Are you up to the job [video=youtube;uj9cETK0F0w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj9cETK0F0w&list=UU9G0DOjJ8h4-PGgg8Ygwl7Q&index=1[/video]
Nicely done Pete.
Getting a little fed up of seeing videos of people tip water over their heads, it's like a disease has spread around the country. Don't know what's got in to people. By the way, on a lighter note, which of my car's is inferior. It's got to be the S60, surely? ;)
It's a bit of fun and a couple of quid for charity James, plus you get to nominate someone else :)
[QUOTE=JamesT5;731968]Getting a little fed up of seeing videos of people tip water over their heads, it's like a disease has spread around the country. Don't know what's got in to people. By the way, on a lighter note, which of my car's is inferior. It's got to be the S60, surely? ;)[/QUOTE] Be brave James its all fun it wont hurt you I know you southerners don't like cold with regards to the cars should it be the work horse or the chemical metal one lol choices choices you've got 24hrs so im told
Step up James and get it done....all for a good cause (as long as you donate). Did mine today, funny how most videos end with daughters in hysterics lol Top Man Pete....well done :B_thumb:
No really, the videos are starting to get on my nerves. If you want to give to charity then find a tin and stick some change in it.
Tight ££££
oh dear don't be a spoil sport
[QUOTE=M-R-P;731969]It's a bit of fun and a [COLOR="#FF0000"]couple of quid for charity [/COLOR]James, plus you get to nominate someone else :)[/QUOTE] Up to 7% of your donation goes to charity.
Got naff all to do with money, you can donate to charity at anytime if you so choose. But why sit there and tip a bucket of water over your head first is beggars belief, why not just film yourself having a shower.
[QUOTE=oblark;731979]Up to 7% of your donation goes to charity.[/QUOTE] Other 93% + lines another mans pocket. No thanks.
[QUOTE=JamesT5;731981] why not just film yourself having a shower.[/QUOTE] Because that borders on Pornography mate
[QUOTE=JamesT5;731981]Got naff all to do with money, you can donate to charity at anytime if you so choose. But why sit there and tip a bucket of water over your head first is beggars belief, [COLOR="#FF0000"][COLOR="#FF0000"]why not just film yourself having a shower[/COLOR][/COLOR].[/QUOTE] Because you're naked, and no one wants to see that. ;)
I didn't say shower naked, leave your clothes on....?
[QUOTE=t5 pete;731970]Be brave James [COLOR="#FF0000"]its all fun it wont hurt you [/COLOR]I know you southerners don't like cold with regards to the cars should it be the work horse or the chemical metal one lol choices choices you've got 24hrs so im told[/QUOTE] Tell that to the family of a guy in scotland who died when a bucket of ice water was poured over he`s head.
[QUOTE=oblark;731991]Tell that to the family of a guy in scotland who died when a bucket of ice water was poured over he`s head.[/QUOTE] Nice quote but I didn't say that to the guy in Scotland did I?
[QUOTE=oblark;731991]Tell that to the family of a guy in scotland who died when a bucket of ice water was poured over he`s head.[/QUOTE] Good point here Rob, seriously. The cold water can send the body in to shock and cause cardiac arrest, like jumping or falling in to an icy lake. I wonder how many people would be so keen to post a video up online if one of their family died from a cardiac arrest or something because of the shock. Oh but that's ok, it's for charity, right........!
If the idea were to jump into a bath full of feathers, you'd get some poor sod who'd choke on one, it's sad, but true. Is this the young man? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-28925759
[QUOTE=t5 pete;731992]Nice quote but I didn't say that to the guy in Scotland did I?[/QUOTE] That's not the point Rob is making, he's saying that it could happen to anybody. It's ok people encouraging this stupid game but they don't know who may have a medical condition making it dangerous.
[QUOTE=oblark;731991]Tell that to the family of a guy in scotland who died when a bucket of ice water was poured over he`s head.[/QUOTE] In that case you shouldn't drive a car, as countless people have died doing that too. :P
[QUOTE=stephenevans99;731994]If the idea were to jump into a bath full of feathers, you'd get some poor sod who'd choke on one, it's sad, but true. Is this the young man? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-28925759[/QUOTE] Thank you, that link is going up on Faceache....
[QUOTE=t5 pete;731992]Nice quote but I didn't say that to the guy in Scotland did I?[/QUOTE] I know you didn`t :)
Olbark are you referring to the teenager in Scotland?
[QUOTE=stribo;731997]In that case you shouldn't drive a car, as countless people have died doing that too. :P[/QUOTE] Car's a necessity and you're not likely to go in to cardiac arrest from normal driving. Tipping cold water over your head is a health risk.
[QUOTE=JamesT5;731998]Thank you, that link is going up on Faceache....[/QUOTE] Not exactly conclusive though is it.....was he swimming in the Quarry?
Ive just done a quick search and if it is in fact the young teenager in Scotland well that's A stupid and way off the point
[QUOTE=JamesT5;732002]Tipping cold water over your head is a health risk.[/QUOTE] So is jacking your car up and doing 100mph whilst filming underneath.....some idiots still do it
[QUOTE=stephenevans99;732005]So is jacking your car up and doing 100mph whilst filming underneath.....some idiots still do it[/QUOTE] It was on axle stands.
