General Chat

As I see it, a large majority of children live within walking distance of their school, especially at primary age & Yes, I know there are exceptions.
What happened to walking your child to school until they were old enough to go on their own.
I remember vividly having a 20 minute walk twice each day in each direction, plus a half hour wait after the younger one left for the day until the older one came out.
Effectively nearly 2 hours of the day taken up ensuring that the kids got to & from school.
When they went to secondary school, they had a half hour walk in each direction, because although we could see the school from the house, it was on the other side of the river, with no bridge, so they had to walk into town in order to get across.
Can´t see many kids doing that today.
A bus pass would have been useless because the school wasn´t on a bus route.

It won't make any difference. I doubt it is cheaper to bring them to school by car now and people can't possibly send their children to the nearest school and spend a bit of time with them themselves to get them up to this standard that they are supposed to reach.It's a good thing they don't all have to be the same size and colour as well!

Now you have started me!

My thoughts exactly Sue.
As Sharron says at least if pensioners are on the bus, you know where they are, although I would take issue with the idea that you know what they are up to.
On a serious note, If you have busloads of children, there will undoubtedly be bad behaviour. Are they going to bring back conductors to try to keep the peace?
If they are, the poor souls have all my sympathy.

I doubt it.the lazy little children won't walk or go on a bus if one of the family has got a car and time to drop/pick them up.

Also don't forget the pensioners who have cars will use them if the bus pass was taken away. :-) :-)

Ah yes, So you keep them as spares in there then. :-D :-D :-D :-DDon,t tell Prickly or she,ll be wanting an Invite. ;-) ;-)

Do you remember I had a new shed with free erection?

So you,ve Let the "Firemen" go then Sharron. :-D :-D :-D

At least when the pensioners are on the bus we know what they are up to.

Remember Monty Python, Hell's Grannies? All those milkmen I keep in the spare bedroom do.

Take the Winter Fuel payments & bus passes from the pensioners & give free travel to all under 16s.
Yes, I know the theory is that it would reduce the number of cars doing the school run, but would it?