In article ,
Adrian   wrote:
>Hi Steve
>
>Steve Firth wrote:
>> Adrian  wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm running a campaign at the moment the bring back the Swansea-Cork 
>>> ferry - which is a vital link for tourism & industry out here in the 
>>> South-West of Ireland
>> 
>> Ooh I used to use that "quite often" because a good friend of mine lived

I used to make quite a lot of use of it for work-trips - I'm involed in
a joint project with UC Cork and it was just dead easy to get the
bus to Carmarthen, train to Swansea and then catch the ferry over
to Cork overnight. Getting there any other way is a PITA.

>>> www.bringbacktheswanseacorkferry.com
>>>
>>> with an online petition if you or anybody you know is interested....
>> 
>> Just as long as it's not an aging Greek reject this time and hopefully
>> the loos won't asphyxiate people in their sleep or the windows in the
>> bar break during heavy weather.

In justice, I think the last one was an aging Japanese relic. Still,
I've travelled on worse, and you were generally OK if you could get
an upper-deck cabin.

-- 
Andy Breen ~ 	Speaking for myself, not the University of Wales
		"your suggestion rates at four monkeys for six weeks"
						(Peter D. Rieden)

Hi Andy

Andrew Robert Breen wrote:
> In article ,
> Adrian   wrote:
>> Hi Steve
>>
>> Steve Firth wrote:
>>> Adrian  wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm running a campaign at the moment the bring back the Swansea-Cork 
>>>> ferry - which is a vital link for tourism & industry out here in the 
>>>> South-West of Ireland
>>> Ooh I used to use that "quite often" because a good friend of mine lived
> 
> I used to make quite a lot of use of it for work-trips - I'm involed in
> a joint project with UC Cork and it was just dead easy to get the
> bus to Carmarthen, train to Swansea and then catch the ferry over
> to Cork overnight. Getting there any other way is a PITA.

Agreed.....
We moved out here about 18 months ago - just before the ferry ceased.
Nightmare of a journey from Suffolk to Swansea (2 dogs, caravan, 
gigantic removals lorry) - sleepless night on the boat, inedible 
food.... BUT (and it's a big 'but') it saved us two extra days' worth of 
the removals guys time, and a rotten half-day journey from Rosslare this 
end...

The annoying thing about the whole SCF business is that nobody's giving 
a straight answer. There are all sorts of stories and rumours - but 
nothing seems to be getting done! (meanwhile the tourist-related 
businesses are suffering - read the stories on the website!)

That's why we started the campaign.....

> 
>>>> www.bringbacktheswanseacorkferry.com
>>>>
>>>> with an online petition if you or anybody you know is interested....
>>> Just as long as it's not an aging Greek reject this time and hopefully
>>> the loos won't asphyxiate people in their sleep or the windows in the
>>> bar break during heavy weather.
> 
> In justice, I think the last one was an aging Japanese relic. Still,
> I've travelled on worse, and you were generally OK if you could get
> an upper-deck cabin.

We paid 2 x £10 for our two dogs to be housed in 'kennels' on the 
journey. Turned out the kennels were simply metal-and-fiberglass crates 
in a corner of the car deck - poor creatures were terrified, but, of 
course we couldn't visit them during the journey... one of them's still 
phobic about the sound of running water 18 months later

There was an awful lot wrong with the previous boat, (and the company!) 
- but at least it was a link......

If you'd like to add your e-signature to the website then that'd be great

Regards
Adrian