[QUOTE=stribo;731997]In that case you shouldn't drive a car, as countless people have died doing that too. :P[/QUOTE] Driving a car 99% of time does not bring on a heart attack but a bucket of ice cold water will bring on a heart attack [QUOTE=t5 pete;732000]Olbark are you referring to the teenager in Scotland?[/QUOTE] The one I heard about in scotland died of a heart attack.
You could slip in the shower and die and , btw , that kid didn't die because of a bucket of cold water being tipped on him, its what he did after......
[QUOTE=JamesT5;731996]That's not the point Rob is making, he's saying that it could happen to anybody. It's ok people encouraging this stupid game but they don't know who may have a medical condition making it dangerous.[/QUOTE] FFS james please don't walk out side your door or cross the street oh shat house fires gas leaks explosions dam nowhere is safe. And tell that to the promoters of smokers, drug users im sure that causes a fair bit of harm.
[QUOTE=LiamT4;732009] that kid didn't die because of a bucket of cold water being tipped on him, its what he did after......[/QUOTE] exactly....he dived into an ICE COLD Quarry. That itself is near enough suicide imo.....
[QUOTE=JamesT5;732002]Car's a necessity and you're not likely to go in to cardiac arrest from normal driving. Tipping cold water over your head is a health risk.[/QUOTE] No, cars are a luxury, if they were a necessity you'd be given a licence at 17, rather than having to pass tests to get one. No, you may not have a cardiac arrest from driving one, but you could be squashed by a lorry, hit by a drunk driver, or a 1,001 other scenarios, just look at what happened to Volvokid and his family, it wasn't pre meditated, it just happened, and it could happen to any one of us.
[QUOTE=JamesT5;732002]Car's a necessity and you're not likely to go in to cardiac arrest from normal driving. Tipping cold water over your head is a health risk.[/QUOTE] Loosing control while cornering due to a snap in the sway bar can cause all sorts of things it was a choice You made just like this is a choice I made to do
This "a bucket of ice cold water will bring on a heart attack" is a very definitive statement, and is not true. The sentence should be "a bucket of ice cold water could, possibly, bring on a heart attack in those that have a weak heart".
[QUOTE=JamesT5;732007]It was on axle stands.[/QUOTE] Was there risk? The risk of serious injury or death with a vehicle doing 100mph on axle stands with you filming underneath is quite high.....probably a lot higher than the risk of pouring some water over your head. Keep it real mate.
[QUOTE=t5 pete;732010]FFS james please don't walk out side your door or cross the street oh shat house fires gas leaks explosions dam nowhere is safe. And tell that to the promoters of smokers, drug users im sure that causes a fair bit of harm.[/QUOTE] It's all to do with risk assessments and risk mitigation. If a risk is unavoidable then you attempt to reduce it. If a risk is avoidable then you avoid it completely. We need cars, we need to leave our house. We wear seatbelts, we have safety features to mitigate against risks. Do I need to create a hazard by tipping cold water over me head, I don't think so, plus the people doing for others could face a manslaughter charge if the person dies. Don't think it will be so funny then, will it.
I did mine yesterday and it was great fun. But oh my fudging god you sad fudgers that are thinking about health and safety. It's a bucket of water ffs!! If you have a medical condition then don't do it.
[QUOTE=stephenevans99;732011]exactly....he dived into an ICE COLD Quarry. [COLOR="#FF0000"]That itself is near enough suicide [/COLOR]imo.....[/QUOTE] The meaning of suicide is when someone plans to end they life, the young lad in scotland death was a accident.
Jim bob your quiet in all of this
[QUOTE=stephenevans99;732015]Was there risk? The risk of serious injury or death with a vehicle doing 100mph on axle stands with you filming underneath is quite high.....probably a lot higher than the risk of pouring some water over your head. Keep it real mate.[/QUOTE] There was very little risk because the car was well off the ground and stable.
Could you post the video James and we could perhaps do a Risk Assessment?
[QUOTE=JamesT5;732016]It's all to do with risk assessments and risk mitigation. If a risk is unavoidable then you attempt to reduce it. If a risk is avoidable then you avoid it completely. .[/QUOTE] James you have just shot your self in the foot right there that is pure comedy
I don't know why everyone is taking this water thingy like it's obligatory. They shouldn't pressure people to do it.
Bet you didn't think this thread would go like this pete considering it's for fun and charity!
[QUOTE=oblark;732008]Driving a car 99% of time does not bring on a heart attack [COLOR="#FF0000"]but a bucket of ice cold water will bring on a heart attack[/COLOR] [/QUOTE] That's ££££££££ mate, and you know it, being immersed in ice cold water CAN bring on a heart attack, having cold water pour over oneself may do, but it's unlikely. (Although not impossible)
[QUOTE=t5 pete;732023]James you have just shot your self in the foot right there that is pure comedy[/QUOTE] No, I was being serious. That came from a Health and Safety guy at work, I spend hours chatting to him, he's a legend.
[QUOTE=oblark;732018]The meaning of suicide is when someone plans to end they life, the young lad in scotland death was a accident.[/QUOTE] I'm sorry but i don't agree with that, there's a difference between an accident and pure stupidity.
