its snowing

7 Jan 2010

Quote by danne-gary
lots of ice here, very scary having to drive in it no choice tho cus work is open even tho the heating isnt keeping us warm enough :(

Don't you work in a school? The temperature has to be above a certain degree - check it.

7 Jan 2010

Quote by Dirtygirly

these are teachers we're talking about!

:giggle:
It's not just teachers who haven't been in work. One or our partners didn't make it in cause he lives in the sticks. Our IT bod didn't make it in cause she also lives in the sticks. I live a mile and half from work, I wouldn't get away with not making it in.
I suspect you have a beef with teachers and the snow is just an excuse to have a whinge? Or am I mistaken? wink

My only beef is that more kids made it into my son's school today then teachers...i myself had to partly walk to work because the train wasn't going that way...but i made the effort,i know that some people,teachers included have the attitude,like fuck am i going to work today,rather then even trying...

7 Jan 2010

Quote by Mr-Powers
There is always one thing that puzzles me...how come nearly everyone else can get to work...but not the teachers? When the schools close most parents have to either find someone to look after the kids or they just can't go to work themselves...well if they can actually get to work but can't...why shouldn't the teachers??

Most of our teachers don't live near to where they work. Two of the teachers from my school can't even get out of their village and the snow is knee-deep. One of them is 6 months pregnant - I wouldn't risk it. Another teacher brings her 15-month old baby to the school creche. So, her journey would also involve risking her child. I wouldn't risk that either. I've fallen down tonight when I went to dig my car out from where it got stuck on Tuesday when I was sent home from work. I don't think I'll be going tomorrow - most of the parents will keep their children at home for the sake of one more day.

7 Jan 2010

Quote by Mr-Powers

these are teachers we're talking about!

:giggle:
It's not just teachers who haven't been in work. One or our partners didn't make it in cause he lives in the sticks. Our IT bod didn't make it in cause she also lives in the sticks. I live a mile and half from work, I wouldn't get away with not making it in.
I suspect you have a beef with teachers and the snow is just an excuse to have a whinge? Or am I mistaken? wink

My only beef is that more kids made it into my son's school today then teachers...i myself had to partly walk to work because the train wasn't going that way...but i made the effort,i know that some people,teachers included have the attitude,like fuck am i going to work today,rather then even trying...
My journey to work normally takes me about 30 minutes. It took me 2 hours and 10 minutes to get home on Tuesday. The school was closed yesterday and today, not my decision but I didn't go to work. The decision to close a school is made by the head, with advice from the local authority and with regard to health and safety for everyone. Most kids live close enough to school to walk there - their teachers don't.

7 Jan 2010

Quote by Freckledbird
There is always one thing that puzzles me...how come nearly everyone else can get to work...but not the teachers? When the schools close most parents have to either find someone to look after the kids or they just can't go to work themselves...well if they can actually get to work but can't...why shouldn't the teachers??

Most of our teachers don't live near to where they work. Two of the teachers from my school can't even get out of their village and the snow is knee-deep. One of them is 6 months pregnant - I wouldn't risk it. Another teacher brings her 15-month old baby to the school creche. So, her journey would also involve risking her child. I wouldn't risk that either. I've fallen down tonight when I went to dig my car out from where it got stuck on Tuesday when I was sent home from work. I don't think I'll be going tomorrow - most of the parents will keep their children at home for the sake of one more day.
one more day that leads to two more days that leads to three more days and so on...still i expect people will still be venturing out to the supermarket...just hope they don't whinge because its shut or because the shelves are empty! wink

7 Jan 2010

Quote by Mr-Powers
one more day that leads to two more days that leads to three more days and so on...still i expect people will still be venturing out to the supermarket...just hope they don't whinge because its shut or because the shelves are empty!

I won't whinge - I can always bake bread and always have plenty of tinned food in. If it's dangerous, people should heed the advice given by motoring organisations and emergency services - and stay home.

7 Jan 2010

:rose:

:love::angel: If you can read this Mr Powers, thank a teacher!:angel::love::worship::rose:
;)

7 Jan 2010

It's incredibly tough to get near our primary school at the moment. I absolutely understand why the school was shut today.
However, with this weather set to continue, I'm wondering if anyone is plugging away at a plan B out there? By the looks of things, our roads may well be impassible into next week. How long will the schools stay shut before some ingenious ways of getting teachers & kids in are implemented? dunno

7 Jan 2010

Quote by Witchy
It's incredibly tough to get near our primary school at the moment. I absolutely understand why the school was shut today.
However, with this weather set to continue, I'm wondering if anyone is plugging away at a plan B out there? By the looks of things, our roads may well be impassible into next week. How long will the schools stay shut before some ingenious ways of getting teachers & kids in are implemented?

