Could you/would you take in refugees

[dronefromsector7G]

I didnt even know you could get a house with 29 rooms. Do toilets, walk in wardrobes and utility rooms count?

What about wanking room

 

[N1985]

I'm not. I'm taking the piss out of you, you utter moron.

Can't even spell or punctuate properly and you have a house worth £4.5 mil?

You inherited it didn't you?

Or he's a lying ****.

I know which I'm leaning towards.

 

[halfmist]

Whatever happened to the Syrian refugee family Yvette Cooper-Balls was going to put up?

She always seemed to get very ratty when asked if it ever happened and would refuse to say if she had taken them in.

The point being it’s very easy to jump on the bandwagon to say you will be doing something like this but far harder to actually do it once the realties set in.

Then there was Liniker, Stephen Fry and others. Never seen any follow up in the Media as to whether they went ahead or not.

 

[west didsblue]

Its the thread for it mate ;)

You could at least tell us how big it is, how much it cost and whether its 4K, 8K, 3D, QLED or whatever.

 

[mexico1970]

You could at least tell us how big it is, how much it cost and whether its 4K, 8K, 3D, QLED or whatever.

He can't prove it, it's just an idle boast. A radiogram is what he's got.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

What a calm sensible post. I cannot put an argument together against any points you make. Unfortunately it’s just not something me and the wife want to do for a multitude of reasons. One other poster said earlier that, rightly or wrongly the vast majority will think like me. Those that say I would like to help but can’t, fair enough, but nobody has followed it up by saying I will give x% of my income to help out instead By volunteering some one else’s property instead is a cop out. That’s not helping them out, that’s telling some one else to do it. Most if not everyone feels a great deal of sympathy for the refugees who wouldn’t . In the real world however, when those who genuinely want to help and I am sure they will make every effort, when it comes to heh lads heh will, on careful reflection say I would like to, but... It’s a hell of an unlimited commitment which very few in the real world will be able to handle. I just hope there is a thread started on here about those hat do and how they are coping and..... I am still around to see it. If there are more than 3-4 I will be very surprised.

To be honest halfmist, I do agree with you. There is quite a responsibility to look after people who have been through the most traumatic experience and it should be very carefully thought through before offering. There are practicalities as simple as how does it affect the house insurance if someone injures themselves or for example the dog attacks them, or if something expensive gets broken, will you still be covered? What about if you need to go away for work or to look after a relative and you need to leave them on their own, would you be comfortable with it. It's not just about if you have space but also if you can be around enough for them whilst honouring your other commitments. We think we'd struggle so have just committed to making donations to DEC when we can.

 

[metalblue]

Is it right that anyone interested in helping out is supposed the name the people they are offering accommodation to?

Well that’s what Sky indicated- you have to do it by Friday but how is that going to help. Hopefully they can link us to charities who have names or something. Friday does seem a rather arbitrary deadline though and we’ve already lost all of Monday. We won’t even have been vetted by then I can’t imagine.

Can’t imagine it can be right or at least I’d expect someone to tell Gove he’s a fucking idiot if it is and them change it.

 

[metalblue]

You could at least tell us how big it is, how much it cost and whether its 4K, 8K, 3D, QLED or whatever.

Dunno….Got it off a bloke from the estate

 

[hilts]

Where is this stately pile then?

In his head would be my guess

 

[halfmist]

To be honest halfmist, I do agree with you. There is quite a responsibility to look after people who have been through the most traumatic experience and it should be very carefully thought through before offering. There are practicalities as simple as how does it affect the house insurance if someone injures themselves or for example the dog attacks them, or if something expensive gets broken, will you still be covered? What about if you need to go away for work or to look after a relative and you need to leave them on their own, would you be comfortable with it. It's not just about if you have space but also if you can be around enough for them whilst honouring your other commitments. We think we'd struggle so have just committed to making donations to DEC when we can.

I have this theory about Social Media. I can predict someone’s IQ +-1 on the basis of the quality of their posting. You have just proved my system is working perfectly.