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Stu, if your going to post something in my thread, at least make it interestingly inciting.

Talking of schools, my sister's high school is banning the wearing of ties in a casual way and replacing them with clip-ons that can't be adjusted, due to complaints from a few parents.

I find the whole thing unbelievable.

Wh...? What were they doing with the ties so badly for them to be banned?

Ah, schools. If there's a bunch of people that creates pettier and more baffling sets of rules I've yet to meet it.

Sput wrote:If there's a bunch of people that creates pettier and more baffling sets of rules I've yet to meet it.

Oh, I didn't realise that you've never met the sadministrator and the soderators of TV Forum.

Nick Harvey wrote:

Sput wrote:If there's a bunch of people that creates pettier and more baffling sets of rules I've yet to meet it.

Oh, I didn't realise that you've never met the sadministrator and the soderators of TV Forum.

I said *PEOPLE*

Ronnie Rowlands wrote:Wh...? What were they doing with the ties so badly for them to be banned?

Making them short.

Well, it's over. *wipes brow*

I managed to get through everybody in double quick time, so I knocked off an hour early.

It was actually OK. One mother exclaimed 'Oh my, your hands are softer than I'd expected', and another told me that I was actually 'a jolly good chap'. I had a few heated confrontations too just to balance things out, and after one father muttered that I was a 'prickly poof' under his breath I was forced to impress upon him the fact that had he said something like that outside the confines of the school I would have made sure that procreation was well and truly out of the question for him.

Uniform - I don't have any interest in it tbh. I guess some kids think I'm a bit of a soft touch, but in Spain we never had uniforms. So I don't particularly agree with them. There's something a bit overtly colonial about them which grates slightly.

School uniforms do serve a purpose in that they remove the need for sartorial competition. In any school there are always going to be children from better off and less well off families. It's a competitive enough environment without adding the pressure of who is wearing the latest fashion.

I quite like the idea of those 'clip-on' ties, not least from the improved health and safety aspect. The police force have used them for years on the basis that it's difficult to strangle someone with a tie that comes away in your hand.

SN2005, you demonstrated more restraint than I would've done in the face of such mutterings from a bigot. At the very least I would've walked off and refused to discuss their child's education at all. It's amazing that these people are still around, let alone voice their opinions in public.

I would agree with you Stuart, but my opinions don't matter to you.

SN2005 wrote: I was forced to impress upon him the fact that had he said something like that outside the confines of the school I would have made sure that procreation was well and truly out of the question for him.

Guttingly it'd be too late anyway!

StuartPlymouth wrote: I quite like the idea of those 'clip-on' ties, not least from the improved health and safety aspect. The police force have used them for years on the basis that it's difficult to strangle someone with a tie that comes away in your hand.

Those belt things seem awfully dangerous too. Here's to the days when they won't need to learn how to tie a tie and everyone has elasticated waistbands! Oh, and velcro instead of zips so there's no danger of getting caught in the mornings. Is there a sort of spiritual link between HR and H&S folks?