Jason Iles
Member
Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Bristol
User status: Offline
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> As you are probably aware, recently, a serious tornado hit parts of
> southern
> Birmingham.
> News of the disaster was swiftly carried to the civilised world by
> pay-as-you go SMS messages. Victims were seen wandering around aimlessly
> muttering 'blooooodyell' and 'yourite?'. The tornado decimated the area
> causing several pounds worth of damage. Several priceless collections of
> mementos from the Balearics and Spanish Costa's were damaged beyond
> repair.
> Several historic Ford Sierras and Nissan Bluebirds were blown of there
> brick
> plinths. A large number of 3 series BMW's had there alloy wheels damaged
> and
> a quantity of Renault Clio's had there tinted windows blown out. Many
> locals
> were woken well before their giro arrived.
> One resident, Sharon Knowles, a 15yr old single mother of seven said:
> "It was such a shock, my little Beyonce came running into my bedroom
> crying.
> My youngest two, Azif and Delbert slept through it all. I was still
> shaking
> when I was watching Trisha the next morning".
> Another resident, Community worker Royston Akimose, 38, said: "I was
> 'avin'
> a meetin' wiv a business associate, the sky went dark, an, de next fing I
> know, me ganj is blown all over 'is Impreza!"
> Apparently though, looting and car crime did carry on as normal. The
> British
> Red Cross has so far managed to ship 4,000 crates of sunny delight to the
> area to help the stricken locals. Rescue workers are still searching
> through
> the rubble and have found large quantities of personal belongings, which
> include benefit books, jewellery from Elizabeth Duke at Argos and bone
> china
> from Pound Stretcher.
> How Can You Help?
> This appeal is to raise money for food and clothing parcels for those
> unfortunate enough to be caught up in the disaster. Clothing is most
> sought
> after, items needed include:
> Fila or Burberry baseball caps
> Kappa tracksuit tops (his & hers)
> Von Dutch t-Shirts
> White sports socks
> Rockport boots
> Any large gold plated accessories
>
> Food parcels may be harder to come by, but are needed all the same.
> Required foodstuffs include microwave meals, tins of baked beans, ice
> cream,
> and bottles of Smirnoff Ice. 22p buys a biro for filling in the
> compensation
> forms, £2.00 buys fish, chips & blue fizzy drinks for a family of 9, and
> £5.00 will pay for a packet of B&H and a lighter to calm the nerves of
> those
> affected. Please do not send tents for shelter, as the sight of posh
> housing
> is unfair on the population in neighbouring areas.
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Read it before but was about Barnsley