[QUOTE=martin_r_smith;732025]Bet you didn't think this thread would go like this pete considering it's for fun and charity[/QUOTE] A charity thread on VPC?
[QUOTE=martin_r_smith;732025]Bet you didn't think this thread would go like this pete considering it's for fun and charity![/QUOTE] Tbh I knew exactly how it would go that's why I posted it but the actual challenge I did because I wanted to do it as james has said you don't have to but I wanted to and my daughter did and to hear Chloe laugh like that ide do it again.
Yoohoo jim bob I can see your watching
[QUOTE=t5 pete;732031]Tbh I knew exactly how it would go that's why I posted it but the actual challenge I did because I wanted to do it as james has said you don't have to but I wanted to and my daughter did and to hear Chloe laugh like that ide do it again.[/QUOTE] At least you used a bucket, a couple of people i know used a small bowl FFS!
People should use warm water and have an umbrella and waterproof clothing on.
Can I bring a little humour to the thread by posting my vid? My little girl was crumpled in hysterics at the end.... [video=youtube;-wfF_f9klwU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wfF_f9klwU[/video]
[QUOTE=LiamT4;732033]At least you used a bucket, a couple of people i know used a small bowl FFS![/QUOTE] Lol I was contemplating rigging the wheelie bin up but knew the bin would end up dropping on me so stuck with the bucket. Wow James did I do a risk assessment there
[QUOTE=JamesT5;732016][COLOR="#FF0000"]It's all to do with risk assessments and risk mitigation.[/COLOR] If a risk is unavoidable then you attempt to reduce it. If a risk is avoidable then you avoid it completely. [COLOR="#0000FF"]We need cars[/COLOR], we need to leave our house. We wear seatbelts, we have safety features to mitigate against risks. Do I need to create a hazard by tipping cold water over me head, I don't think so, plus the people doing for others could face a manslaughter charge if the person dies. Don't think it will be so funny then, will it.[/QUOTE] [COLOR="#FF0000"]I'm afraid that statement just says one thing to me James, jobsworth. Do you carry out a risk assessment for eveything you do in your life? if so you should never have picked up an angle grinder, let alone used it on you car, which by the way would come up as an unacceptable risk to drive, as it's likely the anti roll bar will snap, and it's very likely injuries will be caused.[/COLOR] [COLOR="#0000FF"]We don't need cars, there are other forms of transport, we choose to own cars, because we can afford them (mostly), we have a driving licence, and they're convenient, but if cars stopped existing, we could still get about, like people did beforte cars existed.[/COLOR]
[QUOTE=t5 pete;732038]Lol I was contemplating rigging the wheelie bin up but knew the bin would end up dropping on me so stuck with the bucket.[/QUOTE] You should have done that, the fails are the best ones ;)
[QUOTE=JamesT5;732035]People should use warm water and have an umbrella and waterproof clothing on.[/QUOTE] Really James you are making yourself look a tw@t now, and as much as I loathe bullying, maybe you should take a bully break, before it happens for real.
yoohoo jim bob
[QUOTE=JamesT5;732027]No, I was being serious. That came from a Health and Safety guy at work, I spend hours chatting to him, he's a legend.[/QUOTE] This sums you up, what a total plank. You are a total jobs worth. Do people avoid you at work? I bet you clock on exactly on time, take every second of your breaks and leave exactly on time.
[QUOTE=t5 pete;732044]yoohoo jim bob[/QUOTE] Shhhh I'm trying to pack away a.pallet of ap brakes :), Wasted 5 minutes of my life reading the last 3 pages of crap ffs, anyway Im off to do my risk assessment I'll get back to you :)
I'm gonna be nominated by chavboy shortly. I have something planned ;) By the way, I have atrial tachycardia. I did an assessment and decided it's just a bloody bucket of water with some ice in it :) Game on.
James you seem to put a dampner on everything, if people didn't take risk or have a bit of fun every once is a while it would be a sad boring world.
Someone should post graham's video, that's funny as.
[QUOTE=M-R-P;732048]I'm gonna be nominated by chavboy shortly. I have something planned ;) By the way, I have atrial tachycardia. I did an assessment and decided it's just a bloody bucket of water with some ice in it :) Game on.[/QUOTE] You have what I cannot even start to pronounce that never mind understating it copy and past to google me thinks
[QUOTE=MIKESC70T5;732046]This sums you up, what a total plank. You are a total jobs worth. Do people avoid you at work? I bet you clock on exactly on time, take every second of your breaks and leave exactly on time.[/QUOTE] Actually, I don't and no they don't avoid me. In fact more people confide in me and ask me for advice that anything else.
[QUOTE=t5 pete;732051]You have what I cannot even start to pronounce that never mind understating it copy and past to google me thinks[/QUOTE] Dicky ticker that makes me konk out sometimes mate.