A bit of ingenious gritting of the school grounds is all it needs here really; but in Cardiff for example the council is onto emergency gritting of certain major routes only already.
Certainly teachers of KS4 & 5 will have to give many extra lessons to complete syllabi adequately.

7 Jan 2010

Quote by Freckledbird

one more day that leads to two more days that leads to three more days and so on...still i expect people will still be venturing out to the supermarket...just hope they don't whinge because its shut or because the shelves are empty!

I won't whinge - I can always bake bread and always have plenty of tinned food in. If it's dangerous, people should heed the advice given by motoring organisations and emergency services - and stay home.
If we all stayed at home,who would police the streets,who would run the hospitals...who would teach the kids,on second thoughts scrape that one,who would grit the streets,who would fix the power and gas lines that go down in this weather...people still have to go to work but obviously only they important ones.

7 Jan 2010

Quote by TheLovelyOne
:rose::love::angel: If you can read this Mr Powers, thank a teacher!:angel::love::worship::rose:
;)

Thanks...but i have my mum to thank for that...i was reading and writing before i started primary school,the teacher only took over what she had already started.

7 Jan 2010

Quote by Mr-Powers
:rose::love::angel: If you can read this Mr Powers, thank a teacher!:angel::love::worship::rose:
;)

Thanks...but i have my mum to thank for that...i was reading and writing before i started primary school,the teacher only took over what she had already started.
Me too, but there's no need to be a spoil sport!
In edit - well obviously I don't have yourmum to thank, but my own parents...

8 Jan 2010

Quote by Freckledbird
lots of ice here, very scary having to drive in it no choice tho cus work is open even tho the heating isnt keeping us warm enough :(

Don't you work in a school? The temperature has to be above a certain degree - check it.
i dont work in a school but i do work in education and i very much doubt the temp is high enough when we first get there, probably by about 4pm (we close at 6pm) its reached the right temp but the powers that be dont seem concerned about it !
and the parents just want to drop the children off and get to work !
the children dont seem bothered but young children dont seem to be bothered by varying temps anyway and as soon as they get in they strip off their warm clothes and wander about in t shirts and jeans lol
i keep my coat on as long as i can !

12 Jan 2010

snowing in our part of Dorset lol

12 Jan 2010

We've had a couple of inches already tonight and still snowing with a vengeance!

12 Jan 2010

is a happy bunny cos its all gone away!!!!!! yay!!!!! bloody stuffs put the tracking out on my car

12 Jan 2010

Huge traffic jams to get out of town today but now it's very, very pretty outside! :bounce:

13 Jan 2010

am i the only person still loving the snow and sulking because we haven't had as much here as other parts of the country
was soooo excited today to see it had started falling again here :happy: its sooooooo pretty

13 Jan 2010

I was just chatting to someone saying how pretty it looked - he replied yes it is - but its not pretty living in it! I forgot he was homeless and now I feel bad for enjoying it confused

:?

13 Jan 2010

Quote by anais
I was just chatting to someone saying how pretty it looked - he replied yes it is - but its not pretty living in it! I forgot he was homeless and now I feel bad for enjoying it :?

nooooooooo don't shit now i feel awfull :upset: and i should know better i slept rough winter 87 luckily not a particularly cold one and spent most of it in a shelter but would never wish it on anyone

14 Jan 2010

Quote by bouncy332
I was just chatting to someone saying how pretty it looked - he replied yes it is - but its not pretty living in it! I forgot he was homeless and now I feel bad for enjoying it :?

nooooooooo don't shit now i feel awfull :upset: and i should know better i slept rough winter 87 luckily not a particularly cold one and spent most of it in a shelter but would never wish it on anyone
Aweee Bouncy, didn't mean to make you feel bed as well kiss

Made me think a little before I opened my big gob to other passers by :? :? We have a homeless hostel just up the road that runs a drop in a few hours a week and I chat to them all as they go past. If they have nowhere else to go the guys/gals pop in our place for a drink of water (we have no drinking fountains any more in this city) a cuppa, or to use the loo. You get to know them so well at times I forget they don't have a home to go to that night :sad:

14 Jan 2010

Had to laugh last night while watching the local evening news
They interviewed a young lad who had not driven his car out of his road for several days, as he was too scared. Every time he tried, and this is his words, he lost control and his car started to swing towards the Renault at the end of the road, the wife and I looked at each other and I said, do you swing towards the Renault at the end of the road? No she replied, the friking Merc lol

We rolled round laughing