No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

whelan2

Apparently American schools are closed for Christmas from today. Due to a large amount of cases over there

_Brian

whelan2 wrote: »

Apparently American schools are closed for Christmas from today. Due to a large amount of cases over there

An example of what happens when an idiot politician ignores science and scientific advice. Their hospital admissions has increased 50% in two weeks. It’s criminal what has been let happen.

zetecescort

_Brian wrote: »

Was that not some of the gormless opposition that suggested that. Didn’t the unions come out today and say they never asked for it.

unions quoted here https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40085618.html

ruwithme

Keep that one to yourself and me self whelan. Teachers unions are already looking to close the previous week at Christmas,and of course our media are giving them plenty of air time for their cause.

foxy farmer

Water John wrote: »

BAM is building it, nuff said.

https://www-irishexaminer-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30904336.html?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&type=amp&usqp=mq331AQHKAFQCrABIA%3D%3D#aoh=16058218185874&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Farid-30904336.html

whelan2

ruwithme wrote: »

Keep that one to yourself and me self whelan. Teachers unions are already looking to close the previous week at Christmas,and of course our media are giving them plenty of air time for their cause.

Just think of all the frontline staff working flat out since March without complaint. My sister works in 3rd level education, this has been her busiest year ever.

_Brian

zetecescort wrote: »

unions quoted here https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40085618.html

That’s a separate issue in fairness. The notion of closing early for Christmas was because teachers and students were exhausted from stress etc and to allow two extra days isolation.

The truth is you can’t sit about in a freezing classroom and learn or teach. 6 hrs sitting in the cold not up and about working would be very tough learning environment. My eldest is in her leaving cert and for example this afternoon their classroom was freezing in the afternoon. You can wear extra layers but sitting about all day in the cold isn’t nice at all.

These kids missed massive time off their LC cycle already and now are in less than ideal learning conditions. It’s a tough time for them. They don’t need for their time off but much of the current time is sub par learning climate.

Reggie.

_Brian wrote: »

That’s a separate issue in fairness. The notion of closing early for Christmas was because teachers and students were exhausted from stress etc and to allow two extra days isolation.

The truth is you can’t sit about in a freezing classroom and learn or teach. 6 hrs sitting in the cold not up and about working would be very tough learning environment. My eldest is in her leaving cert and for example this afternoon their classroom was freezing in the afternoon. You can wear extra layers but sitting about all day in the cold isn’t nice at all.

These kids missed massive time off their LC cycle already and now are in less than ideal learning conditions. It’s a tough time for them. They don’t need for their time off but much of the current time is sub par learning climate.

Why were the classes freezing

zetecescort

Reggie. wrote: »

Why were the classes freezing

windows open to help ventilation as an anti covid measure

whelan2

Reggie. wrote: »

Why were the classes freezing

They have windows open. Although I just asked my 2 here and they aren't freezing, windows and doors are open.

_Brian

Reggie. wrote: »

Why were the classes freezing

Windows open for ventilation. All windows open in all classrooms across the school. It’s like expecting people to sit day after day in a hay shed and concentrate for hours on end.

whelan2

_Brian wrote: »

Windows open for ventilation. All windows open in all classrooms across the school. It’s like expecting people to sit day after day in a hay shed and concentrate for hours on end.

I think mine are used to the cold and dont feel it

gozunda

_Brian wrote: »

Since we bought the horsebox in the summer there’s been a few sidelights and bits not working so I spent a few hours today soldering connections and replacing fittings.
Added lights inside to make loading easier as the evenings are gone to hell.

Horsebox lights are a law onto themselves lol. Btw are the riding lessons for kids still running?

_Brian

gozunda wrote: »

Horsebox lights are a law onto themselves lol. Btw are the riding lessons for kids still running?

Yea, I’ve learned soldering all connections is the solution for trailer lights.

Lessons are permitted as long as they are outside.

_Brian

whelan2 wrote: »

I think mine are used to the cold and dont feel it

I went to the same school.
It’s cold with the windows closed and heating on so no surprise it’s cold with windows open.

wrangler

whelan2 wrote: »

They have windows open. Although I just asked my 2 here and they aren't freezing, windows and doors are open.

Teachers just don't want to work, it can't be any worse than what I went to school in.
Surely they can dress properly
TBF it's not the majority of teachers that are giving trouble if you listen to the interviews on television, only the troublemakers

ruwithme

Its the unions are the trouble. Tried their best to have schools closed when we moved to level 5. Climbed down then somewhat when the penny finally dropped it wasn't going to happen.

Flew a kite there yesterday looking to close sooner at Christmas and now threatening closures wit cold classrooms as the winter wears on.no doubt money will feature soon on their horizon.

ganmo

wrangler wrote: »

Teachers just don't want to work, it can't be any worse than what I went to school in.
Surely they can dress properly
TBF it's not the majority of teachers that are giving trouble if you listen to the interviews on television, only the troublemakers

I remember a teacher telling us that union rules were to stop teaching if the temp was below 17c, he then told us with a big smile on his face that it was 12c. BUT he wasnt stopping

Engineering teacher used to turn on a gas torch to heat his room and the home ec teachers turned on all the ovens

kollegeknight

ganmo wrote: »

I remember a teacher telling us that union rules were to stop teaching if the temp was below 17c, he then told us with a big smile on his face that it was 12c. BUT he wasnt stopping

Engineering teacher used to turn on a gas torch to heat his room and the home ec teachers turned on all the ovens

Our engineering teacher used do the same. Unfortunately we don’t have a forge to do the same. But the room is beside the boiler house and usually boiling.