[QUOTE=M-R-P;732054]Dicky ticker that makes me konk out sometimes mate.[/QUOTE] Can you make it konk out when you want it to that would be awesome every time the misses is getting onto you lol Hope all is ok tho dude
[QUOTE=stribo;732042]Really James you are making yourself look a tw@t now, and as much as I loathe bullying, maybe you should take a bully break, before it happens for real.[/QUOTE] That's ok, if people don't like what I say then that's too bad. I speak my mind and I'm probably one of the most honest people you'll ever meet. If I don't like something I won't mince my words.
8pm is your dead line James
[QUOTE=t5 pete;732059]8pm is your dead line James[/QUOTE] For what?
[QUOTE=t5 pete;732055]Can you make it konk out when you want it to that would be awesome every time the misses is getting onto you lol Hope all is ok tho dude[/QUOTE] No, it's pretty random mate. I've learned to avoid certain stimulants (don't ask) and the worst I've had in the last few years is a couple of prolonged dizzy spells resulting in being bloody knackered fir the rest of the day. No biggy.
Oh dear you have been so busy doing your risk assessment's and talking crap you have forgot what its all about
[QUOTE=JamesT5;732057]That's ok, if people don't like what I say then that's too bad. I speak my mind and I'm probably one of the most honest people you'll ever meet. If I don't like something I won't mince my words.[/QUOTE] I speak my mind too, but my mind is my own, not what rules and regulations tell me it should be.
I'm not going to read through 4 pages of more bickering. Needless to say, I agree with you JamesT5. These videos are getting right up my arse and making Facebook a waste of my time at present. But for us few who will stick our neck out and say so, we're the villains, the tight arses, the kill joys, the spoil sports. There's nothing wrong with doing this sort of stuff for charity, nothing wrong at all, it's the Facebook/viral video nature of it that makes it an irritation. Do I really want to see my news feed filled up every day with 30 videos of total random strangers doing the same thing? Of course not. LIke James said, if you are in it for the charity, there's plenty of ways to donate. But seems like a heck of a lot of people are doing it not for the charity, but because it's the "in thing" and they all want to out do each other. Best one I've seen so far was a northern chap who has ignored the ice bucket challenge and instead video'd himself donating some meals and drinks to some homeless people and challegning others to do the same.
[QUOTE=Gold 'N' Brown;732076]I'm not going to read through 4 pages of more bickering. Needless to say, I agree with you JamesT5. These videos are getting right up my arse and making Facebook a waste of my time at present. But for us few who will stick our neck out and say so, we're the villains, the tight arses, the kill joys, the spoil sports. There's nothing wrong with doing this sort of stuff for charity, nothing wrong at all, it's the Facebook/viral video nature of it that makes it an irritation. Do I really want to see my news feed filled up every day with 30 videos of total random strangers doing the same thing? Of course not. LIke James said, if you are in it for the charity, there's plenty of ways to donate. But seems like a heck of a lot of people are doing it not for the charity, but because it's the "in thing" and they all want to out do each other. Best one I've seen so far was a northern chap who has ignored the ice bucket challenge and instead video'd himself donating some meals and drinks to some homeless people and challegning others to do the same.[/QUOTE] Well said! :B_thumb:
[QUOTE=Gold 'N' Brown;732076] video'd himself donating some meals and drinks to some homeless people and challegning others to do the same.[/QUOTE] ....leaving himself wide open to litigation should some homeless person get a dicky tummy ;) too risky if you ask me
[QUOTE=stephenevans99;732079]....leaving himself wide open to litigation should some homeless person get a dicky tummy ;) too risky if you ask me[/QUOTE] Yeah, would love to see the risk assessment for that, along with his food hygiene certificate. ;)
[QUOTE=stephenevans99;732079]....leaving himself wide open to litigation should some homeless person get a dicky tummy ;) too risky if you ask me[/QUOTE] The low life homeless bums near where I work would probably moan that the food they were given wasn't good enough for them. Really annoys me I walk past them to get my lunch which I pay for myself as I work for a living, they look up at me with a fag in one hand and a can of beer in the other and say spare any change? No please or anything and then look at me when I say no as if I'm being selfish!!!! w.t.f
Sad sad sad, it's a bit of fun at the end of the day and all for a good cause and clever use of one of the largest media platforms, so hats off to ALS and their fund raiser and publicity stunt, it has brought your cause to the public eye and sad on James for not tipping a bucket of water over his head for charity and a good ole laugh, not as a minute or 2 with the old hair straighteners wouldn't put everything back to normal.....Risk 1...Goodturn 10...Humour factor :)
Having been out of the loop for a few months, I was totally baffled when a guy showed me a video of his son chucking cold water over himself Understand now! Fairs do's if people are donating. About cardiac arrests....fit & healthy person should be fine. I jumped in a frozen over river a couple of Easters ago, 3 times - as part of an Orthodox Christian religious ceremony to cleanse one of all sins (I'm not religious at all). Tried & tested, go for it! FWIW, my opinion is that facebook is only for attention hoors like but that is by the by
Really?! You don't like something fair enough but why feel the need to poo poo what others have done?! The idea of the ice bucket challenge is to raise awareness and funds!! It is doing that! People with MND suffer daily, throwing a bucket of ice water over someone doesn't bring any level of suffering! If you don't wanna do your challenge then pay the £10 donation and accept that you were nominated. As an aside - guys please watch your language, pretty please ;)
[QUOTE=Pinup_gal;732099]Really?! You don't like something fair enough but why feel the need to poo poo what others have done?! The idea of the ice bucket challenge is to raise awareness and funds!! It is doing that! People with MND suffer daily, throwing a bucket of ice water over someone doesn't bring any level of suffering! If you don't wanna do your challenge then pay the £10 donation and accept that you were nominated. As an aside - guys please watch your language, pretty please ;)[/QUOTE] So you won't mind me nominating you then Nat? :D
Feel free I'm all for raising awareness .... Or something
[QUOTE=Pinup_gal;732105]Feel free I'm all for raising awareness .... Or something[/QUOTE] Something with raise especially if you've got a tight t-shirt on or if your a bloke wearing shorts the opposite will happen lol.
