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And the prince said

newstart2380 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:01:51 GMT

Prince Charles visited a flood ravaged part of England and he commented " A jolly good disaster". Does he ever take his foot out of his mouth ? He did then donate 50 thousand pounds to the flood relief but the comment was stupid and not helpfjul for those suffering.

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cherry*135 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:45:55 GMT

Prince Charles said:"There's nothing like a jolly good disaster to get people to start doing something. The tragedy is that nothing happened for so long."

His Royal Highness was handed a letter outlining the issues facing Somerset by a farmer as soon as he left his royal vehicle in Stoke St Gregory on Tuesday lunchtime.

"I've now got an idea how awful it is," he added.

Earlier in the day Prince Charles pledged £50,000 to the clear-up operation - a sum that will be matched by the Duke of Westminster.

Jolly good chaps, I would say, the Prince & the Duke.

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catsnknots — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:45:44 GMT

Having lived through two floods and a tornado in the last three years I have no objection to what he said.

We would call ours a bloody good flood in comparison to what he said.

I am sure nothing he said was said in malice.

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cherry*135 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:46:53 GMT

It is actually his father, Prince Philip, who is known for dropping clangers (not Charles).

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cherry*135 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:51:58 GMT

but the comment was stupid and not helpfjul for those suffering.

You got the wrong end of the stick there, those suffering were happy Prince Charles came on a visit as it brought national attention to their plight as not much was happening for them before that.

Farmer Ray Adlam met Prince Charles during his visit and afterwards told Sky News: "I think something will happen, the publicity of him coming down here will help.

"Him coming makes it more important in the national eye, and it is a national problem.

"The pressure his presence puts on people to sort this will be a very great help."

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freakiness — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:52:10 GMT

@catsnknots wrote:
Having lived through two floods and a tornado in the last three years I have no objection to what he said.

We would call ours a bloody good flood in comparison to what he said.

I am sure nothing he said was said in malice.

I can only imagine your reaction if Julia Gillard had visited and said anything of the sort 😄

What was it about JG not being welcome to come and gawk at the floods?

What were you going to tell her if she did?

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cherry*135 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:54:43 GMT

Charlie handed over 50 000 quid though, freaki. and he wore wellies!

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freakiness — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:55:09 GMT

@am*3 wrote:
Charlie handed over 50 000 quid though, freaki.

Well, he'd be a jolly good old chap.

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catsnknots — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:56:17 GMT

@freakiness wrote:
@catsnknots wrote:
Having lived through two floods and a tornado in the last three years I have no objection to what he said.

We would call ours a bloody good flood in comparison to what he said.

I am sure nothing he said was said in malice.
I can only imagine your reaction if Julia Gillard had visited and said anything of the sort 😄

What was it about JG not being welcome to come and gawk at the floods?
What were you going to tell her if she did?

She did visit.. and I did say that even though I hated her policies it was not a time to go there and protest as there were people that were so happy to see her and they really felt like they were being "heard". Personally I don't think she really cared... Anna Bligh did a much better job.

It is a very lonely time when your house is flooded and you are living in emergency shelters that are just halls with camp beds.

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freakiness — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:58:49 GMT

@catsnknots wrote:
@freakiness wrote:
@catsnknots wrote:
Having lived through two floods and a tornado in the last three years I have no objection to what he said.

We would call ours a bloody good flood in comparison to what he said.

I am sure nothing he said was said in malice.
I can only imagine your reaction if Julia Gillard had visited and said anything of the sort 😄

What was it about JG not being welcome to come and gawk at the floods?
What were you going to tell her if she did?
She did visit.. and I did say that even though I hated her policies it was not a time to go there and protest as there were people that were so happy to see her and they really felt like they were being "heard". Personally I don't think she really cared... Anna Bligh did a much better job.

It is a very lonely time when your house is flooded and you are living in emergency shelters that are just halls with camp beds.

What was all the complaint about her not caring enough to visit then?

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catsnknots — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:05:37 GMT

You do know we have had several floods up here don't you? And I beleive she did visit both times... the second was 5 days after the event or somthing like that. Like an after thought.

Freakie why are you turning this into something hostile?

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freakiness — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:23:23 GMT

@catsnknots wrote:
You do know we have had several floods up here don't you? And I beleive she did visit both times... the second was 5 days after the event or somthing like that. Like an after thought.

Freakie why are you turning this into something hostile?

Not hostile, just surprised 😄

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cherry*135 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:28:26 GMT

I am surprised the OP made this thread by taking the Prince's comment out of context...trying to make him look bad, when he was actually doing something useful and assisting the people affected by the floods (monetary donation, raise awareness of how badly the people there are affected &how they need assistance).

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newstart2380 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:45:24 GMT

@am*3 wrote:
I am surprised the OP made this thread by taking the Prince's comment out of context...trying to make him look bad, when he was actually doing something useful and assisting the people affected by the floods (monetary donation, raise awareness of how badly the people there are affected &how they need assistance).

No, I did not take his comment out of context I just commented on what he said, if you wish to make something out of it, your choice.

I did also say he donated 50 thousand pounds to the flood relief, why don't you people read what is written and not what you want it to say, give me a break.

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cherry*135 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:14:39 GMT

This is what I read from the opening post:: and he commented " A jolly good disaster".

That is taken out of context and/or selective quoting - 3 words taken from the middle of a sentence.

This is what he actually said: "There's nothing like a jolly good disaster to get people to start doing something. The tragedy is that nothing happened for so long.

Does he ever take his foot out of his mouth ?

He didn't put his foot in his mouth if you read the two sentences that he acutally said.

but the comment was stupid and not helpful for those suffering.

Says who? There is nothing in any news report to suggest his visit wasn't a great success. It was a welcome visit & got more publicity & action started for helping the people in the flooded area.

Give Charles a break.

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electric*mayhem*band — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:16:11 GMT

He has to be very careful and impartial as to what he says, where the incumbent government is concerned. When asked by a reporter if the government should have acted much sooner he replied, "You can say that, I couldn't possibly comment". Says it all. The Royal Family cannot be seen to take sides.

At least he got his wellies on and made the effort. Over eight weeks later and the Rt Hon Owen Paterson (Environmental Minister) still hasn't visited, although he has condescended to journey there before Thursday. No wonder he has been dubbed 'The Fool of the Floods'.

Memo to the OP.

Please be sure to quote the sentence in it's entirety, not simply half and completely out of context.

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cherry*135 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:16:01 GMT

emb wrote: Memo to OP

Please be sure to quote the sentence in it's entirety, not simply half and completely out of context.

I am glad you added that.

Charles did well to don his wellies and go out to see the flood damaged area plus give a large monetary donation as well.

Why anyone would want to quibble about that I don't know.

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the_great_she_elephant — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:53:55 GMT

It's interesting how idiomatic expressions can lose their meaning in translation, 'Jolly good' is pretty much a catch-all phrase in the UK:. I've a jolly good mind to tell her what I think of her, he needs a jolly good thrashing, it's a jolly good job your mother doesn't know what you get up to etc etc.

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nevynreally — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:59:38 GMT

I think a lot of people see/hear/read what they want to see/hear/read. Many don't stop and think of the context, surrounding factors. Plus they leave common sense at the door. Sensationalism is what it's all about these days, never mind the facts, the whole story, the story so far, lets just pick up on what the news says and run with it.

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cherry*135 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:09:24 GMT

Agree, but in this case I can't see anywhere the media ran with a negative aspect of Charles visit. Seems to me, pick some public figure you don't like and quote them out of context to try and make them look bad.