War hero ' too old' to sell poppies
 

I've heard it all now. I don't think a little thing like insurance will stop our Harry from from his endeavours. He is out there in all weathers collecting, I would say he deserves a medal, but he's already dripping with them. Too few of his kind now remain alas.
http://www.thisiswesternmorningnews....l/article.html

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The very least they could do is pay the insurance irrespective of cost for as long as he want's to sell his poppies..

He gets a big fat salute from me..

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Not surprised by this at all.

:clap: for Harry and all the collecting he's done over the years

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It just goes to show that insurance companies do not know the meaning of honour, and the company in question is probably german owned.:p::p:

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WW2 has been over for over 64 years - I am sure, if the insurance company is German, they are not holding a grudge.

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I knew I missed something off that post in my hurry.;)

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UNBELIVEABLE
Bloody Health and Safety NAZIS. Perhaps the local Council could/should offer insurance

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What would you prefer, him selling poppies or some unkown serviceman living on the streets getting help? I think they have made the correct decision besides surely there is some sort of disclaimer he could sign or better still some insurance company that might like some genuinly decent publicity for a change.

Ditto

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Yet more PC Health and Safety nonsense.

Strange how it takes 2 people over the course of 2 years to get there arms mangled in unsafe machinery before Health and Safety eventually did something about it.

Too busy winding every one up over petty issues to bother with life or limb stuff and always too ready to issue a Boss a warning instead of taking positive action.

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It's got beggar all to to with elf 'n safety - an insurance company has assessed the risk, made a quote, and the British Legion don't want to pay the premium.

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But what if their insurers say the same thing. Should the local council underwrite his activity to the tune of say one million pounds? This is nothing to do with "'elf 'n' safety," it is the RBL's insurance arrangements that need reviewing. If the insurers are refusing to cover the risk, then the RBL need to consider changing their insurers. They can't afford to pay the higher premiums, so should try getting cheaper. Or perhaps, someone has got their @rse and elbows mixed up and is only speculating that this will happen. What OI do find odd, is that his article does not contain any statement from the RBL, perhaps the reporter trained at the "Daily Mail Academy for Made Up Stories." :D

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Oooops! Thanks for that, whilst skim reading I must have seen Health And Safety mentioned and, naturally, automatically went off on one. :D

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I think it will take more then this to stop this great old guy and i wish him all the luck and good health in the world.

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What he said...

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I can understand the RBL's reasoning BUT I'm wondering why the same reasoning didn't extend to all the other old war heroes who were out collecting this last fortnight? :confused:

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Perhaps they were all under 85 or were with a younger collector (not official), or perhaps each region has different rules :shrug:

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It's also worth noting that if it smells a profit, big business can be surprisingly accommodating, even to the enemys of the country it is based in.

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I have never heard so much cobblers in my life.

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I smell a jobsworth..;)

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Probably, he'll have to go out collecting with some one younger, like this guy for instance, he'll learn a better lesson that way than in prison to.

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Good new is I've heard through the grapevine that there has been an about turn, so somebody has seen sense. However a little thing like not having insurance, I'm sure wouldn't stop Harry from doing what he feels he must do.

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That's good to hear. :)

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Because the policies are arranged at a local level and are all different. Each chapter of the Legion acts as an autonomous body and as such, are not covered by a group policy.

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You maybe right but I'm talking more about the respect and admiration that is always extended to the veterans who wish to participate in the Poppy Appeal collections..locals usually bend over backwards to include them but that seems to be missing in this occasion.:(