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slim63

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..... Hell

Half inch of wet snow here and I just had a series of messages from the headmaster of little ones school ......

In amongst the normal bullshit were the gems of "we are working hard to allow the school to open tomorrow" and "some teachers have agreed that it is safe to come in despite the conditions" and Mr (fat boy) is gritting and clearing paths WTF is that all about apart from the head angling for another day off ??????

Well I walked past the school half an hour ago and the paths are near as damn it clear, nobody is working there is no grit and none is needed (15 mins work in the morning if it freezes maybe) fat boy is sitting in his living room drinking tea as clearly seen as I walked past his flat, why the feck cant supposedly educated people drive a couple of miles in half inch of snow to get to work (at least 3 teachers live on our estate) and I know of 3 more from the school within 5 miles, most of the classroom assistants live within walking distance so no bother there either

Next up was we are considering the safety of the children ..... what the fuck does he think kids will be doing with a day off when its just snowed ???? Many of the parents drop the kids off then go to work so more disruption and expense for childcare if available or loss of earnings if not all because the lazy bastard cant drag his fat sorry arse out of bed yet again

A foot of snow then I could agree with him but less than an inch and he feels justified in disrupting a whole load of lives is taking the piss

Ps it actually makes no difference to me as I will be here to look after the little one anyway but its a different story for many families and this is the only local school that does this sort of rubbish so it must be down to the wet dishcloth of a head
 

derek kelly

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I can clearly remember walking over a mile in deep snow on very dark mornings to primary school, sitting in a freezing classroom with my coat & hat on.
 

Nige F

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What an idiot..... Too much if this namby pamby stuff going on......metal bin over their head being hit by a piece of 4x2 might wake people up to the real world
 

Malone

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I can clearly remember walking over a mile in deep snow on very dark mornings to primary school, sitting in a freezing classroom with my coat & hat on.
And not to forget the frozen top of the (then freely distributed) free milk every morning. :facepalm:

and either a ruler across the knuckles or a blackboard rubber thrown across the classroom for pulling the pigtails of the girl sat in front of you in class :risas3:
 

Malone

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And not to forget the frozen top of the (then freely distributed) free milk every morning. :facepalm:

and either a ruler across the knuckles or a blackboard rubber thrown across the classroom for pulling the pigtails of the girl sat in front of you in class :risas3:
Not to forget - well obviously I did at first - when I broke my left arm and it was in plaster the teachers insisted I “MUST” learn to write right handed.

no small wonder I rebelled against authority all my life :mad:
 

Jaws

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Not to forget - well obviously I did at first - when I broke my left arm and it was in plaster the teachers insisted I “MUST” learn to write right handed.

no small wonder I rebelled against authority all my life :mad:
I was raised in an era that STILL considered being left handed was quite rude in 'polite society'
As a natural southpaw I forced to use my right hand.. In one way it has proven handy most of my life because I am effectively ambidextrous, but I have always had terrible hand writing ( even by a doctors standard :) )
 

Duck n Dive

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I'm just a mess.
Write left handed
Use knife/fork normally
Use spoon on left hand
Shoot right handed
 

Squag1

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Turf fires (peat) and the teacher boiling water on methylated spirit little stove.
Ink in big earthen jars into inkwells with brass sliding lids.

Guys from further out brought tea in a bottle in avsock in an attempt to keep it warm for lunch.

Primary school of course.

We actually had a flask!!!
But I could walk to school in 5 minutes.

And "we lived in box in middle of road"
 

Malone

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I was raised in an era that STILL considered being left handed was quite rude in 'polite society'
As a natural southpaw I forced to use my right hand.. In one way it has proven handy most of my life because I am effectively ambidextrous, but I have always had terrible hand writing ( even by a doctors standard :) )
I didn’t think to mention that aspect, it’s a very right handed world, but in adjusting as you do over the years, it’s proven very useful. Indeed I’m very right handed in some respects, I find it very difficult to use a computer left handed.

interestingly, my mum was left handed, so was my grandad. My wife is also left handed, but in her case it’s very extreme, she is very, very left handed. To the extent she is unable to turn taps on/off or open a door using her right hand. She’s what we call ‘gawky’ being so extremely leftie, it’s uncomfortable to watch even for me. The term gawky I’m assuming is a derivation of the French gauche meaning left.

Also we are both shite at writing.
 

Pow-Lo

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I didn’t think to mention that aspect, it’s a very right handed world, but in adjusting as you do over the years, it’s proven very useful. Indeed I’m very right handed in some respects, I find it very difficult to use a computer left handed.

interestingly, my mum was left handed, so was my grandad. My wife is also left handed, but in her case it’s very extreme, she is very, very left handed. To the extent she is unable to turn taps on/off or open a door using her right hand. She’s what we call ‘gawky’ being so extremely leftie, it’s uncomfortable to watch even for me. The term gawky I’m assuming is a derivation of the French gauche meaning left.

Also we are both shite at writing.
Most polar bears are left handed.
 

Pow-Lo

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I'm just a mess.
Write left handed
Use knife/fork normally
Use spoon on left hand
Shoot right handed
I’m the opposite but an equal mess.
Write right handed.
Use knife and fork wrong (knife in left, fork in right).
Spoon left handed.
Shoot left handed.
Bass guitar left handed.
 
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Duck n Dive

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On a computer I have to use a mouse in left hand but a trackball in the right
 

Pow-Lo

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On a computer I have to use a mouse in left hand but a trackball in the right
Yep, I use a mouse left handed, too. I’m used to using a track ball right handed because ships’ radars and ECDIS that have track balls are all right hand operation.
 
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