ChatterBank0 min ago
Should The Pay?
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As you may know the RNLA Is a Voluntary Service, with the Bank Holiday approaching and seeing and hearing about some stupid things the public get up to near and around the coastal areas and cause these brave persons to, at times risk their lives, should the persons that cause the problems and the call out be charged?
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Quote, TWR @0900,
///If you caused the RNLI to come out to your rescue for your own stupidity, there should not be an enquiry, you caused the Rescue, you pay the cost///
Now a question for TWR,
Looking at the above statement, it's not quite as black and white as that is it?
How do you propose it is determined who was at fault ('for your own stupidity' as you so eloquently put it) without some kind of enquiry?
///If you caused the RNLI to come out to your rescue for your own stupidity, there should not be an enquiry, you caused the Rescue, you pay the cost///
Now a question for TWR,
Looking at the above statement, it's not quite as black and white as that is it?
How do you propose it is determined who was at fault ('for your own stupidity' as you so eloquently put it) without some kind of enquiry?
Yesterday, two people got trapped at a coastal resort in the West Country RNLI went out to rescue them, If they would have asked the locals for some info regards the area they were going it would have saved the RNLI going out, Stupidity! Persons got pulled out with the tides on Cheap surfboards had to be rescued, People fall asleep on Lilos end up getting taken out by the Tides, again having to be rescued, If this is not Human stupidity, I'll say no more. or it seem Baldric you see no responsibility in their actions?
Just saw this report on the BBC website. How timely for this thread.
Unfortunate name. "...Mr Dampier, who lives in London, said the weather was wet, cold and windy.."
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Unfortunate name. "...Mr Dampier, who lives in London, said the weather was wet, cold and windy.."
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perhaps an 'optional invoice' should be given to them? - nothing formal etc, just a formula printout, explaining the costs it has likely incurred, noting that they are a charity and asking for a donation/fee.
they could ask for a certain amount but also say that they can give whatever they can afford/want to.
but also make it very clear its not a demand and they are not obliged to give anything.
i think many would be happy to pay it, or pay at least something.
as someone else with inside knowledge noted, many do donate of their own accord because they are so grateful ... this would just be polite request/ reminder.
it would take no extra admin/staff etc to deal with as it could be just a single A4 b&w printout, with space for details to be written in pen, that is handed out at the scene, for the person to either donate there and then or take home and post a cheque or pay online later, or request for a follow up phone call etc.
it just needs someone to prepare the master document - then just printing it out - which is just the cost of cheap inks and few reams of paper - the cost could be pretty minimal to maintain really.
or i am sure some local printers would do it for them for free.
the money would then be processed the same as all other donations.
- do they do anything like this already?
they could ask for a certain amount but also say that they can give whatever they can afford/want to.
but also make it very clear its not a demand and they are not obliged to give anything.
i think many would be happy to pay it, or pay at least something.
as someone else with inside knowledge noted, many do donate of their own accord because they are so grateful ... this would just be polite request/ reminder.
it would take no extra admin/staff etc to deal with as it could be just a single A4 b&w printout, with space for details to be written in pen, that is handed out at the scene, for the person to either donate there and then or take home and post a cheque or pay online later, or request for a follow up phone call etc.
it just needs someone to prepare the master document - then just printing it out - which is just the cost of cheap inks and few reams of paper - the cost could be pretty minimal to maintain really.
or i am sure some local printers would do it for them for free.
the money would then be processed the same as all other donations.
- do they do anything like this already?
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£385,000 per day
22 lives saved per day
I make that £17,500 each.
@TWR
what have you got against 'stupid' people so bad that you want to bankrupt them for the sake of a moment's thoughtlessness at the beach, eh?
£385,000 per day
22 lives saved per day
I make that £17,500 each.
@TWR
what have you got against 'stupid' people so bad that you want to bankrupt them for the sake of a moment's thoughtlessness at the beach, eh?
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What is it with these weird bee in their bonnet questions without thinking it out first.
Twr, what if it was YOUR kids or grandkids who had an accident and ended up having to be rescued, would you like them to be hit with a £30'000 charge? How would that work anyway and what if the person couldn't afford it?Bailiffs? Court? prison? Really?
Twr, what if it was YOUR kids or grandkids who had an accident and ended up having to be rescued, would you like them to be hit with a £30'000 charge? How would that work anyway and what if the person couldn't afford it?Bailiffs? Court? prison? Really?
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