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Author: FodFod Date: Dec 4, 2006 05:45
On Dec 4, 12:49 pm, Abo wrote:
> I'm a 15 minute (toddler) walk away. I'd hate to live in the immediate
> vicinity...
my journey to work can have as much as 15 mins added to it by numpties
dumping cars to drop of their kids causing gridlock in my street.
My street has two entrances, both next to the school at the top of my
street. Both entrances have a single lane stretch as traffic calming.
all good so far. Both the single lane stretches have priority for
people coming into the street.... NOt sure what bright spark in the
council thought that one up but its a gem. Still it mostly works. One
priority in, one priority out would have been better but such is life.
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Author: NMNM Date: Dec 4, 2006 07:09
Abo wrote:
> I've always avoided schools at school run time but this morning my wife
> had a doctor's appointment so I volunteered to walk our lad down to
> nursery this morning, since I'm working from home.
>
> He goes to a three-school site; nursery and infants on one side of the
> road, juniors on the other. The road dividing the two was pretty much as
> expected with badly parked cars lining both sides.
>
> But the residential streets behind the school where we walked through
> are a nightmare... Cars flung in as and where possible (and sometimes
> where it isn't possible), blocking driveways etc. etc. Cars stopping
> randomly as mum driving chatted to mum outside; middle of junctions
> even, it didn't seem to matter.
>
> I'm a 15 minute (toddler) walk away. I'd hate to live in the immediate
> vicinity...
>
I was taking myself to school from the moment (apart from the first
day) of starting junior school. Mother used to meet me at the main road ...
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Author: DaytonaDaytona Date: Dec 4, 2006 09:48
On 4 Dec 2006 07:09:41 -0800, "NM" mac.com> wrote:
>The thought that these misguided prats are inhibiting their kids and
>causing congestion in the process is not helpful whilst one is waiting
>for them to sort themselves out.
I agree. There's far too many thick parents about which screw kids up
for the rest of their lives. I'm all for financially rewarding good
parenting and then moving kids from thick parents to the good ones.
Daytona
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Author: Chris BartramChris Bartram Date: Dec 4, 2006 12:15
NM wrote:
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> Car to school stiffels kids, makes it harder for them to develop
> (outside organised activities) and IMO is no safer. Peado's will find a
> way regardless of how mollycoddled the kids are, I certainly knew very
> early on how to be aware and cope with these dangers thus was never
> bothered. Education is the key to safety in that area.
>
I genuinely don't think there's more kiddly fiddlers these days. It's
just exaggerated by the media.
> By 'school running kids' they are denied vital 'street' education and
> room to expand their own peer friendships, sadly a modern phenomena.
>
> Emma, now 13, has never been allowed down to the corner shop alone in
> her life, never goes anywhere without either Mum or Dad (seperated and
> competing) or other responsible adult driving her, I don't think she
> has ever been on a bus. What life skills is she developing? There are
> millions like her.
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Author: DaytonaDaytona Date: Dec 5, 2006 08:58
On 5 Dec 2006 08:25:52 GMT, Huge wrote:
>On 2006-12-04, Daytona privacy.net> wrote:>> On 4 Dec 2006 07:09:41 -0800, "NM" mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>The thought that these misguided prats are inhibiting their kids and
>>>causing congestion in the process is not helpful whilst one is waiting
>>>for them to sort themselves out.
>>
>> I agree. There's far too many thick parents about which screw kids up
>> for the rest of their lives.
Good poem - I'd heard the first part but forgotten the rest. I
think, though, that it makes light of the problem and fails to
recognise that there are plenty of good parents out there.
Daytona
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Author: ElderElder Date: Dec 6, 2006 00:07
In article apophis.demon.co.uk>, Huge@nowhere.much.invalid
says...>On 2006-12-04, Daytona privacy.net> wrote:>> On 4 Dec 2006 07:09:41 -0800, "NM" mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>The thought that these misguided prats are inhibiting their kids and
>>>causing congestion in the process is not helpful whilst one is waiting
>>>for them to sort themselves out.
>>
>> I agree. There's far too many thick parents about which screw kids up
>> for the rest of their lives.
Ah, A level english. At least it was for me.
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Author: AboAbo Date: Dec 4, 2006 04:49
I've always avoided schools at school run time but this morning my wife
had a doctor's appointment so I volunteered to walk our lad down to
nursery this morning, since I'm working from home.
He goes to a three-school site; nursery and infants on one side of the
road, juniors on the other. The road dividing the two was pretty much as
expected with badly parked cars lining both sides.
But the residential streets behind the school where we walked through
are a nightmare... Cars flung in as and where possible (and sometimes
where it isn't possible), blocking driveways etc. etc. Cars stopping
randomly as mum driving chatted to mum outside; middle of junctions
even, it didn't seem to matter.
I'm a 15 minute (toddler) walk away. I'd hate to live in the immediate
vicinity...
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Author: JNugentJNugent Date: Dec 4, 2006 04:51
Abo wrote:
> I've always avoided schools at school run time but this morning my wife
> had a doctor's appointment so I volunteered to walk our lad down to
> nursery this morning, since I'm working from home.
>
> He goes to a three-school site; nursery and infants on one side of the
> road, juniors on the other. The road dividing the two was pretty much as
> expected with badly parked cars lining both sides.
>
> But the residential streets behind the school where we walked through
> are a nightmare... Cars flung in as and where possible (and sometimes
> where it isn't possible), blocking driveways etc. etc. Cars stopping
> randomly as mum driving chatted to mum outside; middle of junctions
> even, it didn't seem to matter.
>
> I'm a 15 minute (toddler) walk away. I'd hate to live...
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Author: AboAbo Date: Dec 4, 2006 04:55
JNugent wrote:
> Abo wrote:
>> I've always avoided schools at school run time but this morning my
>> wife had a doctor's appointment so I volunteered to walk our lad down
>> to nursery this morning, since I'm working from home.
>>
>> He goes to a three-school site; nursery and infants on one side of the
>> road, juniors on the other. The road dividing the two was pretty much
>> as expected with badly parked cars lining both sides.
>>
>> But the residential streets behind the school where we walked through
>> are a nightmare... Cars flung in as and where possible (and sometimes
>> where it isn't possible), blocking driveways etc. etc. Cars stopping
>> randomly as mum driving chatted to mum outside; middle of junctions
>> even, it didn't seem to matter.
>>
>> I'm a 15 minute (toddler) walk away. I'd hate to live in the immediate
>> vicinity...
>
> I have lived "in the immediate vicinity" of a similar set-up (secondary ...
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