Was 50 metres from the apartment 50 metres too far?

[mercury]

Yes 90 metres walk, Alice you and me are immune to to the image-management techniques. The PR peeps seem to have retrofitted the diners not only with J90 glasses and SA ears but also with Bond jetpacks. Now here's an odd thing - if you draw around the table a circle of radius exactly (using the image-management figure) 50 metres, it doesn't pass anywhere near the child bedroom, actually it passes through the climbing plant in the back garden, and last time I checked the PJ photos there were no child beds or cots in that climbing plant.

Kate said in a tv interview it was "49.4m if you want to be exact with google" obviously mitigating

She also reckoned it took her only 37 secs or so to get there
...which doesnt  really matter unless in an emergency situation???

[mercury]

Anyway it is simply a fact that it was 90 metres walk from parents to children, there was zero visibility of the children, and zero audibility of the children.

Which is always wrong, its negkigent, no one would do it at home, even less so on holiday..but the apologists here say its fine..they were culpable if taking a risk with their childrens safety as were the rest of them

https://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=GB#/watch?v=qniQYQmXcEI

[pathfinder73]

Kate said in a tv interview it was "49.4m if you want to be exact with google" obviously mitigating

She also reckoned it took her only 37 secs or so to get there
...which doesnt  really matter unless in an emergency situation???

We know the twins were left in an unlocked apartment when she went to check so maybe she was in a hurry because according to Matt she left 10 minutes early 

[Brietta]

Yes that's easy possibly another couple said hey have our booking we've decided to get takeaway instead.

You really do appear to have a bee in your bonnet to object so to the fact that these people had the foresight to pre book a venue which was so close to their place of residence.

It was not high season and if the booking was accepted I presume the tapas management did not have the problem you appear to be having with it.

[pegasus]

You really do appear to have a bee in your bonnet to object so to the fact that these people had the foresight to pre book a venue which was so close to their place of residence.

It was not high season and if the booking was accepted I presume the tapas management did not have the problem you appear to be having with it.

The earliest ahead any other guests were allowed to book an evening table was 9am same day. Someone in the T9 persuaded the company to make a special exception just for them, no other guests were allowed to do it. Foresight is good Brietta, but not when it involves bending the system at the expense of the other guests. And it's not just me who thinks it was wrong. I have quotes from two of the more considerate members of the group stating they were less than happy with it.

[mercury]

We know the twins were left in an unlocked apartment when she went to check so maybe she was in a hurry because according to Matt she left 10 minutes early 

What do you mean?

My question in all that palava is why she did leave
 her twins alone if she was so sure of an abductor..she says she was so panicked but "left them" without knowing the abductors werent still around

[pegasus]

What do you mean?

My question in all that palava is shy she did keave her twins akaone if she was so sure of an abductor..she says she was so panicked but "left them" without knowing the abductors werent still around

I think her decision to get help immediately was correct Mercury

[mercury]

I think her decision to get help immediately was correct Mercury

Yes, if you think your child has been abducted, you risk the other two, give us a break peggy, youd cry out till someone came

[pegasus]

But the Tapas restaurant had music and chatting and it's unlikely the 7 diners would have heard her. She ran partway to the restaurant and back to raise the alarm which took less than a minute. It was the correct thing for this honest witness to do IMO, because it ensured the search started immediately.

[pegasus]

It's a shame they didn't have a self-catering apartment near a supermarket, then they could have cooked and dined at the apartment.

[pegasus]

Go in front door and first left - seems to be a room with various equipment in it.
And go down Rua Martins - the first shop you come to - it seems to sell stuff for use on that equipment.

[misty]

Go in front door and first left - seems to be a room with various equipment in it.

I think Kate needed a holiday, too.

[pegasus]

What the image managers forgot to mention- flat has full kitchen and is close to a supermarket - no need for restaurant outings.

[pegasus]

50 metres is jetpack distance from restaurant table to the back garden.

[misty]

What the image managers forgot to mention- flat has full kitchen and is close to a supermarket - no need for restaurant outings.

Hadn't they booked on a half-board basis?