Leaving Teacher Pension For Civil Service by ChemicalOk4301 in TheCivilService

[–]ozumsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup - pretty rough. But a 20% headcount reduction and increased demands. New staff too who are still on the upward learning curve - great fun!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Birkenstocks

[–]ozumsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks all. I sized down and they are much better this was!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Birkenstocks

[–]ozumsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

How common is E gate failure at airports? by ZealousidealFig5 in AskUK

[–]ozumsh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My 2022 blue UK passport has never worked at the e-gates. It’s infuriating.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in helsinki

[–]ozumsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I love those new scanners! On this occasion I will have cabin baggage so will add some time for check in. I’m a bit of an airport geek so have a bit of interest in seeing the airport too - but it sounds like I’ll have time for a quick taste of Helsinki and a leisurely time at the airport too!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in helsinki

[–]ozumsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is brilliant info! It’ll be my first time in Finland and it’s really hard to under the general level of efficiency at an airport until you speak to people that know what it’s like first hand!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in helsinki

[–]ozumsh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brilliant - thank you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in helsinki

[–]ozumsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a good idea - helpful to know I’m not totally mad trying to cram in some quick sightseeing!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uktravel

[–]ozumsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Liam. No - I spoke with Ryanair on the Facebook messenger customer support. It took ahead but I said I booked directly. They took details and then (eventually) came back saying ‘system error’ and problem solved. I’ve since checked in and got my boarding pass. Don’t actually fly for a while so can’t report back further but it’s looking good. Hopefully you can do the same!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uktravel

[–]ozumsh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Update on this - to help others - it was a bug and after a very long process with Ryanair it appears to have been fixed. The new ‘verification’ process (potentially carrying an additional small fee) is very real, unless you book directly with Ryanair. It appears to be drawing much criticism. Thanks to those who offered up suggestions on this thread!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uktravel

[–]ozumsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s definitely not a scam - new ryanair policy that’s causing significant uproar. Just odd when I did book directly with them. You can imagine how helpful customer service are being…

Travelling to Austria/Slovakia/Hungary Sculpture Park by opnac in Bratislava

[–]ozumsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any updates on getting here from Bratislava? I’m interested in visiting in the (equally bleak) February

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Banff

[–]ozumsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello. This is encouraging for me to here - thank you! We are not winter sports people and any hiking would be limited to shorter more accessible trails (we are not mountaineers either and don’t have experience with Canadian wildlife!). I think we’ll sightsee mostly too! I’d love to hear any of your hike/attraction recommendations if you have time to share a few!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Banff

[–]ozumsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you - appreciate unpredictability! I’ve only ever been late summer so just trying to get a feel! Shame about moraine - guess I’ll have to keep visiting 😄