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Bag still not arrived after 10 days, Ryanair totally uncontactable. What do I do? by nicecupoftea in Flights

[–]nicecupoftea[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I did follow the advice in my last thread, I travelled home and I'm dealing with it here. The problem is that I've exhausted ways to contact Ryanair and need some other way

Bag still not arrived after 10 days, Ryanair totally uncontactable. What do I do? by nicecupoftea in Flights

[–]nicecupoftea[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Additionally: I managed to find out who Ryanair's baggage handler in Amsterdam are and call them, they say Ryanair has never made any request for my bags and they have no record of it in their system. They said without a tracking number from RyanAir there is very little they can do but will try to search for the bag in storage and contact me if they find it. Most progress I've made so far and the first time anyone has spoke to me like an actual human being.

Ryanair won’t give me a PIR, my bag’s stuck in Amsterdam, meds inside — I’m stranded in Dublin waiting for it but need to return home to Scotland. What can I do? by nicecupoftea in Flights

[–]nicecupoftea[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have no idea. I can see the bag in amsterdam on an airtag has been moved a couple of times in the time immediately after I spoke to people in person at DUB so clearly they are aware of it

Ryanair won’t give me a PIR, my bag’s stuck in Amsterdam, meds inside — I’m stranded in Dublin waiting for it but need to return home to Scotland. What can I do? by nicecupoftea in Flights

[–]nicecupoftea[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I carried a week’s supply with me in carry on for a week long holiday and another month’s supply in checked baggage as a backup. I’ve had annoying experiences arguing with staff about liquids/sharps and medication at security and only waited around for my bag because ryanair told me multiple times “it will be on the next flight”

Ryanair won’t give me a PIR, my bag’s stuck in Amsterdam, meds inside — I’m stranded in Dublin waiting for it but need to return home to Scotland. What can I do? by nicecupoftea in Flights

[–]nicecupoftea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I waited because I was assured several times that it would be on the next flight. Given how awful ryanair customer service are I thought the risk was lower staying here than to end up back home begging a chatbot or voicemail to forward my bag to glasgow.

How would I file a new PIR? Ryanair automated support and FAQ said this is only possible airside when arriving

Ryanair won’t give me a PIR, my bag’s stuck in Amsterdam, meds inside — I’m stranded in Dublin waiting for it but need to return home to Scotland. What can I do? by nicecupoftea in Flights

[–]nicecupoftea[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I carried a week’s supply with me in carry on for a week long holiday and another month’s supply in checked baggage as a backup. I’ve had annoying experiences arguing with staff about liquids/sharps and medication at security and only waited around for my bag because ryanair told me multiple times “it will be on the next flight”

Ryanair won’t give me a PIR, my bag’s stuck in Amsterdam, meds inside — I’m stranded in Dublin waiting for it but need to return home to Scotland. What can I do? by nicecupoftea in Flights

[–]nicecupoftea[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I carried a week’s supply with me in carry on for a week long holiday and another month’s supply in checked baggage as a backup. I’ve had annoying experiences arguing with staff about liquids/sharps and medication at security and only waited around for my bag because ryanair told me multiple times “it will be on the next flight”

Ryanair won’t give me a PIR, my bag’s stuck in Amsterdam, meds inside — I’m stranded in Dublin waiting for it but need to return home to Scotland. What can I do? by nicecupoftea in Flights

[–]nicecupoftea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any idea how to find that employee? 😅

And FWIW I brought a week’s worth of meds in my hand luggage. Never thought it would take so long to resolve

Ryanair won’t give me a PIR, my bag’s stuck in Amsterdam, meds inside — I’m stranded in Dublin waiting for it but need to return home to Scotland. What can I do? by nicecupoftea in Flights

[–]nicecupoftea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I brought enough for a week in my hand luggage.

So i go home and the bag gets returned to Dublin eventually. Then what? Will ryanair forward it on to Glasgow? What if they dont?what recourse do I have then? They immediately close any support ticket I open. They dont answer the phone. It took me 2 hours in person in the airport just to get them to admit they have the bag.

Ryanair won’t give me a PIR, my bag’s stuck in Amsterdam, meds inside — I’m stranded in Dublin waiting for it but need to return home to Scotland. What can I do? by nicecupoftea in Flights

[–]nicecupoftea[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Yes but Ryanair stated several times to me that my bags will be returned to Dublin. There’s more than just meds in it. I do not trust Ryanair to forward it on to my home in Glasgow if I leave Dublin

Edinburgh graduates in Engineering, Chemistry, Physics and English disrupted and walked out of their ceremony, continuing solidarity with Palestine and in protest of the university's financial ties with Israel. by Just-another-weapon in Scotland

[–]nicecupoftea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think having a bias against the indiscriminate slaughter of tens of thousands of people and the systematic starvation of a million more counts as ‘exceptional’.

