all schools closed until thursday 14th jan

stripysocks85 · 08-01-2010 06:41PM

kona wrote: »

Teachers must be the biggest bunch of moany sissys in the country.

If everybody else can get to work, and do exams, no reason why these lazy overpaid control freaks cant do the same.

Are they going to make up the hours later in the summer? **** no!

I feel sorry for the 3rd and 6th years with their mocks soon.:o

Are you for real?
Check over in the Commuting and Transport forum - you'll see it's not just 'moany Teachers' who are concerned about travelling in such adverse conditions.

I am so f**king angry at your comment right now. It's totally pathetic, and do you know what, I expected that there would be some idiotic comments about lazy/greedy/selfish teachers looking for more holidays etc etc when that couldn't be further from the truth.

Dublin Bus have cancelled some of their services, airports closed, people would choose not to drive where at all possible, yet all you can do is moan about 4000 schools and goodness knows how many teachers [when it wasn't their decision at all] being off until Thursday at least for the SAFETY of all involved.

I have to travel 100miles just to get to school [I was visiting family at Xmas] and am terrified of the travelling conditions near my school - bus routes have been cancelled, warned it is an ice rink etc.

The cheek of you has me seething right now, and those bravado posters who 'thanked' you unnecessarily are just as bad.

PS Wanted to add, I have NO problem making up the days in reasonable weather. I'm just relieved I don't have to risk my life [and others] by driving to work - not to mention the 500+ parents/children that would make the journey also.

Ollchailin · 08-01-2010 06:42PM

I teach in a school with about 280 students and only 90 were in for the last two days. So to suggest it's the teachers that want the time off is just pure typical stupidity of teacher bashers- the students aren't travelling and rightly so, the way the roads are at the moment.

I'm fairly surprised that all schools were directed to close but having said that, the uncertainty of whether to open or not was extremely irritating over the last few days. It's good to have a definite decision now at least.

MayoForSam · 08-01-2010 06:42PM

I presume they will have to make the time up by postponing the summer holidays?

Nothing a few local farmers and a couple of transport boxes couldn't fix, certainly for our local national school :rolleyes:.

I hope someone has kept the heat on in the schools or else burst pipes will mean they will have to close for another while too after the thaw.

Vince135792003 · 08-01-2010 06:44PM

tvnutz wrote: »

Some schools that did open yesterday and today had very low attendences. .

Yeah our school opened up yesterday. I was in and probably took about 50 phone calls from parents asking if the school was open. In the end there were probably more phone calls than pupils. Attendance was pathetically low.

My principal walked to school. It took her about 2 hours and she got to the school at 8 upon which she cleared all the pathways of snow and salted them. It nearly killed her that she had to close the school for today despite it being the only sensible decision in the interest of safety to make. She couldn't so any more to keep the place open to the point it was almost farcical.

Also, I'd prefer to be in school too. I am getting cabin fever and will have no problem making the time up.

pikachucheeks · 08-01-2010 06:44PM

kona wrote: »

I feel sorry for the 3rd and 6th years with their mocks soon.:o

+ 1.

A friend of mine is doing her Leaving Cert.
Earlier this year, she was off school for ages because of the floods. And now, this.
Major distraction!

I think schools are being closed more so to prevent people from travelling on the roads, rather than because teachers are being whiny, to be honest.

Cian92 · 08-01-2010 06:44PM

Conor108 wrote: »

I am quite upset! But I'm in 6th year so Quite behind on a few subjects, mocks coming up etc.

Nothing stopping you from studying at home... If your behind that's your own fault. Im in 6th year and delighted

Yellowblackbird · 08-01-2010 06:45PM

Apparently the country is nearly out of Salt.
But I have about half a packet (container?) in my kitchen. Will need some, but not much, for chips later on.
Maybe we could rustle up a good amount together to keep for the duration of the crisis.

spurious · 08-01-2010 06:45PM

It's at times like this that Moodle and the like come into their own.

kona · 08-01-2010 06:47PM

stripysocks85 wrote: »

Are you for real?
Check over in the Commuting and Transport forum - you'll see it's not just 'moany Teachers' who are concerned about travelling in such adverse conditions.

