"It really is beggars belief that people are giving money to a self-centred human, me me me."
Our brothers and sisters across the pond are extremely cross, this morning, with one of their own. It might have begun as a normal day, one week or such ago, for Sam Brenchley as he zipped up his wetsuit, rubbed wax on his board and paddled out at Fistral Beach there in Newquay. Little did he know that he was hopping on a wild rollercoaster that would dump him into the very fury of his countryman.
As things happen, Brenchley became bonked on the head with his board and knocked right out or as he tells it, “On Monday I suffered a whack to the head from a surfboard and the impact caused me to black out. I was unconscious in the water for a few minutes until an off duty lifeguard managed to spot me and drag me to shore and proceeded to bring me back to life, the air ambulance did a great job in airlifting me to the hospital where I was well looked after, unfortunately my wetsuit was cut off me on the beach for safety reasons and now I longer have a wetsuit.”
He then proceeded to direct the sympathetic to a GoFundMe with the goal of raising £350 for a new wetsuit.
One of the men who saved Brenchley’s life commented, “This is very disheartening to see. A donation to the air ambulance is more suitable than a wetsuit!”
Another chimed, “Was fully expecting this to be raising money for the air ambulance, not asking for strangers to donate towards buying you a new wetsuit.”
Still a third slammed, “It really is beggars belief that people are giving money to a self-centred human, me me me. How much did the air ambulance cost? I think you need a reality check.”
Things got so bad that poor Sam swapped the fundraiser to one for air ambulances, explaining, “I want to thank the air ambulance for there incredible service and to the people on the beach that found me and and saved my life, to say I’m full of gratitude right now is an understatement.”
I was unaware that the UK was same same as USA wherein individuals are forced to pay every dollar of exorbitant healthcare procedures on top of paying exorbitant taxes all while paying exorbitant insurance premiums and forced to beg friends and family.
Well, I guess, boo to Sam.
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Air ambulance is a charity which relies on donations. The hospital is free at the point of use but publicly funded by taxation. Rather than spend taxes on building more hospitals close to where they are needed, instead we rely on charities to fly people to hospitals that they would otherwise die before they could reach using our shit congested roads. It’s a winning system.
grttin home after filming rockies…exchauster and the n I relaize my surf foogates has been absorbed thru the drive thru dinner crew. need money to crack my eggs o’ve a guiness Stout~
does this complete your order?
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Another douche named Sam
Dama’s preached beer…german’s
are DJ Fisher and DJ Horsegirl performing together at Coachella? They’ll be a Forse to be wreckoned with, Fisher. https://x.com/people/status/1909235731215561207
headliners Neil Young, Joan Baez and some fat chick are playing a free concert in the Antifa Parkway. Kid Rock is playing w/Bill Mayer at the White House. Where’s the Dixie Chicks? Where’s David Crosby?
At this point, Coachella might as well invite Chas to do a live read of select chapters from Reports From Hell
he’s a dei appointee. bucket list here? avoid dei, dui. die. I don’t get paid, he don’t get paid!
You should see the collab bvetween Donkey Kong and Phish.
tex/mex woman who surfs mo betta dan me?
Dunno about Horsegirl, but Fishyboy will most likely be at the pink pony club, with Elton (his hair-plug master) etc…
go south my friend…or east. the treasure story never ends…
Anybody out there up to go fund me a block of emu export?
Young cunts ……
Replace this kook with my sister in law and the story reads the same.
It appears Air Ambulance is greatly celebrated and held in high esteem in the UK.
If that trash problem in Birmingham, UK continues, it’s far more likely he’ll need to save his GoFundMe cash to treat the return of the black plague.
If I had any tea I’d dump it in the nearest harbor!
place tariffs on Mexican, Colombian, and California weeds! paraquat is again legal?
When was coastguard,we coordinated rescue of drunk woman who fell off a pier.
She sent us a bill for dress damaged in course of rescue,£12.50.
We sent her cheeky receipt for inshore and lifeboat, coastguard cliff team and Navy helicopter costs,£150,000.
No further reply.
In contrast,bloke got demasted off West Indies,we coordinated rescue.
He got onshore,took private jet back to U.K,then taxi, brought us a crate of Laphroaig.
Which was nice.
recipriocity appreciated. as is ur post Pisk~
What a missed opportunity from the off duty lifeguard. Really shouldn’t be interfering with natural selection…
Utter tosh
Utter Tosh
Is that Peter Tosh’s Swedish cousin ?
(seeing as ‘Utter’ is a Christian name of Scandinavian origin…)
Possibly but unlikely. Another Cornish pirate looking to make a fast buck like his county cousin Long John Silver. Ah harr there Sam lad. It be a rum deal I say.
what’s their special tonight? shrimp or cod? Indo raw tuna just flown in from Indo here. thai rice with ginger and marianne. imported wasabi and soy. and makin small chat at my exclusive one man tavern. cheers
need oil and/or butter on that danish open-face sandwich? Swen (from G-Land)
The fifth ABBA
English NHS is free, or at least it was ten years ago.
He knocked himself on the head with his own board (ha).
Good chance wetsuits will get cheaper in europe with trump playing hardball tariffs with china and east asia.
Its a victimless crime. Keep calm and carry on. Nothing to see here.
I’m starting a gofundme to help me contribute to all these gofundmes
Ambulance makes some pretty quality shit from the sounds of it…
Essential!
Xox
He went from asking for 350 for a wetsuit to asking for 500 for an air ambulance because he was harassed online. Now he can get a wetsuit and a night out at the pub for free.
he needs to go bird-watching with us…
Yeah.. but think about all the money they save on dental work.
Poor fucker is probably still concussed, but lets not let that minor detail get in the way of a public lynching!
I would rather donate to his gofund me then vote for a movie on the Webby awards website!