Fingers crossed for Pen Farthing and Nowzad

I noticed today the sparrows rule the middle to upper part of hedge, the dunnocks are at the bottom
the blue tits think they are in charge of the tree above but robin thinks it rules all of them
then the blackbird just randomly goes in the hedge to shit them all up
and the kestrel and goshawks just pick them all off and the magpies take their opportunities

It is like being human

Jaxjacky

I thought he’d have to quarantine here coming from a red country?

If you take a connecting flight without leaving the airport, or go straight to another airport, you don't need to quarantine.

I thought he’d have to quarantine here coming from a red country?

I'm going to shout.

THERE WERE SPACES FOR ABOUT 100 PEOPLE BUT THE SPACES WENT BEGGING BECAUSE HIS STAFF DIDN'T GET THE RIGHT PAPERWORK THAT THE US SAID THEY NEEDED AND NOBODY ELSE WAS PUT FORWARD TO TAKE UP THE SPACE.

There, I feel better for that.

Rather like GrannyGravy13, I do not believe you can like or dislike anyone you don't know.

However, transporting animals when people could have been in that space in the plane seems cruel.

he'd have to wormed and vaccinated too, obviously

JaneJudge

I suppose some people might have liked him to be in quarantine with animals? especially as he apparently so annoying

In a cage with a bowl of water and a bowl of dried dog food?!

I didn't find him annoying and i find a lot of people annoying usually

tickingbird

Do people on here dislike him? Apart from one or two comments GN’s seem supportive of his efforts.

I neither like nor dislike him as I do not know him. I think his charity was/is admirable, he enabled young Afghan girls to be trained as veterinary nurses, another plus.

I am not sure that any of us know people unless we actually know them, otherwise it’s just how they portray themselves in the media and/or how the media portrays them.

Do people on here dislike him? Apart from one or two comments GN’s seem supportive of his efforts.

Whatdayisit

GrannyGravy the UK Government couldn't decide whether to give interpreters asylum or not until days before the Taliban took Kabul. That's not speculation by the press, or opposition or the grannies.

Well they obviously did issue visas to over 2,000 interpreters and their families who arrived before the last week…

I suppose some people might have liked him to be in quarantine with animals? especially as he apparently so annoying

Exactly GG13 - It is all speculation and froth being spouted by MSM. We don’t know although some on here believe they do.

GrannyGravy the UK Government couldn't decide whether to give interpreters asylum or not until days before the Taliban took Kabul. That's not speculation by the press, or opposition or the grannies.

tickingbird

How many official interpreters were working for the UK forces? There are many here and this link states several hundred waiting. I find that hard to believe. Seems more interpreters than soldiers.

I should imagine quiet a few thousands over 20 years.

We have absolutely no idea why some have not been issued with visas, it’s just constant speculation by the press, the opposition and GN posters.

And other good news is the charity have been overwhelmed with offers of adoption.

How many official interpreters were working for the UK forces? There are many here and this link states several hundred waiting. I find that hard to believe. Seems more interpreters than soldiers.

Oldwoman70

Blossoming

I understand that Mr. Farthing and his accompanying cats and dogs are now in the UK, the animals have been examined by vets, declared to be in good health and are now in quarantine facilities.

Surely this is good news.

Actually, the animals are in UK - he is in Norway

Even better news, I love Norway and I’m glad he’s re-united with his wife. However, he did indeed land in the UK before traveling on to Norway. Actually.

www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/1299099-Yet-another-cause-for-National-Shame

GrannyGravy13

MaizieD are you aware that Afghanis trying to flee in the last few days who did have paperwork were in fact turned away by US military personnel as POTUS Biden had changed their requirement (as stated by Pen Farthing himself) ? US troops were in control of the military side of the airport.

Are you aware that there are still people in Afghanistan working to get folks out across land borders, negotiating with relevant Governments and Border Officials ?

Over 2,000 Afghani interpreters along with their families have been made welcome in the U.K. neither you nor I are aware of the circumstances whereby some are still waiting or have been denied visas.

That is all irrelevant to the point originally made, that interpreters (and others who had worked for the British) were being denied visas until very, very recently. So they couldn't get out of Afghanistan any earlier. Goodness, we even had a thread on here about it.

(You should be severe with your phone )

Alegrias1

GG13 are you aware that the correct adjective is Afghan and that an Afghani is the unit of currency of the country?

Yes, but my iPhone isn’t, thank you

GG13 are you aware that the correct adjective is Afghan and that an Afghani is the unit of currency of the country?

MaizieD are you aware that Afghanis trying to flee in the last few days who did have paperwork were in fact turned away by US military personnel as POTUS Biden had changed their requirement (as stated by Pen Farthing himself) ? US troops were in control of the military side of the airport.

Are you aware that there are still people in Afghanistan working to get folks out across land borders, negotiating with relevant Governments and Border Officials ?

Over 2,000 Afghani interpreters along with their families have been made welcome in the U.K. neither you nor I are aware of the circumstances whereby some are still waiting or have been denied visas.

GrannyGravy13

Whatdayisit

MaizieD yes clearly and plenty of others too blind to what has just happened in plain sight.

Totally aware of the Afghan situation, have been for the last twenty years.

I think that we all have.

What is specifically being noted is the UK's failure to grant visas for the Afghan interpreters until the Taliban were about to overrun Kabul.

Yet they were warning UK nationals to get out in April..

Something of a disconnect there, surely?

Whatdayisit

MaizieD yes clearly and plenty of others too blind to what has just happened in plain sight.

Totally aware of the Afghan situation, have been for the last twenty years.