I am so f**king angry at your comment right now. It's totally pathetic, and do you know what, I expected that there would be some idiotic comments about lazy/greedy/selfish teachers looking for more holidays etc etc when that couldnt' be further from the truth.

Dublin Bus have cancelled some of their services, airports closed, people would choose not to drive where at all possible, yet all you can do is moan about schools and teachers [when it wasn't their decision at all] being off until Thursday at least for the SAFETY of all involved.

I have to travel 100miles just to get to school [I was visiting family at Xmas] and am terrified of the travelling conditions near my school - bus routes have been cancelled, warned it is an ice rink etc.

The cheek of you has me seething right now, and those bravado posters who 'thanked' you unnecessarily are just as bad.

State of you seething behind a computer screen.

Grow a pair of balls and stop being a sheltered sissy.

Ive exams next week, they are on. I can drive to work, I can drive to college and drive to the shops.

People like you are the reason this country is a ****ing ****hole. Canada, USA, Russia, UK, Nordic countries have it worse.

Were getting it lightly , its a bit of snow and ice.

"Ohhhh im seething":rolleyes::D:D

-Embarrassing.

lauralee28 · 08-01-2010 06:47PM

kona wrote: »

Teachers must be the biggest bunch of moany sissys in the country.

If everybody else can get to work, and do exams, no reason why these lazy overpaid control freaks cant do the same.

Are they going to make up the hours later in the summer? **** no!

I feel sorry for the 3rd and 6th years with their mocks soon.:o

Oh yeah, its ALL the teachers fault. We caused the snow

Hauk · 08-01-2010 06:49PM

spurious wrote: »

It's at times like this that Moodle and the like come into their own.

We're buggered if the internet pipes freeze. :O

moretothegirl · 08-01-2010 06:51PM

kona wrote: »

State of you seething behind a computer screen.

Grow a pair of balls and stop being a sheltered sissy.

Ive exams next week, they are on. I can drive to work, I can drive to college and drive to the shops.

People like you are the reason this country is a ****ing ****hole. Canada, USA, Russia, UK, Nordic countries have it worse.

Were getting it lightly , its a bit of snow and ice.

"Ohhhh im seething":rolleyes::D:D

-Embarrassing.

your comment is so offensive. I am not a teacher before you jump down my neck. Yes Canada etc. have it worse, but they can deal with it better, they have provisions, chains on tyres , snow ploughs etc. It is not the schools' faults that the damn government aren't prepared for this weather and that they have ran out of grit etc.
It is completely unfair to compare this cold snap in an unprepared Ireland to Canada's consistent snowy weather.

tvnutz · 08-01-2010 06:52PM

kona wrote: »

State of you seething behind a computer screen.

Grow a pair of balls and stop being a sheltered sissy.

Ive exams next week, they are on. I can drive to work, I can drive to college and drive to the shops.

People like you are the reason this country is a ****ing ****hole. Canada, USA, Russia, UK, Nordic countries have it worse.

Were getting it lightly , its a bit of snow and ice.

"Ohhhh im seething":rolleyes::D:D

-Embarrassing.

And you are not hiding behind a computer screen? Your pathetic posts show you are the one with no balls and people like you are what is wrong with this country. Well done,you went to work,so did loads of other people. That's not the issue if you had read the posts you are replying to. teachers can for the most part get to work,it is the students that havn't been getting to class and in many places it is very dangerous to do so if they are walking or cycling.

Good luck in your exams,I suggest you read the questions fully before you attempt them because clearly you have not done the same here.

Only one thing that is embarrassing and that's you. :cool:

kona · 08-01-2010 06:53PM

FAO of the "oooh I cant drive brigade"

Well, we have trains, (LUAS in dublin too). Pretty sure most here have legs. Most will have a bike too.

So there, you can avail of public Transport, Walk, Cycle.

Hell thanks to all the Moaning you may even get a lift in a APC.

I understand some areas are bad, BUT I live in dublin and the only issue is having to travel at 30KMPH.
Every school doesnt need to be closed, I think its more than a coincedince that schools are the first to be closed everytime we get something more than a frost or a shower.

In most places, If you need to get somewhere, you can.

