British Hostages released

[GM-MarkB]

Great to see that after a year in captivity, the British couple siezed by Somalian pirates have been released this morning.

Just in time for Chrimbo too. It'll be the  best prezzie their family ever get  

[Savvy]

GM-MarkB wrote:

Great to see that after a year in captivity, the British couple siezed by Somalian pirates have been released this morning.

Just in time for Chrimbo too. It'll be the  best prezzie their family ever get  

Exchange deal with Terry Waite?  

[BillyStubbsTears]

Given that we're in the Age of Austerity, one assumes that they will now get a bill from the Foreign Office for the time spent dealing with this.

Or, to put it another way, why should I as a tax payer fund the rescue if a couple if stupid upper middle class tits who thought it would be a jolly wheeze to spend their retirement sailing  their luxury yacht around the mist dangerous seas in the world?

[jucyberry]

Must say, I never get that one either. Like the people who go back packing through bandit country and are kidnapped. just because it's there doesn't make it a good place to visit.

I can understand the ones who go to dangerous places because they want to make a difference, like the aid worker who was killed in a rescue attempt the other week, but those like BST have mentioned who are just doing it for the experience I don't understand at all.

[Dagenham Rover]

jucyberry wrote:

Must say, I never get that one either. Like the people who go back packing through bandit country and are kidnapped. just because it's there doesn't make it a good place to visit.

I can understand the ones who go to dangerous places because they want to make a difference, like the aid worker who was killed in a rescue attempt the other week, but those like BST have mentioned who are just doing it for the experience I don't understand at all.

Cos it'll never happen to them  

[inSODwetrust]

I first saw this on the news last night in the pub, with no sound on, and I honestly thought it was Barry McGuigan doing some charity work in Haiti or something  :dry: