Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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Parents wanting the government to do their job.
Latest one is wanting the government to ban smart phones for under 16s. Simply don't give your child a smart phone if that is your opinion.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
That is very odd, and how would it work anyway? My eldest daughter is 10, a couple of her friends have phones (generally the ones who walk home alone have them to re-asssure the parents I think) but none of the kids went into a shop to buy the phone, it was a parents old phone that got passed down.
What is the proposal in this situation? Fines for the parents who give the phones to under 16s, on the spot seizing of a 12 year old's phone by police?
Clearly it's a load of old balls that will never come to any practical resolution anyway.
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Dogs inviting themselves to picnics.
Unsupervised toddlers in playgrounds for over 8s
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Train departure boards telling you the train is on time, when it's already 5 minutes late and there's no sign of it
- Genesis Croix de Fer
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I miss the old school ones that you could see from the entire platform. They didn't help with the issue you raise though,
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The constant stream of parents parking on double yellows, across drives, in bus stops, or just in the middle of the road so they can drop their darling children no more than 20 feet from the school gate.
- Genesis Croix de Fer
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Be glad the boards are on. Cambridge has had multiple total board failures - it's almost becoming regular. Have to rely on the tannoy to tell you where to stand.
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Not sure if on is better or worse if they're just lying though
- Genesis Croix de Fer
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I'd have a vehicle exclusion zone around schools at drop-off/pick-up times, both for safety and air quality.
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I'd be thrilled with this
- Genesis Croix de Fer
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It just spreads though. My kids' school has a no motor vehicles between certain hours rule outside, but the double parking just happens immediately outside the exclusion zone.
I also struggle with hour anyone can possibly need to drive their kids in school where I live.
Anyway, the solution is parking tickets.
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the local primary has a no parking rule and actually gets parents to volunteer to enforce it, which sounds horrendous.
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Rule or law? I have no time for institutions trying to bring in their own rules.
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You aren't allowed to park in front or near the school, but they have a rolling cast of volunteers to enforce it.
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Some of my earliest memories were of walking to primary school with my mum, and collecting friends on the way.
When people have kids of their own, does their personal hard drive of fond memories get wiped?
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Yeah the little one loves doing exactly that. Even saying hi to friends who are on their way to different schools when they cross paths.
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Said it before but worth repeating. The local school in our village is slap bang in the middle. This means nobody has to walk more than 1/2 mile to school. The street is carnage with cars at start and finish times. Nuts and ultimately, lazy.
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I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
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You have to remember some people aren't that familiar with this 'work' thing.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Little ones walk to school with friends while parents drive to work? This isn't rocket science.
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I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
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It's a village. Everybody knows everybody. One parent, multiple children. People do like finding excuses...
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I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Look I don’t advocate for driving your kids but I do object to them being called lazy. Most families are double income to afford the cost of living.
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Think of the petrol money saved by not driving the detour if money is that tight. Yes, I think some are lazy.
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I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Pretty sure driving is a part of village life as the public transport infrastructure is not up to it - at least, that’s what you lot tell me in the transport/anti car thread
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Transport infrastructure? What are you on about? It is 1/2 mile. Maximum. Most are closer to the school than the bus stop.
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I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Sure but where are they going afterwards? If you are already late for work for doing drop off, you're not gonna walk your kids, drop them off, walk back and then go to work.
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FYI, I know the situation far better than you do. Not all parents are working. Some drive past their friends walking to school. School is at the end of a cul-de-sac. It's not on the way to anywhere and walking the shortcuts is usually quicker.
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I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
At the local school here most arrive by bike as the parents then cycle off to work #Cambridgelife
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