karen72 wrote:ok so now I am searching and come accross the zeebrugge ferry disaster. Now I am really papping my pants!!
After which safety, design and inspections standards were raised. Should be a lot safer now.
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How choppy will the Ferry be?
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After which safety, design and inspections standards were raised. Should be a lot safer now.
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Started by Karen72 in Ski Chatter 22-Jul-2008 - 28 Replies
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reply to 'How choppy will the Ferry be?' posted Jul-2008
After which safety, design and inspections standards were raised. Should be a lot safer now.
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because I'm so inclined .....
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Tony_H
reply to 'How choppy will the Ferry be?' posted Jul-2008
Chill. Ferries dont sail out of port with their dorrs open anymore, so there wont be another Herald of Free Enterprise. Which reminds me, I sailed on that ship a couple of weeks before it went down, Zeebrugge to Dover, returning from a school trip to Venice.
Planes also dont fall out of the sky, so dont worry about anything. Rough seas are like turbulence on a flight - see it as the same as being on a bumpy road in a car, which I would imagine does not cause anyone to panic?
I used to love driving through Europe - we used to do it when the kids were younger, south of France, northern Spain, and it was great when diesel was 50p a litre over there. However, with fuel costs soaring, motorway tolls increasing, and endless speed cameras popping up all over the place which can and will prosecute you back in the UK, it has made the driving to a ski destination a non starter for me.
However, it is an adventure, enjoy.
Planes also dont fall out of the sky, so dont worry about anything. Rough seas are like turbulence on a flight - see it as the same as being on a bumpy road in a car, which I would imagine does not cause anyone to panic?
I used to love driving through Europe - we used to do it when the kids were younger, south of France, northern Spain, and it was great when diesel was 50p a litre over there. However, with fuel costs soaring, motorway tolls increasing, and endless speed cameras popping up all over the place which can and will prosecute you back in the UK, it has made the driving to a ski destination a non starter for me.
However, it is an adventure, enjoy.
RoseR
reply to 'How choppy will the Ferry be?' posted Jul-2008
Dont forget Karen if the person who is driving after the ferry trip, takes sea-sickness pills unfortunately they all have a drowsy effect in which you are advised not to drive with them.
I'm a laydee
Trencher
reply to 'How choppy will the Ferry be?' posted Jul-2008
RoseR wrote:Dont forget Karen if the person who is driving after the ferry trip, takes sea-sickness pills unfortunately they all have a drowsy effect in which you are advised not to drive with them.
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because I'm so inclined .....
Karen72
reply to 'How choppy will the Ferry be?' posted Jul-2008
Thanks Rose. Hubby will be driving. He doesnt like MY driving!! bloody cheek! :shock:
Hopefully if he does have to take a tablet it will be before he puts his head down for bed and with having a sleep it should be out of his system. That is of course if we dont end up all night "lurching" and ending up on Utube off someone with a video mobile.
Still, I do feel somewhat reassured by some of the posts ). I do tend to worry too much instead of just going with the flow.
Karen
Hopefully if he does have to take a tablet it will be before he puts his head down for bed and with having a sleep it should be out of his system. That is of course if we dont end up all night "lurching" and ending up on Utube off someone with a video mobile.
Still, I do feel somewhat reassured by some of the posts ). I do tend to worry too much instead of just going with the flow.
Karen
Topic last updated on 24-July-2008 at 13:37