Street entertainer Rob hits road for 2012km challenge

“Gastronomix, great reply but I fear the critics have disappeared to troll elsewhere. Sad isn't it.”

“Blimey theres some self righteous comments on this post!
Ok, the intention isn't to cross the Antarctic in his underpants dragging a 200lb sledge for charidee or some such ridiculous feat of endurance and for some the distance is no big deal but fact is he's intending to do something which most of us cant be ****d to do in order to benefit someone else. As the intention is to spread it out over 12 months I would expect the charities profile to benefit much more than if anyone was to walk 40 miles a day for a week, for instance. Whether this charity deserves his efforts or another more so is debatable, but what happened to personal choice? He obviously feels that it is worthy and its his time and effort.

Intrepid is obviously a headline writers over exageration, how many newspaper articles blow things out of perspective? Instead of being mean spirited and critical perhaps some of the earlier commentators would care to examine their own consciences and perhaps take out a standing order to benefit someone else.”

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“How can you so stupidly call a charity that protects children inherently evil? I did search "NSPCC scandal" and the first hit was from the Daily Wail (should have guessed really with scandal being in the search!) Neither "Realwalker" (oh dear!) or "Conman" read my initial reply closely, I criticised the choice of HFH over NSPCC. You both need to learn to read, and preferably something less "holier than thou" than the Daily Snail. Anyway, enough childishness now, I for one admire people who raise money for charity far more than people who trawl websites looking for somewhere to vent their angry spleens. Why ot get some real walking done, and at the same time raise some funds for a charity of your choice?
Too much effort?”

“Oooer.. can't you just smell the guardian reader bristling?
"someone (quite rightly) thinks I'm a prat so they must be a Daily Mail Stereotype"
You clearly can't read, adders, or you would have noticed that Conman was not criticising Rob at all, merely the inherent evil that is the NSPCC.”

“what a shame there are so many cynics in the World. I applaud the fact that you don't just talk the talk Rob, you literally walk the walk, probably unlike some people who like to scoff at what you're doing. You're putting your work and family life to one side to "go the extra mile" for people less fortunate than us....WELL DONE YOU!”

“I read perfectly well thank you, I read that you chose HFH from a long list of possibilities. Not sure what you mean't by "sort of person you are"? But let me take a guess at you, educated by the Daily Mail?
Just find it so sad that people have to criticise someone who is actually DOING something more worthy than being petty on a local news website!”

“RNLI - Macmillan Cancer - Mutiple Sclerosis Society - Red Cross - Scope - British Heart Foundation - Air Ambulance - Epilepsy Action - CLIC Serjent - MND - Any of thousands of local Hospices - etc etc etc
Yes, we know exactly what sort of person you are.
Learn to read.”

“Conman Sense, it is rather unfortunate that you chose Help for Heroes as your more 'worthy' charity. Armed, trained killers injured whilst at war, by choice, with other armed, trained killers, or defenceless children abused by adults? You can guess where my sympathies lie.”

“It is unfortunate that, commendable and naively honourable as his motives are, and far from mean and minor as his achievement will ultimately be; Rob could not espouse a real and totally uncorrupted charity such as Help for Heroes (only one of many alternatives) instead of the invidious, insidious, warped and often downright vicious political pressure group for the rampant Chattering Classes (and various other supercilious New-Lefties with hidden agendas) that masquerades as the NSPCC. An organization noted more for its abject failure to help victims rather than for any good it has ever really done; whose primary focus is to propagate its own being and self-worth; which has probably spent infinitely more money on self-promotion and perks for its clique of adherants and administrators than on any child: and which is constantly manoeuvering, even lying, to create crimes and criminals where there are none, in order to provide a justification for its own existence.
Any misguided do-gooder who has convinced themself that such a holier-than-thou propaganda machine can do no wrong (and indeed Rob, before he wears out a perfectly good pair of boots) might do worse than type 'NSPCC scandal' or any comparable words, into Google, and perhaps read a random selection from the first 2 pages of hits - in the interest of balance.
By all means put in the altruistic effort, and be rightly applauded, to raise £2012; but don't expect more than the odd 12 quid to end up doing any good.”