bladebeer Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 In todays Sheffield Star, teachers and others may have to assist in keeping schools open when snowed in . Opinions please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bourne Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Teachers have to get to school first... which sort of doesn't happen when it snows... Other than, brilliant idea. I mean, we wouldn't expect stranded passengers to get out and push a stuck bus, but teachers are an easy target x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwkittie Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 The concept of 'snowed in' changing would be better. 'Snowed in' for a lot of people seems to mean 'there's a couple of inches of snow out there and I can't be arsed to walk, nor have I properly prepared my car or been bothered to help clear the street or paths nearby. Instead I will whine on about it all being the council's fault.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Schools never closed when I was a kid and strangely enough, teachers were never snowed in. Do we have a different kind of snow these days? Anyhow, if teachers can get to work then why shouldn't they be asked to help shift snow away from the school area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bourne Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Anyhow, if teachers can get to work then why shouldn't they be asked to help shift snow away from the school area. Problem nowadays is that many teachers live far away from work... weren't like this when I were a lad... etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Problem nowadays is that many teachers live far away from work... weren't like this when I were a lad... etc I don't know. Most of my teachers lived at least 5 miles away from the school, which required a car journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 How much snow have you got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purdyamos Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 The concept of 'snowed in' changing would be better. 'Snowed in' for a lot of people seems to mean 'there's a couple of inches of snow out there and I can't be arsed to walk, nor have I properly prepared my car or been bothered to help clear the street or paths nearby. Instead I will whine on about it all being the council's fault.' I've just had a micro-rant along the same lines elsewhere. I might as well add here, that Lord Young's Health and Safety consultation for the government reports categorically that no-one can be sued for sensibly clearing paths etc, unless it's by a method like using boiling water. Shovels and grit, no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I used to get annoyed with teachers, and I am talking about thirty or forty years ago when the snow was much worse, because I was driving from house to house around the estates which hadn't been gritted. I carried a spade with me and put carpet under the back wheels to help them get a grip while the teachers on much more money than me, if they did get to school were warm and dry, but they still complained and had no pupils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I used to get annoyed with teachers, and I am talking about thirty or forty years ago when the snow was much worse, because I was driving from house to house around the estates which hadn't been gritted. I carried a spade with me and put carpet under the back wheels to help them get a grip while the teachers on much more money than me, if they did get to school were warm and dry, but they still complained. but according to Agent Orange, schools never closed when he was a lad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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