Floods in Oz

Originally Posted by Tommy H

+1

The Aussies are already our mates, and will be whether we pay them or not.

That's taking advantage of a friendship in order to do nothing

Originally Posted by Tommy H

Some in Pakistan would take offence that we had the money and didn't help.

So what if they do take offence, it's someone elses turn to throw millions away for no visible effect. What has Pakistan ever done for us or any other country in the world except donate troublemakers and terrorists?

Besides, we don't have the money to throw away. It may have escaped your notice but the British government are having to make huge cuts to services in this country to offset a £90 Billion deficit. Wtf should we be giving away millions when we in this country need the money more than most. The USA seem to survive nicely using this method

[MisterTommyH]

Not saying it's right. Just the way the Politico's will see it.

[embee]

Originally Posted by Ed

E Scrooge Esquire, you have missed the point. If you had the choice of helping a friend or a stranger, who would you prioritise?

Wrong question old bean. That pre-supposes that we have to give money.

When countries have a lot of money themselves but don't choose to spend it on helping their own people, why should we (I) have to cough up?

As Lozzo says, we are effectively broke. Let's borrow a few more billions and give it away, why not? Who amongst us goes to the Bank and borrows money so we can give it to charity?

Oh I hear you embee my friend... just that with the ridiculous approach we have to foreign aid, then assuming we have a stash to give away, I'd rather give it to a true friend in need than to someone who openly makes no secret of their dislike and who secretly wants to blow us all up.

[yorkie_chris]

Pakistan seem to like spending 'aid' on toys to blow big f***ing holes in India with, they don't need it.
Bit like giving money to a tramp and then seeing him with a can of lager rather than food.

[ixlr8]

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

We should send them pipes.Then they could pump the flood water from Queensland to Victoria and South Australia where they suffer from forest fires and drought.

We in Victoria have had the wettest spring for many decades. Problem now is abundant growth which is now starting to dry out. Extreme bushfire danger but plenty in our dams. As many posts suggest, we're not short of money, the problem up north is how slowly the floods drain because the country is so flat and the weather keeps chucking meteorological records at us, either record-breaking drought, rainfall or bushfires.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/f...-1225979643002

But thanks for the generous thoughts.

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

We should send them pipes.Then they could pump the flood water from Queensland to Victoria and South Australia where they suffer from forest fires and drought.

Queensland maybe, but not S. Aus. My ex-wife <spit> lives in Port Augusta and I'd rather see her homeless and destitute than see a penny more of my money go to help keep her alive, unless they pumped the whole lot into her part of Port Augusta and flooded the nasty cow out of her home.

Originally Posted by ixlr8

we're not short of money... stuff...
But thanks for the generous thoughts.

Lack of money is not the point. I don't think Pakistan is short of money either. It's a question of helping your friends.

Generous thoughts - well we are short of money, so perhaps some in the opposite direction Just make sure you give it to the people, not to the government...

[embee]

"Spare us a quid, mister?"

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Queensland maybe, but not S. Aus. My ex-wife <spit> lives in Port Augusta and I'd rather see her homeless and destitute than see a penny more of my money go to help keep her alive, unless they pumped the whole lot into her part of Port Augusta and flooded the nasty cow out of her home.

Lozzo, if it makes you feel any better...I can't see why anyone would move there by choice. It is called "Port A-gutta" for a reason. It is mainly to do with the locals, but the place also stinks. It's not the normal salt air smell, but more like all of the trash, dirty storm water and waste water from sewerage plants on the gulf gets pushed up there and mixed in with high concentrations of salt.

BB, SA has been inundated for most of the year. A lot desert tracks (ie everything north of Port Augusta) have been closed since mid year. The Stuart Highway was even closed briefly near Coober Pedy mid year due to flooding. Lake Eyre is full (happens once every decade or two) and the Cooper is flowing. The Simpson is a sea of colours.
The NT has had major rain in every month this year. A lot of cattle stations could not continue operating past October and finished about 2 months early.
NSW and Vic have also seen good rain. The only state to miss out on exceptional rain has been WA, but they're doing okay.

I believe that we/you should be looking after our/your own first. As pointed out, the Australian economy is in good shape, so should be able to recover quickly without assistance.