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R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

sandypebbles — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 23:39:56 GMT

Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised $57 million for the NHS, dies aged 100 after contracting coronavirus

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-03/captain-sir-tom-moore-dies-coronavirus-aged-100-nhs-uk/13110834?fbclid=IwAR1XP71dLtjFfRY6mbHYFAhTWfTD6ikvZ4aoYucqrN7mjyVNr--nwzPSCow

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

not_for_sale — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:09:28 GMT

He was quite a character and I'm glad he made it to 100. But it is sad that Coronavirus caused his end.

RIP

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

domino-710 — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:12:59 GMT

An Hero among men.

RIP Sir Tom.

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

bright.ton42 — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 07:33:40 GMT

RIP Sir Tom.

A truly good man.

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

davidc4430 — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:01:29 GMT

and there was boris paying his respect to an actual hero

maybe had boris not been a numpty old tom would still be alive?

his complete stuff up handling of the virus has caused many many more deaths than there might have been

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

**tippy*toes** — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 03:35:29 GMT

@sandypebbles wrote:
Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised $57 million for the NHS, dies aged 100 after contracting coronavirus

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-03/captain-sir-tom-moore-dies-coronavirus-aged-100-nhs-uk/13110834?fbclid=IwAR1XP71dLtjFfRY6mbHYFAhTWfTD6ikvZ4aoYucqrN7mjyVNr--nwzPSCow

Oh well, I don't feel sorry for him. He had a good innings. I also don't see him as any more of a hero than anyone else who served in the armed forces. Certainly, raising money by pushing a walker around a garden doesn't constitute "hero status" in my books.

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

rogevibe — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 21:06:55 GMT

@**tippy*toes** wrote:

@sandypebbles wrote:

Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised $57 million for the NHS, dies aged 100 after contracting coronavirus

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-03/captain-sir-tom-moore-dies-coronavirus-aged-100-nhs-uk/13110834?fbclid=IwAR1XP71dLtjFfRY6mbHYFAhTWfTD6ikvZ4aoYucqrN7mjyVNr--nwzPSCow

Oh well, I don't feel sorry for him. He had a good innings. I also don't see him as any more of a hero than anyone else who served in the armed forces. Certainly, raising money by pushing a walker around a garden doesn't constitute "hero status" in my books.

He should have been protected from the virus in the first place , using special provisions paid by a tiny percentage of the funds raised, considering his $50,000,000 fund raising for their Government health depart

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

the_great_she_elephant — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:18:26 GMT

He couldn't receive the vaccine as he had pneumonia. And any measures to protect him would probaby have necessitated isolating him from all his family and friends. Maybe he didn't want that.

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

icyfroth — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:28:53 GMT

@not_for_sale wrote:
He was quite a character and I'm glad he made it to 100. But it is sad that Coronavirus caused his end.

RIP

I think advanced age would have been the major contributor.

But he certainly was a remarkable man.

What a great legacy he left!

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

rogevibe — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 23:30:04 GMT

@the_great_she_elephant wrote:
He couldn't receive the vaccine as he had pneumonia. And any measures to protect him would probaby have necessitated isolating him from all his family and friends. Maybe he didn't want that.

The point I was making is that he should not have caught pneuonia or covid in the first place - even if meant relocating to mild climate and covid free Australia for the duration at a time when he was healthy

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

domino-710 — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 23:34:59 GMT

With borders closed - few flights - no ships - how do you relocate a 100 year old to warmer climes.

He had mobility issues even when doing his 100 laps - when was he healthier. ?????

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

the_great_she_elephant — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:57:58 GMT

@rogevibe wrote:
@the_great_she_elephant wrote:
He couldn't receive the vaccine as he had pneumonia. And any measures to protect him would probaby have necessitated isolating him from all his family and friends. Maybe he didn't want that.
The point I was making is that he should not have caught pneuonia or covid in the first place - even if meant relocating to mild climate and covid free Australia for the duration at a time when he was healthy

At 100 years of age, every day is a precious and unlikely bonus What on earth makes you think he would have wanted to be 'relocated' and spend, even one of those precious days in a strange place, away from everything that was familiar to him?

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

**tippy*toes** — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 05:25:53 GMT

lLfe is like baby formula. It can be cheap and plastic or you can enjoy it locally produced and organic - just make sure you pay international postage!

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

cezm — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 05:43:27 GMT

I'm not sure a 100yr old would want to be uprooted from all he knows and shunted off to Australia to see out his days

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

rogevibe — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:09:24 GMT

@domino-710 wrote:
With borders closed - few flights - no ships - how do you relocate a 100 year old to warmer climes.

He had mobility issues even when doing his 100 laps - when was he healthier. ?????

So a paid for thank you vacation in the Bahama's was not comparable travel stress ?

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

rogevibe — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:13:39 GMT

@cezm wrote:
I'm not sure a 100yr old would want to be uprooted from all he knows and shunted off to Australia to see out his days

Fine sentiment until you are caughing your lungs out

Re: R.I.P. Captain Sir Tom Moore

icyfroth — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:20:54 GMT

How about the Crocodile Rock?