RE: Oi - School Mums
Thursday 16th May 2002
Oi - School Mums
Get walking, get gassing and get off the damn roads
Discussion
Well judging by the Orca who was at the wheel of the SUV that almost took the front off my Chim this morning whilst she dropped her equally rotund little darlings off to school this morning getting some exercise can only be a good thing I reckon.
They may even be able to look over their shoulders without 4 pounds of lard getting in the way when pulling off.
Matt.
They may even be able to look over their shoulders without 4 pounds of lard getting in the way when pulling off.
Matt.
Where did they find 500 people who walked their kids to skool anyway - not in the UK.......
....and another thing, all those wimmin driving 4WD buses give 4WDs a bad name - they should be boycotted, never mind Stop Esso, stop allowing 4WDs on our urban carriageways. They should be kept clear for sports cars, motorcycles and the postie.......
......in fact skools must be damaging to the environment in other ways that should Greenpeace onto them surely......
Rant, rant.......
....and another thing, all those wimmin driving 4WD buses give 4WDs a bad name - they should be boycotted, never mind Stop Esso, stop allowing 4WDs on our urban carriageways. They should be kept clear for sports cars, motorcycles and the postie.......
......in fact skools must be damaging to the environment in other ways that should Greenpeace onto them surely......
Rant, rant.......
We know that walking even part of the way to school has significant benefits for both children and parents’ health and for the environment,
And then what - get Mum to drive behind them and pick them up when the poor little darlings are wheezing like overstuffed poodles?? Like at the bottom of the drive?
Is this utter laziness a new phenomona? (how do ya spell that)
Cos I left school 7 years ago now, and we got a bus because it was about 4 miles away, but when the buses were on strike we all had to walk. Now, hardly anyone seems to walk anywhere?
We're rapidly gonna become a nation of lazy sweaty bloaters...
Cos I left school 7 years ago now, and we got a bus because it was about 4 miles away, but when the buses were on strike we all had to walk. Now, hardly anyone seems to walk anywhere?
We're rapidly gonna become a nation of lazy sweaty bloaters...
Obesity is shooting up, even if not at US levels yet. Yes it is a relatively new PHENOMENON (plural: phenomena) - people nowadays think their kids will be abducted if they walk to school, or they'll breathe the harmful emissions etc etc.
But the child abduction rate hasn't changed much in the past 100years, or if anything has fallen - and it's a pretty unlikely occurrence. Far more likely to kill the kids by crashing the car. And the nasty fumes are more concentrated in the back of a car than out on the street. Unless you've got the roof folded down.
A convertible SUV: now there's an idea.
But the child abduction rate hasn't changed much in the past 100years, or if anything has fallen - and it's a pretty unlikely occurrence. Far more likely to kill the kids by crashing the car. And the nasty fumes are more concentrated in the back of a car than out on the street. Unless you've got the roof folded down.
A convertible SUV: now there's an idea.
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A convertible SUV: now there's an idea.
Isn't that called a skip? Sorry couldn't resist it
. Back on topic it is the media that has caused this abduction hype that and lazy mothers that can't be @rsed to walk with their own kids. There is a cure for this you get kids to all walk as a group with one adult (which takes turns), gosh what an idea!
Thing is it isn't lazy mums. Plenty of these mums drive the kids to school, drop 'em and head straight on to work.
So..if driving to work is OK..whats wrong with the first bit? They pay road tax and have as much right to block the road with their Range Rovers as I have to drive my sports cars.
Demonizing the school-run-mum is counter-productive. If "Mum" DIDN'T WORK like they didn't in some golden age forty years ago then maybe they'd have time to waste hours in morning and afternoon walking the kids there and back etc etc.
What's needed is fast and efficient drop off/pick up points that mean that the effect of thousands of people all doing the same thing at the same time isn't so bad.
Blame the road planners near schools. Blame the stupid law that means you're supposed to walk your kids to the door. Blame the near total lack of parking space for drop-off by almost any schoold you care to mention.
But DON'T BLAME someone for using their CAR. F*****. Are we car fiends or what? Don't we APPROVE of driving?
And I'm not even a parent. Never will be.
So..if driving to work is OK..whats wrong with the first bit? They pay road tax and have as much right to block the road with their Range Rovers as I have to drive my sports cars.
