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Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:07 pm
by Slowy
Bg wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 5:16 pm thats what I was thinking to begin with, earliest I can fly is 26th. And it will distract me from overdrinking things.
Yeah; you don't want to become gindependent.

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:14 pm
by Bg
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 7:22 pm
Bg wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 5:16 pm thats what I was thinking to begin with, earliest I can fly is 26th. And it will distract me from overdrinking things.
Did you book your return slot in MIQ?
I have no idea when I can return yet, that’s the biggest problem :(

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:19 am
by olegmcnoleg
Bg wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:14 pm
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 7:22 pm
Bg wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 5:16 pm thats what I was thinking to begin with, earliest I can fly is 26th. And it will distract me from overdrinking things.
Did you book your return slot in MIQ?
I have no idea when I can return yet, that’s the biggest problem :(
Yeah, I appreciate that, and it sucks. It’s just that there is a very long wait for MIQ places—months. You might want to have a place booked, even if you then need to move it later.

Situation sucks, and I think several of us on here can relate. My dad passed during the aftermath of 9/11 and I was living in the USA. I could not get a flight to the UK at short notice, nobody could. Best I could do was make it to the funeral :-(

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:21 am
by blackstratblues
Bg wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:14 pm
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 7:22 pm
Bg wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 5:16 pm thats what I was thinking to begin with, earliest I can fly is 26th. And it will distract me from overdrinking things.
Did you book your return slot in MIQ?
I have no idea when I can return yet, that’s the biggest problem :(
Sorry to hear about this man, the uncertainty must be tough.
Just a bit of advice - apparently it’s far easier to reschedule a MIQ slot than to book one at short notice. You may want to book the first available slot and then reschedule as needed.

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:08 am
by MattAnt
Sorry to hear about your situation. A normally hard thing made much harder by the current global state, wishing you and your family all the best through it all.

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 11:13 am
by jeremyb
BG you could always hop on a flight down to chch this weekend <3

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:29 pm
by Bg
olegmcnoleg wrote: Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:19 am
Bg wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:14 pm
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 7:22 pm

Did you book your return slot in MIQ?
I have no idea when I can return yet, that’s the biggest problem :(
Yeah, I appreciate that, and it sucks. It’s just that there is a very long wait for MIQ places—months. You might want to have a place booked, even if you then need to move it later.

Situation sucks, and I think several of us on here can relate. My dad passed during the aftermath of 9/11 and I was living in the USA. I could not get a flight to the UK at short notice, nobody could. Best I could do was make it to the funeral :-(
It makes it harder as I need a return flight booked prior to the miq place afaik, so I need to move both the flight and the place.

I'm going to have to be refresh king.

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:07 am
by Molly
jeremyb wrote: Tue Aug 10, 2021 11:13 am BG you could always hop on a flight down to chch this weekend <3
G'wan Bg.

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:53 pm
by Bg
jeremyb wrote: Tue Aug 10, 2021 11:13 am BG you could always hop on a flight down to chch this weekend <3
I'd love too, but its a struggle getting cash sorted for this trip. I have no idea how long I'll be there - my workplace won't hold my job open longer than a month maybe. I could be waiting for miq for longer.

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:54 pm
by Bg
Its also sounding like my trip will to bury the old fella and sort out a resthome for my mum - 2 weeks before I can leave.

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:07 pm
by hamo
Bg wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:53 pm
jeremyb wrote: Tue Aug 10, 2021 11:13 am BG you could always hop on a flight down to chch this weekend <3
I'd love too, but its a struggle getting cash sorted for this trip. I have no idea how long I'll be there - my workplace won't hold my job open longer than a month maybe. I could be waiting for miq for longer.
Can you work remotely?

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:11 pm
by Danger Mouse
Bg wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:54 pm Its also sounding like my trip will to bury the old fella and sort out a resthome for my mum - 2 weeks before I can leave.
Ah bugger, not good. Having all my family in the UK and parents with health issues I'm expecting something along those lines coming up, but being on the other side of the world definitely makes it hard.

I hope something works out for you.

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:16 pm
by codedog
Bg wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:54 pm Its also sounding like my trip will to bury the old fella and sort out a resthome for my mum - 2 weeks before I can leave.
That really sucks... all the best, bro...

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:21 pm
by GrantB
Bg wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:54 pm Its also sounding like my trip will to bury the old fella and sort out a resthome for my mum - 2 weeks before I can leave.
:cry: I have the feels for you...

Re: Auckland / Southland gearfest

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:29 pm
by jeremyb
Bg wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:54 pm Its also sounding like my trip will to bury the old fella and sort out a resthome for my mum - 2 weeks before I can leave.
:(