 Poster: A snowHead
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http://www.speedferries.com/
From company website, it appears that the ship has been impounded by the French authorities due to outstanding debts.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Great, I've just booked with them.  At least it's an open ticket, but if it's not sorted by Dec I'll have to find another cheapish way across
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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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I did wonder about buying that "superticket" thing. Ah well.  At least we've got time to make other arrangements - there must have been a lot of people at the port wondering what was going on.
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Good job it wasn't a week earlier over half term! Mind you, I'm sure there's a few teachers out there who wouldn't have been overly upset to have their return to work delayed (obviously not me, cos I'm super keen) 
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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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blizt, going by the teachers I know, most would probably have ended up driving up to Calais, waiting in a queue, getting home incredibly late and being in school on time having had an hour's sleep.
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| blizt, going by the teachers I know, most would probably have ended up driving up to Calais, waiting in a queue, getting home incredibly late and being in school on time having had an hour's sleep. |
pam w, sad but true. Last term I had a wisdom tooth out in the morning & went back to teach in the afternoon - stupid or what?  Think if I could get "stuck" somewhere with snow, though, my conscience would definitely start slipping!!
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Think if I could get "stuck" somewhere with snow, though, my conscience would definitely start slipping!!
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Yes. I was a conscientious public servant (though not a teacher) and did once play hookie driving across the North Island of New Zealand and spent a day at Ruapehu which meant I arrived in Wellington far too late to attend the British High Commissioner's dinner. I had to tell a white lie that I had misjudged the time and route for the drive very badly and set out far too late. So they just wrote me off as another useless female navigator.  I had just caught an announcement on some FM station that the snow was perfect, and my conscience slipped fairly swiftly. Mind you, it was a Sunday.... and I had already worked all day Saturday!
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Outstanding debts are said to be Port taxes and both sides are supposed to be counter-sueing each other. There are other operators into Boulogne in the mix so it all looks very messy with no immediate end in sight...AFAICS.
If you have booked with Speedferries there is no free travel arrangment with the other SS operators so you will have to stump up again if the service is not resumed, I would think.
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JT, yes, I've mentally written off my superticket.... but maybe they'll get going again one day and honour them. Will keep an eye on the website. But if they haven't got the money to pay port dues there not likely to be paying out unsecured creditors, are they?
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It would be a shame if they were to go under I think they have been instrumental in helping to drive down the cost of crossing the channel. I've used them several times paying £38 return many times in their early days. In comparison I remember not being able to get a crossing for less than £150 in the summer holidays 10 years ago. Luckily I'm not booked with them though for my Easter trip as I find they are too prone to suffering from rough crossings except in the summer.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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pam w,
I believe... and this is only a rumour..that they have withheld monies...whether by design or because they haven't got it... because their exclusive deal into Boulogne isn't going to be so exclusive in the future and they aren't very happy at all about that..supposedly.
If they are going to sue and be counter-sued or vice-versa, this doesn't sound like a quick fix... and I don't think they can afford to be out of action for too long.
Anyway, not good at the moment...
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