Liveline Thread 20/7/2013 to 12/10/2013

sudzs

Dan Jaman wrote: »

That really drives 'em insane

I'll be singing that now for the rest of the day!

Dan Jaman

sudzs wrote: »

I'll be singing that now for the rest of the day!

MWHID

snubbleste

We went on a holiday paid for by other people and called it a charity venture

ThisRegard

Hang on a minute, he just said they realised Kazakhstan have no roads, and he says they waited by the road, and saw this guy coming towards him on the road. I smell a rat.

Dan Jaman

"Khazakstan has no roads".
Ah, just like some parts near me.

JonathanAnon

He'd been trying to sell them on the whole journey I'd say.

syklops

Now this is a real random act of kindness.

I have mixed feelings about the lads funding a road trip off a charity.

snubbleste

Do they get Liveline in Kaz akh ahas stan ?

Roger_007

He was trying to get as far away from Limerick as possible......

Dan Jaman

syklops wrote: »

Now this is a real random act of kindness.

I have mixed feelings about the lads funding a road trip off a charity.

No way they should have been; all the funds raised should go to the charity and the journey itself should be funded by them out of their own pockets.

syklops

snubbleste wrote: »

We went on a holiday paid for by other people and called it a charity venture

If they had filmed it, they could have made serious money out of it, but just heading off, with the money raised in the back pocket was not the way to do it.

spank_inferno

Anyone want to fund my forthcoming trip to New Zealand.... excess cash will be given to some hospital or whatever.

snubbleste

syklops wrote: »

If they had filmed it, they could have made serious money out of it, but just heading off, with the money raised in the back pocket was not the way to do it.

But everyone else does it!

Dan Jaman

snubbleste wrote: »

But everyone else does it!

There's no shortage of chancers around.

Roger_007

Anyone miss the auld Daublin stories at all.....?

syklops

Dan Jaman wrote: »

No way they should have been; all the funds raised should go to the charity and the journey itself should be funded by them out of their own pockets.

We don't know the ins and outs, maybe Im being quick to criticise them, but even if they did raise the money for the trip themselves would it not have made more sense to donate the cost of the trip to the charity as well? I doubt you would see change in 4 grand for a trip like that and in the end they raised 10 grand.

JonathanAnon

Who does the housework in your home, next on Mooney.

bottlebrush

Shutting down everywhere that hands out the free money. Disgrace.

spank_inferno

aha... that dirt bird John Brady is on now.

This show has everything.

Also.... the "heart of kilmac" is the N11

Dan Jaman

syklops wrote: »

We don't know the ins and outs, maybe Im being quick to criticise them, but even if they did raise the money for the trip themselves would it not have made more sense to donate the cost of the trip to the charity as well? I doubt you would see change in 4 grand for a trip like that and in the end they raised 10 grand.

I've been approached several times for contributions towards funding a venture of that nature. As soon as it becomes obvious they want to use donated money to fund the journey they get told to feck off.
There's a fairly simple line.

JM Skipton

If the RTE board of directors were controlling post offices there would be no problems with continuity......just get in a relative to run it

JonathanAnon

unfortunately unfortunately unfortunately... I hate the way politicians have hijacked the work unfortunately, as it affords them a way out of directly saying that they disagree with something... It's very, very, very..:mad::mad:... unfortunate..

snubbleste

Dan Jaman wrote: »

I've been approached several times for contributions towards funding a venture of that nature. As soon as it becomes obvious they want to use donated money to fund the journey they get told to feck off.
There's a fairly simple line.

but I'm walking a dog up Kilimanjaro for the poor little homeless dogs in D4

AK333

snubbleste wrote: »

But everyone else does it!

I'd watch something like this before the soaps/xfactor/master chef type stuff, especially if it was Irish as opposed to Charlie (?) who has been riding his bike all over the world

JM Skipton

I have heard a Texan talking about losing a big wad of cash....he then invaded Iraq as far as I remember

lucylu

I have decided I don't want Joe back on Liveline..

spank_inferno

Ditto.

Last one was a 22yr old d4 type chick.
About 5,4" 50kgs max..... looking for money so she & her buddy could build houses in Cape Town.

I asked her what block-laying experience she had.

Unsuprisingly... none.

Judgement Day

lucylu wrote: »

I have decided I don't want Joe back on Liveline..

You're kidding surely? Even Damo "the plank" O'Reilly is better than PBH.

IvyTheTerrible

Judgement Day wrote: »

You're kidding surely? Even Damo "the plank" O'Reilly is better than PBH.

But PBH listens to the callers, he gets to the point of the story quick, doesn't let them waffle on as much, also actually seems to respect the people he's talking to!

SEPT 23 1989

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

But PBH listens to the callers, he gets to the point of the story quick, doesn't let them waffle on as much, also actually seems to respect the people he's talking to!

No fun for us though:D