stay for 20 mins though and it costs £600. If your car wouldn't start or you to run to the bog for a bout of the squits you'd have to remortgage your house to leave the car park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 4 hours ago, bickster said: There's no such thing as a quick pick up at Manchester Airport. There is a drop off area in front of each terminal. The prices are... £5 - Under 5 mins £6 - Under 10 mins £25 over 10 mins (To be fair, there is a free drop off area miles away from the airport where you can get free bus every 20 mins that will take a further 20 mins to go around all the terminals - unsurprisingly, no one uses this service, which was the airports complete intention when starting it) To pick up its... £6 - up to 30 mins £12 - up to an hour £20 - between an hour and 2 hours £30 - over 2 hours in every increasing circles upwards Liverpool Airport is simpler, it's £4 for ten minutes and after that it's OUCH. Pick up or drop off There's a free pick up and drop off area at Liverpool too, it's a 3/4 mile uncovered walk and there's no shuttle, Taxis theoretically can use it though not practically as it has ANPR and you are only allowed to go in once a day for free and after that, the prices are DOUBLE OUCH Airports make their money from car parking, the facility itself is usually a loss leader You used to be able to pick up and drop off outside the train station at Manchester Airport and then a quick walk into the terminals. Not sure if you were actually allowed to though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 13, 2022 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: You used to be able to pick up and drop off outside the train station at Manchester Airport and then a quick walk into the terminals. Not sure if you were actually allowed to though. Yep, thats stopped now, £5 for 5 mins as above. You have to go through a barrier to get there now. I used to sit outside the station for ages waiting for a booking. The closest place you can realistically stop now is Avro Way off Runger Lane and even that is 20 mins max. There are obviously a few little sneaky spots but they are usually occupied by the regular Man Air private transfer knobs. Or of course you can risk parking in Wythenshawe They've even removed both of the Petrol Stations from the Airport because drivers were parking in the Petrol Stations, thats how much the car parks ARE their revenue, they did everything they could to prevent you stopping your car onsite and not pay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, bickster said: Yep, thats stopped now, £5 for 5 mins as above. You have to go through a barrier to get there now. I used to sit outside the station for ages waiting for a booking. The closest place you can realistically stop now is Avro Way off Runger Lane and even that is 20 mins max. There are obviously a few little sneaky spots but they are usually occupied by the regular Man Air private transfer knobs. Or of course you can risk parking in Wythenshawe They've even removed both of the Petrol Stations from the Airport because drivers were parking in the Petrol Stations, thats how much the car parks ARE their revenue, they did everything they could to prevent you stopping your car onsite and not pay You can get to the Hilton Gardens hotel for nothing. They have a barrier but it's 10 mins free or there's enough space to just wait at the turn in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 13, 2022 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, fightoffyour said: You can get to the Hilton Gardens hotel for nothing. They have a barrier but it's 10 mins free or there's enough space to just wait at the turn in. Ten minutes is never enough for taxi drivers waiting for bookings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, bickster said: Ten minutes is never enough for taxi drivers waiting for bookings Yeah fair enough, I was getting picked up by a friend. The cheap bastard went out of his way to give me a lift and didn't even want to pay for the privilege. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 47 minutes ago, bickster said: Yep, thats stopped now, £5 for 5 mins as above. You have to go through a barrier to get there now. I used to sit outside the station for ages waiting for a booking. The closest place you can realistically stop now is Avro Way off Runger Lane and even that is 20 mins max. There are obviously a few little sneaky spots but they are usually occupied by the regular Man Air private transfer knobs. Or of course you can risk parking in Wythenshawe They've even removed both of the Petrol Stations from the Airport because drivers were parking in the Petrol Stations, thats how much the car parks ARE their revenue, they did everything they could to prevent you stopping your car onsite and not pay The in laws live near the airport so we used to get dropped off whenever we went away (a few years now with Covid nonsense). Will bear that in mind if we manage to get away this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 When I get back to BHX, especially after a long flight, I usually just black cab it out of laziness/convenience. Last time I didn't get much change out of about £50 Private hire to the airport on the way - about £22 from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, mjmooney said: (And yet, thanks to local topography and the arrangement of flight paths, we get zero aircraft noise). 4 hours ago, choffer said: Very jealous of both you and mooney. Living a couple of miles shy of the southern runway at LHR and directly under the flightpath, I've had to get used to the noise. We used to live by the red marker, flightpath to Stockholm Bromma airport in purple. 1 minute before landing. We lasted 3 years before we **** that place off. Our first place living on our own, but not ideal Edited January 13, 2022 by Tegis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Was reading the reviews once for airport parking. Some right dodgy companies out there. Some people reporting when they got back the companies couldn't even find there cars. Others were just dumped in random fields, or even pubic roads. One guy reported a extra 180 miles on his car why he returned to collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Was reading the reviews once for airport parking. Some right dodgy companies out there. Some people reporting when they got back the companies couldn't even find there cars. Others were just dumped in random fields, or even pubic roads. One guy reported a extra 180 miles on his car why he returned to collect. Reminds me of an ex-colleague who had two coppers at his door to arrest him for a hit and run which happened at a time when he was overseas and his car was supposedly parked in an off-site long stay near Heathrow. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 Most airports I've been to in the US allow you to drop off or pick up at the curbside for free, but you can't leave your car and you can't show up early and just sit and wait. Airport police will make you move along. They have mobile phone lots where you can wait for free until the person you're picking up calls to let you know they've gotten their bags and are at the curb. Very sensible and works pretty well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, il_serpente said: Most airports I've been to in the US allow you to drop off or pick up at the curbside for free, but you can't leave your car and you can't show up early and just sit and wait. Airport police will make you move along. They have mobile phone lots where you can wait for free until the person you're picking up calls to let you know they've gotten* their bags and are at the curb. Very sensible and works pretty well. * got, before @mjmooney loses his rag. Edited January 13, 2022 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, sidcow said: * got, before @mjmooney loses his rag. It's correct grammar as taught in America. I think Mike has accepted that those of us on this side of the pond aren't going to pretend we're British when we post and gives Americanizations/Americanisations (is that a word) a free pass. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, il_serpente said: It's correct grammar as taught in America. I think Mike has accepted that those of us on this side of the pond aren't going to pretend we're British when we post and gives Americanizations/Americanisations (is that a word) a free pass. Maybe but he (and me*) is never going to accept the club as an entity being treated as an individual! * I Edited January 13, 2022 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I ‘suffered‘ the £5 charge at Manchester airport recently, absolutely incredulous. How is this shit allowed to happen? I literally was there for about 1 minute max dropping someone off at the terminal, everything is just take take take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 14, 2022 Moderator Share Posted January 14, 2022 22 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: I ‘suffered‘ the £5 charge at Manchester airport recently, absolutely incredulous. How is this shit allowed to happen? I literally was there for about 1 minute max dropping someone off at the terminal, everything is just take take take. We are paying for the honour of delivering them customers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2022 9 hours ago, il_serpente said: It's correct grammar as taught in America. I think Mike has accepted that those of us on this side of the pond aren't going to pretend we're British when we post and gives Americanizations/Americanisations (is that a word) a free pass. Quite right. I've even been angry with British editions of American novels that have stupidly changed the correct American spellings and usages to inappropriate British ones. Anyway, I don't go looking for stuff to jump on. But if I spot an error I sometimes (not always) point it out. It's being helpful, not judgemental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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