Demonizing the school-run-mum is counter-productive. If "Mum" DIDN'T WORK like they didn't in some golden age forty years ago then maybe they'd have time to waste hours in morning and afternoon walking the kids there and back etc etc.
What's needed is fast and efficient drop off/pick up points that mean that the effect of thousands of people all doing the same thing at the same time isn't so bad.
Blame the road planners near schools. Blame the stupid law that means you're supposed to walk your kids to the door. Blame the near total lack of parking space for drop-off by almost any schoold you care to mention.
But DON'T BLAME someone for using their CAR. F*****. Are we car fiends or what? Don't we APPROVE of driving?
And I'm not even a parent. Never will be.
I've done the school run on the way to work a couple of times. I've also done the odd pick-up when I'm on holiday.
The standard of driving, especially reverse-parallel parking is pretty abysmal, to be honest. But that is by-the-by.
I think a drive-thru style drop-off would be best. You could drive in one entrance to the school where a teacher or prefect is waiting in a foyer, and the child gets out the car and is ushered into the foyer by the teacher / prefect. When they have collected a small group of kids then another teacher / prefect escorts the group to their classrooms. Sorted. Less conjestion, less mum's clogging the roads up with inept attempts at parking, less hassle.
Ok, some mums like to stay and gass. But that's ok, because those that are using the drive-thru system are freeing up parking spaces for those that want to stay and gass.
And now, for world poverty.......
The standard of driving, especially reverse-parallel parking is pretty abysmal, to be honest. But that is by-the-by.
I think a drive-thru style drop-off would be best. You could drive in one entrance to the school where a teacher or prefect is waiting in a foyer, and the child gets out the car and is ushered into the foyer by the teacher / prefect. When they have collected a small group of kids then another teacher / prefect escorts the group to their classrooms. Sorted. Less conjestion, less mum's clogging the roads up with inept attempts at parking, less hassle.
Ok, some mums like to stay and gass. But that's ok, because those that are using the drive-thru system are freeing up parking spaces for those that want to stay and gass.
And now, for world poverty.......
Its okay talking about the "thro road system" and it does help but the school I used to work at had this system and people STILL used the main road to "drop little jimmy off" because it was easier. Also lots of schools DO have car parks and a one way system (or two way entrance exit) its because thats more hassle than simply stopping often illegally outside the school that a lot of parents don't bother.
I've said this before and I'll say it again parents endanger their kids 'cos they can't be bothered to walk 100yds. So many park outside schools on yellows and crossing chevrons. This is where the cameras should be and traffic wardens slapping tickets on any car that endagers the kids by blocking the view. Of course if some innnocent driver knocks down a kid that runs in front of the car he's to blame even though there are walls of steel on both sides so he can't see the pavement.
I've said this before and I'll say it again parents endanger their kids 'cos they can't be bothered to walk 100yds. So many park outside schools on yellows and crossing chevrons. This is where the cameras should be and traffic wardens slapping tickets on any car that endagers the kids by blocking the view. Of course if some innnocent driver knocks down a kid that runs in front of the car he's to blame even though there are walls of steel on both sides so he can't see the pavement.
I have said it before and I will say it again. Have any of you have tried doing the 1 mile walk to drop your eldest child at nursery, while pushing another baby in a pushchair in all weathers? If so, you would know what it was like. Not to mention the fact that you have to walk home again and then pick them up 2.5hours later, and perhaps do the weekly shopping in the 2 hours the 4-year-old terror is not there.
It is obvious none of you have children, if you do then tell me how many of you walk your children to school everyday, come rain or shine?
Dropping the kids at school is no less important than any think you/we do in your/our cars..... Well except maybe at the weekend when you can put the roof down a find some nice twisty roads to play on.
It is obvious none of you have children, if you do then tell me how many of you walk your children to school everyday, come rain or shine?
Dropping the kids at school is no less important than any think you/we do in your/our cars..... Well except maybe at the weekend when you can put the roof down a find some nice twisty roads to play on.
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I have said it before and I will say it again. Have any of you have tried doing the 1 mile walk to drop your eldest child at nursery, while pushing another baby in a pushchair in all weathers? If so, you would know what it was like. Not to mention the fact that you have to walk home again and then pick them up 2.5hours later, and perhaps do the weekly shopping in the 2 hours the 4-year-old terror is not there.
