Richard Hammond 'Critically Injured'
24 September 2006, 01:01 AM
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good comes from tragedy.. in this case hopefully , there wont be a tragic ending.. its still a tad early to say the Hamster is 'out of the woods'... fingers crossed he is,.. but the general public has their say , and are doing so in their droves.. so many are signing petitions and sending wishes, and also donating to the hospital and/or the Air Ambulance.. the only 'tragic' thing really is the fact that they have to rely on PUBLIC donations rather than funded by the government
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24 September 2006, 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Nido
Know what you mean. I've given as much as I could to my old local Air Ambulance over the years, mainly because I lived in the middle of nowhere and thought I may need it one day 
My Godmother (who is very religious) used to wonder why (give all your money to the church and all that....).
That was until she fell over walking along a cliff and broke her ankle. Guess who turns up to airlift her away? God? No, the Air Ambulance
Guess where a large proportion of her donations now goes
Should still be government funded though, bloody disgrace
My Godmother (who is very religious) used to wonder why (give all your money to the church and all that....).
That was until she fell over walking along a cliff and broke her ankle. Guess who turns up to airlift her away? God? No, the Air Ambulance
Guess where a large proportion of her donations now goes
Should still be government funded though, bloody disgrace
I have similar feelings about the Lifeboats That's where my money goes
Born and bred by the sea....and it's tragedies
24 September 2006, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by hectic
good comes from tragedy.. in this case hopefully , there wont be a tragic ending.. its still a tad early to say the Hamster is 'out of the woods'... fingers crossed he is,.. but the general public has their say , and are doing so in their droves.. so many are signing petitions and sending wishes, and also donating to the hospital and/or the Air Ambulance.. the only 'tragic' thing really is the fact that they have t orely on PUBLIC donations rather than funded by the government
( blimmin 'eck...and to think I once did CND stuff cos I was SO impatient)
24 September 2006, 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
You can almost hear the chants:
"save the hamsters... ban all motor sport..."
"save the hamsters... ban all motor sport..."
The Hampster would be appalled at that sentiment, I'm sure 
24 September 2006, 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Jaydee5
Things will change, hectic. Everything takes time though and should never be a knee jerk reaction.
( blimmin 'eck...and to think I once did CND stuff cos I was SO impatient)
( blimmin 'eck...and to think I once did CND stuff cos I was SO impatient)
) the government WONT step in, whilst they can shy away and leave it to the goodwill of the public, its been the same for years with the lifeboats..its going to take more than a hamster in a jet car to set the government into 'pay-out' mode
24 September 2006, 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Jaydee5
Quite the opposite The Hampster would be appalled at that sentiment, I'm sure
The Hampster would be appalled at that sentiment, I'm sure 
Will indeed be gutted when the decision is taken. Sadly, it will be 'out of his hands' because, as will be said - he 'dropped the ball'
24 September 2006, 09:29 AM
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Hamster is now on a general ward and "making excellent progress"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5374918.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5374918.stm
24 September 2006, 11:03 AM
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I think that the weight of public opinion and love for TG will be too much for the BBC to ignore and way in excess of any influence the TG haters will have. The public love TG and I wont be surprised to see the already good viewing figures get better, ladies especially love a bit of a human interest story, especially when it relates to the cuddly non threatenting and cute Hamster bloke.
If they do axe Top gear I will lose 50% of my weekly tv schedule, 100% when the Sopranos season ends.
Will confess to watching X factor but only in the mutant phase, its like a modern take on the Victorian freak show.
If they do axe Top gear I will lose 50% of my weekly tv schedule, 100% when the Sopranos season ends.
Will confess to watching X factor but only in the mutant phase, its like a modern take on the Victorian freak show.
24 September 2006, 12:40 PM
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Isn't it hypocritical!