Kenteach · 08-01-2010 06:53PM

Only the most twisted of individuals could possibly use this announcement as a reason for complaining about teachers. And only the saddest of internet warriors would waste their time and precious little common sense by thanking the poster.

Proto · 08-01-2010 06:53PM

kona wrote: »

State of you seething behind a computer screen.

Grow a pair of balls and stop being a sheltered sissy.

Ive exams next week, they are on. I can drive to work, I can drive to college and drive to the shops.

People like you are the reason this country is a ****ing ****hole. Canada, USA, Russia, UK, Nordic countries have it worse.

Were getting it lightly , its a bit of snow and ice.

"Ohhhh im seething":rolleyes::D:D

-Embarrassing.

Are you deaf?

It wasn't the teacher's decision. Stop raging at them.

Pfft your bitterness is embarrassing :rolleyes:

ride-the-spiral · 08-01-2010 06:53PM

kona wrote: »

State of you seething behind a computer screen.

Grow a pair of balls and stop being a sheltered sissy.

Ive exams next week, they are on. I can drive to work, I can drive to college and drive to the shops.

People like you are the reason this country is a ****ing ****hole. Canada, USA, Russia, UK, Nordic countries have it worse.

Were getting it lightly , its a bit of snow and ice.

"Ohhhh im seething":rolleyes::D:D

-Embarrassing.

Ah, cynicism instead of actually addressing well made points.

Dionysus · 08-01-2010 06:53PM

kona wrote: »

Teachers must be the biggest bunch of moany sissys in the country.

If everybody else can get to work, and do exams, no reason why these lazy overpaid control freaks cant do the same.

Are they going to make up the hours later in the summer? **** no!

Pathetic. If your child slipped and broke her neck on the way to school or your wife skidded into another car while driving to the school then you'd no doubt be the first to condemn "teachers" for not closing schools, for putting lives at risk and much more.

Batt O Keefe made a wise decision.

Ollchailin · 08-01-2010 06:54PM

kona wrote: »

People like you are the reason this country is a ****ing ****hole. Canada, USA, Russia, UK, Nordic countries have it worse.
quote]

-Yep. it's the teachers that have the country in the state it's in. We caused the snow, the recession, road deaths, alcoholism, anti social behaviour, drug abuse... and all the other reasons why this country needs a good kick in the arse.

I agree this country doesn't have it as bad as others- but then again how often do we get weather like this? We just don't have the resources to deal with it- but sure I suppose you blame teachers for that too :rolleyes:

Cian92 · 08-01-2010 06:55PM

lauralee28 wrote: »

Oh yeah, its ALL the teachers fault. We caused the snow

Parent are angry as there babysitting service is closed, so teachers are going to be blamed. (Naive parents think teachers are overpaid and under worked as it is) So the ignorant will continue to blame teachers unfortuneately.

kona · 08-01-2010 06:55PM

moretothegirl wrote: »

your comment is so offensive. I am not a teacher before you jump down my neck. Yes Canada etc. have it worse, but they can deal with it better, they have provisions, chains on tyres , snow ploughs etc. It is not the schools' faults that the damn government aren't prepared for this weather and that they have ran out of grit etc.
It is completely unfair to compare this cold snap in an unprepared Ireland to Canada's consistent snowy weather.

How about the UK then? By all accounts its worse there. They have only closed Services now.

On a scale of 1-10, were at like 4, they are at 7.

TheZohanS · 08-01-2010 06:56PM

stripysocks85 wrote: »

PS Wanted to add, I have NO problem making up the days in reasonable weather.

Lol of course you wouldn't, you wouldn't do it without being paid for overtime.

80% of you voted for strike action when the weather was good enough to travel in.

That's pathetic.

ride-the-spiral · 08-01-2010 06:57PM

kona wrote: »

How about the UK then? By all accounts its worse there. They have only closed Services now.

On a scale of 1-10, were at like 4, they are at 7.

So you're actually annoyed at the governments and county council's lack of preparation for it, not the teachers?

stripysocks85 · 08-01-2010 06:57PM

kona wrote: »

FAO of the "oooh I cant drive brigade"

Well, we have trains, (LUAS in dublin too). Pretty sure most here have legs. Most will have a bike too.

