Sorry to make an issue on this point, but listening to Essex FM this morning
only goes to show what a nation of gutless whimps we are training our
youngsters to become.
Thirty minutes after the snow started to fall we are faced on our local
radio with endless lists of school closures due to the weather, numerous
road traffic accidents and road closures.

I fully understand that with the claim culture that we now live in, head
teachers are afraid of their own shadows when it comes to a child slipping
over and having an accident on school premises.

But I also believe there is another force coming into play here. So, OK it
snows, its also a Friday, and what better than a nice long weekend for the
teaching staff. How convenient.

Yes also conveniently, it is a strange co-incidence that teachers training
days are always tagged onto weekends or school holidays, Are twelve weeks
holiday not enough?

I was at school during the winter of 1962-63 and if ever there was a case
for school closures that was the one, but no, schools stayed open and
youngsters trudged through freezing snow and ice for two months without even
a thought of schools closing.

One point that made me laugh was that some schools were closed due to frozen
pipes, at 2 Deg C.???
I would suggest that they look at the quality of their pipe lagging.

Also on the 10am news bulletin there was an article concerning the "severe"
cold snap we were suffering and the new danger that had suddenly arisen at
our very own doorsteps. The danger of slipping over on the pavement outside
in the snow.

well I for one am glad that they told me about this, because at the age of
51, I had never encountered this before and I am eternally grateful for
their concern.

Now lets get things into perspective on the subject of school closures. All
it takes is for the head teacher to issue a memorandum to all parents and
guardians stating that the school will take all reasonable care to make sure
that pathways in and around the school premises will be kept as clear as is
practical, and that no responsibility will be taken by the school in the
event of any injury caused by such. Job done.

Lets hear no more about it next winter.

Regards. Len

"GKN" wrote in message
.uk...
Sorry to make an issue on this point, but listening to Essex FM this
morning only goes to show what a nation of gutless whimps we are training
our youngsters to become.
Thirty minutes after the snow started to fall we are faced on our local
radio with endless lists of school closures due to the weather, numerous
road traffic accidents and road closures.

I fully understand that with the claim culture that we now live in, head
teachers are afraid of their own shadows when it comes to a child slipping
over and having an accident on school premises.

But I also believe there is another force coming into play here. So, OK it
snows, its also a Friday, and what better than a nice long weekend for the
teaching staff. How convenient.

Yes also conveniently, it is a strange co-incidence that teachers training
days are always tagged onto weekends or school holidays, Are twelve weeks
holiday not enough?

I was at school during the winter of 1962-63 and if ever there was a case
for school closures that was the one, but no, schools stayed open and
youngsters trudged through freezing snow and ice for two months without
even a thought of schools closing.

One point that made me laugh was that some schools were closed due to
frozen pipes, at 2 Deg C.???
I would suggest that they look at the quality of their pipe lagging.

Also on the 10am news bulletin there was an article concerning the
"severe" cold snap we were suffering and the new danger that had suddenly
arisen at our very own doorsteps. The danger of slipping over on the
pavement outside in the snow.

well I for one am glad that they told me about this, because at the age of
51, I had never encountered this before and I am eternally grateful for
their concern.

Now lets get things into perspective on the subject of school closures.
All it takes is for the head teacher to issue a memorandum to all parents
and guardians stating that the school will take all reasonable care to
make sure that pathways in and around the school premises will be kept as
clear as is practical, and that no responsibility will be taken by the
school in the event of any injury caused by such. Job done.

Lets hear no more about it next winter.

Regards. Len
Perzakly - I couldn't agree more :-)

Chris S

"GKN" wrote in message
.uk...
Sorry to make an issue on this point, but listening to Essex FM this
morning only goes to show what a nation of gutless whimps we are training
our youngsters to become.
Thirty minutes after the snow started to fall we are faced on our local
radio with endless lists of school closures due to the weather, numerous
road traffic accidents and road closures.

I fully understand that with the claim culture that we now live in, head
teachers are afraid of their own shadows when it comes to a child slipping
over and having an accident on school premises.

But I also believe there is another force coming into play here. So, OK it
snows, its also a Friday, and what better than a nice long weekend for the
teaching staff. How convenient.

Yes also conveniently, it is a strange co-incidence that teachers training
days are always tagged onto weekends or school holidays, Are twelve weeks
holiday not enough?

I was at school during the winter of 1962-63 and if ever there was a case
for school closures that was the one, but no, schools stayed open and
youngsters trudged through freezing snow and ice for two months without
even a thought of schools closing.

One point that made me laugh was that some schools were closed due to
frozen pipes, at 2 Deg C.???
I would suggest that they look at the quality of their pipe lagging.

Also on the 10am news bulletin there was an article concerning the
"severe" cold snap we were suffering and the new danger that had suddenly
arisen at our very own doorsteps. The danger of slipping over on the
pavement outside in the snow.

well I for one am glad that they told me about this, because at the age of
51, I had never encountered this before and I am eternally grateful for
their concern.

Now lets get things into perspective on the subject of school closures.
All it takes is for the head teacher to issue a memorandum to all parents
and guardians stating that the school will take all reasonable care to
make sure that pathways in and around the school premises will be kept as
clear as is practical, and that no responsibility will be taken by the
school in the event of any injury caused by such. Job done.

Lets hear no more about it next winter.

Regards. Len
Perzakly - I couldn't agree more :-)

Chris S

"GKN" wrote in message
.uk...
Sorry to make an issue on this point, but listening to Essex FM this
morning only goes to show what a nation of gutless whimps we are training
our youngsters to become.
Thirty minutes after the snow started to fall we are faced on our local
radio with endless lists of school closures due to the weather, numerous
road traffic accidents and road closures.

