Solihull Exile wrote:
Romulan wrote:
angel wrote:
What a bunch of bitter bastards. ONE day out the year where kids throughout the land are encouraged to do something worthwhile and charitable. Fuck Radio 2 and BBC 1 being shite for ONE day. If you don't like it turn over. All you ever hear on these boards are how this country's fucked and the ONE day something worthwhile and positive happens you're still moaning! When our 2 year old was diagnosed with cancer last year, a charity which receives CIN money was there to support us. Without that charity our experience would have been even more devastating.

There had to be one!

Seems it's often that way at the moment

Explain please?

Romulan wrote:
angel wrote:
What a bunch of bitter bastards. ONE day out the year where kids throughout the land are encouraged to do something worthwhile and charitable. Fuck Radio 2 and BBC 1 being shite for ONE day. If you don't like it turn over. All you ever hear on these boards are how this country's fucked and the ONE day something worthwhile and positive happens you're still moaning! When our 2 year old was diagnosed with cancer last year, a charity which receives CIN money was there to support us. Without that charity our experience would have been even more devastating.

There had to be one!

angel used to be an interesting poster here,seems to have changed more recently.This is not one of his best posts,he needs to remember tact,diplomacy and tolerance of others if he wants to get the most out of this place.

GeminiUK wrote:
Romulan wrote:
angel wrote:
What a bunch of bitter bastards. ONE day out the year where kids throughout the land are encouraged to do something worthwhile and charitable. Fuck Radio 2 and BBC 1 being shite for ONE day. If you don't like it turn over. All you ever hear on these boards are how this country's fucked and the ONE day something worthwhile and positive happens you're still moaning! When our 2 year old was diagnosed with cancer last year, a charity which receives CIN money was there to support us. Without that charity our experience would have been even more devastating.

There had to be one!

angel used to be an interesting poster here,seems to have changed more recently.This is not one of his best posts,he needs to remember tact,diplomacy and tolerance of others if he wants to get the most out of this place.

This made me chuckle. Thanks for the review mummy!

Locked Out wrote:
Unless the law has been changed you're on thin ice, Steve. Your TV is capable of receiving TV signals, and that's what you have to pay for. Crazy, but that's the legal position. It's the same piece of legalese they used to get people for who owned a B&W TV and paid for a B&W license yet still got done for not having a colour license if they owned a VCR. I'd check your legal position if I were you. The fines are steep these days.

No LO, if you have a detuned TV without an aerial plugged in, you do not have to purchase a TV Licence - this is made clear on TVL's website.

angel wrote:
What a bunch of bitter bastards. ONE day out the year where kids throughout the land are encouraged to do something worthwhile and charitable. Fuck Radio 2 and BBC 1 being shite for ONE day. If you don't like it turn over. All you ever hear on these boards are how this country's fucked and the ONE day something worthwhile and positive happens you're still moaning! When our 2 year old was diagnosed with cancer last year, a charity which receives CIN money was there to support us. Without that charity our experience would have been even more devastating.

I'm bitter Angel that the only hospice for children in one area for miles around gets sweet FA out of CiN, because they prefer to give money to places like London or Liverpool - FACTS.

steveimp wrote:
angel wrote:
What a bunch of bitter bastards. ONE day out the year where kids throughout the land are encouraged to do something worthwhile and charitable. Fuck Radio 2 and BBC 1 being shite for ONE day. If you don't like it turn over. All you ever hear on these boards are how this country's fucked and the ONE day something worthwhile and positive happens you're still moaning! When our 2 year old was diagnosed with cancer last year, a charity which receives CIN money was there to support us. Without that charity our experience would have been even more devastating.

I'm bitter Angel that the only hospice for children in one area for miles around gets sweet FA out of CiN, because they prefer to give money to places like London or Liverpool - FACTS.

In my humble opinion the bad outweighs the good with these charity spectaculars.
That said most organised charities have gone commercial,with a pitiful amount of each donation actually arriving at the cause it was meant for.

When I was still at Infant school we collected money for vulnerable old people in the inner city.Every last penny went into purchasing shopping baskets etc for them,we gave our own time and petrol to deliver them.could you say the same now?
After that I was involved in other charities,till in my late teens getting heavily involved with Christian Aid.Many years later i give direct to the needy,without the middleman,the only way to ensure nobody gobbles up a share.
I could spout on for hours about this...but will spare you all lol.

Good reply Steve,let's hope that while Angel has every right to be grateful to CIN,there are others who also have every right to express the opposite view.

steveimp wrote:
angel wrote:
What a bunch of bitter bastards. ONE day out the year where kids throughout the land are encouraged to do something worthwhile and charitable. Fuck Radio 2 and BBC 1 being shite for ONE day. If you don't like it turn over. All you ever hear on these boards are how this country's fucked and the ONE day something worthwhile and positive happens you're still moaning! When our 2 year old was diagnosed with cancer last year, a charity which receives CIN money was there to support us. Without that charity our experience would have been even more devastating.

I'm bitter Angel that the only hospice for children in one area for miles around gets sweet FA out of CiN, because they prefer to give money to places like London or Liverpool - FACTS.

That's outrageous Steve. Whilst I agree with the sentiment behind CIN I too choose to give directly. I guess in a perfect world all charities would benefit.

steveimp wrote:
Locked Out wrote:
Unless the law has been changed you're on thin ice, Steve. Your TV is capable of receiving TV signals, and that's what you have to pay for. Crazy, but that's the legal position. It's the same piece of legalese they used to get people for who owned a B&W TV and paid for a B&W license yet still got done for not having a colour license if they owned a VCR. I'd check your legal position if I were you. The fines are steep these days.

No LO, if you have a detuned TV without an aerial plugged in, you do not have to purchase a TV Licence - this is made clear on TVL's website.



Okeydokey. What I said was certainly true once, but the law appears to have changed after all, then. I did acknowledge that that might be the case in my opening line. Apologies if I appeared to misled you, it certainly wasn't intentional.

In fact if you have an aerial in and a Freeview TV tuned into radio stations only, that is possible on many boxes and TVs, you are also in the clear. Don't forget, they have to catch you watching it.

steveimp wrote:
angel wrote:
What a bunch of bitter bastards. ONE day out the year where kids throughout the land are encouraged to do something worthwhile and charitable. Fuck Radio 2 and BBC 1 being shite for ONE day. If you don't like it turn over. All you ever hear on these boards are how this country's fucked and the ONE day something worthwhile and positive happens you're still moaning! When our 2 year old was diagnosed with cancer last year, a charity which receives CIN money was there to support us. Without that charity our experience would have been even more devastating.

I'm bitter Angel that the only hospice for children in one area for miles around gets sweet FA out of CiN, because they prefer to give money to places like London or Liverpool - FACTS.

and in a nutshell...that is the problem.

Entities like CIN become all powerful lobby groups that scoop up the charity dollar.

But their supporters will hear nothing of it because there undoubtedly will be many who do benefit from a charity but the majority will not.

I believe large organised charities are an anathema to the idea of charity.