UPDATED: SUNDAY SUSPENSIONS AND CANCELLATIONS FOR CROSS-SOLENT TRAVEL

Read the article it says the Ferries are running but the HOVER is suspended!

I would be interested to know your age

Ken/Kev not without sympathy for all those who were born here wanting, expecting and deserving a quality, reliable transportation means across such a narrow stretch of water, at an affordable price.

Yet most born here, accept the issues of living here, and more to the point we are discussing, ‘leaving here’, and it is often those who ‘decided to move to the Island’ that are the biggest whingers and ‘demand’ change.

Those born here mostly ‘see’ the ‘other side’ and weigh up such and accept the bad is easily outweighed by the advantages. Hence they then dislike those who ‘come’ and then want ‘change’ that without doubt would alter what they are mostly happy with.

We would all love ‘this perfect’ world or place to live. With the mainland being larger and more diverse, then for Islanders happy here to suggest moaning people ‘leave on the next boat’ is not ‘just’ being rude, but a wise suggestion as then the complainant ‘may’ in a wider landmass, have more chance of discovering just what then ‘might’ make them happy.

I see high fares on ferries, and unreliability as a minor annoyance and as a positive for keeping off more of the undoubted crime, low life, troublemakers, along with the overcrowding, the massive house building, the little quirky lanes, the still to be found quiet beach’s, downlands, footpaths, and unique ‘feel’ which the Island still retains.

Certainly I don’t need to leave the Island as much as some, but IF I needed too, and found the ferries too restrictive I would either change my job, or move over to the mainland, with a view to retiring here, as many happily do, in later years BECAUSE it is different.

What I would NOT do, is expect all Islander to RUIN their right to live on a peaceful, beautiful, and low crime place, JUST to appease me, who, then would be too thick to see that after a few decades of a fixed link, the Island would NOT BE WORTH living on, compared then to quieter parts of the larger Mainland mass of land and so the ‘moaners’ would likely upsticks anyway after having ruined the Island, not for a while, BUT FOREVER.

Most would sooner not ‘take’ that risk.

When the Tunnel is built you will enjoy using it

Sue it is YOU that is narrow minded. Of course they are ‘building houses’ here now. But nowhere near the scale that would happen if a fixed link was provided.

The Island can sustain itself BY being in the unique position OF being an Island on the Southern end of the UK. Many people and children love the ‘thrill’ of coming here knowing that they are coming to ‘an island.

Islands ALWAYS have a ‘pull’ to people. Hence those who dream about ‘winning the lottery’ oft say, “I would buy a tropical Island”, NOT ” I will live on a tropical mainland coast location”.

Whilst not tropical, as our planet warms, we will be well positioned to gain from an increase in both stay at home vacations and those wishing to escape the unpleasant temperatures abroad. Hot tubs on many holiday parks, have increased the season too whist we await such changes.

Naïve people like you just want the best of both worlds, not ‘understanding’ that to ‘gain’ one way, will mean great loss in another. IF, it were just ‘you’ losing out, then fine, happy for that to happen, but it won’t be, it will be all real Islanders and those content to live with less houses, more countryside, less cars, quirky roads, less troublesome newcomers, less crime, and just enjoying the ‘feeling’ and yes, the limitations of living on an Island.

So your comment “No, I won’t move just to please you” is also flawed, for I could not care less if you are unhappy here, or deliciously happy living on the mainland, it is ‘all about you’ isn’t it, being selfish, wanting ‘just’ what you want, and ‘stuff’ everyone else.

That comment proves such, you would deny your chance of being happy, just to prove a point.

Your ‘sort’ who, by your own admission, would be happy to move to the mainland (except for ‘giving in’) and would no doubt do so just as soon as you had your fixed link and then had witnessed that you were wrong (but never would admit such) as the Island then became ruined, not for a while, but for the rest of time.

To those unfortunate enough to know you, you would say “Oh were not leaving because we were wrong about the fixed links damage, but ‘had’ to move because of work, the children’s education, aged parents on mainland etc, ANYTHING but ‘admitting’ the fact that YOU were ‘wrong’.

I KNOW your ‘sort’.