[QUOTE=JamesT5;732052]Actually, I don't and no they don't avoid me. In fact more people confide in me and ask me for advice that anything else.[/QUOTE] No wonder this world is falling to bits!!!
Can I ask James, did you do a risk assessment when you hacked into your suspension with an angle grinder, blindfolded?
[QUOTE=t5 pete;732051]You have what I cannot even start to pronounce that never mind understating it copy and past to google me thinks[/QUOTE] atrial tachycardia - 'A-tree-al Tacky-cardia'. (the phonetic way it's pronounced).
Just because jamest5, oblark, gold n brown and my self are not towing the line and are against this method of fund raising we are slated for our opinions. I was the under the impression that as this is a public forum anyone could voice they opinion. ......... it appears not It is more like a communist forum........... you will like my opinion or you will be publicly ridiculed.
[QUOTE=claymore;732131]Can I ask James, did you do a risk assessment when you hacked into your suspension with an angle grinder, blindfolded?[/QUOTE] He needs to do a risk assessment for every time he opens his mouth!
[QUOTE=Sharkey R;732139]He needs to do a risk assessment for every time he opens his mouth![/QUOTE] You need to go find a bucket full of iced water.....
Tick tock :D
[QUOTE=JamesT5;732020]There was very little risk because the car was well off the ground and stable.[/QUOTE] I beg to differ, if you're sat in a car doing 110mph on axle stands without the car being safety secured to an anchor point using sufficiently strong enough straps or chains then there was plenty of risk. You were complaining of vibration, vibration which could have been enough to cause the car to fall off the axle stands! You are a complete tool James. You like to preach but don't like it when people use constructive criticism against you. Everything we do in life has its dangers. People jump out of a plane with a parachute for fun, there's a chance the parachute could fail. People get in aeroplanes everyday, mechanical failure could cause it to crash. Everyday you drive a car there's chances of accidents. You're a security guard, there's a chance you could be attacked by thieves or the such. Get a reality check man! Seriously. When I'm at work quite a lot of the time I'm driving vans or lorries with Dangerous Goods on board. Now when everything is done carefully it's nearly 100% safe but there's always a risk on the road of an accident or attack but that doesn't stop me doing it. My suggestion, book yourself into an asylum with a padded cell. You won't need a risk assessment for that one! Oh and while you're there you could email all the football and rugby clubs and other sports associations that tell their players etc not to jump in ice baths after games to help with muscle recovery!! It could cause cardiac arrest unlike running around for 90mins. Even the fittest of players have suffered cardiac arrest playing football. Fabrice Muamba was the perfect example!
[QUOTE=V70 Graham;732140]You need to go find a bucket full of iced water.....[/QUOTE] I shall be doing it this weekend, just waiting for the risk assessment to come back from the HSE.
As I said in my last post, I'm not reading through x pages of bickering, so you'll have to forgive me if I've missed any salient points. What I would like to say though, is how utterly pathetic some of the tripe I've read so far has been. I mentioned a guy donating meals to homeless people, and instead of reading between the lines and getting the bigger picture, it prompted rants about homeless people. Aside form the massive generalisation about homeless people, I find it odd that everyone is so eager to donate money to an organisation (or organisations) without truly knowing where their money is going and how much of that money is being put to good use. Well you crack on guys.......blindly. Secondly, yet again this topic has been used (abused) as an opportunity to slag of JamesT5 and ostracise him. Well done one and all. Did James ask to be nominated? Did James ask for this topic to go up? No. So he gets nominated via this topic and in response chose to state his reasons why he doesn't agree with the IBC. It could have been left at that. But nooooo, instead lets all rant at James about what a killjoy he is. Community my arse. Personally I'll donate to charities of my choice, when I choose, and how I choose and will not be drawn in to a social media popularity contest for "attention hoors" (to paraphrase James12345, well said that man). Happy to be a killjoy :haha:
[QUOTE=Gold 'N' Brown;732149]As I said in my last post, I'm not reading through x pages of bickering, so you'll have to forgive me if I've missed any salient points. What I would like to say though, is how utterly pathetic some of the tripe I've read so far has been. I mentioned a guy donating meals to homeless people, and instead of reading between the lines and getting the bigger picture, it prompted rants about homeless people. Aside form the massive generalisation about homeless people, I find it odd that everyone is so eager to donate money to an organisation (or organisations) without truly knowing where their money is going and how much of that money is being put to good use. Well you crack on guys.......blindly. Secondly, yet again this topic has been used (abused) as an opportunity to slag of JamesT5 and ostracise him. Well done one and all. Did James ask to be nominated? Did James ask for this topic to go up? No. So he gets nominated via this topic and in response chose to state his reasons why he doesn't agree with the IBC. It could have been left at that. But nooooo, instead lets all rant at James about what a killjoy he is. Community my arse. Personally I'll donate to charities of my choice, when I choose, and how I choose and will not be drawn in to a social media popularity contest for "attention hoors" (to paraphrase James12345, well said that man). Happy to be a killjoy :haha:[/QUOTE] If he doesn't want to do it then fair enough but to make comments like and I quote 'tipping water over your head is a health risk' having posted a video on Facebook of him driving a car at 110mph whilst it's resting on axle stands is hypocritical. It's the stupid comments he makes that open him up to the arguments. Guessing you haven't read the thread he posted regarding the S60 having an inferior spec to the V70?
