Re: Free grit for all!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Varrechia
(Post 868318)
And for 2 thousand years we managed to walk on those roads, now it seems to be oh my god there seems to be a cloud keep the kids off school we can phone work and say that it's impossible to get in, and while no ones looking we'll go panic buying in Asda just in case. :D:D:D:D:D
|
I don't think it is quite as simple as that.
So much emphesis is put on the schools duty of care to the children that the parents who complain about the schools being shut would be the first to complain if the children could not get home because the busses could not get through.
When the schools closed the other week the bus companies were contacting schools to say they could come now for the kids but might not be able to get through later.
My son goes to St Chris's, they have kids from as far as Burnley so its not practical to say walk home. Even when I was at school I had to travel 7 miles by bus to the secondary schools in Clitheroe.
If you were the head teacher and the bus companies were saying they would not be able to take your kids home at 3.30pm but could come now at 1pm what would you do?
I think most of the problem is down to our transport system not being able to cope with a bit of snow. Its laughable when you look at most of northern Europe and what they manage with. We seem to have the attitude over here that it does not snow much so we wont bother being prepared.
How many of you have shovels in the boot of your car and warm clothes incase you get stuck.
Last night on the news it was saying that the Scottish Transport Minister has resigned because they were not ready and they mentioned forcing wagons to use winter tyres as some of the problems were caused by stranded wagons. |
