In reply to Post #167
Actually, if you look back at the threads, which clearly you have not, you will discover where the mud slinging started.!

In reply to Post #162
Listen, we can scrape all this back and look at what you have presented to an Army of Carp Anglers!
It's wrong! What you have stated doesn't even work chronologically with Anglers bookings for March, April, May and possibly June.
This is about decency, respect, relations & compassion during a time of international crisis. Luckily, 99% of fishery owners in France have all that in abundance, and did the right thing... just 1 or 2 trying it on because their business practices exclude compassion and respect for people. They will be exposed!
The newbies as you call them are not supporting me personally, they simply understand the chronological inaccuracies with your view point: they know your a keyboard warrior, and probably not even a proper carp angler.

Your statement is:

It's the Carp Anglers Fault, and they should man up!!

May I suggest every Carp Angler on here contact Little Gold alligator, Or whatever his name is, and put all your future booking queries through his ultra wise mind?!!

Let's see how you get on mate?
It's sooo tempting to just keep on knocking you sideways with details, but I have to rearrange my sock draw, which is more important... And more mind challenging than watching you embarrass yourself further..!

In reply to Post #163
Would that be little croccok?!

In reply to Post #159
Good reply mate 👍🏻
If we keep going, for like the rest of the week, he may turn a corner..! 🤣

In reply to Post #156
Good reply mate 👍🏻

In reply to Post #154
All your doing Little purple CrocDIK, is showing to everyone on here your a compete muppet!
I'd like to get into this more with you, but you just can't debate with morons, or should I say, you can't polish a turd!!!!!

I'll leave it there for others to rip you a new one. Said what I had to, and I j ow I'm 110% correct in every way.

See ya little croccok!

In reply to Post #150
Does your insurance cover this type of scenario? As an individual, maybe!!
But what if you booked for 6 people??
September, I feel you will be ok.
The posts I presented were for those that found themselves tied up in the rapid expansion of mishandling deposits for March, April & May.... even June. Most fisheries I'm pleased to say, did the right thing, because, they are Carp Anglers through and through.
But let's not forget, paid travel can be rearranged for a later date, but what if there isn't a later date offered????
As I say from the start; the posts are not associated to well run fisheries in France that respect their clientele. Simple as that.

In reply to Post #149
Was I a bit OTT?
When defending those that have lost a lot of money, let say £2350 on bookings, I think mate, I'll go as deep as necessary to put these idiots in their place!!
The words he used are financially dangerous to those who find themselves in situations like BUZZMAN on here, with Ribiere.
Do you get it; small purple Croc or whatever his stupid name is, is either a fishery owner who has kept money and not refunded, or, a focking keyboard warrior! Also, with regards to bookings and insurance, he is completely wrong and, chronologically, incorrect.
Be different mate if it were you I was defending.. you'd be right behind this..
it's all in the detail.

In reply to Post #146
That is the reply I was looking for!!!
There you go, I'm obviously talking to either a disgruntled fishery owner or a keyboard warrior who lives with his Mum.
As for manning up, per your request, believe me mate, you wouldn't say that to my face, or to a group of Carp anglers from Sheffield who just lost their hard earned money!!!!
If you had an ounce of intelligence, you'd be renamed at best as ‘fuktard'!
The fact that you have not read properly the messages before this one, with some scope and detail, tells me a lot about you. Per the last message I just posted;
Shall I break it down for you once more, I think so!
MOST fisheries are happy to either refund your deposits in full, or use those deposits to book a future trip at the same venue ASAP. This is called good business practices, displaying loyalty, compassion and respect to the very client that enables them to have a business year in year out.
If a venue states it will not use the deposit for a future booking, and that the deposit is lost because the angler was not able to attend, this is simply, robbing the angler of money, given the crisis!
By the way; just because terms and conditions are displayed before A booking Is made stating this, that and the other, does not mean in any way those terms are bound by law, being adheres to, or even legal under trading standards.
Also; in this world of Carp Angling, it is relations that assist the merry go round of anglers, lakes, tackle and bait! As for insurance, most people do not take out Insurance until The final balance is due, usually 8 weeks prior to the trip.
For the purpose of this demonstration, let's say you had to pay your balance March 1st, for a trip may 11th, where a deposit of 50% was paid 6 Months prior.
You are now not going to pay your balance, because there IS NO trip!! You are locked down!!
Therefore, and again, so you can understand this.
There would be no insurance in place!
So; if I booked a trip last year, arranged my insurance cover to start from the date of balance Settlement, then there is no cover. In this case, the fishery owner should be compassionate, and use those deposits for a future booking.
Is that simple enough for you ?
I won't answer your messages again, simply because I think your ****er!

In reply to Post #144
Firstly; This is not about fault!
If I had a business where I had to rely upon withholding clients money in the event of a business catastrophe, then I have failed my clients, in this case, anglers.
In most cases; it's totally understandable to keep the deposits, but, they should be used for future bookings.
The deposit Funds should not simply be used to quantify managing a business through a tough time, this is unacceptable, a false economy and bad practice.
In fact, if you wish to get legal, you should not spend, allocate or disperse deposits until you have fulfilled the agreed contract the funds are for.
IE: someone may wish to cancel, therefore, those funds should be readily available to refund back.
Most fisheries have excellent relations with their anglers, and in most cases, things like this can be arranged in a sensible, amicable manner, for both parties.
But for fisheries who have little, or no compassion & respect for anglers money, or loss, these fisheries ought to be exposed.
Why?
So that anglers in the future, CAN make an informed decision in the future, as to where they spend this hard earned money.
I'll end with this:
The above words do not associate to well managed, respectful and decent fisheries.
The words above relate to those at the opposite end of that spectrum!