Comments on: I’m off on holidays – give me your money

By: Cocktails

Cocktails — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:14:57 +0000

That’s very kind of you Haru, although I really should stop moaning. I do do more interesting things in my life and I really should write about them more. Some things are too good to not complain about though, aren’t they?!

By: Haru

Haru — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:36:31 +0000

You are so right about people collecting money in the name of charity to fund their adventures. So right on. This is one of the reasons why I enjoy reading your blog so much. Thanks.

By: Cocktails

Cocktails — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:12:15 +0000

Yes, the old sitting in a bath of baked beans! I suppose the modern day equivalent of that is ‘I’m a celebrity’ isn’t it? I think they give a percentage of the phone earnings to charity. 0.005% probably. A sponsored ‘quiet’ might be nice too. I’d offer good money for some people to shut up!

By: Piley

Piley — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:48:13 +0000

yes! I am agreeing!!!

There has been a spate of these flying round work in the last week or 2… a motorbike mad fella riding from John O’Grotes to Lands End (sounds like hell on earth to me, but to him that was the best two weeks of his life), cycling round France and similar.

I’d like to see a return of HUMILIATION into charity fund raising!! Whatever happened to sitting in a bath of baked beans? or having half of your hair shaved off?? I want value for money people!!

By: Cocktails

Cocktails — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:16:58 +0000

You’re all agreeing with me here?! I think working in the City is beginning to warp my perspective on things – every second person in my gym wears a poxy T-shirt advertising some charitable feat they’ve achieved. I feel like a social pariah in there.

I’m up for the Blogging from Bora Bora fund, Mondo. It has a nice ring to it…

By: Mondo

Mondo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:13:27 +0000

It always seems to be those annoying rugger~bugger types doing these things.

I’m tempted to start a Blogging from Bora Bora fund. Perhaps we could put the hat round at the next blog meet?

By: ishouldbeworking

ishouldbeworking — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:45:20 +0000

You’re spot on. This really gets on my pips. A way for gung-ho types to get kitted out in six hundred quid’s worth of North Face gear, and indulge their own personal fantasies of being Ranulphe Fiennes or Marco bloody Polo. GAH!

By: Five-Centres

Five-Centres — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:38:55 +0000

A couple neighbours knocked at my door recently saying they wanted the neighbourhood to get together to get to know each other and,while we were there, hear about their ‘roomate’s’ recent NGO trip to Cambodia. Alarm bells immediately rang but I said why not.

Then the formal invite comes through the door and it’s all about this person’s Cambodian trip and how we can all make a difference if we try. I knew it was fishy.

We’re not going.

By: Bltp

Bltp — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:46:56 +0000

Hi ya,
great minds agree http://bltp-theworldismycountry.blogspot.com/2007/07/too-much-charity.html
it’s been a bug bear of mine for a while. If people I know just came round and said we are doing a collection for x or y I’m always happy to chip in but all this Peru treking nonsense is solipcism.