News item on Ian
Discussion
If the figures being quoted are correct then Ian's death truely is a tragedy. I,m sure that all of his many friends on here and PHEA would gladly have put money into the pot to save him from losing his house, and ultimately his life. It is such a shame that Ian didn't feel he could confide in one of us. Such a waste of a lovely man.
Yugguy said:
Am I the only person who thinks that leaving your wife and family like that is wrong?
None of us are in receipt of all the facts, out of respect for his family i don't think its a good idea to be throwing around speculation or judgement like this
>> Edited by scorp on Wednesday 15th February 08:43
Sad news indeed and gets sadder as more information is revealed - it seems so unreal that something like this could happen over what appears, on the surface at least, to be a relatively small amount. I hope the news gets the exposure it deserves as that appears to have been his wish and a contributing motive.
Our lives seem to be increasingly governed by machines these days and too much is automatic, I suspect (and in many ways) hope that this is at the heart of this story, merely a person with no authority to overule the computer following company set down protocol. Halifax and all their like will hopefully take some note from this and put in place procedures to ensure that these sorts of cases are handled by a real person with real powers who can deal with it in a realistic way.
Our lives seem to be increasingly governed by machines these days and too much is automatic, I suspect (and in many ways) hope that this is at the heart of this story, merely a person with no authority to overule the computer following company set down protocol. Halifax and all their like will hopefully take some note from this and put in place procedures to ensure that these sorts of cases are handled by a real person with real powers who can deal with it in a realistic way.
My gods, this is just so awful, I'm going through an IVA (insolvency) at the moment, so I can relate to the worry that these people hasseling you can cause, but - for this to happen as a result, its just so tragic.
B17NNS said:
To everyone who enjoyed one of Ians videos I think now is the time to pay the rental fee of £15.
If all of the 350 people who posted on that thread paid up, his debt would be cleared.
Can someone set up a donation account thingy?
Great idea
- I'll donate to this, even though I've not been a member here long, and not had the pleasure of meeting Ian, I loved his videos. cmon guys, lets not do this. its awful, our opinions beyond that dont count for anything. i would hate to think at some point in the future that one of hhis children or family members looked in on us here and found anything, any-thing that could even add to there pain one bit.
its simply not the time.
>> Edited by nervous on Wednesday 15th February 10:44
If Ian's family are still under the threat of losing their home, then I for one will chip in to help out as I'm sure many of us will. Such a pointless loss. A friend of mine facing similar financial problems asked his lender for help only to be told that he would have to get into arrears before they would do anything, which, to me, is outrageous. Perhaps we're not hearing the full story, but on face value it would seem that the bank in question has a lot to answer for.
nervous said:
cmon guys, lets not do this. its awful, our opinions beyond that dont count for anything. i would hate to think at some point in the future that one of hhis children or family members looked in on us here and found anything, any-thing that could even add to there pain one bit.
its simply not the time.
I know which is why I said I'd say no more so stop repeating it then.
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