tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post1029736298977998485..comments2024-03-29T00:28:02.797+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: LunaticsYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-61651152276283920362014-12-11T09:16:22.574+00:002014-12-11T09:16:22.574+00:00I read this post and all the comments yesterday bu...I read this post and all the comments yesterday but didn't have a chance to comment. It raises so many interesting issues and I really felt that I wanted to make some serious contribution. Then I realised that I, too, was one of these loonies and therefore had a biased outlook which is never a good place from which to comment. Now I shall have to forego reading more posts to catch up because I've been told by Calmac that I have a place on the ferry leaving (hopefully) from Ullapool this evening, Whoopeeeeee. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-10840885057092320182014-12-05T06:54:41.104+00:002014-12-05T06:54:41.104+00:00YP, although I am not a parent and therefore have ...YP, although I am not a parent and therefore have no real stake in the matter, my concern are the "normal" children and the teachers, too. I am neither totally for or against inclusion. I just think there is no "one fits all" solution, but parents must decide what is best for their child individually, helped by the sound advice from their child's doctor.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-70926790316998547402014-12-04T13:28:04.641+00:002014-12-04T13:28:04.641+00:00The education of the many is bring sacrificed for ...The education of the many is bring sacrificed for the inclusion of the few and stress levels of teachers are soaring.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-77788910419256353632014-12-03T22:33:44.559+00:002014-12-03T22:33:44.559+00:00Mobile phones can make great door stops but to me ...Mobile phones can make great door stops but to me their best use is as torches - or what our American cousins call flashlights. Very handy when you are in a dark spot.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-434195247453651082014-12-03T22:30:35.830+00:002014-12-03T22:30:35.830+00:00We are living in parallel universes Miss Arian. As...We are living in parallel universes Miss Arian. As a teacher I came to view "inclusion" as a term about which I had numerous concerns.. Throwing "included" children into a big teaching group created a drain on my time and attention that I could have dome without. What about the "normal" children?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75195959202344624902014-12-03T22:26:18.956+00:002014-12-03T22:26:18.956+00:00Ha! Ha! Well spotted Uncle Bob. I will change it.Ha! Ha! Well spotted Uncle Bob. I will change it.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26803677803301975132014-12-03T16:15:01.022+00:002014-12-03T16:15:01.022+00:00Actually most of them do basic math pretty well be...Actually most of them do basic math pretty well because their phones have calculators. English, not so much.<br />Jan Blawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697621979002856884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-33907636989771962382014-12-03T16:12:38.208+00:002014-12-03T16:12:38.208+00:00But it was the conservative savior, Ronald Reagan,...But it was the conservative savior, Ronald Reagan, who started the trend of turning mental patients into the streets when he was governor of California. I guess it IS cheaper to point fingers at each other than to actually do anything about a problem. Except we all know (because Fox "News" tell us) that the people on the streets are just lazy.<br /><br />I have known two families that were unfortunate to have sons that are mentally disabled, bad enough that they would have been institutionalized before. One ended up shooting himself and the other is 35 and still living with his now very frail parents. He'll be out on the streets when they're gone. But you know, we can't be supporting those damaged people because we have drones to buy, to protect ourselves from crazy foreigners.<br />Jan Blawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697621979002856884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-33506418204783112582014-12-03T15:14:25.235+00:002014-12-03T15:14:25.235+00:00Just one small positive point about people with th...Just one small positive point about people with their faces permanently stuck to phones, ipads, etc, you can ask anybody over 8 years old to fix your computer and it will be done in a jiffy. They might not be able to do basic maths or English or hold a conversation eyeball to eyeball, but hey ho. Molly Printempshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08677983247237875712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-47524139898632867852014-12-03T14:50:35.228+00:002014-12-03T14:50:35.228+00:00I am impressed by your having been a boy soprano a...I am impressed by your having been a boy soprano and a good enough one to be chosen to do "Once In Royal David's City"...Bravo! But you were wearing a surplice, not a surplus (a Freudian slip?)rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26641490296578744252014-12-03T10:14:03.043+00:002014-12-03T10:14:03.043+00:00Deal! Deal! Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-67734213772396311582014-12-03T07:06:16.009+00:002014-12-03T07:06:16.009+00:00Nowadays, it is all about inclusion. All children,...Nowadays, it is all about inclusion. All children, regardless of their physical or mental (dis)abilities, are to attend the same schools here in Germany. This has caused a big public discussion; some of the parents of handicapped (that word is not allowed in German anymore!) children admit that their children are far better off at schools where the teachers understand their special needs, but others insist on the inclusion. Trouble is that there simply is no "one for all" solution; it must be decided individually what a child would benefit from more; specialised education or the company of children who do not have the same condition.