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ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4254 Location: South Cheshire

Who's done it , any vid's ?

Dave

kevin2306 · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:02 pm Post subject:

not done it, wont be doing it either.
good cause however

kev

michael1703 · Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 349 Location: suffolk

http://anh-europe.org/news/challenging-the-thinking-behind-the-ice-bucket-challenge

Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1751 Location: Derbyshire

If a 102 year old local chap can do it, so can I but I might have to warm up the water...
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1963 Riley 1.5
1965 Riley 1.5

lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1600 Location: Le Mans

A telling comment though. "28% of revenue went on research and over 50% on salaries". No cure has ever been found, and I can find better things to do with ice such as putting it in my whisky of an evening. Remember when Guide Dogs for the Blind had so much income they had no idea what to do with it? And what future for them as technology comes more and more to the aid of the visually handicapped? don't get me wrong, I think charity is a great thing, although it begins at home here with kids strapped for cash in this modern world and the post code lottery meaning she has to pay every penny of her IVF treatment, but I spent my life in the financial world and do not get taken in by tigers needing a new well to drink out of and so on; well, not before I have had a long hard look at the accounts to see where the money goes.

baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

While it might be a worthy cause it seems little of the money raised goes to where it is said to.
There must be a lot of people desperate to get a few minutes of attention,they could give money to this or any other charity without making an exhibition of themselves but obviously choose not to.
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Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1751 Location: Derbyshire

baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

You don't have to have an audience to donate money.
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Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1751 Location: Derbyshire

You've missed the point yet again. It isn't just about donating money, it's about increasing public awareness.
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1963 Riley 1.5
1965 Riley 1.5

ka · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 600 Location: Orkney.

Having ridden motorcycles for 40 years, and driven open top cars for 15, I do the challenge every winter, and some summers too!
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Better three than four.

baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

Awareness of the charity is fine,self promotion is a different thing. This is a classic car forum,lets agree to disagree and knock it on the head ?.
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Peter_L · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 6:34 pm Post subject: