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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2018 17:33:09 GMT
Simon Calder seems to have a monopoly as the expert that TV programmes turn to for comment on overseas holiday problems, and seems to have done so ever since holiday problems started He may be very good but I cannot believe that he is the only one they could use. He has a very annoying habit of permanently nodding his head like one of those nodding creatures on the backshelf of a car |
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Post by aubrey on Aug 3, 2018 17:41:19 GMT
Simon Calder seems to have a monopoly as the expert that TV programmes turn to for comment on overseas holiday problems, and seems to have done so ever since holiday problems started He may be very good but I cannot believe that he is the only one they could use. He has a very annoying habit of permanently nodding his head like one of those nodding creatures on the backshelf of a car
He's all right: he's a Van Der Graaf Generator fan. He was here (as was I):
(Or maybe I'm thinking of Jonathan Glancy)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2018 19:46:35 GMT
Sorry, you've lost me
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Post by aubrey on Aug 3, 2018 19:57:08 GMT
Not surprised, really; it was a bit gnomic.
He likes Van der Graaf, and that was their reunion concert in 2005. They've released several more albums since then, and the singer has released several more on his own. Members of the group played on his albums and toured with him even when the group weren't together.
They're the best. them and The Fall.
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Post by rondetto on Aug 4, 2018 11:28:09 GMT
Simon Calder works for the Independent I believe, he certainly knows everything you need to know about foreign travel. I don't mind him but my wife says the same as you Jimmy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 13:30:01 GMT
Simon Calder works for the Independent I believe, he certainly knows everything you need to know about foreign travel. I don't mind him but my wife says the same as you Jimmy. I just find it hard to believe that he is the only person that can give advice |
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Post by aubrey on Aug 4, 2018 18:17:27 GMT
Simon Calder works for the Independent I believe, he certainly knows everything you need to know about foreign travel. I don't mind him but my wife says the same as you Jimmy. I just find it hard to believe that he is the only person that can give advice
Anyone else now would be just some bloke; and it's a lot easier for TV companies to get someone they know is reliable and trustworthy than someone they don't know.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 20:21:37 GMT
I just find it hard to believe that he is the only person that can give advice
Anyone else now would be just some bloke; and it's a lot easier for TV companies to get someone they know is reliable and trustworthy than someone they don't know.
That's a bit restrictive, it means that nobody else would ever get a chance and we would be stuck with the same old faces. In Calders case the continually nodding head detracts from what he is saying, in a similar way they sometimes use a weather girl who has one arm finishing at her elbow. You can't help but notice this and automatically wonder what happened to her and miss the forecast |
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Post by aubrey on Aug 5, 2018 8:04:28 GMT
I've never noticed it.
And with weather, I always turn off after a few seconds even when I really want to know what the forecast is and whoever is reading it; I'm probably better with her than anyone else (I'd really drift off when Wendy Hurrell did it - not going to tell you where though *sigh*).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 6:35:45 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 7:46:24 GMT
She's received compo from Thompsons which the media are claiming was because of her "too many Spaniards" complaint. This is not true, she has disabilities and had booked a ground floor room with easy access which she didn't get |
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Post by honeybear on Aug 14, 2018 7:47:40 GMT
An acquaintance once had her holiday in Spain spoiled because of the disgusting foreign food.
What's the most pathetic excuse for a holiday problem you've heard? |
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Post by anybody on Aug 14, 2018 8:02:50 GMT
An acquaintance once had her holiday in Spain spoiled because of the disgusting foreign food.
What's the most pathetic excuse for a holiday problem you've heard? I believe some Spanish resorts specialise in fish & chips and 'English' curry.
Seems a shame to waste an air-fare.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 11:03:13 GMT
An acquaintance once had her holiday in Spain spoiled because of the disgusting foreign food.
What's the most pathetic excuse for a holiday problem you've heard? I believe some Spanish resorts specialise in fish & chips and 'English' curry.
Seems a shame to waste an air-fare.
I have to say that we chose to visit Benidorm simply because of the availability of English food, Spanish is too spicy and fatty. Plus so many Brits there as we are not that fond of the Spanish Why not stay in the UK - Sunshine !!! 
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Post by rondetto on Aug 14, 2018 14:27:00 GMT
My wife and I love Benidorm. Been twice a year for over 20 years. Made lots of friends there too, we always stay in the old town which is quieter and there is of course much more of a Spanish feel to the area. I am always impressed at how clean the streets are kept and the beach is one of the best anywhere.
As for that lady in the papers, yes there are lots of Spanish in the hotels, what would you expect. If they came over here and stayed in one of our hotels wouldn't they expect the majority of guests to be British.
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Luckily for Thomas Cook, she didn't complain about these pesky Spaniards speaking Spanish 