This good lol popcorn
[QUOTE=smithy;732156]This good lol popcorn[/QUOTE] I've got an Iced lolly. I got it from the freezer. It's cold in there. My nipples are now a hazard to anyone around me.
[QUOTE=smithy;732156]This good lol popcorn[/QUOTE]
Salted for me please.....
Even my local scrappy is in on the action... [video=youtube;0fzOxyQGrYA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fzOxyQGrYA&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video] Graham - why not post your vid? ;)
[QUOTE=M-R-P;732173]Even my local scrappy is in on the action... [video=youtube;0fzOxyQGrYA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fzOxyQGrYA&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video] Graham - why not post your vid? ;)[/QUOTE] Because he is topless and with tits that big it would offend most female members on here! :haha:
[QUOTE=Gold 'N' Brown;732149]As I said in my last post, I'm not reading through x pages of bickering, so you'll have to forgive me if I've missed any salient points. What I would like to say though, is how utterly pathetic some of the tripe I've read so far has been. I mentioned a guy donating meals to homeless people, and instead of reading between the lines and getting the bigger picture, it prompted rants about homeless people. Aside form the massive generalisation about homeless people, I find it odd that everyone is so eager to donate money to an organisation (or organisations) without truly knowing where their money is going and how much of that money is being put to good use. Well you crack on guys.......blindly. Secondly, yet again this topic has been used (abused) as an opportunity to slag of JamesT5 and ostracise him. Well done one and all. Did James ask to be nominated? Did James ask for this topic to go up? No. So he gets nominated via this topic and in response chose to state his reasons why he doesn't agree with the IBC. It could have been left at that. But nooooo, instead lets all rant at James about what a killjoy he is. Community my arse. Personally I'll donate to charities of my choice, when I choose, and how I choose and will not be drawn in to a social media popularity contest for "attention hoors" (to paraphrase James12345, well said that man). Happy to be a killjoy :haha:[/QUOTE] Thank you for seeing my point of view and well said. :B_thumb:
[QUOTE=dant5r;732136]Just because jamest5, oblark, gold n brown and my self are not towing the line and are against this method of fund raising we are slated for our opinions. I was the under the impression that as this is a public forum anyone could voice they opinion. ......... it appears not It is more like a communist forum........... you will like my opinion or you will be publicly ridiculed.[/QUOTE] Well said, thank you. :B_thumb:
[QUOTE=Sharkey R;732174]Because he is topless and with tits that big it would offend most female members on here! :haha:[/QUOTE] Didn't Casey do his challenge naked?
[QUOTE=M-R-P;732177]Didn't Casey do his challenge naked?[/QUOTE] No, he wore a mankini. :yikes::yikes:
:wallbash: This is really each to their own to be honest. If you want to chuck a bucket of ice cold water on your head to raise awareness for a charity and to do good on this viral giving thing, thats good. If you don't want to chuck a bucket of ice cold water on your head to raise awareness for a charity but you are still willing to donate then thats also good. If you've been nominated just graciously decline. Or do what Captain Picard did: [video=youtube;Ju5VxyM3S4o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju5VxyM3S4o[/video] If you aren't into "forced fun" or giving to charity then thats fine, your decision. If you are trying to save the world from having to see your moobs/boobs through a wet t-shirt/naked then also fine, either donate money, don't donate money, wear more clothes, whatever, still fine. If you are unable to take part because you don't have money for the bucket, ice, water and donation then choose donation if you can and don't worry if you cant. Still fine. If you are in the minority but want to public show your feelings on something, thats fine but you have to accept that if you are in the minority and you don't give a convincing argument that many may not see your point of view and you should expect others to question. After all this isn't a communist site (not democratic either but besides the point) and people have the right to question what others put. (Surely part of being grown ups). It's fine to share statistics on how much of the money you donate will actually go to charity, providing the information is accurate and shows the full picture. (As of 2013-2014 financial year ALS spent 27% of income on research, 14% on fundraising activities, 7% of Administration, 19% on patient and community services and 32% on Public and Professional Education which adds up to 99%). Anyway :icon_soap can be pretty high, be careful. Anyway, personal view (don't care if I'm not allowed one) Pete, big man, you've done a great thing. It should be celebrated and not poo poo'd on.
