Iceland sends Container of Winter Clothing to Hull

tirano

Icelandic broadcaster Heimir Karlsson said: "When we broadcast the story that UK pensioners were dying from the cold, our listeners could not believe their own ears. We decided to give the Icelandic nation four days to fill a 20ft container of pure Icelandic wool for the pensioners in Britain.

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/icelands+good+wool+donation/2908782

midge61

Well I hope when the container arrives that it makes the headlines here.
Our Gov should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.

Count_Dante

tirano wrote: »

Icelandic broadcaster Heimir Karlsson said: "When we broadcast the story that UK pensioners were dying from the cold, our listeners could not believe their own ears. We decided to give the Icelandic nation four days to fill a 20ft container of pure Icelandic wool for the pensioners in Britain.

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/icelands+good+wool+donation/2908782

Seriously, how many pensioners are dying because of a lack of wool? The excess deaths in winter in this country are not because of hypothermia, but because people dress inappropriately for the weather, raising the chances of heart attacks and strokes. This whole story is designed to give the Icelandics a self righteous buzz.

lana22

Count_Dante wrote: »

Seriously, how many pensioners are dying because of a lack of wool? The excess deaths in winter in this country are not because of hypothermia, but because people dress inappropriately for the weather, raising the chances of heart attacks and strokes. This whole story is designed to give the Icelandics a self righteous buzz.

Cold doesn't increase the chances of heart attacks or strokes.
Alot of old people get cold because they don't spend their winter fuel allowance on fuel.

1echidna

I suppose they were trying to counteract the feeling many UK savers in Icelandic banks had when the country said that it wouldn't even try to honour its financial obligations overseas.

WTF?_2

lana22 wrote: »

Cold doesn't increase the chances of heart attacks or strokes.
Alot of old people get cold because they don't spend their winter fuel allowance on fuel.

Possibly because they need it for food or electricity bills, or council tax.

Seems to me that any help can be put to good use.

dad-of-4

Count_Dante wrote: »

Seriously, how many pensioners are dying because of a lack of wool? The excess deaths in winter in this country are not because of hypothermia, but because people dress inappropriately for the weather, raising the chances of heart attacks and strokes. This whole story is designed to give the Icelandics a self righteous buzz.

and they deserve a self righteous buzz if that's all they want, they haven't got much to feel good about at the moment have they??


cold weather payments do nothing to cover the cost of gas/eleci bill, so tell your government to stop making trivial self righteous gestures and cover the extra cost of the winter bills with your taxes.

maybee add a little extra for a winter wardrobe so they can venture out.

mardatha

It was good of them to send it when they have so much worry themselves. If it was the other way round I bet we wouldnt send them anything...

treliac

tirano wrote: »

Icelandic broadcaster Heimir Karlsson said: "When we broadcast the story that UK pensioners were dying from the cold, our listeners could not believe their own ears. We decided to give the Icelandic nation four days to fill a 20ft container of pure Icelandic wool for the pensioners in Britain.

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/icelands+good+wool+donation/2908782

What amazing people!

movingforward2010

fair play to them :j , as the saying goes 'its the thought that counts '

thank you:p

movingforward2010

midge61 wrote: »

Well I hope when the container arrives that it makes the headlines here.
Our Gov should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.

quite right , there wont be any mp's going cold this winter in their second homes with their mortgages and council tax paid for by us!