We as a country, applaud Richard Noble and Andy Green for showing the rest of the world that Britain still leads the way with land speed, high achievers and ground breaking technology, with not a peep of dissent from the closet nannies and do-gooders. However, had that land speed record attempt ended in tragedy the do-gooders would have trampled the masses to death in the haste to have their doom mongering heard; This senseless waste of life; This dangerous lust for speed; Setting a dangerous example, etc, etc, etc. The do-gooders only have a pedestal from which to speak because we give them one, they are an infinitesimal minority yet they end up with a disproportionate voice because governing bodies feel they have to take them seriously. We need to push the boundaries in everything we do (as was Richard) or the saying “All that is great about Britain” will not exist (only “All that was great about Britain” will remain). Top Gear should be applauded as ground breaking television which has pushed the boundaries of motor journalism, it’s a wholly British product which is known and respected across the world (with worldwide audience figures in excess of a BILLION there is a huge following). I was led to believe we live in a democracy, yet if a small minority (even if they total a million they have a voice of well below 1% of the Top Gear masses) can ride roughshod over the views of up to a billion people, then maybe we don’t. 
Where do I sign the petition to keep Top Gear?
Where do I sign the petition to keep Top Gear?
24 September 2006, 01:22 PM
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well said
Originally Posted by Pedroskate
Top Gear should be applauded as ground breaking television which has pushed the boundaries of motor journalism, it’s a wholly British product which is known and respected across the world (with worldwide audience figures in excess of a BILLION there is a huge following).
News of Hammond's crash even made news headlines here and colleagues were even concerned enough to discuss it in the office. If the do-gooders don't like it then they shouldn't bloody watch it!!
24 September 2006, 05:04 PM
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Its a shame that there are only 9494 votes on that petition and although its debatable as to it's efficacy I'd hoped to see more signatures in support of Top Gear.
24 September 2006, 05:30 PM
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Well said Pedro.......
There is a good argument to say that projects such as a record attempts are going to be much safer on a Beeb programme which can afford full safety back up than on a budget stretched effort on some salt flat. Plus if it is succesful then Britain gets huge publicity.
It's probably true to say that Hammy is alive and seems to be kicking because of the fantastic back up that was there. I suppose there could be a question as to whether he was the most suitable driver but I don't know what special skills are needed, aside from being half mad
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There is a good argument to say that projects such as a record attempts are going to be much safer on a Beeb programme which can afford full safety back up than on a budget stretched effort on some salt flat. Plus if it is succesful then Britain gets huge publicity.
It's probably true to say that Hammy is alive and seems to be kicking because of the fantastic back up that was there. I suppose there could be a question as to whether he was the most suitable driver but I don't know what special skills are needed, aside from being half mad
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24 September 2006, 06:43 PM
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If we want this petition to have any effect, we need more names......at the moment its just embarrassing
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_pe...sign.cgi?tg100
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_pe...sign.cgi?tg100
24 September 2006, 08:36 PM
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2 FANTASTIC articles by JC himself.
Have signed the petition and couldn't agree more with JC in his articles.
However, 'if' it does go to Sky, dunno if I could persuade the Mrs that we can warrant getting Sky just for Top Gear !!!
COME ON everyone, get this petition signed !!!
Have signed the petition and couldn't agree more with JC in his articles.
However, 'if' it does go to Sky, dunno if I could persuade the Mrs that we can warrant getting Sky just for Top Gear !!!
COME ON everyone, get this petition signed !!!
24 September 2006, 09:54 PM
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Don't know if this point has already been made but in my opinion the do gooders need to consider the health and safety that had taken place before driving this car. Not may people survive 300mph crashes and for RH to survive just about sums up the incredible effort that went into health and safety in the building and running of this car. I don't think many of them can comprehend how fast 300mph is and the fact someone actually survived crashing at that speed, it really is quite an incredible if not unique achievment.
24 September 2006, 09:56 PM
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The petition, at this point, is a bit pointless anyway. Once the bbeb say they're intending to scrap the prog then the people signing the petition will rocket.
Hard to convince people to sign for something that probably won't happen anyway.
Hard to convince people to sign for something that probably won't happen anyway.