tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post5939129258851449092..comments2024-01-12T00:24:35.544+01:00Comments on St Bloggie de Riviere: Moi, Illegal ImmigrantSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-66520645432811242942014-02-04T13:52:21.799+01:002014-02-04T13:52:21.799+01:00Thank goodness! :)Thank goodness! :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-68850053736762005562014-02-04T13:30:12.410+01:002014-02-04T13:30:12.410+01:00Ha ha. You have to wonder how the hell some peopl...Ha ha. You have to wonder how the hell some people manage to walk in a straight line. Happy endings for you, thank goodness.Diplo_Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349376430486545451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-44560028403804893832014-01-13T15:49:45.825+01:002014-01-13T15:49:45.825+01:00I can't imagine many illegal immigrants read m...I can't imagine many illegal immigrants read my blog but they've probably got another wheeze in mind anyway. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-81063711997409495362014-01-11T04:28:12.227+01:002014-01-11T04:28:12.227+01:00well everyone knows you shouldn't be in carria...well everyone knows you shouldn't be in carriage 18 after Calais right??David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-1464656651426556172014-01-09T14:19:42.175+01:002014-01-09T14:19:42.175+01:00We only go twice a year, what could possibly go wr...We only go twice a year, what could possibly go wrong...? :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-43445712866665005662014-01-09T14:17:26.062+01:002014-01-09T14:17:26.062+01:00Yours is a great story! Threatening to desert the ...Yours is a great story! Threatening to desert the kids to the customs people. I bet that did indeed concentrate the mind! Hilarious.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-76916940775301491972014-01-09T09:55:17.211+01:002014-01-09T09:55:17.211+01:00Glad you got there safely. After all my adventures...Glad you got there safely. After all my adventures 'driving home for Christmas' I always swore I would stay safely ensconced in France over the festive season. Happy New Year! Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-68001206639007843902014-01-08T02:30:43.589+01:002014-01-08T02:30:43.589+01:00See! your charm can work its way with even the job...See! your charm can work its way with even the jobsworths. We got caught coming back into the US on a vacay to Mexico with kids on slightly expired passports. (we hadn't realised till the night before and decided to take a chance.) Our response was to tell them they can take the kids, we were off home! That concentrated the mind.About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-18843161174770723502014-01-06T14:35:47.599+01:002014-01-06T14:35:47.599+01:00We really didn't look like illegal immigrants,...We really didn't look like illegal immigrants, but procedures MUST be followed by jobsworths. Luckily we had a champion of common sense fighting our corner. Hurrah!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-61725741370378917552014-01-06T12:45:07.137+01:002014-01-06T12:45:07.137+01:00It must have been pretty stressful! Surely you did...It must have been pretty stressful! Surely you didn't look like illegal immigrants. I can't believe that you had to go through all this. my home country has gone mad!Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669453005443249990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-32814622092100433452014-01-02T08:59:26.564+01:002014-01-02T08:59:26.564+01:00Indeed, and it should put them off! They are obvio...Indeed, and it should put them off! They are obviously very resourceful and intelligent. Shame they don't or can't use such skills in their own countries.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-13551911477655962352014-01-02T08:57:02.448+01:002014-01-02T08:57:02.448+01:00My shoulders were aching with tension by the time ...My shoulders were aching with tension by the time I got to my mum's! Then they eased up as the stress fell away. Bliss. Happy New Year to you too. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-76743290869758155282014-01-02T08:55:46.888+01:002014-01-02T08:55:46.888+01:00Thanks Susie. Happy New Year to you too. :)Thanks Susie. Happy New Year to you too. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-87100250645860118622014-01-01T18:53:12.057+01:002014-01-01T18:53:12.057+01:00Ooh what an exciting tale! Of course any illegal i...Ooh what an exciting tale! Of course any illegal immigrants googling 'illegal immigrants Eurostar' are now going to know about the cunning carriage 18 plan thanks to your adventure! Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-59159061208540063492014-01-01T18:02:46.613+01:002014-01-01T18:02:46.613+01:00All sounds quite stressful - as if travelling home...All sounds quite stressful - as if travelling home for Christmas with children (even quite big ones:)) isn't stressful enough! Glad you made it through unscathed and hope you enjoy the complementary vino! Happy New Year! xCurry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357154781453417176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-79206720826355974552014-01-01T12:39:00.202+01:002014-01-01T12:39:00.202+01:00How very stressful for you. So glad that you survi...How very stressful for you. So glad that you survived and lived to tell the tale. Happy New Year. Enjoy the wine.SusieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839407308263118784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-72694278547159103102013-12-31T17:31:31.851+01:002013-12-31T17:31:31.851+01:00Yes!! It was rather nerve-wracking but ended happi...Yes!! It was rather nerve-wracking but ended happily. :)<br /><br />And Eurostar are sending me some red wine by way of apology. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-83361630227685712592013-12-31T17:30:26.765+01:002013-12-31T17:30:26.765+01:00There is a further happy ending to this story. I w...There is a further happy ending to this story. I wrote and told Eurostar about our experience today and I got a very nice apologetic email back, and an offer of some wine, red or white, which would be sent to me.<br /><br />I was also assured that the systems error has been fixed and we should have plain sailing (as it were) in the summer. What a nice way to end the year. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-30860041300445097602013-12-31T17:16:36.761+01:002013-12-31T17:16:36.761+01:00They had a cunning plan.....and messed it up!
What...They had a cunning plan.....and messed it up!<br />What a nightmare for you.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-89047134796633961742013-12-31T16:55:43.666+01:002013-12-31T16:55:43.666+01:00Ommigod. Call Manuel Valls and tell him your child...Ommigod. Call Manuel Valls and tell him your children have been shocked by the experience. No, SOS Racisme and "touche pas à mon pote de chez les puddings". What a bunch of total planks.... Whilst legitimate travellers are being turfed off the train the illegal immigrants probably use the window of opportunity to get on board. Et viiiiiiive la France :-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com