Will they never learn

jaysay · 27-10-2011, 10:26

BBC News - Ribble estuary cocklers: Another five rescued

Will people never learn. Seems people have forgotten the Chinese Cocklers who lost there lives in Morecambe bay a few years ago. over the last couple of weeks its been on the local news at life boats have been called out numerous times to rescue people getting into difficulties cockling near Lytham-St-Ann's, will they never learn

cashman · 27-10-2011, 11:07

They probably have more chance of learning,if the coastguards ignored em, they are well aware of the dangers, its there choice, sod em i say.

gynn · 27-10-2011, 11:33

The cocklers should certainly be charged the full cost plus a bit more of the lifeboat going to rescue them.

Just one question came to my mind yesterday. Who exactly is it that eats cockles? I think I've managed to get to the ripe old age I am by not eating a single cockle.

Are they a delicacy somewhere?

groove · 27-10-2011, 11:47

Groove believes that the cockle pickers earn 400 pund a day, but believes a number of these are illegal immigrants working und duress from gangsters.

Whittaker · 27-10-2011, 11:56

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Originally Posted by groove

Groove believes that the cockle pickers earn 400 pund a day, but believes a number of these are illegal immigrants working und duress from gangsters.

Just to advise Groove since the cockle pickers died some years ago the industry as a whole has been tightened to employ people in the food industry you need to have a "Gangmaster licence" which many of the good recruitment companies have. to say they earn £400 a day is an exaggeration, the government at the time introduce the Gangmaster licence and it costs to have one of these and they are not cheap.

There is industry in cockle picking and it is usually farmed but there are also cockle pickers in this estuary doing a official worthwhile job.

Boeing Guy · 27-10-2011, 12:08

Groove, it seems has not learnt anything. Despite his apology he still makes stupid remarks and childish and offensive jokes

Boeing Guy · 27-10-2011, 12:09

£400.00 per day.... That's quite a lot. I would have thought the majority make a awful lot less. Or most of us would be out their ourselves

jaysay · 27-10-2011, 17:48

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Originally Posted by gynn

The cocklers should certainly be charged the full cost plus a bit more of the lifeboat going to rescue them.

Just one question came to my mind yesterday. Who exactly is it that eats cockles? I think I've managed to get to the ripe old age I am by not eating a single cockle.

Are they a delicacy somewhere?

They're not on my menu either gynn, they're one of the things I'm allergic too

cmonstanley · 27-10-2011, 22:43

cmonstanley thinks there will be many deaths because big bad tories are shutting down too many coastguard stations

cashman · 28-10-2011, 09:25

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley

cmonstanley thinks there will be many deaths because big bad tories are shutting down too many coastguard stations

There probably will be some deaths, but to say yeh think "many" cos of the big bad tories, is a great example of people like you driving folk towards voting fer those scumbags,

doubt though if yeh will ever learn.

Michael1954 · 31-10-2011, 23:46

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Originally Posted by gynn

The cocklers should certainly be charged the full cost plus a bit more of the lifeboat going to rescue them.

Just one question came to my mind yesterday. Who exactly is it that eats cockles? I think I've managed to get to the ripe old age I am by not eating a single cockle.

Are they a delicacy somewhere?

Well I eat cockles, as well as mussels, so I guess I am exactly it!