Poppy Day

[Darwins Selection]

I never give to people doing charity fun runs, cycling up Snowdon, Offas Dyke, 1000 mile offroad bike challenges through Africa or whatever.

If you want to have fun then do so, just don't pretend it's for charity. How much do these things cost to do anyway? I'd guess sometimes more than is raised for the 'good' cause.

end of 'Bah Humbug' moment

Your choice, and as a matter of clarification, everything I did was NOT in pretence of doing it for charity.
It was MY way of doing something for a dear and young freind who died of cancer at the age of 34, raising money ( without the help of some 'fund raising organisation' )for the local hospice and The Samaritans who my dad worked for voluntarily until he died at the age of 78.

I don't want any plaudits and pats on the back, I'm just proud that I found a way of raising money in a way that I was comfortable with rather than just chucking a few quid in a rattling tin.

Sounds like a good reason to do it in my book...

Have a pat on the back just to annoy you.  

[Darwins Selection]

Given that my cousin recently did a bike ride to Amsterdam for help the aged and had to raise something like £2000 before she was even allowed to participate one does have to wonder.

But where did she start from?

Three feet off the ground probably.

[Bar Wench]

Given that my cousin recently did a bike ride to Amsterdam for help the aged and had to raise something like £2000 before she was even allowed to participate one does have to wonder.

But where did she start from?

London I think. The whole family was tapped for cash this time around. I put a fiver in the pot to shut them all up and was called back asking if I would please put more in! 

[Nick]

She cycled across the North Sea?

[Bar Wench]

I believe there was probably a ferry involved.

[Nick]

Probably? 

SHe didn't smear herself in whale blubber before setting out then.

[Uncle Mort]

The whole family was tapped for cash this time around. I put a fiver in the pot to shut them all up and was called back asking if I would please put more in! 

That's the thing with these charity 'events' there's always a hint of blackmail/pester by the participant to their friends/familly/colleagues.

 

[Nick]

Ah yes, the school "sponsored activity" (walks etc.) 

[Barman]

It was interesting to watch Question Time last week (from 'merica) where all the panel were adorned with poppies but none of the audience.

That Irish bloke on Sky this morning (Eamon?) said it was 'compulsory' for presenters to wear them...

[Grumpmeister]

For the events where you have to raise a large amount of money first I suspect that a significant part of that cash is to cover insurance for the event itself.

[Nick]

I bought a poppy in Brum yesterday. Then I went outside and it blew away 

[Barman]

We were going to a service thing tomorrow but it was called off... will watch it on the telly prolly...

[Snoopy]

I bought a poppy in Brum yesterday. Then I went outside and it blew away 

Then buy another .... the Royal British Legion does good work and needs the money.

I seldom wear a poppy .... but I buy a number each year. If I wore one no-one would ask me to buy one.

[Bar Wench]

Mr Wench has bought one at school at every day and I have put money in every pot I've seen, but not taken an actual poppy.

[Snoopy]

Thank you.