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« Reply #75 on: January 28, 2021, 05:56:40 »

If there is need for the Presidential Limousine and Secret Service vehicles then these could be delivered direct to Newquay by USAF (United States Air Force) Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs.
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« Reply #76 on: January 28, 2021, 07:55:26 »

If there is need for the Presidential Limousine and Secret Service vehicles then these could be delivered direct to Newquay by USAF (United States Air Force) Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs.

May not be required - the Mayor of Camborne has offered the use of his Civic vehicle - the entourage should just about fit into a 1976 Hillman Hunter but the Driver has been told to make two trips if necessary.

Additional security is to be provided via the use of a couple of muck spreaders which will be kept fully loaded at all times and will act as an escort.
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« Reply #77 on: January 28, 2021, 10:34:37 »

In the spirit of this thread; does Airforce 1 carry a coffin? Has the local undertaker been put on standby? Given measurements?

Will Biden have had his second covid jab? Will Macron have is Astra Zenica Jab while here. His wife has probably had hers already being in a vulnerable group.

Civil servants do have to plan for any contingency.
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« Reply #78 on: January 28, 2021, 19:50:00 »

In the spirit of this thread; does Airforce 1 carry a coffin? Has the local undertaker been put on standby? Given measurements?

Will Biden have had his second covid jab? Will Macron have is Astra Zenica Jab while here. His wife has probably had hers already being in a vulnerable group.

Civil servants do have to plan for any contingency.

The Presidential body bag in Airforce 1 has probably been change this month, for a smaller size.  Grin

But seriously - deceased business class passengers who weren't in that state when boarding a 747 are sometimes allowed to use one of the crew bunks. In standard class - well, let's not go into that just now. Let's just say that there may be a reason why the guy in the next seat isn't so chatty.
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« Reply #79 on: January 31, 2021, 19:44:37 »

Looking back up thread and at all the crowds it will bring needing the Carbis Bay Hotel, the Treganna Castle and even the Bean Inn and the Cornish Arms ... I was thinking about the visitor numbers ...

As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man and seven heads of state,
Each head of state had seven staff,
Each staff had seven family members,
Each family member had seven suitcases:
Suitcases, family members, staffers and heads of state,
How many are there going to St. Ives?
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« Reply #81 on: January 31, 2021, 22:45:00 »

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Can't really fit "92" the steam motor then!
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« Reply #83 on: January 31, 2021, 23:23:36 »

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« Reply #84 on: February 01, 2021, 00:41:12 »

As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man and seven heads of state,
Each head of state had seven staff,
Each staff had seven family members,
Each family member had seven suitcases:
Suitcases, family members, staffers and heads of state,
How many are there going to St. Ives?
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« Reply #85 on: February 01, 2021, 05:29:30 »

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.but they got off at Carbis Bay..  Grin
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« Reply #86 on: February 01, 2021, 09:14:40 »

Tripadvisor's top 10 emerging destinations for 2021 in the WORLD
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Me thinks its to do with all our activity and pushing up the count figures.
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« Reply #87 on: February 01, 2021, 09:50:18 »

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Looking back up thread and at all the crowds it will bring needing the Carbis Bay Hotel, the Treganna Castle and even the Bean Inn and the Cornish Arms

....or the delights of the "Three Ferrets"! (to those who know St Ives)
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« Reply #88 on: February 01, 2021, 13:22:53 »


But seriously - deceased business class passengers who weren't in that state when boarding a 747 are sometimes allowed to use one of the crew bunks.

747?

Ah yes, I remember now...  Sad
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« Reply #89 on: February 10, 2021, 09:13:36 »

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page)) Spotlight local news for devon and cornwall on Tuesday 9th February, reporting that previous "G" meetings have cost approx 92 million pounds.

The bill will be paid by central Government

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