discussion Target practise

[colin m]

In my line of work I drive a 3.5 tonne van (to carry all our equipment about) and fully expect to used as target practise by the school kids as I drive past. With the recent snow, I can only report two contacts - just two - what is it with kids these days ? The snow too cold ? too wet ? SCHOOL KIDS OF BRITAIN - GET A GRIP ! or a better aim................

 

[mossiepilot]

Thanks for the laugh Colin. Off to work chuckling now.

Tony.

 

[spanner570]

Colin, they wouldn't know how to make a snowball...............unless it was computer generated!

Ron

 

[Gern]

Colin, they wouldn't know how to make a snowball...............unless it was computer generated!Ron

Got to agree Ron. Most kids today don't do snowballs because:

1) It's outside

2) No-one's taught them how

3) You have to make them by hand

4) The technology is more than 15 minutes old and therefore obsolete and not worth bothering with.

Gern

 

[Guest]

Got to agree Ron. Most kids today don't do snowballs because:1) It's outside

2) No-one's taught them how

3) You have to make them by hand

4) The technology is more than 15 minutes old and therefore obsolete and not worth bothering with.

Gern

If i can add number 5

5) whilst snowballing (therefore using both hands) they cannot update their my-face or space-book profile to say that they're outside snowballing !!!

 

[michaelm]

The throwing of snowballs or similar snow made shapes is a health and safety risk, a full risk assessment must be carried out before launching any snow made missile.

There will be an E.U directive somewhere oulineing the permitted size and weight of said snowball and the conditions under which the projectile may be used.

Any child wishing to qualify as a registered snow made projectile user can apply in writing to your M.E.P.

 

[stona]

Well I made the mistake of driving past two schools,very close together, one of which is very large,just as they were tipping out. There was a veritable barrage of snow balls across the road! For the most part they were not aimed at passing traffic,probably too many parents' cars about,but at other "scholars" taking cover behind trees on the opposite side of the road.

SWMBO said that the teachers should stop them,I of course agreed (I'm not stupid),but actually felt like stopping and joining in!

Cheers

Steve

 

[spanner570]

The throwing of snowballs or similar snow made shapes is a health and safety risk, a full risk assessment must be carried out before launching any snow made missile.There will be an E.U directive somewhere oulineing the permitted size and weight of said snowball and the conditions under which the projectile may be used.

Any child wishing to qualify as a registered snow made projectile user can apply in writing to your M.E.P.

Reminds me of my school days.....I went to an all boys secondary modern in Chester and separated from us by a fence and single gate was a mixed Catholic High school....Many a battle royal was fought over who controlled that gate - Snow or not! - Snow ball fights were megga confrontations...............Until one smart a**e thought it clever to hide a chunk of brick in a snowball. No more snowballing.

Memories of simple days when you could kick lumps out of one and other and still be buddies. Then I became a Mod and spent many a happy time having the s**t kicked out of me by Rockers on Rhyl beach......but I digress!

Ron

 

[yak face]

I found exactly the same thing colin! I drive a 7.5 ton lorry and traditionally driving in snowy weather near schools was always met with a salvo or two ,but this year not one! As colin (cdw) says ,its probably cause you cant make a snowball without letting go of your mobile phone!!! tony

 

[Guest]

Boy next door built a lovely snowman.

Nice fat body about 5 feet tall. Nice big head.

Stones for eyes carrot for a nose. It stood there in all it's glory.

Problem he built it behind his mother's car & she could not get out of the drive.

Pauline & I just had a giggle as we could see all that was happening.

Laurie

 

[Alan 45]

good laugh guys love the EU safty tips and the snowman blocking the car priceless :rofl:

 

[colin m]

Just thought, to make matters worse, we normally work in pairs - TWO targets, I meant vans.....................

 

[Guest]

The things that I miss in modern boys is the use of catapults, penknives for all sorts of things, dirty knees (short trousers of course), stockings around the ankles, tousled hair, climbing trees, being mischievous. I was no tearaway but I was a real boy. They are so tidy now! But I am glad that throwing snowballs at targets is still popular.

 

[Guest]

Yes you are right Steve. Tree climbing was great. Camps was the name of the game. Pea Shooters out of those plants which had hollow stems probably have poisin capabilities.

Knock down ginger. Knocking on doors & then hiding.

Chucking chewed little dots of newspaper at the blackboard while the teacher had his back turned.

Adding a bit of that chemical that makes foam into the ink well. Blue smoke appeared.

Those horrible monsters of the top grade chucking the little ones in the marshy bit during the cross country.

Lunch break with a multitude of miniature chess sets appearing.

De bagging all the new intake on the first day.

Boarding the bus home covered with mud on a Friday after sports afternoon still wearing the studded football boots.

Playing cricket Saturday morning for the school, mens cricket in the afternoon & mens cricket all day Sunday.

That was my youth & I loved every minute of it & would not swap it for all the tea in China.

It was a fabulous time.

Laurie

Forgot & laughing with all my mates until it really hurt.

 

[Guest]

Yes, I did inkwells too. My my method was to put a drop from a codliver oil capsule into all the inkwells in the classroom. Chorus: "My pen won't write". "Don't be silly. Get on with it." >>> Chaos. And fusing the electrics by a wire in the sockets. I never got caught.

I was evacuated from Aberdeen to a Scottish castle in Banchory. 8 boys aged 8 and 40 girls from the local girls' school. We boys joined the Girl Guides and learned on safari how to roast a hedgehog by wrapping in clay in a fire. Delicious. I have a photo of all eight of us. Not very angelic-looking.

But no bullying, and only one sadistic teacher. Rugby mad he was.

Back to modelling.