We have been told 11th August for Midlothian but will have to see if both, either or neither of the kids will back on that date.
11th August was the date announced nationwide a few weeks back.
I got laid!
Hell yeah
Woohoo! Does yer burd know?
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Those school dates are a mess. We are back the week of the 11th but current pupils might not be back until 18th to allows p7-s1 transition. ScotGov say all schools open 11/08 so those are current pupil return dates.
18th as listed was the original return. I'll be it's just ripped from a www site.
Aye, they look a bit made up.
I got laid!
Hell yeah
Assume it was Boris? He's ****ed everyone else in this country.
Guess mid august is when the roads jam up again then, sicne weans these days seem to have an inability to walk to school. 😆
It's going to be worse as school buses are unlikely to be running so all the kids that took the bus will now be driven to school
Though only probably half as many on any given day.
Honestly, for the value added to kids education set against the hassles involved part of me just says F"£$ it, get em all in and see what happens. I know that can't and won't happen but there's going to be a whole lot of heartache for not a lot of benefit.
Honestly, for the value added to kids education set against the hassles involved part of me just says Fӣ$ it, get em all in and see what happens.
Massive +1 from me.
Tell them to stay away from Grandma, stagger arrivals a bit, review it regularly.
I work in one LA, my wife in another, and my kids attend school in a third. My reading of the above data is that it is pre-Covid19 dates quoted. I expect schools to reopen to pupils on either 11 or 12 August, but not to all pupils.
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Though only probably half as many on any given day.
More like 1/5 from the plans I have seen (Secondary sector).
More like 1/5 from the plans I have seen (Secondary sector).
We've been told that some of our rooms can only accommodate 5 pupils with appropriate distancing.
Anyone know anything about the trains?
Am anxious to book seats and bikes on the West Highland line as it's kind of critical to a trip we're doing in September. Scotrail not allowing bookings that far out yet.
Am guessing worst case there will be fewer seats due to distancing, but if all other restrictions are lifted it should be fine?
What about price, anyone think Abellio will find a way to gouge passengers to make up for lost revenue?
m guessing worst case there will be fewer seats due to distancing,
This is what it says in the documents but whether that will continue to September is an unknown.
TWeet Scotrail and ask them ?
TWeet Scotrail and ask them ?
Where's the fun in that? Anyway, I don't twit.
Trains appear to be running as normal - but with almost no one on them.
I headed out for a local spin last night , riding past the car park at the bottom of the hill i passed the local mtb club meeting up , there were about 9 of them . I said hello and carried on up the fire road , I have met up with 2 mates last week so i'm no saint but i thought 9 was pushing it a bit . I tried to push on a bit as i didn't want to end up riding with them but they soon caught me up and i had a little panic . Normally i would say hello and have a chat but this felt wrong and i was thinking should i say something or not bother . As they caught me it one of them told me they were all on e-bikes apart from one so they got away from me pretty quick . It made me laugh as I thought it was like STW thread bingo in one moment , lock down rule breakers , e-bikes and being overtaken uphill by e-bikes 🙂
Got a call from the school to say kids are going back in August to a 'blended' learning curriculum. Half the class in Mon/Tue, deep clean school on Wednesday, other half of class in on Thur/Fri, cleaned again at weekend. They've been trying to create online classes for the non-attendance days but given that they haven't managed to make GLOW RM Utility work properly over the last 3 months, I'm not hopeful for August. Dad's taxi will also be used as the school is several miles away and all the minibuses can only take driver + 1 staff member + 2 pupils, with understandable priority for families without cars. Anyone selling a Hase Pino?
Trains are fine.
I got the train home after cycling through for my all-conquering liaison with my lady today! And yes, I was a good boy and didn't do anal licking* and it was with my girlfriend not a prozzer, so I do feel bad I didn't support my local economy.
Just booked tickets to Rochdale for a few weeks away to fetch my campervan. Lots of tickets and some very cheap - only paid £30.
*
Limiting the spread of COVID-19 during sex
If you have sex with someone you don’t live with there are a few things you can do to lower the risk of getting or spreading COVID-19.Avoid kissing or exchanging saliva with anyone outside of your household.
Avoid sexual activities which include licking around the anus.
Use condoms or dental dams to reduce contact with saliva or poo.
Take a shower and wash your hands and body thoroughly with soap and water both before and after sex.
If you use sex toys, wash these thoroughly with soap and water and do not share them.
Consider sexual arousal techniques that don’t involve physical contact – like talking.
Mutual masturbation while physical distancing.
Limit your physical interactions by reducing the number of sexual partners you have overall, and/or at the same time.
Source: https://www.avert.org/coronavirus/covid19-sex
GLOW RM
Glow has been a disaster from the word go, I'm always amazed when I hear people are still using it. Or perhaps more accurately being asked to use it because actually using it isn't a thing.
