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parent spots in carparks
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
In a society where we are now all equal due to diversity and 'Human Rights', why is there the need for any segregation?
Withdraw all 'rights' to seperate parking areas. This would mean everyone is equal, but would create chaos and disorder, which means I would be in work for longer! Yay!
In all seriousnessnessness, I can say that I once witnessed a miracle .
I was on foot patrol and watched as a chap aged in his mid 30's parked in a disabled bay across the road from a newsagents, RAN across the road, came out clutching a packet of fags and started to run across to his car.
He then saw me and suddenly started to limp. I got to the car before him, watching his limp get progressivley worse to the point where he was dragging his leg like Igor from a Frankenstein movie.
He then began to plead with me not to give a ticket as he was genuinely disabled and that it was intermittent seizure of the leg muscles, and it wasn't pleasant and how would I like it, living on disability benefits, not being able to feed his family properly blah blah blah.
I looked at his blue badge and saw that it showed a gret haired old lady in her 80's.
Did he get a ticket?
No.
He got nicked for theft.
He was able to walk properley to the Nick though. Does that make me a wonder healer? :-k
mike142sl:
--- Quote from: Chris Putt on April 02, 2009, 04:09:03 ---And yes, at the age of 22 I do have the right to comment on parenting skills.
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At 22 I had two very definite theories about bringing up children, but I had no children.
Now I have two children, and NO theories!
Your time will come Chris!
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
my kids always did as they were told when they were younger. When I told them to go and stand at the front of the line in a shop and wail, thus making people move away, they would. It worked a treat in resturants as well. Only joking!
Kids should never be looked upon as burden. My eldest son had his first scalectrix set at 1 month, and his first radio controlled car at 1 year.
My daughter had a 1/24 scale Airfix Mustang hanging above her bed when she was young, instead of a whirly pink fluffy mobile thing.
All three now know how to use spanners, screwdrivers etc.
They all grew up into well balanced teenagers with a healthy respect for their elders,and were taught about good manners and etiquette as we used to take them with us to the pub and other places.
They all grew up with a good understanding about humanity, as we took them to places like Dachau and Oradour Sur Glane, so they could see history as opposed to read about it in a sterile way.
It all comes down to the parents, as kids will learn by example.
I see it time and time again. I pick up some drunk yoblet, take them home to the parents and most of the time am met with indifference. And that isn't just from supposed crap families from 'sink' estates either. Some of the worst offenders come from well healed backgrounds.
Here is a suggestion. If you don't want all the aggro of supermarkets and all the parking issues, screaming brats, homicidal old folk armed with trollies, indifferent attitudes from staff and other shoppers, use your local small butchers, greengrocers, farm shops etc etc.
The quality of product will be better, and you will helping to support local businesses, local communities and not putting your money in the hands of some big company!
crazymac:
--- Quote from: Chris Putt on April 02, 2009, 04:09:03 ---And yes, at the age of 22 I do have the right to comment on parenting skills.
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No you don't! Until you have experience of a subject then I beg to differ, this goes for any subject, not just kids.
--- Quote from: Chris Putt on April 02, 2009, 04:09:03 ---Are you honestly going to tell me if you saw a group of kids running riot and causing damage you wouldn't try and resolve the situation? - I beg to differ if thats the case.
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Of course some people would not step in, but that is not to do with parenting skills and more to do with self preservation! With the propensity for violence from some groups of kids then reality must kick in sometimes! If there are parents in among them then it is the parents job, by all means try to have a quiet word with the parents but not to tell them how to do it, simply point out how the behaviour is effecting you should suffice. Very rarely will you get groups of kids running riot with parents in tow!!
--- Quote from: Chris Putt on April 02, 2009, 04:09:03 ---Commenting that Im 'barely a kid' [Edited] I have been working since I was 16 and to be fair probably have alot more life experience than the vast majority of people my age.
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Just because you have worked from 16 does not make you a mature and sensible adult, and your attitude on this subject suggests otherwise!! Im assuming that you are in outdoor education from your comments? So yes, in some people that does give them a bit of insight into how kids tick, but from my many years in that industry I know that the environments are not interchangeable! In an outdoor environment you are Uniquely placed to influence a childs behaviour! there are several reasons for this including the "Instructor client" relationship, the kids generally WANT to be there, you are doing something "cool". Personally in my experience the outdoor instructor that "puffs his chest and claims to be the expert" is the one that the kids think is a [ed: naughty]!
--- Quote from: Chris Putt on April 02, 2009, 04:09:03 ---My issue with the spaces is exactly that. You say its the practicality- if they didn't have kids there would be no issue- hence it is self inflicted, so why should they get special privileges?- .
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I've covered that one, its to help prevent damage to YOUR car!!
--- Quote from: Chris Putt on April 02, 2009, 04:09:03 ---Don't take them shopping? Parking problem solved and it means others don't have to put up with them.
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And therefore the emerging society of potential young adults don't learn important socialising lessons or how to budget a weekly shop so leaving society down the toilet in years to come!!
--- Quote from: Chris Putt on April 02, 2009, 04:09:03 ---And no, there is no way I would ever have kids, ecologically there is no worse thing for the planet and I would never inflict that on others
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So we may as well just turn the lights out now!! You say that you are going to live of the state in your retirement? Where is that money going to come from without people continueing with the human race?? How can having children be ecologically bad for the planet? What planet are you living on??
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
On the rare occasions that I have to use the local supermarkets, I dread it. Not because of the kids, as I tend to avoid going there after school times. It is the 'Old Uns'! Perhaps that is too much of a generalisation.
The ones who were the generation who fought in WW2 are polite, but it is the ones after that who I have found to be rude and obnoxious.
Maybe I need to go and live in a remote place where I don't meet people.
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