New Schools - Town Hall Meeting

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 11 Oct 2006, 11:40

I'm looking forward to this meeting and will be bringing my knitting.

On a scale of 1 to 10 - how much of a bunfight do you think it will be?

Will there be actual fisticuffs?

Will there be heckling?

Will someone have to wrestle the microphone out of Lawrence Marshall's hands?

Will there be enough seats?

Will it over-run?

Will arriving early guarantee you don't have to run the leaflet gauntlet or will your seat be full?

Are the various factions each having acaucus beforehand to agree on strategy?

Will there be any individual or mass walkouts during the meeting?

Is Graham Kitchener filming the event?

Is PTV doing a filming or recording?

Will the minutes be dodgy?

Some of these questions may or may not be answered tonight ...

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 11 Oct 2006, 12:01

Dadaist wrote:I'm looking forward to this meeting and will be bringing my knitting.

On a scale of 1 to 10 - how much of a bunfight do you think it will be? (9) It was a 2.

Will there be actual fisticuffs? (no) Correct
Will there be heckling? (9) 2 at most

Will someone have to wrestle the microphone out of Lawrence Marshall's hands? (Everyone knows its pointless)
Lawrence put in the best performance I've heard from him in a public meeting.

Will there be enough seats? (Possibly) Easily I guess the turnout was about half a superstore meeting it was the most poorly attented public meeting I have attended.Will it over-run? (Yes) a wee bit

Will arriving early guarantee you don't have to run the leaflet gauntlet or will your seat be full? (No) Correct
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Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 11 Oct 2006, 12:15

Oof - hadn't thought about the footie. I wonder if it'll be like that Henman match when there was an England game on at the same time - people cheering and groaning at inappropriate moments, earphones, txting etc

Do you think the meeting will need stewards and an umpire?

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 11 Oct 2006, 12:34

Dada, you forgot to mention the mandatory collecting-bucket(s)!

Or is it collection-buckets?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 11 Oct 2006, 12:39

Poppy wrote:Dada, you forgot to mention the mandatory collecting-bucket(s)!

Or is it collection-buckets?

I did. Curse those buckets. Obviously yer PPAG bucket is green - but then so is yer Golfie bucket. How do we differentiate?

PFANS could collect in an upturned construction hat.

COEC could collect in an enormous skip cos they have the biggest fundraising problem of all.

No change there.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 11 Oct 2006, 13:55

Are you expecting to see a tear-jerking photo exhibition from PPAG that features "Party in the PArk"?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 11 Oct 2006, 14:12

Yes. I want a piece of commemorative turf as well.

bbbrown · Post by **bbbrown** » 11 Oct 2006, 14:38

Its the tear stained little faces of the shoeless, torn clothed, little urchins from porty kids first i'm dreading....

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 11 Oct 2006, 14:40

When the member of PHS school board asks why the school can't be decanted on-site whilst the new school is built around it. Do you expect him to be

a) Jeered?

b) Cheered?

C) met with stony silence?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 11 Oct 2006, 14:46

Porty wrote:When the member of PHS school board asks why the school can't be decanted on-site whilst the new school is built around it. Do you expect him to be

a) Jeered?

b) Cheered?

C) met with stony silence?

d) Calmly asked if he would prefer the underground or the on-stilts decant, sir.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 11 Oct 2006, 14:49

bbbrown wrote:Its the tear stained little faces of the shoeless, torn clothed, little urchins from porty kids first i'm dreading....

It's a sham - they all have equity cards. They are professional urchins who trained at RADA and have agents. PFANS are going to wheel them on at a pre-set signal - they'll sing a couple of numbers from "Oliver" then have to leg it back dyne sythe.

Rex_Mundi · Post by **Rex_Mundi** » 11 Oct 2006, 15:00

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Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 11 Oct 2006, 15:12

Have you got an axe to grind?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 11 Oct 2006, 15:17

How many minutes did PHS allow its pupils to travel to and from the main school to the annexe , which was located at the foot of Park Avenue before punishing them? Punishments were handed out daily and the annexe was roughly half way between the high school and the footballl pitches on Portobello Park.