A 2.0m + 6" long wanger is what is required for maintaining social distancing during sex...
I got the train home after cycling through for my all-conquering liaison with my lady today! And yes, I was a good boy and didn’t do anal licking
I didn't know trains had an anus. Is that to replace the guards van?
Got it from an NQT facebook page. Appears to be bollox.
It’s impressive that, 12 weeks or so after the start of lockdown, people still haven’t managed to wrap their brains round this rather basic rationale for the ‘staying home, staying local’ message. As much as anything, it’s about limiting the rate of infection so that it doesn’t exceed the healthcare system’s ability to cope
You're expecting too much of people.
Just told all schools back on 13th. 2 days per week, or if your school is larger or full 1.5 days per week. Let’s hope it’s not for too long as that’s going to be chaos
Just booked the last week in July for Isla. Fully cancellable if things aren’t permitted then, but felt it was time to do something.
Looking forward to beaches and distilleries and going to Jura 🤞
Oldtennisshoes. Go to Lagavulin and get a dram in their dramming room. I would go for the 16yr old. If it's bad weather they might have the fire lit which makes it even better. Just about as close to bliss as possible.
The Islay distillery tours are a crazy bargain (although you can end up spending a lot of money in the shops). I did Bowmore and Laphroaig when we were there last year and both were great. We had the dog with us and both places the staff came out and invited us to bring the dog into the shop area (and the free cafe bit in Laphroaig) as well. The island as a whole seemed very dog friendly in fact.
I concur with the recommendation of the Lagavulin 16 year old as well - very lovely indeed.
Honestly, for the value added to kids education set against the hassles involved part of me just says Fӣ$ it, get em all in and see what happens.
Tell them to stay away from Grandma, stagger arrivals a bit, review it regularly.
You really have no idea how much thought is needed to make this work.
We normally cram 200-2000 kids with iffy hygiene and cheapest possible cleaning contract into a building that is too small, rub up against each other all the time, squeeze through limited doorways, bring in materials from home all the time, muddle all of them together on a regular basis within the building, share everything from chairs to keyboards to toilets, with a lack of hand washing facilities and a staff of whom 15-20% are in the vulnerable and shielding category.
Can you imagine if any other workplace went '**** it, shove 'em all in, whats the worst that can happen?'.
going to Jura
October half term is mrs_oab, myself and two old pre-kids friends for a three day '5 ferries' bike tour with a day wobbling around Jura....
Hiking the west coast of Jura was one of my next ambitions on foot in Scotland. Not sure when I'll find the time for it sadly, 2040 perhaps!
You really have no idea how much thought is needed to make this work
Er, I think Spin's a teacher, and I'm pretty sure you're not?...
Er, I think Spin’s a teacher, and I’m pretty sure you’re not?…
The comment about just staying away from grandma wasn't mine so I don't think I was the target of Moaa's reply.
Thanks all, I'm looking forward to it even more now. 🥃 🛶 🏖
No you were not spin.
and I’m pretty sure you’re not?…
You're right I am not a teacher.
I am an Ex teacher and currently advising the Scottish Government Education Recovery Group working across three of the 11 workstreams as director of a National (outdoor) Education Charity, leading a small team doing some consultancy for multiple local authorities on use of outdoor spaces as part of the return strategy and practice, writing courses and resources on use of outdoor space, including the first guidance UK-wide on how to 'clean' outdoor spaces and resources and negotiating national use of an audit tool for schools, early years and childcare to assess their outdoor space and liaising with our Accredited Network in a few other countries including China, Italy and Spain who have some experience a few weeks ahead of us . I barely know my ar*e from my elbow on all this.
I said you weren't a teacher, which you're not, tuck your bottom lip back in.
I can tell from that last post that you definitely weren't an English teacher.
So, matt and nobeer, maybe we need to pencil in another Drumlanrig meet-up, probs in August, to sort all this out ? I’ll bring my ebike 😜
Drumlanrig will have you back in hospital, all those sniper roots 😂
Drumlanrig will have you back in hospital, all those sniper roots
Wet roots got me in the Nail Trail tonight. It's been a while so I'd forgotten that wet roots and worn Speed King Supersonic's = zero grip. My knee is reminding me now however.
Aye, drumlanrig will floor me to. A beer instead?
As you can tell, I am fairly invested in some of this. The suggestion that schools can somehow 'just crack on' is not realistic, unless we really do want a second wave in October.
I also am struggling to see how we ease lockdown, return to school included, without that second wave. Look how quickly it spread initially, we could be back there again in a few short weeks. 🙁
Drumlanrig is epic for shooting your confidence down in the first few bends due to those roots! Best when it's wet I reckon, which is just as well given where it is. 😂
I don't see schools being a factor in a 2nd wave, it's nigh on 13 weeks until they start back, we will be in a far better place by then.
I'm optimistic TiRed is right about the 2nd wave potential tbh.
