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Posted by Lizzy Taylor on February 5, 2009, 5:16 am
Kate XXXXXX wrote:
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> The transport people came out and looked and agreed with my assessment,
> and thus granted him a free bus pass for his compulsory school years.
> We'll have to pay again for years 12 & 13.
Maybe just for Y13 as the compulsory education/training age is rising
(or has risen) IIRC.
Lizzy
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on February 5, 2009, 9:15 am
Lizzy Taylor wrote:
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> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
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>> The transport people came out and looked and agreed with my
>> assessment, and thus granted him a free bus pass for his compulsory
>> school years. We'll have to pay again for years 12 & 13.
>
> Maybe just for Y13 as the compulsory education/training age is rising
> (or has risen) IIRC.
Not yet... Baaaaad idea, methinks. Oh, don't get me started on that -
I'd be spitting blood and teeth! Ain't no soapbox that high!
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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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Posted by BEI Design on February 3, 2009, 11:13 am
Kate XXXXXX wrote:
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> BEI Design wrote:
> > This seems to be the year for extraordinary winter
> > weather. We (Pacific NW, USA) had 20" of ice and snow at
> > Christmastime, Sharon has just been through an awful ice
> > storm, and now the news is full of the record-breaking
> > snow in the UK. How are you doing?
> > Beverly
> 3" of snow had the eastern side of the UK in headless
> chicken mode! OK, so there were sub-zero temperatures
> all day, and icy roads, but I'll never understand why so
> many schools were closed!
I'm glad to know you are OK. Schools choose to close here
also, out of concern for the safety of all concerned. We
don't have much snow removal equipment because it's so rare.
Beverly
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on February 3, 2009, 2:02 pm
BEI Design wrote:
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> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
>> BEI Design wrote:
>>> This seems to be the year for extraordinary winter
>>> weather. We (Pacific NW, USA) had 20" of ice and snow at
>>> Christmastime, Sharon has just been through an awful ice
>>> storm, and now the news is full of the record-breaking
>>> snow in the UK. How are you doing?
>>> Beverly
>> 3" of snow had the eastern side of the UK in headless
>> chicken mode! OK, so there were sub-zero temperatures
>> all day, and icy roads, but I'll never understand why so
>> many schools were closed!
>
> I'm glad to know you are OK. Schools choose to close here
> also, out of concern for the safety of all concerned. We
> don't have much snow removal equipment because it's so rare.
>
> Beverly
>
>
This is our coldest winter for 10 years! Last time we had enough snow
to build a snow man, James was two and a half!
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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by BEI Design on February 3, 2009, 2:30 pm
Kate XXXXXX wrote:
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> BEI Design wrote:
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> > Beverly
> This is our coldest winter for 10 years! Last time we
> had enough snow to build a snow man, James was two and a
> half!
The 19" (8" of snow, 1" of ice, another 8" of snow) we had
Christmas week was a record here. I really worry about this
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global cooling. ;->
Beverly
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> and thus granted him a free bus pass for his compulsory school years.
> We'll have to pay again for years 12 & 13.