- Apr 5, 2014
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He wasn't on it. Their turn was cancelled after it got stuck.
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He wasn't on it. Their turn was cancelled after it got stuck.
Looking at my Twitter & FB there were 1901ers on the stuck flight and Hughton & Bruno were either on it or next on.
Massive **** up to be honest. Getting stuck on local VIP night is a disaster. I won't be going on it.
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Fantasist!
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
I'd say he was hopeful
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
From what I saw on the EA website 30 feet was as far as it got
- Apr 5, 2014
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Ivor Caplin tweeted a picture of himself and Hughton say that there was to be 'no flight'. It's the plastic loo that amuses me most. I'm guessing that was there for the special 'Withdean memories' section of the presentation.
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Oh it was awful. People being sick and men crying.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Enough about your journalism already
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Milne you own business
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Zing!
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
So has my friend on Facebook, but it wasn't in the pod, because it wasn't working. The pod got stuck for two hours. It then returned to ground level, but all trips after that were cancelled. There were still drinks available for the 1901ers, elsewhere.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
We wish you would.
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symyjym
Banned
About 3.5 million without paying staff.
Would have been on the 7.30 flight, but everyone's got cancelled, the 7pm after they'd got on. Still quite an enjoyable night with friends from our lounge, plus talking to some of the players which was nice.
Apparently, we'll be getting a ticket that can be redeemed in the future.......
Apparently, we'll be getting a ticket that can be redeemed in the future.......
Superphil
Dismember
To be fair, it couldn't have been more appropriately choreographed for the 1901 Club [sic]
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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What a complete shambles. Whoever was in charge today/tonight shouldn't be tomorrow. Fair enough that breakdowns happen. But after a test (Where it seemed to me to stay at the top longer than usual), they decided to proceed with the 7:00 "flight" at 8:30. We queue up to go through security and are then herded into an area that isn't big enough to hold 250 people. Prolonged what while they "clean the pod" which seems to involve turning the lights off a few times and lifting up floor panels. All the time with people scurrying around underneath. Finally the building doors open - but not the pod doors. Then the doors close again. And then open again. Man inside pod looks perplexed and scurries around some more. Then the doors close again. Staff peer out from the CCTV/control room and the doors open again. And then close again. Repeat a few more times and then there is a very noticeable burning smell. OK - time to prepare for cancellation. But no.
We are herded round the back through the storage area that has the contents of the shop they have to move every time they have a private function. And we emerge by the other door - right by bemused people having a drink. So much for the metal detectors - anyone could have sneaked on through the back door. On we go and people order their "champagne" which is Nyetimber fizz only to be charged £10 a glass. And there we stay. 10 minutes later there is an announcement about a technical hitch. 10 more minutes later and people start filing off. 5 minutes later there is a SASTA announcement and some muttering about being comped. Queue a hasty exit past a disgruntled looking TB asking their staff of this was the first breakdown.
You make the national papers with a breakdown with VIPs on board and then when you have more VIPs as well as hundreds of people at a private function, you perform a cursory test and then ignore a stuck door and very strong electrical burning smell and still try and operate? It's elf and safety not gone mad! No idea how we go about claiming our comp but I won't bother again. Not with the way they deal with risk assessments according to what I saw. Only because I am stubborn and had partaken did I go on - I know some people who didn't/wouldn't even before the new problems.
We are herded round the back through the storage area that has the contents of the shop they have to move every time they have a private function. And we emerge by the other door - right by bemused people having a drink. So much for the metal detectors - anyone could have sneaked on through the back door. On we go and people order their "champagne" which is Nyetimber fizz only to be charged £10 a glass. And there we stay. 10 minutes later there is an announcement about a technical hitch. 10 more minutes later and people start filing off. 5 minutes later there is a SASTA announcement and some muttering about being comped. Queue a hasty exit past a disgruntled looking TB asking their staff of this was the first breakdown.
You make the national papers with a breakdown with VIPs on board and then when you have more VIPs as well as hundreds of people at a private function, you perform a cursory test and then ignore a stuck door and very strong electrical burning smell and still try and operate? It's elf and safety not gone mad! No idea how we go about claiming our comp but I won't bother again. Not with the way they deal with risk assessments according to what I saw. Only because I am stubborn and had partaken did I go on - I know some people who didn't/wouldn't even before the new problems.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Can we stop referring to trips on this thing as "FLIGHTS" ?
Its a glass lift.
Its a glass lift.