Seat68 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, Genie said: The school my children go to now has a lockdown protocol which is understandable, the problem is it absolutely terrifies them when it is implemented. Twice in the last few weeks they believed there was potentially an intruder on site so they kick it off. Lock the doors, push the desks against the door. Lights off and sit in silence under the desks. They naturally fear the worst and it scares them to death. I understand they need something in place but it does seem a bit extreme for this country where school incidents are incredibly rare. I didn't realise the holiday to Florida was actually you moving out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, Seat68 said: I didn't realise the holiday to Florida was actually you moving out there. In the US you’d accept it as a way of life but they seem to have based the UK lockdown on the high likelihood of it being a live shooter. A few years back I did do a lot of research into moving out there, but the guns and school situation was something I just couldn’t look beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Genie said: The school my children go to now has a lockdown protocol which is understandable, the problem is it absolutely terrifies them when it is implemented. Twice in the last few weeks they believed there was potentially an intruder on site so they kick it off. Lock the doors, push the desks against the door. Lights off and sit in silence under the desks. They naturally fear the worst and it scares them to death. I understand they need something in place but it does seem a bit extreme for this country where school incidents are incredibly rare. That seems absolutely mental Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 22 minutes ago, Xela said: That seems absolutely mental They should have a basic tier of “maybe something is up”, stay in your class rooms and keep working until we say otherwise and then if a confirmed threat full lockdown of locked doors, lights off etc. 2 false alarms and they’ve been terrified both times. Police turn up in numbers too. It’s really OTT for an unconfirmed report of an intruder on site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy7211 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 21 minutes ago, Genie said: They should have a basic tier of “maybe something is up”, stay in your class rooms and keep working until we say otherwise and then if a confirmed threat full lockdown of locked doors, lights off etc. 2 false alarms and they’ve been terrified both times. Police turn up in numbers too. It’s really OTT for an unconfirmed report of an intruder on site. Was this Rawlett by any chance? I know they had one a couple of weeks ago, my lad attends and told me. If it's not then that's two schools in Tamworth in recent weeks going into lockdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Maybe this should piss me off, maybe it's just me getting old. Using initials for seemingly random phrases. I read on twitter that someone felt "Declan Rice is the best DM itw" and I suppose the fact I'm not annoyed by 'DM' is why this shouldn't piss me off. In football we know what DM is.. but why 'in the World' as 'itw'!? Might as well say "Declan Rice itb DM itw"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Or DRI(itb)D(DM)I(itw) for short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2023 In a vaguely related way, TV adverts with estuary-speaking voiceovers that say (e.g.) "Only two nine nine" for £299.00, instead of "Only two hundred and ninety-nine Pounds". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted December 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2023 27 minutes ago, mjmooney said: In a vaguely related way, TV adverts with estuary-speaking voiceovers that say (e.g.) "Only two nine nine" for £299.00, instead of "Only two hundred and ninety-nine Pounds". Oh god yeah! See also 299£ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisp65 Posted December 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2023 Can I join in with too cool coffee shops that display prices with a single decimal point. Espresso 2.7 Flat White 3.2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Can I join in with too cool coffee shops that display prices with a single decimal point. Espresso 2.7 Flat White 3.2 Oh my god. Yes. I once spent ages in a posh bar trying to work out if I was looking at prices or beer strength. JUST WHY? Maybe if I stopped wearing socks and grew a bushy beard I'd get it more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 22, 2023 Moderator Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, sidcow said: Oh my god. Yes. I once spent ages in a posh bar trying to work out if I was looking at prices or beer strength. JUST WHY? Maybe if I stopped wearing socks and grew a bushy beard I'd get it more. They had those prices delivered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, bickster said: They had those prices delivered Convenient excuse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted December 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2023 Football. I know it sounds like i'm being an entitled prick, but it would have been nice to go top, even for one day. We've been amazing all year, so the above shouldn't piss me off, but does. I feel annoyed with myself for being disappointed. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 6 hours ago, kurtsimonw said: Maybe this should piss me off, maybe it's just me getting old. Using initials for seemingly random phrases. I read on twitter that someone felt "Declan Rice is the best DM itw" and I suppose the fact I'm not annoyed by 'DM' is why this shouldn't piss me off. In football we know what DM is.. but why 'in the World' as 'itw'!? Might as well say "Declan Rice itb DM itw"? Agreed, KR X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, Xela said: Football. I know it sounds like i'm being an entitled prick, but it would have been nice to go top, even for one day. We've been amazing all year, so the above shouldn't piss me off, but does. I feel annoyed with myself for being disappointed. We all knew it would happen. The only suprise is Archer didn't score the winner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chine Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Sky commentary , carragher during the game tonight “ reminds me of Liverpool “ . Then the Wilder wankfest , harping on like he’s some kind of guru , ffs you slimy chunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 26 minutes ago, Xela said: Football. I know it sounds like i'm being an entitled prick, but it would have been nice to go top, even for one day. We've been amazing all year, so the above shouldn't piss me off, but does. I feel annoyed with myself for being disappointed. The problem would be if we’d have gone top, it would have just made the reactions when we didn’t finish top even more extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Every website and their cookie page. I've accepted more cookies than Billy **** Bunter in the last year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Why aren't cookies called biscuits in the UK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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