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78862276166340626872014-12-03T06:48:17.059+00:002014-12-03T06:48:17.059+00:00Your secret is safe with me Lee. Please keep this ...Your secret is safe with me Lee. Please keep this tidbit of knowledge secret too - I am also a raving loony!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43218345321499338022014-12-03T02:26:57.422+00:002014-12-03T02:26:57.422+00:00I dress up as a tree when I see a van circling, Yo...I dress up as a tree when I see a van circling, Yorky...I'm in camouflage...as long as I don't start walking about, I fool them every time!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-11980234467310023122014-12-02T23:39:54.137+00:002014-12-02T23:39:54.137+00:00Beware of vans circling your neighbourhood Lee. So...Beware of vans circling your neighbourhood Lee. Somebody might have reported you!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53131112782534376472014-12-02T23:38:10.310+00:002014-12-02T23:38:10.310+00:00Racist? I am just telling you how it was back then...Racist? I am just telling you how it was back then. The unfortunates who inhabited those hospitals were not a separate race. They were the impaired and unlucky rejects from my own race.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-32178157301351208692014-12-02T22:32:33.113+00:002014-12-02T22:32:33.113+00:00'Tis true...so true. They're all running ...'Tis true...so true. They're all running loose and wild these days. Hey! Even I have learned how to dodge the guys in the white jackets. They've not managed to catch me...yet! <br /><br />As stuff political-correctness....it's well past its use-by date...and it has been and is being over-used!<br /><br />I'm off to play some looney tunes!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-85001466270201430642014-12-02T22:16:13.893+00:002014-12-02T22:16:13.893+00:00I do get your point but if you were an American bl...I do get your point but if you were an American blogger a huge portion of society (the politically correct portion) would descend upon you to deplore your slurs against the poor unfortunate mentally challenged segment of the population. The media would hound you for comments to include in their nightly newscasts to prove what an ignorant racist (yes, racist) you are and persuade their vast viewing public to shun you in perpetuity. rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5395993277718750892014-12-02T21:14:44.083+00:002014-12-02T21:14:44.083+00:00YP
Most of the long stay patients benefitted as th...YP<br />Most of the long stay patients benefitted as they had time in the community too.....<br />There is a great deal to be said for company John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-58234402224293468772014-12-02T21:03:12.342+00:002014-12-02T21:03:12.342+00:00I always suspected that "care in the communit...I always suspected that "care in the community" was just another way of saying "saving money". You will know this much better than me John but I think that the majority of residents of these asylums benefited from being there. Of course there was a significant minority who deserved a better way - in the outside world - Down's people for example.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13863428684963055152014-12-02T20:45:04.779+00:002014-12-02T20:45:04.779+00:00I have first hand experience of working in an asyl...I have first hand experience of working in an asylum <br />I was , as you know a student nurse at the old deva hospital in chester in 1983<br />It was the end of the old system ....<br />In my experience the patients were well cared for<br />Ok the care was regimented somewhat, but even the oldest nurses ( and when I say oldest I mean institutionalized) cared for their patients<br />The surroundings were grim<br />But compared to community care nowadays, the patients had structure, friendship, mentor ship and a cheap pint in the social club until 8 pm!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-37457689566329539702014-12-02T18:02:03.063+00:002014-12-02T18:02:03.063+00:00I think we understand each other perfectly YP.I think we understand each other perfectly YP.carol in cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361149279309934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45840299179877580922014-12-02T17:56:12.100+00:002014-12-02T17:56:12.100+00:00Now that is one loony bin the authorities forgot t...Now that is one loony bin the authorities forgot to shut down! Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-19292264679500245512014-12-02T17:55:19.268+00:002014-12-02T17:55:19.268+00:00I like the wisdom of the final paragraph Jan but I...I like the wisdom of the final paragraph Jan but I trust you realise that in poking fun at these technophiles my tongue was lodged firmly in my cheek. Thanks for your thoughtful response. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-46144619254843169782014-12-02T17:46:40.078+00:002014-12-02T17:46:40.078+00:00Carol - I am not sure if should take your comment...Carol - I am not sure if should take your comment as a compliment because "The Daily Mail" is a newspaper that thinking people in England never read because it is the home of conservative prejudice, celebrity nonsense and jingoism.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com