Time Gentlemen please!! Tsanami update.

mightyzim · Post by **mightyzim** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:37 pm 0

The uk public have raised Â£20 million in 2 days. Thats not bad going and the government have upped their contribution from Â£15 million to Â£50 million.

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:48 pm 0

mightyzim wrote:The uk public have raised Â£20 million in 2 days. Thats not bad going and the government have upped their contribution from Â£15 million to Â£50 million.

I don't want to start a flame war but Â£25 million when there are
~40 million adults in the UK? Not good enough. I wonder how much
money will be drunk tomorrow? I hope there are a lot of cheques
in the post.

To be blunt, if you can read this you can afford to donate some
money and you should do so.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:58 am 0

200 quid via DEC.

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:06 am 0

Flabio wrote:200 quid via DEC.

Nice one.

People don't have to give a fortune but if we all
gave a little it'll mount up and do some real good.

If I seemed a bit grumpy with my previous comments
it wasn't directed at any YakYakers, I've been reading
too many political sites today and the attitude of some
of those red-state 'moral values' types has got my
blood boiling!

with some whisky

Anyhow... Flabio Happy New Year!

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:15 am 0

No, don't feel you've guilted me into it, this was something I was going to do just as soon as I had worked out how much it was going to be.

I shall be following the advice of the Sun (of all things) and doing a minutes silence for new year instead of knocking back the champagne. It'd be cool if the country did it as a whole, but I can't see it myself.

MadHippo · Post by **MadHippo** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:17 am 0

The DEC site seems to be working fine now. Just donated.

frak · Post by **frak** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:14 am 0

Key AID pledges so far...
World Bank $250m
UK $96m
EU $44m
US: $35m
Canada: $33m
Japan: $30m
Australia: $27m
France: $20.4m
Denmark: $15.6m
Saudi Arabia: $10m
(Source: Reuters, United Nations)

I take it this doesn't include the money raised by public donations then?

srs ghost · Post by **srs ghost** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 9:13 am 0

gave to Red Cross via Amazon.com. 'Twas so easy. My credit card has a Pavlovian response to that website.

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 9:33 am 0

I heard some guy on a bus say this, yesterday:

"I'm sick of hearing about it..."

MadHippo · Post by **MadHippo** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 9:55 am 0

In case anyone is unclear about the level of destruction..

The small island of Banda Aceh before the tsunami..

http://www.digitalglobe.com/images/tsun ... 004_dg.jpg

and after...

http://www.digitalglobe.com/images/tsun ... 004_dg.jpg

Ely · Post by **Ely** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:37 am 0

Just Paypal-ed 30quid to ZenChen's account.

unita_logica · Post by **unita_logica** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:41 am 0

Just sent $10 to Zen-Chan.

Great initiative I must say. I'm not British, but I decided to support the Oxfam aid program cos my help will have a 28% additional value, under the Gift Aid scheme.
Thank you for letting me know.

mamemeister · Post by **mamemeister** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:42 am 0

Ely wrote:Just Paypal-ed 30quid to ZenChen's account.

Fuckin way to go Ely, you're a star.

Thanks to everyone who has donated, every penny will help. Since Zen is sending the cash over in Â£50 increments, I reckon we should leave this post intact for a good while yet.

As for that twat on the bus SB, it beggars belief.

unita_logica · Post by **unita_logica** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:43 am 0

Sickboy wrote:I heard some guy on a bus say this, yesterday:

"I'm sick of hearing about it..."

This is really sad.

Nerdsville · Post by **Nerdsville** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:08 am 0

unita_logica wrote:
Sickboy wrote:I heard some guy on a bus say this, yesterday:

"I'm sick of hearing about it..."

This is really sad.

The other disturbing comments I have been reading are critics saying that the world is only getting behind the relief effort because tourists were involved, "oh well 30,000 died in Bam and 138,000 died in floods after that cyclone struck Bangladesh in 1991, so why the big deal with this disaster?"

I really do despair with some peoples attitudes, so okay in the past the world has stood by and not helped, but perhaps this disaster shows that people are no longer just shutting the doors and not turning off the television like they did in the past, something that should be applauded.

The disaster happening around Christmas is also very timely, the tradition of people sitting at home getting drunk, gorging on food or spending vast amount of money on stuff they don't really need has hit home when they see the misery of the victims on the television. I know I have shed a tear or two when watching some of the images and I have done what I can by donating to DEC.