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John.Alresford - Mid Hants · February 1st 04, 02:16 AM posted to uk.sci.weather

On 31 Jan 2004 16:51:11 -0800, (Jason) wrote:

John.Alresford - Mid Hants wrote in message . ..
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 08:19:17 +0000 (UTC), "Michael McNneil"
wrote:

"James Hurrell" wrote in message

The reason they close the schools when it snows is because the people
who buy those stupid non-off-roadsters are the mums who take their
children to school and extend the rush hour by nearly 2 hours.

They probably close the schools because they fear the chaos / danger
that is likely to occur outside the school - namely all those 4x4's,
MPV etc with idiots at the wheel who are better qualified to drive a
pram or a dinky toy. I never go anywhere near a school from ~2.30pm
to ~4.30pm - to dangerous for ME. After the early morning run, these
idiots then headoff to Tesco's or Sainsbury's and more chaos follows .
By 12.30, they have all f**ked off home leaving it fairly clear for me
to do my 20 min whiz around, getting my groceries
.

True, if these kids who are carted around in their 4X4's walked there
would be much less congestion in the morning.

However, perhaps more importantly, these kids might actually enjoy the
experience of walking to school, even in the snow and the rain, thus
giving them the feel for the outdoors and elements. That way we might
see some fit and active kids these days with rosy smiling faces,
rather than the fat, ugly, pasty ones so often seen in southeast
England today.

My kids and their mates walk the mile to school armed with one
important motto. "Don't talk to Strangers"

Jason.

Well said Jason, but the problem is not confined to the Southeast

john