Supporting charities

[Max B Gold]

The u.s coastguard is not a volunteer service !

Are the medical crews on the air ambulance volunteers?

dont know max never been on one

It's almost worth faking a serious injury just to get a go on a helicopter.

[tuffers#1]

Are the medical crews on the air ambulance volunteers?

dont know max never been on one

It's almost worth faking a serious injury just to get a go on a helicopter.

[Type high]

They are both Volunteer Services, what's to challenge on that

The u.s coastguard is not a volunteer service !

Are the medical crews on the air ambulance volunteers?

2 things weren't talking about u.s. coast guard services.
Our lifeboat services are voluntary so the Lawyers are on a sticky wicket with that one.
The NHS themselves set up Air Ambulance, so they obviously had the money in the first place. The NHS is a bottomless pit no matter how much money you throw at them they will find a way to spend more then come back and bleat on about the shortage of funds.
I'm not anti-NHS, just an observation

[Max B Gold]

The u.s coastguard is not a volunteer service !

Are the medical crews on the air ambulance volunteers?

2 things weren't talking about u.s. coast guard services.
Our lifeboat services are voluntary so the Lawyers are on a sticky wicket with that one.
The NHS themselves set up Air Ambulance, so they obviously had the money in the first place. The NHS is a bottomless pit no matter how much money you throw at them they will find a way to spend more then come back and bleat on about the shortage of funds.
I'm not anti-NHS, just an observation

Sounds like the NHS share some of the characteristics of the military with all the bleating about money and stuff. Are the military volunteers too?

[Type high]

Are the medical crews on the air ambulance volunteers?

2 things weren't talking about u.s. coast guard services.
Our lifeboat services are voluntary so the Lawyers are on a sticky wicket with that one.
The NHS themselves set up Air Ambulance, so they obviously had the money in the first place. The NHS is a bottomless pit no matter how much money you throw at them they will find a way to spend more then come back and bleat on about the shortage of funds.
I'm not anti-NHS, just an observation

Sounds like the NHS share some of the characteristics of the military with all the bleating about money and stuff. Are the military volunteers too?

No national service in Britain so the only thing left is volunteers

[Max B Gold]

2 things weren't talking about u.s. coast guard services.
Our lifeboat services are voluntary so the Lawyers are on a sticky wicket with that one.
The NHS themselves set up Air Ambulance, so they obviously had the money in the first place. The NHS is a bottomless pit no matter how much money you throw at them they will find a way to spend more then come back and bleat on about the shortage of funds.
I'm not anti-NHS, just an observation

Sounds like the NHS share some of the characteristics of the military with all the bleating about money and stuff. Are the military volunteers too?

No national service in Britain so the only thing left is volunteers

Paid ones though.

[tuffers#1]

The u.s coastguard is not a volunteer service !

Are the medical crews on the air ambulance volunteers?

2 things weren't talking about u.s. coast guard services.
Our lifeboat services are voluntary so the Lawyers are on a sticky wicket with that one.
The NHS themselves set up Air Ambulance, so they obviously had the money in the first place. The NHS is a bottomless pit no matter how much money you throw at them they will find a way to spend more then come back and bleat on about the shortage of funds.
I'm not anti-NHS, just an observation

You asked how rnli equivelants were funded . dont ask for examples ,especially if they make you look a bit stupid .

[Type high]

Sounds like the NHS share some of the characteristics of the military with all the bleating about money and stuff. Are the military volunteers too?

No national service in Britain so the only thing left is volunteers

Paid ones though.

True, forgot to mention that.

[Type high]

Are the medical crews on the air ambulance volunteers?

2 things weren't talking about u.s. coast guard services.
Our lifeboat services are voluntary so the Lawyers are on a sticky wicket with that one.
The NHS themselves set up Air Ambulance, so they obviously had the money in the first place. The NHS is a bottomless pit no matter how much money you throw at them they will find a way to spend more then come back and bleat on about the shortage of funds.
I'm not anti-NHS, just an observation

You asked how rnli equivelants were funded . dont ask for examples ,especially if they make you look a bit stupid .

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If we don't know then ask someone or try and find ourselves now't wrong with that, nothing stupid about that apart from you trying to provoke just for the fun of it, sort of makes you a bit stupid

[tuffers#1]

I do a loadda work for charity too mate but I don't like to talk about it.

I agree that In principle charities should not need to exist and deplore the way the larger ones have become an industry with ridiculous salaries for CEOs, Directors and senior management whilst chuggers are out raising funds on minimum wage, very often employed via agencies with limited employment rights and benefits like sick pay, holiday pay etc.

But charities are a collective coming together of the community(including thicks) to fill a need and the people who have the motivation to join that movement are generally good people.

I donate to the local food bank, WaterAid, The Good Law Project, Spotify and the RNLI.

I think its a disgrace that a major maritime nation which depends on workers at sea for food, trade, fish etc has to depend on charity and volunteers to rescue them at sea should they get into difficulty.

The shipowners and operators should pay a levy to fund the RNLI. My donations are fairly recent and we're activated by the words and actions of Farage and Patel. Every time the speak out against saving refugees and asylum seekers I make another donation.

It's an even bigger disgrace that a wealthy nation cannot ensure its people are properly nourished and remove their dignity by creating a dependence on food banks. That is pure evil.

Enough for now but more later I'm sure.

Your last comment I'm in agreement with you, the rise of food banks should be unnecessary

What about the RNLI comments? Why is it necessary for a maritime nation to rely on charity for rescue at sea?

Ansering your post here to explain my comment, its very very rare for a charity to discriminate .That should explain the meaning . It wasnt a personal insult !

[tuffers#1]

How do other nations fund their lifeboats if at all

SEA? GET IT I SAID SEA NOT SEE

[Type high]

How do other nations fund their lifeboats if at all

SEA? GET IT I SAID SEA NOT SEE

Can't see where that comment, was/is or where it come from, unless my mind has gone blank, will retire gracefully then, conversation enlightening

[tuffers#1]

How do other nations fund their lifeboats if at all

SEA? GET IT I SAID SEA NOT SEE

Can't see where that comment, was/is or where it come from, unless my mind has gone blank, will retire gracefully then, conversation enlightening

page 2, no worries.

[Type high]

SEA? GET IT I SAID SEA NOT SEE

Can't see where that comment, was/is or where it come from, unless my mind has gone blank, will retire gracefully then, conversation enlightening

page 2, no worries.

I can see
Scoured page 2, now't that I can see, wonder if it's been removed.

[tuffers#1]

no matter as you said you retire gracefully Tata