Now my 10p worth.... Firstly.. [QUOTE=JamesT5;732078]Well said! :B_thumb:[/QUOTE] Please take your tongue out of his arse! :haha: [QUOTE=stribo;732042]Really James you are making yourself look a tw@t now[/QUOTE] Nooo.....really?! [QUOTE=MIKESC70T5;732046]This sums you up, what a total plank. You are a total jobs worth. [/QUOTE] I couldn't agree more! [QUOTE=JamesT5;732052]Actually, I don't and no they don't avoid me. In fact more people confide in me and ask me for advice that anything else.[/QUOTE] Really? More fool them! :worried: [QUOTE=dant5r;732136]Just because jamest5, oblark, gold n brown and my self are not towing the line and are against this method of fund raising we are slated for our opinions. I was the under the impression that as this is a public forum anyone could voice they opinion. ......... it appears not It is more like a communist forum........... you will like my opinion or you will be publicly ridiculed.[/QUOTE] With respect Dan, you never actually stated your opinion, so, as far as I can see, your just jumping on the band wagon! [QUOTE=Gold 'N' Brown;732149]As I said in my last post, I'm not reading through x pages of bickering, so you'll have to forgive me if I've missed any salient points. What I would like to say though, is how utterly pathetic some of the tripe I've read so far has been. I mentioned a guy donating meals to homeless people, and instead of reading between the lines and getting the bigger picture, it prompted rants about homeless people. Aside form the massive generalisation about homeless people, I find it odd that everyone is so eager to donate money to an organisation (or organisations) without truly knowing where their money is going and how much of that money is being put to good use. Well you crack on guys.......blindly. Secondly, yet again this topic has been used (abused) as an opportunity to slag of JamesT5 and ostracise him. Well done one and all. Did James ask to be nominated? Did James ask for this topic to go up? No. So he gets nominated via this topic and in response chose to state his reasons why he doesn't agree with the IBC. It could have been left at that. But nooooo, instead lets all rant at James about what a killjoy he is. Community my arse. Personally I'll donate to charities of my choice, when I choose, and how I choose and will not be drawn in to a social media popularity contest for "attention hoors" (to paraphrase James12345, well said that man). Happy to be a killjoy :haha:[/QUOTE] LOL, he did that all by himself! :saythat: Sadly Gold N Brown, I think you have missed the point. This thread has gone way off topic because James didn't understand the IBC and it's true meaning. Instead, he chose to post a stupid comment when in actual fact, it would have been best to just STFU and not say anything. As Mike and others have said he's made himself look a tit in this by trying to justify his reason's for not doing the IBC. There is no justified reason for not doing it other than the fact he doesn't want too, That's it - FULL STOP!! James didn't have to come out with some crap statement and Santa is right, he is being ridiculed for being in the minority. I personally would call it 'character building' and 'friendly banter', but clearly it's been taken personally (as per usual) and gone way off topic. Ultimately, I don't give a ££££ what crappy excuse or stupid reason James comes up with for justifying his reason's for not doing it....bottom line is, it's for Charity, raising awareness and it's only a bit of fun James!! What happen's to your brain, for a second, when the cold water hits your head is exactly what suffer's with MND have to live with! It won't kill you nor will it give you a heart attack! For godsake man....at the very worse it will just take your breath away for a second or two, that's it!! As Stribo says, for it to cause a heart attack you'd need to be totally immersed in water. Water immersion causes death by shock, Hypothermia and drowing caused by muscle cramp. At the very worse, you could die from a heart attack if you suffer with a heart condition or have a weak heart. You ain't gonna die from a bloody bucket of cold water!!!!!! :rotfl: I did my IBC last night last night when I got in from my run. I did it becasue my sister and best mate challenged me and I'm not the sort of person to turn down a challenge. It's not difficult or challenging really;...I've done much worse - probably worse than anyone here on this forum has ever done, unless I'm not the only person here to have done Helicopter dunker drills (twice) or Ice breaking drills inside the Arctic circle in Norway! (Actually, I think Martyn ((Volvokid)) may have done them because he regularly uses choppers to get to oil rigs..?)....SO, get a bloody grip ppl, it's a dam good laugh, especially if you have kids and it's for a good cause!!! Here's Steven Hawkins doing his IBC (with a twist) as he suffers with MND....he didn't get wet because of pneumonia but...he makes the point http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/stephen-hawking-mnd-sufferer-does-ice-bucket-challenge-with-a-twist-9698539.html James fella...I understand you not wanting to do it but grow a set of balls and man up and stop coming out with stupid comments all the time. You could have said nothing and this thread would still be on page 1!!
[QUOTE=Pinup_gal;732105]Feel free I'm all for raising awareness .... Or something[/QUOTE] ....I challenge Pinup_gal....(Tight T-shirt must be worn please) :saythat:
[QUOTE=LeeT5;732205]....I challenge Pinup_gal....(Tight T-shirt must be worn please) :saythat:[/QUOTE] Let's see your IBC then. :D
[QUOTE=stribo;732206]Let's see your IBC then. :D[/QUOTE] https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152356469857199&l=1529313084463712389 There was also a full bag of ice in that bucket 30 minutes before I did it, Lol.