I fully understand that with the claim culture that we now live in, head
teachers are afraid of their own shadows when it comes to a child slipping
over and having an accident on school premises.

But I also believe there is another force coming into play here. So, OK it
snows, its also a Friday, and what better than a nice long weekend for the
teaching staff. How convenient.

Yes also conveniently, it is a strange co-incidence that teachers training
days are always tagged onto weekends or school holidays, Are twelve weeks
holiday not enough?

I was at school during the winter of 1962-63 and if ever there was a case
for school closures that was the one, but no, schools stayed open and
youngsters trudged through freezing snow and ice for two months without
even a thought of schools closing.

One point that made me laugh was that some schools were closed due to
frozen pipes, at 2 Deg C.???
I would suggest that they look at the quality of their pipe lagging.

Also on the 10am news bulletin there was an article concerning the
"severe" cold snap we were suffering and the new danger that had suddenly
arisen at our very own doorsteps. The danger of slipping over on the
pavement outside in the snow.

well I for one am glad that they told me about this, because at the age of
51, I had never encountered this before and I am eternally grateful for
their concern.

Now lets get things into perspective on the subject of school closures.
All it takes is for the head teacher to issue a memorandum to all parents
and guardians stating that the school will take all reasonable care to
make sure that pathways in and around the school premises will be kept as
clear as is practical, and that no responsibility will be taken by the
school in the event of any injury caused by such. Job done.

Lets hear no more about it next winter.

Regards. Len
Perzakly - I couldn't agree more :-)

Chris S

"GKN" wrote in message
.uk...
Sorry to make an issue on this point, but listening to Essex FM this
morning only goes to show what a nation of gutless whimps we are training
our youngsters to become.
Thirty minutes after the snow started to fall we are faced on our local
radio with endless lists of school closures due to the weather, numerous
road traffic accidents and road closures.

I fully understand that with the claim culture that we now live in, head
teachers are afraid of their own shadows when it comes to a child slipping
over and having an accident on school premises.

But I also believe there is another force coming into play here. So, OK it
snows, its also a Friday, and what better than a nice long weekend for the
teaching staff. How convenient.

Yes also conveniently, it is a strange co-incidence that teachers training
days are always tagged onto weekends or school holidays, Are twelve weeks
holiday not enough?

I was at school during the winter of 1962-63 and if ever there was a case
for school closures that was the one, but no, schools stayed open and
youngsters trudged through freezing snow and ice for two months without
even a thought of schools closing.

One point that made me laugh was that some schools were closed due to
frozen pipes, at 2 Deg C.???
I would suggest that they look at the quality of their pipe lagging.

Also on the 10am news bulletin there was an article concerning the
"severe" cold snap we were suffering and the new danger that had suddenly
arisen at our very own doorsteps. The danger of slipping over on the
pavement outside in the snow.

well I for one am glad that they told me about this, because at the age of
51, I had never encountered this before and I am eternally grateful for
their concern.

Now lets get things into perspective on the subject of school closures.
All it takes is for the head teacher to issue a memorandum to all parents
and guardians stating that the school will take all reasonable care to
make sure that pathways in and around the school premises will be kept as
clear as is practical, and that no responsibility will be taken by the
school in the event of any injury caused by such. Job done.

Lets hear no more about it next winter.

Regards. Len
Perzakly - I couldn't agree more :-)

Chris S

It is very worrying. I dread to think what will happen next year if
this pattern locks in in December. As Ron Button said - no amount of
global warming can ever rule out these cold spells. Get the wind in the
north east for long enough and everywhere is snowbound.

I wonder how our European cousins in Germany and Holland coped - the
temperatures there really have been severe - and for a far longer
period than we have just seen.

It is very worrying. I dread to think what will happen next year if
this pattern locks in in December. As Ron Button said - no amount of
global warming can ever rule out these cold spells. Get the wind in the
north east for long enough and everywhere is snowbound.

I wonder how our European cousins in Germany and Holland coped - the
temperatures there really have been severe - and for a far longer
period than we have just seen.

It is very worrying. I dread to think what will happen next year if
this pattern locks in in December. As Ron Button said - no amount of
global warming can ever rule out these cold spells. Get the wind in the
north east for long enough and everywhere is snowbound.

I wonder how our European cousins in Germany and Holland coped - the
temperatures there really have been severe - and for a far longer
period than we have just seen.

It is very worrying. I dread to think what will happen next year if
this pattern locks in in December. As Ron Button said - no amount of
global warming can ever rule out these cold spells. Get the wind in the
north east for long enough and everywhere is snowbound.

I wonder how our European cousins in Germany and Holland coped - the
temperatures there really have been severe - and for a far longer
period than we have just seen.

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 19:05:19 GMT, "GKN" wrote:



But I also believe there is another force coming into play here. So, OK it
snows, its also a Friday, and what better than a nice long weekend for the
teaching staff. How convenient.


What's you explanation for school closures on other days of the week?



Yes also conveniently, it is a strange co-incidence that teachers training
days are always tagged onto weekends or school holidays, Are twelve weeks
holiday not enough?

Teacher training days are not holidays for teachers. Perhaps you
hadn't realised.

All
it takes is for the head teacher to issue a memorandum to all parents and
guardians stating that the school will take all reasonable care to make sure
that pathways in and around the school premises will be kept as clear as is
practical, and that no responsibility will be taken by the school in the
event of any injury caused by such. Job done.


Laughable.


You are a poor deluded individual. Did you have a traumatic experience
when you were at school?

You should write for the Daily Mail. They would appreciate such
drivel.


--
Paul