Pointless council 'job'
Discussion
On my way to work there is a pedestrian crossing near the entrance to a primary school.
There is a council 'crossing patrol' bloke dressed from head to foot in hi-vis, cap, trousers and jacket with a nice big council logo on the chest.
His 'job' appears to be to wait for mothers and kids to come to the crossing, he then presses the crossing button and when the lights turn red simply stands waving his arms at the now stationary traffic whilst still remaining on the pavement. When the lights turn green he stops waving, the cars move off and he waits for the next 'batch' of parents.
My g/f informs me that she passes two more such 'patrols' on her way to work.
Do any other councils 'employ' such people? I realise they'll probably be minimum wage monkeys but that is MY TAX they're spunking away.
There is a council 'crossing patrol' bloke dressed from head to foot in hi-vis, cap, trousers and jacket with a nice big council logo on the chest.
His 'job' appears to be to wait for mothers and kids to come to the crossing, he then presses the crossing button and when the lights turn red simply stands waving his arms at the now stationary traffic whilst still remaining on the pavement. When the lights turn green he stops waving, the cars move off and he waits for the next 'batch' of parents.
My g/f informs me that she passes two more such 'patrols' on her way to work.
Do any other councils 'employ' such people? I realise they'll probably be minimum wage monkeys but that is MY TAX they're spunking away.
musclecarmad said:
it's called 'lollipopping' amongst the chav's that do it.
the last 'lollipopper' I came across whilst doing mortgages was bringing in over £2,000 per month tax free (and living in a free house).
She only worked part time bless her.
How does that make you feel?
Yes, f
k YOU GORDON BROWN AND THE WELFARE STATE!
NOt true.the last 'lollipopper' I came across whilst doing mortgages was bringing in over £2,000 per month tax free (and living in a free house).
She only worked part time bless her.
How does that make you feel?
Yes, f
k YOU GORDON BROWN AND THE WELFARE STATE!Or to put it another way: A lie.
Errr arent they there to keep the traffic flowing to stop mothers with their precious little darlings constantly using the crossing and disrupting the flow of traffic, so infact these traffic wardens are controlling the pedestrian traffic to lower disruption to car drivers getting to work.
I could be wrong though. I may be applying too much common sense to the problem.
I could be wrong though. I may be applying too much common sense to the problem.
musclecarmad said:
it's called 'lollipopping' amongst the chav's that do it.
the last 'lollipopper' I came across whilst doing mortgages was bringing in over £2,000 per month tax free (and living in a free house).
She only worked part time bless her.
How does that make you feel?
Yes, fk YOU GORDON BROWN AND THE WELFARE STATE!
Eh?the last 'lollipopper' I came across whilst doing mortgages was bringing in over £2,000 per month tax free (and living in a free house).
She only worked part time bless her.
How does that make you feel?
Yes, f
k YOU GORDON BROWN AND THE WELFARE STATE!Shepherding kids across a pedestrian crossing for an hour a day (I'll be generous, 2 hours) brings in £2000 a month, tax free and a free house ?!? What??
DrTre said:
Eh?
Shepherding kids across a pedestrian crossing for an hour a day (I'll be generous, 2 hours) brings in £2000 a month, tax free and a free house ?!? What??
DOn't worry- its just someone lying again, for no logical reason, and irrelevantly blaming Gordon Brown for thier own lies.Shepherding kids across a pedestrian crossing for an hour a day (I'll be generous, 2 hours) brings in £2000 a month, tax free and a free house ?!? What??
Absolutely bizarre behaviour.
Pure guess but I will bet anything that the package of a lolipop lady/man is less than one tenth of what the liar suggested.
musclecarmad said:
it's called 'lollipopping' amongst the chav's that do it.
the last 'lollipopper' I came across whilst doing mortgages was bringing in over £2,000 per month tax free (and living in a free house).
She only worked part time bless her.
How does that make you feel?
Yes, fk YOU GORDON BROWN AND THE WELFARE STATE!
That's bthe last 'lollipopper' I came across whilst doing mortgages was bringing in over £2,000 per month tax free (and living in a free house).
She only worked part time bless her.
How does that make you feel?
Yes, f
k YOU GORDON BROWN AND THE WELFARE STATE!ks 
DrTre said:
musclecarmad said:
it's called 'lollipopping' amongst the chav's that do it.
the last 'lollipopper' I came across whilst doing mortgages was bringing in over £2,000 per month tax free (and living in a free house).
She only worked part time bless her.
How does that make you feel?
Yes, fk YOU GORDON BROWN AND THE WELFARE STATE!
Eh?the last 'lollipopper' I came across whilst doing mortgages was bringing in over £2,000 per month tax free (and living in a free house).
She only worked part time bless her.
How does that make you feel?
Yes, f
k YOU GORDON BROWN AND THE WELFARE STATE!Shepherding kids across a pedestrian crossing for an hour a day (I'll be generous, 2 hours) brings in £2000 a month, tax free and a free house ?!? What??
Did anyone else hear about the banning of the English flags on cars because of muslims?
blindswelledrat said:
DOn't worry- its just someone lying again, for no logical reason, and irrelevantly blaming Gordon Brown for thier own lies.
But...but that's the PH mantra isn't it?! That Labour is the reason for every ill in this country?! (watch some wag quote and edit this post)
Only the other day they were blamed for making polytechnics into universities and bringing down the whole higher education system as a result.
militantmandy said:
What's wrong with lollipop folk? Nothing new, they've been about for aaaaaaaaaggggeeeeeessssss. Sheparding little 'uns across the road.
They just seem a little unnecessary when there's an existing pedestrian crossing as well. We have lollipop people at a school local to me but it is a busy junction and there are no pedestrian crossings, so seems sensible.TheEnd said:
militantmandy said:
What's wrong with lollipop folk? Nothing new, they've been about for aaaaaaaaaggggeeeeeessssss. Sheparding little 'uns across the road.
It's the fact they are at an actual computer controlled crossing that does everything they do already.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff