tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post5765954181633535000..comments2023-09-21T08:53:42.554+01:00Comments on blethers: Ferry bad indeedChristine McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-86432837700224693042012-01-09T13:23:22.560+00:002012-01-09T13:23:22.560+00:00Great blog by the way!. Whoever agreed that the fo...Great blog by the way!. Whoever agreed that the four-year contract would include such small vessels for the moderate sea-state crossings between Gourock and Dunoon by the subsiduary company of Calmac , obviously , they didn't know what they were talikng about and ain't no seaman , to tell them the dangers of putting to sea , albeit the upper Firth , in small fair-weather boats in the height of winter. The SNP then cannot then go on to complain that the full service is not being provided , presumably they had an input into the terms of the contract before delivering it. Bring back the big boats , this is not emotion , it is sense , passengers will always feel safer in bigger vessels. The 'retired' Saturn and the Coruisk are both sitting up in Rosneath , time for a change of plan maybe? The people of Dunoon and the Cowal Peninsula , and those who travel for the train without their own mode of transport are not getting a full service at least for now.Clan Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14244472209863574981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-3214207888190754422011-12-25T00:35:38.112+00:002011-12-25T00:35:38.112+00:00Meanwhile, the MV Saturn is still sitting at Rosne...Meanwhile, the MV Saturn is still sitting at Rosneath, she used the new linkspan for the Cowal Games this year and a far more suitable vessel. Does it not make sence to use this vessel again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-72003248496885757642011-12-07T23:21:49.988+00:002011-12-07T23:21:49.988+00:00I went over to Glasgow 24th Nov with my wife and y...I went over to Glasgow 24th Nov with my wife and young baby. Journey over on flyer and train all went well. By the time we were coming home a gale had blown up and the flyer was off. We got a taxi from Gourock to Western ferries, which had no car seat and cost £5. Waited on the dock there for half and hour in the rain and wind, Paid about £4 each to get back on Western and luckily were picked up from ferry. This all added about £13 on the day-money I can ill afford, added another hour on and put my baby at risk. NEVER AGAIN. As we had paid for a return ticket are Argyll ferries going to run a bus to Western and issue a ticket for the crossing?? Some hope I think !Morgannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-4957787251690741852011-12-07T07:53:47.116+00:002011-12-07T07:53:47.116+00:00Powinienem podziękować christine McIntosh jako wys...Powinienem podziękować christine McIntosh jako wysłała link do reporter wsparcia fakt pełne <a href="http://www.norfolkline.pl/" rel="nofollow"> promy </a> podobne wiadomości już. Mike Russell już odpowiedział na artykuł na papierze.ferries to Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074255379786731177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-15513973547080395422011-12-06T10:53:02.825+00:002011-12-06T10:53:02.825+00:00I sent a link to the reporter I contact with other...I sent a link to the reporter I contact with other stuff, but in fact the paper is full of ferry stuff already. I've been tweeting at the SNP and the Transport Minister, but only Mike Russell has had the grace to respond that he has read the piece. The Importunate Widow is my inspiration ...Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-43758755817366737592011-12-05T23:30:28.741+00:002011-12-05T23:30:28.741+00:00Have you submitted this to the local paper Chris? ...Have you submitted this to the local paper Chris? You have put the salient points so well. I am really shocked at these puny craft and the Portakabin waiting rooms and 'shelter' which provides none at all. Unbelievable.Fredahttp://www.livesimplysimplylive.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-27445824554273609302011-12-03T00:26:55.293+00:002011-12-03T00:26:55.293+00:00Once upon a time some fifty years ago, when I was ...Once upon a time some fifty years ago, when I was stationed in the Holy Loch, Caledonian Steam Packets had three smaller craft "the Maids" that could cope with weather. Now one of them is on a permanent mooring in the Thames as a restaurant ship … could it's engines be restored?Emlynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-42077751736987126842011-12-02T14:44:39.378+00:002011-12-02T14:44:39.378+00:00Very well writen blog. I can share the feelings of...Very well writen blog. I can share the feelings of being a prisoner of Dunoon. I have lived here 10 years and there has always been a lot of TALK of a decent ferry/train system and a lot of TALK of a decent sized supermarket. Neither has been achieved. One of my offspring has been staying while sorting housing and trying to get into Glasgow Uni everyday -no hope. How people manage to work in Glasgow now is a mystery to me. <br />I will be on the move next year, for other reasons as well, but it will be a good feeling not to be a prisoner any more.Just hoping house prices hold a while longer !Susannoreply@blogger.com