 Poster: A snowHead
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Best of luck peeps.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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we just checked in without issues. Hardly anyone on road or at terminal. Roads are in good shape... Panic over... 
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Kruisler, Ta for letting us know.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I was supposed to be there right ow but can't get out of Henley so plan for tomorrow now
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I travelled on Eurotunnel yesterday. All seemed to be operating normally. No queues to check-in, a short delay (30 minutes) from our scheduled departure time and then a normal journey to Calais.
The drive across France was also fine, despite dire warnings of road chaos.
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| Helen Beaumont wrote: |
rob@rar, what time were you there?
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Arrived about 6.45am for a 7.50am departure.
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Looks like being early is the key, we won't be there until lunchtime tomorrow.
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BiL has had his 6.40 cancelled has been put on 7.50 this morning. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Boredsurfing, but at least he is getting on.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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katedenhaag, ... and I'm on the mid-morning service on Christmas day too - I hope, in the nicest way, to not see you!
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You know it makes sense.
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Adrian, particulaly the comments section. I think many (like me) are of teh view that there comes a point where you look at the probability of something happening and the cost of preventing it and go Nope
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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The homphomps were there for their train this afternoon, and got put on an earlier one apparantly, it was so quiet!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Not so lucky today though
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Helen Beaumont, oh dear, where are you now?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Stil in Dover boarding now
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The Eurotunnel website told me not to turn up for my booked departure yesterday. I left London with some time to spare, got there early, no queue, straight onto an earlier-than-booked train, out in Calais half an hour later.
Good job I booked the emergency Dover-Calais ferry crossing 
Drive through France was fine traffic-wise (barring the roadworks round Reims) but the weather was pretty foul - some nice aquaplaning in evidence, for sure. Oh, and ignore your Sat Nav, if you have one. I know the way but thought "heck, I'll give Mrs. Garmin the benefit of the doubt". Silly Zammo ....
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Helen Beaumont,
What was the problem this time?
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Good luck all, we are also travelling on Eurotunnel, 2.06am Boxing Day, with 2 small children! Am feeling really nervous but the information on the website says there are delays but to turn up at the normal time. We'll have a car full of food and warm clothes so i guess we'll just go for it...
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Just had an email from eurotunnel to say sorry but it wasn't their fault and that they were being helpful to Eurostar
At least I think that's what they were saying
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| Kruisler wrote: |
Helen Beaumont,
What was the problem this time? |
Apparently severe delays due to earlier cancellations. They transferred us to SeaFrance at 14.00, but when we got there were told that Eurotunnel were givint out flase info, and that next available boat was 15.50. The dog exercise area was a joke, and so full of shite that we couldn't take her in there. If we'd known about the boat time, we could have taken her up on the cliffs for a proper walk first.
Finally arrived in Reims around 9pm.
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Helen Beaumont, I did think of you having a dog with you as well.
We got through with just a small 'technical delay'of no more than 45mins or so. Weather driving was mixed but no hold ups.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Following our delay on 23rd Deecmber, and our subsequent problems with the ferry at Dover, I emailed to complain about the incorrect ferry information at check-in, and have just received an email with a £50 voucher for a future trip.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Helen Beaumont, We complained last year by email about a 2hr delay and received voucher for £50.
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I think they may have an 'interesting' day on the tunnel February 20th as every train from Calais between 16:00 to 22:00 is sold out 
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You know it makes sense.
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Boredsurfing, Our two hour delay last year was on the half term weekend.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Boredsurfing, Glad we're coming back on Sunday evening, they may just have cleared the backlog by then!
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Poster: A snowHead
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We're booked on the 20h20 so I guess that means we'd better make our slot or we'll be in trouble?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've often wondered what Eurotunnel do when all trains are (supposedly) full if people who've paid the huge premium charged for the flexible service turn up unannounced.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Presume they do hold back some space! It is always worth being in your car heading out of the car park as soon as they announce your shuttle rather than waiting for them to announce it on busy days.
At its worst at the height of August I have seen them just loading people onto the first train as they come through passport control/security as the car park has been completely grid-locked that loads of people not got on their shuttle and system just goes into meltdown.
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I'm dreading next Friday nights trip on Eurotunnel..... we have never been during half-term! Xmas (18th) was bad enough, could it be any worse this time?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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We're booked on the 20:50 to Calais next Friday then the 21:20 back on the 20th. Fingers crossed!!
I'm just hoping it's not any worse than Geneva airport two years ago when they grounded all flights and left us to fend for ourselves overnight. Luckily the family weren't with me that time.
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I'm just hoping it's not any worse than Geneva airport two years ago when they grounded all flights and left us to fend for ourselves overnight
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did your airline not provide any accommodation? When flights were being cancelled a few weeks ago (snow both at Gva and several big UK destinations) easyJet were offering everybody hotel accommodation if they didn't want to swap to another flight.
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pam w,
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did your airline not provide any accommodation?
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A big NO  and this was Swissair.
We had flown in for a long weekend from City airport in London. However on our return (Monday Night March 2008) nearly all flights to the UK were cancelled due to storms. The Swissair rep gave us a form to claim back expenses and told us to go and book a hotel at the desk downstairs. At that point we realised the Geneva motor show was on so there were no rooms - these rooms were all empty as noone could get to Geneva either!! We ended up "sleeping" on the floor along with a hundred or so other people. By this time all the refreshment kiosks had also shut. Fortunately a friendly policeman came around at 3am with water for everyone.
The next morning we were bundled onto a BA flight to Gatwick.
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sbirring, sounds miserable. But I suppose if there are no rooms available there's not much even the most helpful airline can do. You'd be unlucky to have such problems with eurotunnel though as I'm on it myself on Sunday I hope there are no repetitions of the awful delays at christmas/New Year, when plenty of people were left with nowhere to sleep.
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Driving to work on the M3 today and I saw the dreaded sign "Channel Tunnel Problems: 3 hour delays".
Searching on the net it looks like there is an accident on J11a of the M20:-( but at least it's not due to the snow - which thankfully doesn't seem that bad.
I'm praying it's all ok for tomorrow. D*mn this holiday is stressful!!
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Thu 11-02-10 11:19; edited 1 time in total
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