Reply to: Really feeling bad about the Phillipines disaster

[Pondlife]

What - you mean this disaster could impact ME?

Send money - get those factories open now!

NSFWwithoutheadphones (hopefully the linky works as I can't click on it from here)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcdtVD8X1-A

[mudskipper]

Won't there be a shortage now, not only trainers but also various 'trendy' items of clothing as quite a bit is made in the Phillipines? There was also a typhoon in Vietnam very recently which I did donate to...

What - you mean this disaster could impact ME?

Send money - get those factories open now!

[darmstadt]

Donating £50 (or whatever) seems so trite. Your lives are torn apart - here have an hour's pay to make it better.
I'll then go and spend double that on a new pair of trainers.

Won't there be a shortage now, not only trainers but also various 'trendy' items of clothing as quite a bit is made in the Phillipines? There was also a typhoon in Vietnam very recently which I did donate to...

[MicrosoftBob]

I've worked with them enough, they were all hardworking people

Between typhoons and getting attacked by MILFs they're having a rough time poor sods

[eek]

I might earn half what you do, but my stress levels are about 3% of yours

Stress. The permies here have stress - I just drink the coffee, provide advice, very occassionally write code and watch the entertainment......

[mudskipper]

20 minutes worth surely???

I might earn half what you do, but my stress levels are about 3% of yours

[MarillionFan]

Donating £50 (or whatever) seems so trite. Your lives are torn apart - here have an hour's pay to make it better.
I'll then go and spend double that on a new pair of trainers.

20 minutes worth surely???

[russell]

This is a taster of things to come, these places will be underwater soon. If everyone had not taken 20 years to decide that climate change was real then we might have been able to stop it.

[mudskipper]

Donating £50 (or whatever) seems so trite. Your lives are torn apart - here have an hour's pay to make it better.
I'll then go and spend double that on a new pair of trainers.

[evilagent]

Donated but from the news reports I wonder if the people who need it are gonna get it in time.

I can empathise with you.
Donated too last night, but it doesn't seem enough.

It is terrible.

You have to develop a sense of detachment. If you feel personal empathy with the victims of every disaster/famine/war you'd despair and probably end up topping yourself.

All you can do is put your faith in those who are willing to go out there and do what needs to be done, and support them.

[Paddy]

Not the first time the septics have dealt with their own citizens first in a crisis. They have left injured behind while evacuating US tourists who's holiday has been spoilt.

British Embassy on the other hand are bloody useless.

David Cameron has advised Brits to carry umbrellas.

[mudskipper]

It is terrible.

You have to develop a sense of detachment. If you feel personal empathy with the victims of every disaster/famine/war you'd despair and probably end up topping yourself.

[BigRed]

I was disappointed (but sadly not surprised) by the news that the Americans flew an empty transport plane so that they could evacuate their people. By all means get their people out but why not carry supplies in?

Not the first time the septics have dealt with their own citizens first in a crisis. They have left injured behind while evacuating US tourists who's holiday has been spoilt.

British Embassy on the other hand are bloody useless.

[Paddy]

I was disappointed (but sadly not surprised) by the news that the Americans flew an empty transport plane so that they could evacuate their people. By all means get their people out but why not carry supplies in?

Prensa Latina News Agency - Russia Sends Mobile Hospital, Medical Aid to Philippines

Moscow, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Russia has sent two planes carrying a mobile hospital, doctors, and a rescue team to the Philippines to assist the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which ravaged that Southeast Asian country.

[Acme Thunderer]

I was disappointed (but sadly not surprised) by the news that the Americans flew an empty transport plane so that they could evacuate their people. By all means get their people out but why not carry supplies in?