Latest moan from me and you!!!

You do know why its the sacred word?

 

What: wibble?

I just assumed you were all from the "Top Cat" generation (not that I am; I basing that on what me grannie told me ... )

 

Wibble was the first ever word spoken on Gardeners Corner That's why its the sacred word.

 

ROADWORKS............

School was out for 8 weeks, no roadworks, now, back to school and I have to get by 4 quite big roadworks. Have the council got any brains.? Nah

 

School run Mums ( apologies to those who have some common sense)

Delivery of 1 and a 1/2 ton of roofing slates, delivery address is street next to a school, one of those roads that is off a main road via a little drive way along the main road. School has spent £X,000's on a parent pick up point, inside school grounds.

Do they use this brand new facility.... NO.

They are creatures of habit and use these little streets with no turning points, to sit and wait for their children.

I turn up, and get told in no uncertain terms that 'Its a stupid time to make a delivery', even though this parent was blocking the customers drive, and refused to move when he came out and asked nicely. And I quote ' I have parked here for the last 3 years, and there has never been a delivery here at this time, and I never see anyone at home here at this time and you haven't got a car to get out'

They live among us!

 

but....it was a 'tupid time to make a delivery!

 

Do they just block your drive or are they actually on your property Andy?

 

Ahh, pity. Could have made some money with lockable removable parking bollards.

Reminded me of a story my friend used to tell, he was laying tarmac, road was closed, but this woman pulled up in a mini & said she was just popping in a friends house and she'd only be a minute.

They waited and waited but she didn't come back, so they all got on the mini, picked it up and hoiked it over a low garden wall into the garden.

Then carried on tarmacing the road

 

@Loofa, to make matters worse it happened at 10 to 3 !, kicking out time is 3.30 as it is an Acadamey/College (11-16's, as we only have 2 tiers now).

The whole reason I was there at this time was to AVOID the school run, as I knew the area well, unloading 60 roof slates took less than 5 minutes. It did make the customer and I laugh tho' as almost every time I had to shimmy between her and the car in front, I made it look as though I was going to drop them on her shiny car, her face was a picture !

@Zigs, now if I had a grab on the van that is what I would have told her was going to do unless she moved.

 

nice one Steve.

 

I have no qualms at all, of the cars that people choose to drive, but lets just say there must be some pretty tough terrain around the area I was in, what irks me most, is that most will live within a 20 minute walk home from school (or 5 minutes by car, ONCE you get out of the queues) it is so much healthier and would do both parent and child(ren) the world of good.

It must cost a fortune, to start the car from cold, drive a mile or two, stop for 30+ minutes, start the car from cold again (didn't really have time to get to temperature for maximum efficiency ) drive a mile or two. Bet I could do a trip to London and back, using less fuel than they do on the school run !