tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post549869388014512408..comments2024-03-29T01:58:40.773+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: EdaleYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-46136918598010840332008-07-16T15:37:00.000+01:002008-07-16T15:37:00.000+01:00I know what you mean about the give and take in co...I know what you mean about the give and take in conversation ... similar thing happened with our most recent recruit in the office (lasted three months). After a morning of intermittently asking polite questions and trying to sound interested in her gym and commuting routine I felt like saying - "Well enough about you let's talk about me .."!mutikonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013127024190330396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-39296863410853936802008-07-15T00:06:00.000+01:002008-07-15T00:06:00.000+01:00KATHERINE - You "relieve" in their classes? You me...KATHERINE - You "relieve" in their classes? You mean you relieve yourself?<BR/>JENNYTA - If I was on a primary residential I would get the little buggers to sleep for you. Just threatening them with bodily harm usually works I find.<BR/>ARTHUR - Never been anywhere interesting? Okay - what about Darlington then? Never achieved anything noteworthy? Well waht about those great pictures on your blog then? Yaaaah! Mock humility methinks.<BR/>DAPHNE - You're right. The next day some girls cornered this young guy and smeared his hair with shampoo. Needless to say, I didn't even try to come to his aid.<BR/>THREE LEDDED CAT - Welcome to the weird but wonderful world of the battered Yorkshire Pudding...<BR/>ALKELDA - "those who understood that grownups were grownups, kids were kids" Yeah! Most of the time. But as Dylan sang "May you stay forever young!"Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26896171144091140492008-07-14T23:16:00.000+01:002008-07-14T23:16:00.000+01:00In rereading some of Edward Eager's books, I came ...In rereading some of Edward Eager's books, I came across a passage that resonated with me as an adult as much as it did when I was a child, albeit from a different perspective. It described the three kinds of adults: those who refused to remember what it was like to be children, those who tried to act like children in order to relate to children, and those who understood that grownups were grownups, kids were kids, and there was no reason why the two sets couldn't get along. <BR/><BR/>I've always been a fan of the third set. (Perhaps that is why I refuse to use "friend" as a verb.)Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-63509659789859239242008-07-13T22:23:00.000+01:002008-07-13T22:23:00.000+01:00That's made me feel quite nostalgic. I used to wor...That's made me feel quite nostalgic. I used to work at a school that ran a trip to Edale every year. Good times.<BR/><BR/>We used to have fun with the kids, but we never kept them awake at night! (It was their job to prevent us from getting any sleep.)<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your move, doesn't sound like much fun to me.Lois (three-legged-cat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12678081529440242681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-62856322381603459082008-07-13T18:02:00.000+01:002008-07-13T18:02:00.000+01:00Teenagers behaving like teenagers, fair enough - -...Teenagers behaving like teenagers, fair enough - - but teachers, oh how very tedious. What a hilarious practical joke. Not. When I used to be involved in running school trips we used to devote all our energies to settling them down to sleep at night - - and teachers who don't do that are just storing up trouble for themselves the next day.Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469075813149239051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-33673311556070961972008-07-13T15:00:00.000+01:002008-07-13T15:00:00.000+01:00I went to peak district cave once with a large hig...I went to peak district cave once with a large high and dripping chimney like feature disappearing up to the surface. 'This is called the eiffel tower' said the guide. we all looked up. 'because if you look up you get an eyeful' he said. we all know people like your colleague YP. In my case I have never been anywhere interesting or acheived anything noteworthy so I am happy to listen to other's storiesArthur Clewleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899298157515419564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54214261867985554612008-07-12T15:58:00.000+01:002008-07-12T15:58:00.000+01:00Elder Daughter took me there a few years ago, YP. ...Elder Daughter took me there a few years ago, YP. Very interesting. I can't believe that these teachers had the time or the energy to do what they did. I can assure you it would never happen on a Primary school residential - you're lucky if you get a couple of hours sleep, never mind getting up to all that!Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-46706864146238043812008-07-12T12:21:00.000+01:002008-07-12T12:21:00.000+01:00Great story YP. I can relate to it well. especial...Great story YP. I can relate to it well. especially the bit about the young teacher. It's the lack of correct spelling, punctuation, grammar and imagination I notice in them too. I relieve in their classes... Enough to make your hair curl, some of it! Perhaps it's just New Zealand.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com