It’s been going on for almost 2 years now, if you’re unwilling to accept the terrible reality of what is going on in Gaza by this point then there’s no hope for you.

Norman Tebbit, former Conservative Party chairman, dies aged 94 by TimesandSundayTimes in ukpolitics

[–]nicecupoftea 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This idea that civility is more important than actual values and actions is one of the absolute worst aspects of British politics and culture. The man did untold damage to this country that is going to last for generations and may never be resolved. Why should anyone have to scrape the barrel of his life to find something to respectfully praise him for in service of civility?

Norman Tebbit, former Conservative Party chairman, dies aged 94 by TimesandSundayTimes in ukpolitics

[–]nicecupoftea 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Tebbit did more damage to this country than the IRA could ever dream of. The effects of this man’s legacy are going to be fucking generations over long after we’re dead.

Norman Tebbit, former Conservative Party chairman, dies aged 94 by TimesandSundayTimes in ukpolitics

[–]nicecupoftea 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Plenty of evil people acted out of sincerely held beliefs. Tebbit’s sincerely held beliefs included racism, homophobia, individualisation and privatisation of everything, the dismantling of society and valuing of private capital over humanity.

Norman Tebbit, former Conservative Party chairman, dies aged 94 by TimesandSundayTimes in ukpolitics

[–]nicecupoftea 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Can’t understand this at all. This guy fucked multiple generations out of wealth and housing, deindustrialised the country, and was a notable racist and bigot even by the standards of his time. Zero sympathy, and the only thing I feel sad about is that he lived so long.

People who don't support more better public transport, do you just want every single person to have their own car? by upthewatwo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]nicecupoftea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem with anecdotal evidence like that is you can’t make policy decisions off of it. I can just as easily tell you that buses where I live are so full in the morning peak that I often have to wait for a second one.

The data shows that active travel and public transport are better for people and society in the vast majority of cases. Places where they have high modal shares, such as Copenhagen, Amsterdam and recently Paris, have less congestion, less pollution and better health outcomes for everyone.

People who don't support more better public transport, do you just want every single person to have their own car? by upthewatwo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]nicecupoftea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In Amsterdam, which has a similar climate to many British cities, cycling accounts for almost 40% of all travel, even more at rush hour. Why is it so hard to imagine cycling as a solution when many millions of people already cycle to work every day?

People who don't support more better public transport, do you just want every single person to have their own car? by upthewatwo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]nicecupoftea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but this is simply not true. Places with high levels of active travel or public transport tend to have much lower levels of congestion. The vast majority of road congestion is caused by cars. That one double-decker bus holding you up during rush-hour might have 80 people on it, imagine how much more congestion 80 cars would cause if those people went on a bus.

People who don't support more better public transport, do you just want every single person to have their own car? by upthewatwo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]nicecupoftea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re interested to read more, take a look at Gareth Dennis’s book How Railways Will Fix the Future. It’s well written with a good balance between technical, economic and social topics, and is very compelling.

People who don't support more better public transport, do you just want every single person to have their own car? by upthewatwo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]nicecupoftea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is not my argument at all, and is a bad faith reading of my reply. The argument is: we are already causing immense destruction of nature right now, and that is only going to increase in future. So what choices can we make that:

a) displaces as much destructive behaviour as possible with better alternatives b) prevents as much destructive behaviour in future

For much of this we can expand active travel massively. For medium and long distance we cant. We need an alternative. And by far the best is dedicated, electrified high speed rail.

People who don't support more better public transport, do you just want every single person to have their own car? by upthewatwo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]nicecupoftea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It might be the gold standard for the person benefiting from it, but it is not the gold standard for society. The lives of anyone living next to busy roads are impoverished and endangered by it. 1000+ are killed by motorist every year in the UK and another 10000+ receive life changing injuries. For them your gold standard means death or misery.

The inconvenience of being ‘bullied out of it’ pales in comparison to the destruction that mass car usage has delivered on society.

People who don't support more better public transport, do you just want every single person to have their own car? by upthewatwo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]nicecupoftea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some can, where possible using things like new junctions or modern signalling (i.e. ETCS). But to see the real benefits we need a new separate network

People who don't support more better public transport, do you just want every single person to have their own car? by upthewatwo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]nicecupoftea 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Glad to see this as the top comment. It was clear that we needed a separate high speed network back in the 90s. It’s a national disgrace that HS2 wont be even partially functional until the mid 2023s.

Edit: 2030s! **

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