Another lockdown… another commute

[happynz]

The 21st March is in fact quite an auspicious date... the Spring equinox and first day of Spring,

Northern Hemisphere arrogance.

[OhOh]

and you need to have been vaccinated 14 day before hand

The previous, "clear COVID-19 test within 72 hours" option, has been scrapped then? Or both are required?

[Mendip]

^^ Yes, sorry about that.

I guess it's also the Autumn equinox and first day of Autumn down your way?


^ Both are required, from my understanding.


Tonight is my 66th straight 12 hour shift and I think it's fair to say I've had enough. Another 19 to go...

We're due in Russia on Monday for a visit from the immigration department to clear us for work in territorial waters, so the delay that will cause will be a welcome break from inspecting pipelines.

This week has been all about wildlife.

A pair of seagulls have been hitching a lift for the last couple of days. I don't know whether they just want a rest or are still trying to decide if we're a fishing boat or not.



This was a small pod of Black Sea dolphins... or maybe porpoises...

I was lucky to get a glimpse as they are quite rare and very elusive. They're certainly fast little buggers.



And the stewardess has been getting creative with my pillows. I think this is supposed to be like those swans they make out of your towels in posh hotels, but I'm not sure what animal this is supposed to be?



Any ideas?

[bsnub]

Nothing I am aware of. How laughably odd.

[pickel]

Either she had her fists buried deep in those pillows with somebody behind her, or a lonely sailor in the room next door decided to use your bunk for some pillow vaginas. C'mon, fess up now.

[happynz]

And the stewardess has been getting creative with my pillows. I think this is supposed to be like those swans they make out of your towels in posh hotels, but I'm not sure what animal this is supposed to be?

Looks like dim sum dumplings to me. Really really big dumplings.

[malmomike77]

Any ideas?

she's giving you a hint that is where she wants to rest her ankles, bit slow on the uptake Mendip.

[Mendip]

^ Yeah, I must be getting tired!

But in all seriousness... so it seems that someone must be using my cabin for immoral purposes.

I've never even heard of a 'pillow vagina' FFS... not for the first time I'm reminded of what a sheltered life I have led. I know enough out here to check a watermelon hasn't been interfered with before taking a slice but I've never thought it necessary to check my pillows.

[malmomike77]

^ have you decided to stay 21 days in the UK to meet the Thai Pass rules? or are you winging it with the stamp out from Norway

[Mendip]

^ I think I'll wing it!

Three weeks in the UK will just be a bit long... I'll have been away from home for 3 months by then, and with the 14 day wait from vaccination, a long haul flight and the new 4 day requirement to stay in Bangkok, it'll be another 3 weeks until I get home anyway.

It'll be great to see my mum but 2 weeks of catching up, pies and cider will be enough!

[aging one]

a long haul flight and the new 4 day requirement to stay in Bangkok,

With things changing so fast, take a look at this. It seems only 1 night in BKK and you are free to go on home. But of course that is up to you.


Rules for travellers clarified

[malmomike77]

^^ You should try to get a GP or someone to upload the Norwegian vaccine detail to your NHS record so that when you get your jab in the UK you'll demonstrate the two jabs on the NHS App - easy then to download your NHS COVID Pass record on PDF

[Mendip]

^^ Aah... you spotted that AO.

I was just testing out my plan seeing as I've run out of passports to renew. Maybe too obvious!

^ Yeah MM... I'm hoping that the Norwegian proof of vaccine can somehow be uploaded for digital proof of the double vaccination. I need to install this NHS app and try and get everything combined.

If that's not possible, maybe two separate certs, one for each vaccination, will be OK...

[aging one]

This seems very clear.

1. Fully vaccinated arriving from a ‘low risk’ country

Anyone who is fully vaccinated and arriving from one of the 46 countries deemed to be low risk must stay one night in an SHA+ certified hotel or alternative quarantine hotel for one night while they await the result of a RT-PCR test.

If the test is negative, they are free to travel anywhere in Thailand without restrictions. Thailand is calling this process ‘Test & Go’.

[Reg Dingle]

lonely sailor in the room next door decided to use your bunk for some pillow vaginas

It certainly looks like the maid has placed them there as a sign of we know what you or/and mateyboy are up to

[malmomike77]

Mendip, the link takes you to the NHS COVID record query page, here they talk about updating record and it suggests they get updated at the point of vaccine delivery so i think your best bet is to take your Norwegian cert and evidence with you and see if they will upload that at the same time they process your 2nd jab.

https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus/vaccinations/covid-19-vaccination-record-queries

[Saint Willy]

It certainly looks like the maid has placed them there as a sign of we know what you or/and mateyboy are up to

Is it a male maid?

[Edmond]

Is it a male maid?

Makes no difference to Mendy, bud.

[Mendip]

^ Actually, it would make a very difference. A huge difference in fact.

I have no idea where this has come from, but the stewardESS is a female.

Surprisingly enough they weren't 'pillow vaginas' and the divots weren't caused by someone's elbows as they leant over my bunk. It seems that the pillows were two rabbits, although it takes some imagination to see that.


^^^ MM77, thanks for the link. I'm starting to think that getting a Covid jab in the UK isn't going to be as straight-forward as I hoped. I have no NHS number that I know of and haven't been to a doctor's surgery since the 1990s. That one has since closed down and I have no idea if I'm registered anywhere else... all this seems important to the NHS website. I've contacted Bupa to see if I can get a jab privately and await their reply.

[Saint Willy]

fact.

I have no idea where this has come from, but the stewardESS is a female.

The plot thickens…

[Joe 90]

Give us a shout Mendip if you're flying into Manchester!

[katie23]

@mendip - I see those pillows as 4 triangles. Maybe like those triangular Hershey Kisses? Maybe she's trying to send you a message?

Good luck on getting your 2nd dose in the UK. From reports here, the UK app + digital cert is accepted in PH, so it should be accepted in most countries.

Still no pics of Turkish kebabs or Russian vodka?

[David48atTD]

I have no idea where this has come from, but the stewardESS is a female.

If the person cleaning your room is a LadyBoy, would the correct word be Steward or Stewardess?

[Joe 90]

If the person cleaning your room is a LadyBoy, would the correct word be Steward or Stewardess?

Me personally would just call them mate!

Easy peasy and no one gets offended or upset.

[Reg Dingle]

Rabbits, my arse....Those pillows are positioned for hiding the wank stains that wouldn't come out in the laundry