FabSwingers.com forum: Schools closing due to icy weather

By *rawnbanquet OP Man
2 days ago

Glasgow

They never did this when I was younger.I was expected to go in every single day of winter.Even if I did slide off the pavement

Have we become soft or is this a wise decision?

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By *mateur100Man
2 days ago

nr faversham

"They never did this when I was younger.I was expected to go in every single day of winter.Even if I did slide off the pavement

Have we become soft or is this a wise decision? "

Soft! I remember the days when the insides of the windows were iced up, you put on an extra layer

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By *otMe66Man
2 days ago

Terra Firma

"They never did this when I was younger.I was expected to go in every single day of winter.Even if I did slide off the pavement

Have we become soft or is this a wise decision?

Soft! I remember the days when the insides of the windows were iced up, you put on an extra layer "

Which is probably the reason schools close today??? We have been there done that and it wasn’t that great

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By *mateur100Man
2 days ago

nr faversham

"They never did this when I was younger.I was expected to go in every single day of winter.Even if I did slide off the pavement

Have we become soft or is this a wise decision?

Soft! I remember the days when the insides of the windows were iced up, you put on an extra layer

Which is probably the reason schools close today??? We have been there done that and it wasn’t that great

It was hardly life threatening

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By *otMe66Man
2 days ago

Terra Firma

"They never did this when I was younger.I was expected to go in every single day of winter.Even if I did slide off the pavement

Have we become soft or is this a wise decision?

Soft! I remember the days when the insides of the windows were iced up, you put on an extra layer

Which is probably the reason schools close today??? We have been there done that and it wasn’t that great

It was hardly life threatening "

I don’t know about that. Was you wearing a vest

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By *ronisMan
2 days ago

Edinburgh

"They never did this when I was younger.I was expected to go in every single day of winter.Even if I did slide off the pavement

Have we become soft or is this a wise decision? "

Soft.

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By *mateur100Man
2 days ago

nr faversham

"They never did this when I was younger.I was expected to go in every single day of winter.Even if I did slide off the pavement

Have we become soft or is this a wise decision?

Soft! I remember the days when the insides of the windows were iced up, you put on an extra layer

Which is probably the reason schools close today??? We have been there done that and it wasn’t that great

It was hardly life threatening

I don’t know about that. Was you wearing a vest

Extra layer so I think I probably was

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By *usybee73Man
2 days ago

in the sticks

Can remember doing a paper round in about 8 inches of snow, roads were clear then going to school

Was it around 84, or 85?

I went to work on Tuesday, yet they shut schools, most likely due to heating costs, then blame health + safety.

Yet if you don't send your brat to school they will fine you. Do as I say, not what I do springs to mind.

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By *ot really famousMan
2 days ago

monaghan

Yeah...walked 3 miles to school without any shoes...ffs..give it a rest lads..we don't need any more martyrs..

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By *ermbiMan
2 days ago

Ballyshannon

"Can remember doing a paper round in about 8 inches of snow, roads were clear then going to school

Was it around 84, or 85?

I went to work on Tuesday, yet they shut schools, most likely due to heating costs, then blame health + safety.

Yet if you don't send your brat to school they will fine you. Do as I say, not what I do springs to mind."

Health and safety and risk assessment etc etc. The threat of parents suing is huge. And not just a threat. Parents do it. Any excuse

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By *mateur100Man
2 days ago

nr faversham

"Can remember doing a paper round in about 8 inches of snow, roads were clear then going to school

Was it around 84, or 85?

I went to work on Tuesday, yet they shut schools, most likely due to heating costs, then blame health + safety.

Yet if you don't send your brat to school they will fine you. Do as I say, not what I do springs to mind.

Health and safety and risk assessment etc etc. The threat of parents suing is huge. And not just a threat. Parents do it. Any excuse"

There's the problem, the blame culture. Remember when you tripped up, scuffed your knee and your parents DIDN'T try and sue someone???

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
1 day ago

Bedford

Ready brek. Feed them Ready brek, the gruel of the 20th century. Rugby in the snow even if you couldn't see the touch lines under the snow.

Pre fab huts double maths with dodgy heating if at all. Snowball fight after school, Rhubarb n Custard on tele, Errr Jimmy Saville on TOTP's.

Snow used to last for weeks.

Looks like this winters going to be a hard one.

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By *eard and TattsCouple
1 day ago

Cwmbran

"Can remember doing a paper round in about 8 inches of snow, roads were clear then going to school

Was it around 84, or 85?

I went to work on Tuesday, yet they shut schools, most likely due to heating costs, then blame health + safety.

Yet if you don't send your brat to school they will fine you. Do as I say, not what I do springs to mind.

Health and safety and risk assessment etc etc. The threat of parents suing is huge. And not just a threat. Parents do it. Any excuse

There's the problem, the blame culture. Remember when you tripped up, scuffed your knee and your parents DIDN'T try and sue someone???"

Or blame it on far right idealogies

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By *exy_HornyCouple
1 day ago

Leigh

"They never did this when I was younger.I was expected to go in every single day of winter.Even if I did slide off the pavement

Have we become soft or is this a wise decision? "

It is pathetic.

Closing schools has a huge economic impact as parents of younger children usually have to stay home to look after the kids.

This isn’t taken into account when the decision is made to close schools.

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By *enSiskoMan
1 day ago

Cestus 3

One snow day I remember, I used it to go watch superman the movie.

Loved a snow day, and my parents still went to work, those were the days.

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