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Nice story. I wish I could have that type of thing happen to me.
Split the money between charities. I vote for a Trachoma charity for some moeny.
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Gotta be the one that means most to you really.
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Err, I'm the sole fundraiser for a pan London sexual health charity working with more than 24,000 young people every year!
Actually, we're not that much in need of cash*, but if you want to ask about which charities are effective, then I can offer my help, or try the Intelligent Giving website. You can restrict your donation to actual service delivery, so that it can't be spent on organisational overheads (CEO's wages, etc.). But I'm slightly taken / touched by your generosity to do some good with the £££
- that sounds ungrateful, but I need £500,000 rather than £500.
- that sounds ungrateful, but I need £500,000 rather than £500.
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^^^ haha! did he really say that? I'll kick him in the nads for you later. x
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And yesterday I fall off my bike. In the evening I said to my husband that maybe I should give up riding a bike and he says "then we can sell your bike and I'll get myself another one"....
He sounds like "Mr Big" your complicated story?
I like his thinking. Might have to try that one myself.
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aaahhh....bless.
sounds like one of those 'if-this-story-touched-you-pass-it-on email'...but yes, very nice story. now go marry the guy ;)
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And yesterday I fall off my bike. In the evening I said to my husband that maybe I should give up riding a bike and he says "then we can sell your bike and I'll get myself another one"....
He sounds like "Mr Big" your complicated story?
Funny you should mention Mr. Big. I just spent half the weekend watching Sex and the City, my flatmates have the entire series on DVD. The thing is... if anything, I'm Big, and It's-Complicated-Guy is Carrie... but without the sex and the whole one-of-us-is-married thing.
Hope you didn't hurt yourself too badly from falling off your bike. What happened?
If it's any consolation, I have scars all over from falling off bikes...
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a lovely story that brings a warm glow inside on a cold wet day. aaaah.
"and he assured me that the gift doesn't obligate me to anything, he wasn't trying to buy my affection, etc." ...but he still wants to shag you - you know that, right?
He's a guy. It goes without saying.
Oh and for the record, I don't usually post stuff that generates warm fuzzy feelings. I'm normally mean and bitchy. I swear.
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I was thinking to split the money between an education-related charity and a health-related one. Anybody know of any effective ones? As in, a large percentage of donations goes towards the cause, rather than the overhead of running the charity itself, fundraising, etc?
As a rule of thumb - larger charities are both more efficient in terms of overhead and more effective at delivering aid than smaller ones. It may seem counterintuitive, but the 3rd sector is subject to the same economies of scale as the rest of the world.
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Really? So and entirely voluntarily run organisation is more effective (directly to an individual) than Oxfam? Not wanting to start a row, but I don't see how that works (and i'm also bringing my own personal bias in, having seem NGO staff working abroad when I was too).
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I'm a FG/SS n00b, and I've been stalking this forum for several months, trying to figure out which bike to get. About 6 weeks ago, I came across Kiwi Cycles, and several people on the forum had good things to say about the owner, Paul. I was lusting for one particular own-brand bike on the website because the frame sounded perfect for me, but it was a bit out of my price range, and I decided to keep looking to see if I could dig up cheaper options.
A week and a half ago, I concluded that there weren't any cheaper options that appealed to me, so I went over to KC to have a chat with Paul. He spent nearly 2 hours with me, offering advice, answering questions, and letting me try different components. He said it would take a few days to order the frame in, and another 3-4 weeks to build the bike. Fine by me, I said.
And then... a Christmas miracle in the middle of July.
There's this guy. He's not just a friend, but not my boyfriend either. As Facebook would say, "it's complicated". Yesterday, he insisted that I come over to his place because he had something to show me. (Get those dirty thoughts out of your minds, people...)
It was my bike... the one I'd picked out with the help of Paul.
How did this come to be? Weeks and weeks ago, when I first discovered KC, I'd sent It's-Complicated-Guy the link and said something like, "That sounds perfect for me, too bad it's too expensive." Since then, he'd been slyly asking me questions about the types of components I wanted (handlebars, pedals, colors, etc), and scheming with Paul to build it behind my back. He also gave Paul a description of me. So in fact, when I finally made the decision to get that bike and went to the shop, Paul knew exactly who I was and had already built half of it.
This was the most amazing gift I've ever gotten. Not just because of the cost, but also because of the effort and planning and thought that went into it. It's one of those rare situations where I can sincerely say, "It's the thought that counts."
The moral of the story is... don't lose hope, ladies, there are still guys out there who are getting it right :-)
P.S. I thought about it, and in the end, I told It's-Complicated-Guy that I wasn't comfortable with accepting such an expensive gift. He insists that the cost isn't a problem (which is true, it's not a problem for him), and he assured me that the gift doesn't obligate me to anything, he wasn't trying to buy my affection, etc.
I believe him, he's not the type to do that. But as much as I appreciate the sentiment, I simply can't bring myself to accept the gift... even if he feels it's no strings attached, I will always feel the strings. The last thing I want is to be seen as a bike-digging hipster whore.
I told him I wanted to pay him back. Being the gentleman that he is, he of course refuses to accept my money. So we settled on a compromise... I'll donate the money to a charity approved by both of us.
Anybody have any suggestions on which charity?