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just wanted to comment on the trees sellers at crown house

east Dulwich road facing the park Peckham fire brigade asked if they

could donate a big tree for there station which they let them pick one

of the biggest ones I heard the fireman say they had asked the man

selling trees at the edt and he said no but he might find one with a broken top

they could have it tomorrow scrooges anyway a got a fantastic tree there

im glad I chose them

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Christine - I don't think that a tree supplier not being prepared to GIVE AWAY their BIGGEST tree to a fire station constitutes being a scrooge !

I'm sorry but where does this sense of entitlement arise ? The pensioned, insured, salaried, paid-holidayed, fireman wants a freebie off the street seller ? Are you sure ?

Christine, you have already started a thread with the same subject (and pretty much the same kind of responses)


http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,1233145,1233145#msg-1233145


I am sorry you feel that way about traders for not giving their products away to public services at Christmas but as others have said, its unfair to make them out as some sort of Scrooge/villain. Yes, it would have been a wonderful gesture but it does not make them bad people for refusing. They could be the kindest but simply have no spare change.


You must be a very giving person yourself with that kind of perspective, I hope you have great Christmas.

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