So that exempts you from the traffic laws does it? Parking outside schools creates a danger zone exactly where you don't want it. I would have thought a parent would be in support of improving child safety. You will notice from my post that I didn't say you couldn't drive your child to school it was that fact that they don't walk the last part or use the facilities available eg drive through lanes or the car park.
Rant mode engaged
I dont usually post things about the school run mum as it usually does not effect me as I walk to the station and get a train to work. However I had to drive past a local school the other day on my day off. Speed was walking pace and cars badly parked both sides of the road took me ages to get through. Then I read this.
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I have said it before and I will say it again. Have any of you have tried doing the 1 mile walk to drop your eldest child at nursery, while pushing another baby in a pushchair in all weathers? If so, you would know what it was like. Not to mention the fact that you have to walk home again and then pick them up 2.5hours later, and perhaps do the weekly shopping in the 2 hours the 4-year-old terror is not there.
It is obvious none of you have children, if you do then tell me how many of you walk your children to school everyday, come rain or shine?
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Your right I dont have kids and dont want them if I have to moan on and on about how much of a burden they are on my life and how difficult life is with them.
You dont hear me moaning on about the quality of the sea water, lack of waves and being freezing cold because i dont surf. I dont moan about cars spooking my horse on the road because I dont ride horses and you dont here me moan about banging six inch nails through my
because im not into S&M.
Life is all about choices you chose to have kids so deal with it.
I dont usually post things about the school run mum as it usually does not effect me as I walk to the station and get a train to work. However I had to drive past a local school the other day on my day off. Speed was walking pace and cars badly parked both sides of the road took me ages to get through. Then I read this.
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I have said it before and I will say it again. Have any of you have tried doing the 1 mile walk to drop your eldest child at nursery, while pushing another baby in a pushchair in all weathers? If so, you would know what it was like. Not to mention the fact that you have to walk home again and then pick them up 2.5hours later, and perhaps do the weekly shopping in the 2 hours the 4-year-old terror is not there.
It is obvious none of you have children, if you do then tell me how many of you walk your children to school everyday, come rain or shine?
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Your right I dont have kids and dont want them if I have to moan on and on about how much of a burden they are on my life and how difficult life is with them.
You dont hear me moaning on about the quality of the sea water, lack of waves and being freezing cold because i dont surf. I dont moan about cars spooking my horse on the road because I dont ride horses and you dont here me moan about banging six inch nails through my
because im not into S&M. Life is all about choices you chose to have kids so deal with it.
I think you are missing the point here a bit.
We are talking about mums driving their children to school. And the parking problems caused.
There is no other option for most people to drive their kids to school, so if you choose to drive near schools at 3.30 so you deal with the traffic.
If there is traffic, tough luck. Next time take another route. But don't cry about it.
To say I decided to have children and should there for deal with it, is an idiotic statement. What exactly should I deal with? I don't work for the council so designing road layouts is not my bag.
I agree it can be a pain driving past a school with all the cars parked outside and yes if they could come up with a better solution for parking it would be better for all involved, including the mums that have to fight for the parking in the first place.
I promise you that if you ever do have children (and with some of those comments I hope you don't) you will soon change your views. You priorities will be you children getting to school safely and on time.
Not the fat bloke in the TVR waiting down the road.
OK so you all hate me....I can live with that.
We are talking about mums driving their children to school. And the parking problems caused.
There is no other option for most people to drive their kids to school, so if you choose to drive near schools at 3.30 so you deal with the traffic.
If there is traffic, tough luck. Next time take another route. But don't cry about it.
To say I decided to have children and should there for deal with it, is an idiotic statement. What exactly should I deal with? I don't work for the council so designing road layouts is not my bag.
I agree it can be a pain driving past a school with all the cars parked outside and yes if they could come up with a better solution for parking it would be better for all involved, including the mums that have to fight for the parking in the first place.
I promise you that if you ever do have children (and with some of those comments I hope you don't) you will soon change your views. You priorities will be you children getting to school safely and on time.
Not the fat bloke in the TVR waiting down the road.
OK so you all hate me....I can live with that.
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