15K Dead in Iran.
27 December 2003, 01:07 AM
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Do you know what's sad. I feel nothing for them at all. Why is that? 20000 people!!! that is an amazing number yet I sat here in the Uk feel nothing for them what so ever!! Sad but true...........
27 December 2003, 01:18 AM
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I know that but to be honest it means nothing 
yet tell me that 15000 britons have died in a freak accident and I would be shocked to the core............... make of that what you will.
PS Yes I am drunk!
yet tell me that 15000 britons have died in a freak accident and I would be shocked to the core............... make of that what you will.PS Yes I am drunk!
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27 December 2003, 09:47 AM
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Dont worry. As usual our Goverment has come to the rescue. Some minister said on the news earlier that theyd given £150000 in aid.
What a help that will be.
Chip.
What a help that will be.
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27 December 2003, 09:58 AM
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Nope,
Just think its disgusting that this country wastes so much momney on some things then when something like this comes along we give a measly £150,000.
After all it is my money anyway.
Chip.
Just think its disgusting that this country wastes so much momney on some things then when something like this comes along we give a measly £150,000.
After all it is my money anyway.
Chip.
27 December 2003, 11:29 AM
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I'm not Chip, this is just what I mean.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2...y5436119t0.asp
Yeah, £150K should really help
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2...y5436119t0.asp
SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE was under fire last night for spending more than £500,000 of taxpayers’ money rebranding its business advice centres twice in just three years.
In 2000 it changed the name of its Business Shops to Small Business Gateway at a cost of £298,000.
Tthis year it dropped the word “small” in a second rebranding exercise which cost another £269,000.
The money was spent on redesigning logos, signs, internal decor and also on redesigning and producing literature.
Earlier this week the Auditor General criticised Scottish Enterprise for spending more than a fifth of its £500,000 budget last year on consultants.
In 2000 it changed the name of its Business Shops to Small Business Gateway at a cost of £298,000.
Tthis year it dropped the word “small” in a second rebranding exercise which cost another £269,000.
The money was spent on redesigning logos, signs, internal decor and also on redesigning and producing literature.
Earlier this week the Auditor General criticised Scottish Enterprise for spending more than a fifth of its £500,000 budget last year on consultants.
27 December 2003, 12:05 PM
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--Nope, Just think its disgusting that this country wastes so much momney on some things then when something like this comes along we give a measly £150,000.--
NO, I thought it was very 'on topic', unless I misunderstand what you define as 'wastes so much money'. ??????
NO, I thought it was very 'on topic', unless I misunderstand what you define as 'wastes so much money'. ??????
27 December 2003, 12:47 PM
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Just my 2p's worth.
1) Terribly sad. About 20,000 dead and 30,000 injured. Compare say, with wiping out a small town in UK.
2) Having little "feeling" for the victims is simply because they are more distant. If, for example, you had ever travelled to the region (I haven't) and appreciated its true beauty and warmth of the people then you would feel a lot different.
3) £150k is not much but it is something and I think efficiently used. Those trained "sniff 'em out" dogs for example make a real difference.
4) I just wish Bush and his cronies would realise that if the USA really gave a substantial helping input they might actually win some friends in the Arab region as "good guys". Just think if they spent just 1/10th of what they spent on the Iraq war (which merely stirred up a terrorist hornet's nest, IMO) what a difference it might make. And a much more satisfying job for the troops.
Sorry about rant. David
1) Terribly sad. About 20,000 dead and 30,000 injured. Compare say, with wiping out a small town in UK.
2) Having little "feeling" for the victims is simply because they are more distant. If, for example, you had ever travelled to the region (I haven't) and appreciated its true beauty and warmth of the people then you would feel a lot different.
3) £150k is not much but it is something and I think efficiently used. Those trained "sniff 'em out" dogs for example make a real difference.
4) I just wish Bush and his cronies would realise that if the USA really gave a substantial helping input they might actually win some friends in the Arab region as "good guys". Just think if they spent just 1/10th of what they spent on the Iraq war (which merely stirred up a terrorist hornet's nest, IMO) what a difference it might make. And a much more satisfying job for the troops.
Sorry about rant. David
27 December 2003, 02:46 PM
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Do you know what's sad. I feel nothing for them at all. Why is that? 20000 people!!! that is an amazing number yet I sat here in the Uk feel nothing for them what so ever!! Sad but true...........
27 December 2003, 02:57 PM
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20,000 Brits werent wiped out on 11/11 though. Was about 2800 in total. Very few Brits.
This is much, much bigger.
Chip.
[Edited by Chip - 12/27/2003 2:57:58 PM]
This is much, much bigger.
Chip.
[Edited by Chip - 12/27/2003 2:57:58 PM]
27 December 2003, 05:21 PM
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Tragic, forget 9/11, hadly see a comparison anyway, help is what these people need so i hope they get it!
[Edited by Paul Habgood - 12/27/2003 5:59:58 PM]
[Edited by Paul Habgood - 12/27/2003 5:59:58 PM]
27 December 2003, 09:57 PM
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Well, I donated some money via the Red Cross. Sad ? Silly ? Naive ? Perhaps. Sure. Sue me.
As silly as the money I donated to the NY fire department in 2001.
Both tragic events, both deserve our attention. IMHO.
As silly as the money I donated to the NY fire department in 2001.
Both tragic events, both deserve our attention. IMHO.
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