Que Sera Sera Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 My poor lad has just come home from school having done fitness all afternoon. The poor thing had to go to the beach play cricket and swim in the Ocean, 27c and wall to wall sunshine. The poor kid, what a nightmare eh? He's not lucky like I was running cross country in the rain and the mud! Tough, tough life over here mind:biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 My poor lad has just come home from school having done fitness all afternoon. The poor thing had to go to the beach play cricket and swim in the Ocean, 27c and wall to wall sunshine. The poor kid, what a nightmare eh? He's not lucky like I was running cross country in the rain and the mud! Tough, tough life over here mind:biggrin: Remember most days when my kids came in from school and tell me what they'd been up to my usual response was "call that school". Kids still remind me of it, they've both finished now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 My poor lad has just come home from school having done fitness all afternoon. The poor thing had to go to the beach play cricket and swim in the Ocean, 27c and wall to wall sunshine. The poor kid, what a nightmare eh? He's not lucky like I was running cross country in the rain and the mud! Tough, tough life over here mind:biggrin: You forgot the hail and the sleet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Jesus, wish you hadn't reminded me about cross country in Blighty in the middle of winter! I'm off for a Panadol and a lie down...................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest 47403 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 You forgot the hail and the sleet! And dodging the dog Sh*t along the cross country route! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernbird Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 My daughter went on an end of year trip with her school on the Leeuwin II last week. She said it was the best day of her life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifi69 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I remember sitting with my then 17 year old on the swan river just taking in the views and soaking up the atmosphere .. She turned to me and said...it must be brilliant growing up here.. i reckon she is right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I know my son teacher was at camp last week at Wilsons Proms with year 9s it was such hard work, hiking and camping overnight etc etc. Sun shining then too as a bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 My son had to slum it for a week in Paris this year. My other one has to go to Germany next year. Poor things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 My poor lad has just come home from school having done fitness all afternoon. The poor thing had to go to the beach play cricket and swim in the Ocean, 27c and wall to wall sunshine. The poor kid, what a nightmare eh? He's not lucky like I was running cross country in the rain and the mud! Tough, tough life over here mind:biggrin: you know i said the same to my 13 yr old daughter on one of our many trips to london or was it monaco or was it rome or innsbruck or prague or munich or was it lucerne or hhhhmmmmm,could it have been her 3 trips to venice or...her trips to disney paris , disney california and disney florida or could it have been las vegas or her boring last weekend the cinema , ice skating or shopping ....its crap here in england .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 you know i said the same to my 13 yr old daughter on one of our many trips to london or was it monaco or was it rome or innsbruck or prague or munich or was it lucerne or hhhhmmmmm,could it have been her 3 trips to venice or...her trips to disney paris , disney california and disney florida or could it have been las vegas or her boring last weekend the cinema , ice skating or shopping ....its crap here in england .... Is that why you took her to all those places so you could prove your point??:wink: Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Is that why you took her to all those places so you could prove your point??:wink: Cheers, Bobj. envy.......love it here .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 B61, just remembered an 'incident' when I went to Germany with my school. We had a layover in Köln railway station for 3 hours. One of the boys needed to go to the toilets, so a small group of us went with him. He gesticulated to the big woman seated in the gents that he needed some toilet paper as there was none in the cubicles. She gave him 2 pieces of the cheapest dunny fodder one could ever imagine. Most of the buildings that we saw had bullet marks around virtually every window. It really put into perspective what Germany was like after WWII. Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 you know i said the same to my 13 yr old daughter on one of our many trips to london or was it monaco or was it rome or innsbruck or prague or munich or was it lucerne or hhhhmmmmm,could it have been her 3 trips to venice or...her trips to disney paris , disney california and disney florida or could it have been las vegas or her boring last weekend the cinema , ice skating or shopping ....its crap here in england .... It took you long enough to realise it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 B61, just remembered an 'incident' when I went to Germany with my school. We had a layover in Köln railway station for 3 hours. One of the boys needed to go to the toilets, so a small group of us went with him. He gesticulated to the big woman seated in the gents that he needed some toilet paper as there was none in the cubicles. She gave him 2 pieces of the cheapest dunny fodder one could ever imagine.Most of the buildings that we saw had bullet marks around virtually every window. It really put into perspective what Germany was like after WWII. Cheers, Bobj. Spent 3 1/2 years in Germany as a kid. I remember a car crash, being in hospital at Xmas for a tonsil operation, and a Xmas party and that's it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack13 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I am so glad I'm not at school anymore. I remember so many funny times I had with mates and although I look back and laugh I am grateful I'm not there any more. I hope my children can go to school in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpo1971 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 We used to go for a walk along the canal. Halcyon days (not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 you know i said the same to my 13 yr old daughter on one of our many trips to london or was it monaco or was it rome or innsbruck or prague or munich or was it lucerne or hhhhmmmmm,could it have been her 3 trips to venice or...her trips to disney paris , disney california and disney florida or could it have been las vegas or her boring last weekend the cinema , ice skating or shopping ....its crap here in england .... You've just proved your own point there Bunbury by the amount of places you mention where your daughter went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Of course there are things that are better in Australia, just as there are things that are better in the UK. The question is, are you the kind of person that focuses on the positives or on the negatives? Actually, I used to enjoy cross country. I was no good at it, but it was nice to get out in the fresh air, see nice scenery and generally not have people trying to topple me by shoulder charging my thighs. And if it was raining, sport was cancelled. I don't think we had 27 degrees to contend with but I'm not sure that would make outdoor sport very enticing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Of course there are things that are better in Australia, just as there are things that are better in the UK. The question is, are you the kind of person that focuses on the positives or on the negatives? Actually, I used to enjoy cross country. I was no good at it, but it was nice to get out in the fresh air, see nice scenery and generally not have people trying to topple me by shoulder charging my thighs. And if it was raining, sport was cancelled. I don't think we had 27 degrees to contend with but I'm not sure that would make outdoor sport very enticing. What school did you go to and when. In fact when might be the operative word here. I've never known sport get cancelled for rain when I was at school. I think the teachers used to love it even more, if it was pouring down, to say right lads 5 miles cross country today. In your green flash, so heavy when you got back as they were covered in mud that stuck to the soles like glue. To be fair I liked all that stuff. Our school had a cracking cross country team. If it wasn't for sport I would have hated school. As it was I enjoyed it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 What school did you go to and when. In fact when might be the operative word here. I've never known sport get cancelled for rain when I was at school. That would be the 1970s and 1980s. I went to more than one school and it was practice at each to cancel sports if it was raining. I presume this was for health and safety reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legoman Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 what worries me is some of the peeps I went to school with are starting to pop their clogs, and I,m only in my 50s, bodie with his 3.0 ford capri was a welcome relief from my days as a gasboard apprentice now he's gone along with Jack Reagan from the sweeny :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 That would be the 1970s and 1980s. I went to more than one school and it was practice at each to cancel sports if it was raining. I presume this was for health and safety reasons. The worlds going soft isn't it. The time would certainly make the difference. I finished secondary school in 1969-70 and we never had anything cancelled then because of rain or bad weather, actually cricket did used to get stopped, but it had to be raining pretty hard for even that to happen. Good job really, we would never had managed to get a full football season in. I used to coach my boys at Auskick for a few years and my wife tells me they aren't allowed to score at auskick anymore. The boys should just turn up and play for the love of the game????? What's the point in sport if no-one wins? Gets the kids used to striving for something, the elation of winning and the deflation of defeat. Kids are protected too much these days. No wonder a lot can't cope when it comes to exam time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I used to coach my boys at Auskick for a few years and my wife tells me they aren't allowed to score at auskick anymore. The boys should just turn up and play for the love of the game????? At our local Auskick, they have competitions, races, keep score in the kickabout. And that was this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 At our local Auskick, they have competitions, races, keep score in the kickabout. And that was this year. Good, my wife might have got some bad info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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