Brits returning from China to be quarantined in a “Military Facility”

[Timelord]

Ok, so you have just been on a very long flight from China and you are going to be quarantined for two weeks in a military base. Where do you fancy? No room at Akrotiri I suppose!

[pasta]

If Akrotiri's not an option, what's Ascension like at this time of year?

Edit: if you find yourself on a coach to Porton Down, be very afraid!

[ORAC]

Room for 300 evxuees plus staff, isolated, and not currently very busy. Kinloss?

[Timelord]

Apart from the imminent arrival of the first P8s!

[sittingstress]

I have heard MPA is rather attractive at this time of year and could be most conducive to a period of enforced rest

[cafesolo]

Anyone had a hot tip from Netley ?

[NutLoose]

Any at Linton?

[Timelord]

Got it! HMS Prince of Wales, 100 miles off Cape Wrath.

[Dannyboy39]

So who got the short straw to operate the charter?

[langleybaston]

I assume that, having been in close proximity to the pax, the cabin crew [at least] might well need a fortnight at HM Pleasure somewhere salubrious.

[sittingstress]

Cracked it. Wattisham, the current incumbents are somewhat grubby and infected with all sorts anyway or so I am led to believe

[diginagain]

Brize's salubrious 'Gateway House' currently gets a three-star rating on Trip Advisor, and is just a short bus-ride from the Voyager steps. Is there still some residual COLPRO expertise in the RAF Regt?

Or are they looking for a military facility?

[Timelord]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy39

So who got the short straw to operate the charter?

You mean the short straw inside the respirator that you drink through?

[sittingstress]

Originally Posted by diginagain

Is there still some residual COLPRO expertise in the RAF Regt?

I left the RAF Regt 12 and a bit years ago and have a fair bit of COLPRO experience and am more than happy to provide the service for the commensurate rate. I will of course provide all the poly sheeting walls sealed with bodge tape and drip trays full of Fuller's Earth. Currently I am employed wearing a pointy dark blue hat and I am certain the next "grow" I attend can donate the ducting and filtration equipment, our crims only use the finest. My username gives away my last role in the forces and as an added bonus I will be more than happy to give the evacuees the full practical experience if they so wish. I believe I am value for money and I await the phone call from MOD.

[air pig]

Macrihannish or Benbecula but Gruinard is still free, just drop tents and food.

[SirToppamHat]

Saxa Vord?

How about Saxa Vord? The old messing facility is now marketed as the Saxa Vord Resort, run mostly as a kind of up-market hostel with centralised feeding. They could even be given freedom to roam to some extent. A couple of weeks bad weather and people wouldn't want to go out even if they were able! It's off season at the moment, so a quick call top the owner ought to seal the deal.
https://www.saxavord.com/

It even has its own gin distillery:

https://www.shetlandreel.com/

I wouldn't want to leave!

[Wensleydale]

You could get them to do Orderly Officer!

[NutLoose]

A ship does sound ideal, requisition / hire a cruise liner, chuck them on that for a couple weeks in relative comfort with medical support, it's isolated but in a pleasant way.

[wiggy]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

A ship does sound ideal, requisition / hire a cruise liner..

Nah....given previous history its more likely to be a converted rather smelly car ferry rather than a cruise liner..

Ahoy there any fellow Rangatira survivors.....

[Union Jack]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

A ship does sound ideal, requisition / hire a cruise liner, chuck them on that for a couple weeks in relative comfort with medical support, it's isolated but in a pleasant way.

But surely that sounds too risky - they might catch something *really* nasty!

Jack