The BBC reports are annoying me.
They are reporting it as some huge ordeal for those "stranded" abroad. For the vast majority they will continue their holiday as planned, come home on the appointed day, and that will be that. Though I am sure there will be some stress, it is hardly an ordeal.
For those who have not yet travelled then there is disappointment of course, but again the vast majority will get most/all of their money back.
It is reasonable for the British Government to repatriate stranded people. It is not reasonable for those people to whine that it's a little bit difficult, inconvenient or disappointing. Rather they should be thankful that the Government is prepared to step in to help them out after their private arrangements went wrong.
And as an aside I think the Government's responsibility should end as soon as they are on UK soil. Taking them to the door is a private contractual responsibility, not a Government one.
So whether it is whining customers or an overly dramatic BBC, it is becoming irritating.
I deal with proper hardship all the time, as I suspect Bromp does. This sort of pretend suffering p***es me right off.
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