The message goes out on local radio – you have to give them a special codeword – a bit like when the IRA used to give warnings of bombs.

Yes – and this morning, the last day of term, the last working day before christmas, with three inches of pure white snow ready for hundreds of excited children to play in it they decided that the school was

OPEN!!!

My wife had to make the decision this morning it really is quite complex:

You have to decide by 6.30am as you have to let the school buss companies know whether to do the pick ups or not.

You have to have an eye on the Weather forecast – not just if the pupils can get in safely in the morning but the likelyhood of getting them home safely in the evening.

You have to guess how many teachers and support staff will make it (more than you think – they are not all slackers) into work and how many children. Then you work out if this is a safe ratio of pupils to teachers.

Then you make a judgement call on how likely it is that the pupils at home will be home alone and potentially unsafe.

Then you check if the heating is working.

Then you make the decision.

My wife is not the head of the school but she makes the decision jointly with the facilities manager (caretaker) as she is normally the first person to arrive on the premises each day.

My Wife is the ———

Catering Manager!! (Not – I repeat NOT a Dinner Lady).

Yes Please

nickash at f2s dot com

Thanks

45 and a Will Writer

The guy is just doing his job – he is paid to be controversial. If it’s cycling this week it will be dog walkers next week.

I went to the race – it was great, a thousand plus spectators and a brilliant event at the heart of the city.

His paper gave the event really good coverage in the build up and a very positive review in both the news and sports sections after the event.

The guy is just a loud mouth idiot – small town hack trying to be Clarkson.

Thanks guys – Just ordered the speedy.

I got some Oakley lookalike glasses from my local tesco’s opticians with the prescription insert and a new eye test for the grand total of £40 all in! They only had a choice of three colours and you can’t get interchangeable lenses for them but they were forty quid and I can see really well and my day to day specs are not at risk. As far as I know this was the regular price and not a special offer.

English Rose – The Jam
Masterblaster (Jammin) – Stevie Wonder
My World – Secret Affair
Gangsters – The Specials
She’s Leaving Home – The Beatles

Now guess how old I am.