So there, you can avail of public Transport, Walk, Cycle.

Hell thanks to all the Moaning you may even get a lift in a APC.

I understand some areas are bad, BUT I live in dublin and the only issue is having to travel at 30KMPH.
Every school doesnt need to be closed, I think its more than a coincedince that schools are the first to be closed everytime we get something more than a frost or a shower.

In most places, If you need to get somewhere, you can.

FYI,
Dublin City may have public transport, but I can guarantee it hardly exists in the rest of the country [but that is a different matter].

Yes perhaps some children can walk/cycle 'safely' to school, but I think you're forgetting that there is a horrifiic forecast for the East for the weekend, and with no let up on this ice, there is no chance for what's there to thaw, which means there are layers and layers of unthawed ice, providing an ice rink.

Secondly, not all teachers live right beside their school - many teachers must travel backroads, and long distances in order to arrive at their school. THIS provides yet another obstacle to schools opening safely. As unforunately, without teachers present, schools cannot operate.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Ms. Captain M · 08-01-2010 06:57PM

Ah Jesus. Now have to try and find a childminder. I can understand some schools having to close, but my son's was open the last 2 days and there didn't seem to be low attendance, he said there was 3 missing from his class. Could they not have left it to the individual boards of management to decide like this week. I can't afford to take time off work for this.

Kenteach · 08-01-2010 06:58PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Lol of course you wouldn't, you wouldn't do it without being paid for overtime.

80% of you voted for strike action when the weather was good enough to travel in.

That's pathetic.

Get your facts right before jumping on the bandwagon of bitterness.

kona · 08-01-2010 06:58PM

Ollchailin wrote: »

kona wrote: »

People like you are the reason this country is a ****ing ****hole. Canada, USA, Russia, UK, Nordic countries have it worse.
quote]

-Yep. it's the teachers that have the country in the state it's in. We caused the snow, the recession, road deaths, alcoholism, anti social behaviour, drug abuse... and all the other reasons why this country needs a good kick in the arse.

I agree this country doesn't have it as bad as others- but then again how often do we get weather like this? We just don't have the resources to deal with it- but sure I suppose you blame teachers for that too :rolleyes:

Look everybody isnt out to get you. Your the First only Profession declaring your closed for a week:rolleyes:
Im blaming teachers for leaving a bunch of school kids ****ed, 4 weeks before their mocks:rolleyes:.

Ive college Lecturers offering extra tutorials before the exams.

Doubt you lot will offer this to you exam classes?

Thought not.

TheZohanS · 08-01-2010 06:58PM

tvnutz wrote: »

And you are not hiding behind a computer screen? Your pathetic posts show you are the one with no balls and people like you are what is wrong with this country. Well done,you went to work,so did loads of other people. That's not the issue if you had read the posts you are replying to. teachers can for the most part get to work,it is the students that havn't been getting to class and in many places it is very dangerous to do so if they are walking or cycling.

Good luck in your exams,I suggest you read the questions fully before you attempt them because clearly you have not done the same here.

Only one thing that is embarrassing and that's you. :cool:

Attact the post, not the poster.

stripysocks85 · 08-01-2010 06:58PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Lol of course you wouldn't, you wouldn't do it without being paid for overtime.

80% of you voted for strike action when the weather was good enough to travel in.

That's pathetic.

That was an entirely different matter, and very poor of you to bring it up in this particular instant. Everybody would attempt to defend their working conditions and pay where possible, do NOT begin to tell me that you would be any different as it's a blatant lie. There is no harm in trying.

implausible · 08-01-2010 06:59PM

kona wrote: »

Well, we have trains, (LUAS in dublin too). Pretty sure most here have legs. Most will have a bike too.

So there, you can avail of public Transport, Walk, Cycle.

Isn't Dublin, where everyone lives, fantastic?!:rolleyes:

The teachers haven't closed the schools, the Minister has. Personally, I'm dying of cabin fever up here and I'd rather be at school. I presume the logic is the unwillingness of the Govt to pay out insurance claims if a schoolbus crashes on our ungritted roads or if children fall in the yards. Closed schools take tens of thousands of vehicles off the roads.

all schools closed until thursday 14th jan

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