On 2007-07-21 19:36:09 +0100, "dennis@home"
said:


"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On 2007-07-21 18:58:59 +0100, Frank Erskine
said:

On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:43:02 -0700, Weatherlawyer
wrote:

Looking at the news where some had been hit by 3 times the normal
monthly rainfall falling in one day, I heard one victim complaining
that the local council were not helping him.

Surely it ought to be his insurance company that should be helping
him...
(Not necessarily only financially).

Precisely.

Why people have the mentaility that some public sector organisation should
be obliged to help them rather than their taking responsibility for
themselves, never ceases to amaze me.


Just wait until your house is on fire.. I bet you want public services then.

Different issue.

Most of the people interviewed on the TV seem not to have any form of
insurance. If they choose not to do that, then they should not expect
to be bailed out (as it were) from the public purse.