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[islaydarkblue]

Some of the ‘big noises’ on the island of Islay are continually complaining on their ‘closed’ Facebook site that they do not want second home owners and tourists to travel to their island. They will soon change their tune when the furlough scheme ends this October just in time for the end of tourist season. Some of the posts have been quite nasty although very tame by Dundee Mad standards when Taintedice was posting.
This local Islay Facebook site has members not live as far away as New Zealand. What people travelling to Islay has to do with someone living in New Zealand is beyond me. It must be a West Coast thing.

[noahrab]

Some of the ‘big noises’ on the island of Islay are continually complaining on their ‘closed’ Facebook site that they do not want second home owners and tourists to travel to their island. They will soon change their tune when the furlough scheme ends this October just in time for the end of tourist season. Some of the posts have been quite nasty although very tame by Dundee Mad standards when Taintedice was posting.
This local Islay Facebook site has members not live as far away as New Zealand. What people travelling to Islay has to do with someone living in New Zealand is beyond me. It must be a West Coast thing.

Same with the highlands.

Happy to rip tourists off and quick to tell them to phuck off.

[Deeranged]

Some of the ‘big noises’ on the island of Islay are continually complaining on their ‘closed’ Facebook site that they do not want second home owners and tourists to travel to their island. They will soon change their tune when the furlough scheme ends this October just in time for the end of tourist season. Some of the posts have been quite nasty although very tame by Dundee Mad standards when Taintedice was posting.
This local Islay Facebook site has members not live as far away as New Zealand. What people travelling to Islay has to do with someone living in New Zealand is beyond me. It must be a West Coast thing.

I regularly travel to Argyll & Bute, rural Perthshire, Torridon etc. and usually have a meal and couple of pints locally when there. The locals have made it very clear that they haven't wanted me there for the past three months, stay out signs, locked gates and clear messages from MSPs that I'm not welcome etc. Best one I saw on TV was a shop that had a sign saying 'locals only' on the wall outside.

When they re-open my attitude will be very simple, they can all **** off and I'll take sandwiches and a couple of tins of beer with me. I won't be spending money in their hotels and bars or their local shops. They can't have it all ways I'm afraid.

[noahrab]

I regularly travel to Argyll & Bute, rural Perthshire, Torridon etc. and usually have a meal and couple of pints locally when there. The locals have made it very clear that they haven't wanted me there for the past three months, stay out signs, locked gates and clear messages from MSPs that I'm not welcome etc. Best one I saw on TV was a shop that had a sign saying 'locals only' on the wall outside.

When they re-open my attitude will be very simple, they can all **** off and I'll take sandwiches and a couple of tins of beer with me. I won't be spending money in their hotels and bars or their local shops. They can't have it all ways I'm afraid.

Maybe its just you....

[islaydarkblue]

Maybe its just you....

Deeranged is quite right.
I know what it is like driving in Argyll and Bute during the winter months The roads are very quiet apart from commercial vehicles.

[islaydarkblue]

I regularly travel to Argyll & Bute, rural Perthshire, Torridon etc. and usually have a meal and couple of pints locally when there. The locals have made it very clear that they haven't wanted me there for the past three months, stay out signs, locked gates and clear messages from MSPs that I'm not welcome etc. Best one I saw on TV was a shop that had a sign saying 'locals only' on the wall outside.

When they re-open my attitude will be very simple, they can all **** off and I'll take sandwiches and a couple of tins of beer with me. I won't be spending money in their hotels and bars or their local shops. They can't have it all ways I'm afraid.

Hi Deeranged.
Well said.
The locals in these areas do not realise that they are highly dependent on tourists particularly those from Scotland. There are plenty of other parts of Scotland who will gladly welcome tourists with open arms.