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That winter, the snow started on Boxing Day 1962 and the big freeze
lasted until March 1963. Blizzards caused snowdrifts up to six metres deep, telephone lines were brought down and temperatures fell so low the sea froze over. But with thousands of schools remaining shut, travel problems continuing and power cuts affecting thousands of homes, how different is it in 2010? More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8446942.stm |
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On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:45:11 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: That winter, the snow started on Boxing Day 1962 and the big freeze lasted until March 1963. Blizzards caused snowdrifts up to six metres deep, telephone lines were brought down and temperatures fell so low the sea froze over. But with thousands of schools remaining shut, travel problems continuing and power cuts affecting thousands of homes, how different is it in 2010? I was at school during that long cold winter. The school never shut. It was about a mile walk to school. The snow drifts were a problem but nothing that a few hundred kids couldn't deal with. I assume part of the current problem with schools is that many children and parents have given up walking! Steve -- Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com Neural network applications, help and support. |
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It's health and safety mate ,,the're all terrified of being sued if somebody
slips over . The litigous and nanny state is now firmly in charge so we'de better get used to it RonB "Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:45:11 -0800 (PST), " wrote: That winter, the snow started on Boxing Day 1962 and the big freeze lasted until March 1963. Blizzards caused snowdrifts up to six metres deep, telephone lines were brought down and temperatures fell so low the sea froze over. But with thousands of schools remaining shut, travel problems continuing and power cuts affecting thousands of homes, how different is it in 2010? I was at school during that long cold winter. The school never shut. It was about a mile walk to school. The snow drifts were a problem but nothing that a few hundred kids couldn't deal with. I assume part of the current problem with schools is that many children and parents have given up walking! Steve -- Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com Neural network applications, help and support. |
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"Stephen Wolstenholme" schreef in bericht
: I was at school during that long cold winter. The school never shut. : It was about a mile walk to school. My experience too - as I described a couple of days ago. :I assume part of : the current problem with schools is that many children and parents : have given up walking! Yes. Another part of the problem is that school administrators have given up thinking. Colin Youngs Brussels - where, despite a full 3 cm of trampled down snow, there is not a school closure to be seen. |
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On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 01:30:52 +0100, "Colin Youngs"
wrote: Budgets - some extra days when you do not need heating or supply staff (thats me - it snows, I don't earn). Richard Webb |
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On Jan 9, 12:30*am, "Colin Youngs" wrote:
"Stephen Wolstenholme" schreef in bericht : I was at school during that long cold winter. The school never shut. : It was about a mile walk to school. My experience too *- *as I described a couple of days ago. :I assume part of : the current problem with schools is that many children and parents : have given up walking! Yes. * Another part of the problem is that school administrators have given up thinking. I think that school governors are a lot more chary of getting sued than they used to be. And they give the orders to the heads and they pass the crap on down the line. Besides most children are not fit to send by themselves these days and have to be delivered by car. Did anyone on here remark about the Newsnight programme from last Thursday? I could tell we were in for a ride through an hedge when I saw the science expert standing in a field with her legs crossed. We didn't have long to wait. The BBC's computer graphics are well suited for underlining the names and status of its guests but not for explaining (for example) the Arctic Ocean's "Oscillation". Considering the list of weather experts on hand for what is normally an half hour round-up of the day's news, I'd have thought someone might have been asked to consider the offering. Perhaps if the staff had enough sense to come in out of the cold? Altogether a singularly unimpressive performance by all. Well done for getting their names right. (If they got the names right.) |
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