[QUOTE=LeeT5;732210]https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152356469857199&l=1529313084463712389 [/QUOTE] Looking Essense there Royal :B_thumb: lol
[QUOTE=stephenevans99;732214]Looking Essense there Royal :B_thumb: lol[/QUOTE] :wink: Roger that! Not as cold as the Regain tank thou!
[QUOTE=LeeT5;732205]....I challenge Pinup_gal....(Tight T-shirt must be worn please) :saythat:[/QUOTE] Erm Lee I accept your challenge... kinda. I'm a bit busy this weekend,actually I'm a lot busy! I will try and do it Monday but on one condition....I do it and I post with proof I've donated, which is the whole point of this exercise then I want you guys to dig in your pockets to donate something too ;)
[QUOTE=Pinup_gal;732233]Erm Lee I accept your challenge... kinda. I'm a bit busy this weekend,actually I'm a lot busy! I will try and do it Monday but on one condition....I do it and I post with proof I've donated, which is the whole point of this exercise then I want you guys to dig in your pockets to donate something too ;)[/QUOTE] Of course! I too donate every month 'pay as you earn' to Cancer research and BEN. :wink:
[QUOTE=Gold 'N' Brown;732076]I'm not going to read through 4 pages of more bickering. Needless to say, I agree with you JamesT5. These videos are getting right up my arse and making Facebook a waste of my time at present. But for us few who will stick our neck out and say so, we're the villains, the tight arses, the kill joys, the spoil sports. There's nothing wrong with doing this sort of stuff for charity, nothing wrong at all, it's the Facebook/viral video nature of it that makes it an irritation. Do I really want to see my news feed filled up every day with 30 videos of total random strangers doing the same thing? Of course not. LIke James said, if you are in it for the charity, there's plenty of ways to donate. But seems like a heck of a lot of people are doing it not for the charity, but because it's the "in thing" and they all want to out do each other. Best one I've seen so far was a northern chap who has ignored the ice bucket challenge and instead video'd himself donating some meals and drinks to some homeless people and challegning others to do the same.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=dant5r;732136]Just because jamest5, oblark, gold n brown and my self are not towing the line and are against this method of fund raising we are slated for our opinions. I was the under the impression that as this is a public forum anyone could voice they opinion. ......... it appears not It is more like a communist forum........... you will like my opinion or you will be publicly ridiculed.[/QUOTE] You have totally missed the point, its not that he doesn't want to do the challenge, nothing wrong with that at all, its that he's made it out as though its one of the most dangerous things thats ever happened in the history of humanity.
being as this thread is now shattered, I thought I'd take the opportunity to wish LiamT4 a Very Happy Berfday!! :anmflower :thewave::partysmil
[QUOTE=LeeT5;732248]being as this thread is now shattered, I thought I'd take the opportunity to wish LiamT4 a Very Happy Berfday!! :anmflower :thewave::partysmil[/QUOTE] Why thankyou very much, i will be celebrating by pouring an ice cold beer down my throat.
[QUOTE=LiamT4;732255]Why thankyou very much, i will be celebrating by pouring an ice cold beer down my throat.[/QUOTE] Happy Birthday mate. :D
[QUOTE=LiamT4;732255]Why thankyou very much, i will be celebrating by pouring an ice cold beer down my throat.[/QUOTE] So long as you don't pour it on your head......health and safety and all that !
[QUOTE=V70 Graham;732259]So long as you don't pour it on your head......health and safety and all that ![/QUOTE] Don't worry, i don't like to waste alcohol ;-)
[QUOTE=stribo;732258]Happy Birthday mate. :D[/QUOTE] Cheers. [QUOTE=V70 Graham;732259]So long as you don't pour it on your head......health and safety and all that ![/QUOTE] Don't worry, i don't like to waste alcohol ;)
Happy Birthday Liam and May God bring you all the happiness on this time of celebration of another year under his guidance ;p
[QUOTE=Sharkey R;732264]Happy Birthday Liam and May God bring you all the happiness on this time of celebration of another year under his guidance ;p[/QUOTE] You on the 'Top Deck' again mate ?
[QUOTE=Sharkey R;732264]Happy Birthday Liam and May God bring you all the happiness on this time of celebration of another year under his guidance ;p[/QUOTE] Amen to that. :D
[QUOTE=Sharkey R;732264]Happy Birthday Liam and May God bring you all the happiness on this time of celebration of another year under his guidance ;p[/QUOTE] I thank him everyday..........
[QUOTE=LiamT4;732269]I thank him everyday..........[/QUOTE] Lmao you do know lying is a sin yeah? He he happy birthday buddy, make sure it's a good one.
[QUOTE=Sharkey R;732271]Lmao you do know lying is a sin yeah? He he happy birthday buddy, make sure it's a good one.[/QUOTE] Yeah, i point that out to creationists quite often :mischievo
I've done my survival chopper dunk 3 times now, the last 2 refreshers has ment using a rebreather I'm not a fan of them. Oh back on subject I've been told doing my ice bucket challenge in 40+ deg heat doesn't count! So I have went out and bought a snorkel for my retake haha.