: Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:23 pm  

Cala Millor Rhino wrote:

are you saying that your pipes aren't in working order?

Oh no, they're in full working order now. My central heating is working again and i'm hotter than ever!

: Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:29 pm  

Cala Millor Rhino wrote:

definately one for a Damo list!

Give him time. The laws of probability suggest that he is likely to end up creating one.

: Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:29 pm  

Chalky the Ponce wrote:

Its an interesting and oft discussed event Benny, but why do schools close when other businesses stay open?

Is it for child safety?

Its certainly a problem for parents - not everyone can take a day off to look after them at half hour's notice.

TBH I am not quite sure. There are a number of reasons why my school closed today.
The car park and paths yesterday were extremely dangerous....the slush had frozen and was pure ice. A number of parents and children fell, and this was after it had been gritted.
The majority of our staff live quite a long way away from school.
The roads were extremely bad, and our school is up a small road that only leads to flats. This road is also a hill and very slippy. I can guarantee that the majority of children would have stayed at home today anyway. Our children don't come in if it rains, never mind snows!

: Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:30 pm  

Shabba1 wrote:

Oh no, they're in full working order now. My central heating is working again and i'm hotter than ever!

: Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:40 pm  

Timmy Doyle wrote:

The Nazis, terrorists etc... we'll take them all on
Bit of snow however.......

You try getting all that snow to guantanamo bay

: Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:53 pm  

TARANIS wrote:

You do know I was being sarcastic right?

Yes Benny. I had noted and dismissed that.

Rather than ignoring your lame comment as everyone else has done I charitably chose to offer you the opportunity to discuss a wider issue.

Sadly you appear not to be on my intellectual level. But then I'm not too sure you're on anybody's intellectual level...*








*Paraphrased with due repect to Clement & La Frenais.

: Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:55 pm  

EmmaMur01 wrote:

TBH I am not quite sure. There are a number of reasons why my school closed today.
The car park and paths yesterday were extremely dangerous....the slush had frozen and was pure ice. A number of parents and children fell, and this was after it had been gritted.
The majority of our staff live quite a long way away from school.
The roads were extremely bad, and our school is up a small road that only leads to flats. This road is also a hill and very slippy. I can guarantee that the majority of children would have stayed at home today anyway. Our children don't come in if it rains, never mind snows!

I guess the school is in trouble were there an accident with kids on their way in or if insufficient staff were able to get in to adequately supervise them?

: Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:56 pm  

Chalky the Ponce wrote:

Sadly you appear not to be on my intellectual level.

Tut tut, don't you know the new rulings on petty bitching?

And you are right I am not on your intellectual level. I don't stoop that low.

: Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:56 pm  

Chalky the Ponce wrote:

I guess the school is in trouble were there an accident with kids on their way in or if insufficient staff were able to get in to adequately supervise them?

I would guess that the main problem is lack of staff to supervise the kids that do come in.

: Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:03 pm  

TARANIS wrote:

Tut tut, don't you know the new rulings on petty bitching?

And you are right I am not on your intellectual level. I don't stoop that low.

I admire the pluckyness of your retort Benny. Everyone loves a tryer (no matter how trying).

Trouble is that like one of your election campaigns it just doesn't really work.