I’ve windows and doors open for ventilation in the classroom.

There is nobody in our place talking about early closing for Christmas. That’s some rogue commentary that we didn’t hear about until twitter had it. Quite the opposite. Trying everything to keep it going.

Students at home suits nobody.

_Brian

kollegeknight wrote: »

Our engineering teacher used do the same. Unfortunately we don’t have a forge to do the same. But the room is beside the boiler house and usually boiling.


I’ve windows and doors open for ventilation in the classroom.

There is nobody in our place talking about early closing for Christmas. That’s some rogue commentary that we didn’t hear about until twitter had it. Quite the opposite. Trying everything to keep it going.

Students at home suits nobody.

Fairness some of the teachers in the school are giving evening classes as a catch-up which of course they don’t get paid for.

I’ve respect for the job teachers do. There’s allot of knocking for the sake of being knocking someone that goes on among Irish people. Many farmers, particularly those who have done nothing else think they are the only real workers in the world and that everyone else is lazy and useless, particularly if their job is indoors all the time.

NcdJd

It's a terrible thing having an old bottle of beer in the house with the label gone off it so can't determine if its still ok to drink or not. I can't get myself to throw it out and rid myself of this tormenting bottle that sits on the desk before me. Do I risk it and face the consequences tomorrow morning or will I get my old fella to taste test.

I'm afraid if I open it I'll drink it anyway no matter how crap it tastes and end up poisoning myself..

Water John

NcdJd wrote: »

It's a terrible thing having an old bottle of beer in the house with the label gone off it so can't determine if its still ok to drink or not. I can't get myself to throw it out and rid myself of this tormenting bottle that sits on the desk before me. Do I risk it and face the consequences tomorrow morning or will I get my old fella to taste test.

I'm afraid if I open it I'll drink it anyway no matter how crap it tastes and end up poisoning myself..

Have you had a few already???

NcdJd

Water John wrote: »

Have you had a few already???

Nope just just thinking out loud John. Don't mind me ha.

Water John

If you let the ould fella sample it, you won't have a decision to make.

Genghis Cant

NcdJd wrote: »

It's a terrible thing having an old bottle of beer in the house with the label gone off it so can't determine if its still ok to drink or not. I can't get myself to throw it out and rid myself of this tormenting bottle that sits on the desk before me. Do I risk it and face the consequences tomorrow morning or will I get my old fella to taste test.

I'm afraid if I open it I'll drink it anyway no matter how crap it tastes and end up poisoning myself..

Open it. Pour it. If it looks good and smells good, taste it. If it tastes good, drink it.

The Rabbi

Half dozen small bottles of Guinness were neglected on a shelf in the old workshop here many years ago.A very good friend of the fathers(who was a martyr for the stuff)was helping a neighbour at silage and passing our gate drawing.He pulled up and came in one time asking for a loan of the car to run to the village.The father knew what was troubling him so offered him one of the little bottles with no label,rusty cap,cobwebs and a layer of dust so thick you could have dropped it on the ground and 'twould have bounced.The father hated what the drink was doing to his friend,so was hoping the bottle might poison him and put him off the gargle for a while.The lad lapped it up and proclaimed it to be the best guinness he had tasted in years and popped in on a regular basis till the shelf was bare and no ill effects were observed.
Drink up and be damned Joules

_Brian

Heard this evening that Micheal Martin is hoping to position Norma Foley as his replacement as party leader.

I suppose the only way he could make himself not the worst FG leader is to have someone even worse take over.

Birdnuts

_Brian wrote: »

Windows open for ventilation. All windows open in all classrooms across the school. It’s like expecting people to sit day after day in a hay shed and concentrate for hours on end.

Reminds of the old style prefabs I had to put up with - freezing in winter, then like an oven during warm spells in May during the exams:(

straight

ruwithme wrote: »

Keep that one to yourself and me self whelan. Teachers unions are already looking to close the previous week at Christmas,and of course our media are giving them plenty of air time for their cause.

I'd some laugh at them on newstalk the other day. "Teachers are working 14 hours a day at the moment and their under stress since april". I was rodding a few drains at the time and I nearly got swept away in the river with the height of laughter. Teachers lack of work ethic and resilience are a very bad example for our children.

wrangler

Birdnuts wrote: »

Reminds of the old style prefabs I had to put up with - freezing in winter, then like an oven during warm spells in May during the exams:(

And that was for years, this ''inconvenience'' will only last until the vaccines are up and running.
Same with the college student whingeing about the lack of social interaction.... get a life eh.
This present scenario isn't going to last long