house boat sinks... gofundme page set up for owner... what happened to insurance? (daily mail link)

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(warning - daily mail story)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...oat-sank-away-music-festival-RAINED-much.html

So a student's houseboat sinks while she is away, fair enough that is tragic... I'm sure people who know her will offer help etc.. lend her a sofa/spare room for a bit things like that. But trying to raise tens of thousands so she can refit the thing? Is it just me or is that a bit off?

I mean if I chose, for example, to drive my car with only third party insurance then write it off in an accident surely it would be a bit cheeky to accept donations for a new car after making the choice to not insure it myself.

Similarly you occasionally get friends of friends on facebook sharing some status update along the line of Darren from London has injured himself while at a full moon party on his gap yah in Thailand and needs 10k to get a medical flight home... because he chose to not take out insurance. I feel a bit sorry for them but perhaps his parents should take a loan out against their house or get a credit card or flog some of his possessions to pay for it and have them pay them back... or failing all that, ask to borrow the money not just ask for donations. Am I being too harsh in thinking that?
 
You've got to hand it to them, the Daily Mail has made a successful business by writing stories about lovely but dumb women.
 
i think its a good idea from her perspective. **** it what has she got to lose ?

I think more people should do this.
 
G-MAN2004 said:
"Homeopathy student"
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They've presumably emphasized that to increase the click bait value... helps paint the picture that she's some irresponsible/clueless hippie.

I mean she lives on a boat and is called 'Genevieve'... presumably doesn't pay for a permanent mooring either but just spends two weeks at a time at different prime spots around London.

arknor said:
how does this make the news
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tis all about the clicks these days - tis a hugely popular site partly because of the trash news 'stories' and pics of random celebs...

anything that might get people slightly wound up is newsworthy for the daily mail
 
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lost all of her possessions apart from a small handful of clothes.
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No she didn't, shes still got loads of stuff. Those dishes look alright.

30 year old homeopathy student, rofl.

Mrs Squires, who runs an online business helping parents teach their children to sleep, said Miss Dunne deserved the help because she is 'extraordinarily kind'.
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Sorry WHAT?!?!?!?!
 
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dowie said:
I am sometimes astounded by what these hippie types can turn into a business... Seems they have created a whole art form out of selling meaningless help/advice/therapy to people.
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Surely you should be celebrating the fact they have a job, no matter how 'made up'.

Oh, and I would.
 
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