How many minutes in each direction?

a) 5 minutes?

b) 6 minutes?

C) 7 minutes?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 11 Oct 2006, 15:20

If the new PHS does get built and it lasts for 40 years. How many working days will this represent for pupils and staff?

a) 1 million

b) 5 million

c) 10 milion

d) 12 million

e) 8000

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 11 Oct 2006, 15:24

Recently a PE teacher at Heriots was told that it was unsatisfactory that a child lost so much of its PE time being bussed from School to Goldenacre. What was the teachers response.

A) Tough this was made clear to you in the contract.

b) If you want on-site sports facilities send them to Watsons.

C) I'm not happy about that either but there is nothing that we can do?

d) a, b and c

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 12 Oct 2006, 10:14

Dadaist wrote:I'm looking forward to this meeting and will be bringing my knitting.

On a scale of 1 to 10 - how much of a bunfight do you think it will be? (9) It was a 2.

Will there be actual fisticuffs? (no) Correct
Will there be heckling? (9) 2 at most

Will someone have to wrestle the microphone out of Lawrence Marshall's hands? (Everyone knows its pointless)
Lawrence put in the best performance I've heard from him in a public meeting.

Will there be enough seats? (Possibly) Easily I guess the turnout was about half a superstore meeting it was the most poorly attented public meeting I have attended.

Will it over-run? (Yes) a wee bit

Will arriving early guarantee you don't have to run the leaflet gauntlet or will your seat be full? (No) Correct
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bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 12 Oct 2006, 13:17

Porty wrote: Easily I guess the turnout was about half a superstore meeting it was the most poorly attented public meeting I have attended.

Rather like the St John's meeting, might that be something to do with the timing? 7 o'clock, fgs. In meetings dealing with schools, which one might therefore assume have a lot of interest for parents of young as well as not so young children, did anyone give any thought to what parents were supposed to do with said children? Or have we gone back half a century, assuming al children live wiht two parents or have a nanny?

My family weren't represented last night; one of us had a meeting; the other had children at home who had to be looked after, and put to bed. My family weren't represented at the St John's meeting because one of us had a meeting, and the other had children at home to look after, and put to bed. And given that I discovered on the afternoon of the St John's meeting that we could take children with us, it was too late. Had I been told a week earlier, I woud have been able to be there. Had either of these meetings been not at exactly my kids' bedtime, I might have been able to get a babysitter and be there...really not a very family-centred way of doing things.

I doubt I'm the only person who couldn't be there because I have children.

gilo · Post by **gilo** » 12 Oct 2006, 13:20

Try a babysitter, or better still home alone, the risks really aren't that high, particularly if you lock them in a cupboard.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 12 Oct 2006, 13:32

Point taken BB. You will just have to make your views known through the other channles; email and letters.

There were quite a lot of children demonstrating outside to back the new schools proposal and there is pretty good pic in tonights evening news. Although the accompanying article is not quite how i recall what transpired at the meeting.

I don't believe that the absence of child-minding families had a particularly adverse effect on the turnout. The PCATS and other meetings nust have been blighted bythe same thing bit the turnouts were significatly bigger than last nights. I expected the place to be packed to the rafters, like the public meeting last October. Having said that there were some really good questions asked by people on all sides of the debate.

I waa a pleasantly surprised by the balance of the attendees. I thought that the pro-schools contingent would be outnumbered about 4 to 1 but it was more like 6 to 4. I guess the pro-schools asked about 40 to 45% of the questions. Personally i think it was very worthwhile meeting and another result for the pro's.

The only downside was the usual "we speak fir the majority" and "nobody believes you". Which really sticks in my craw.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 12 Oct 2006, 13:37

Gilo wrote:Try a babysitter, or better still home alone, the risks really aren't that high, particularly if you lock them in a cupboard.

Locking them in a cupboard for 7 hours a day would certainly be good preparation for Option A.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 12 Oct 2006, 13:38

Another tip that you may find helpful. Don't kick a ball about in the garden with the kids. Get them used to PE. Hop on a 12 up to the Jack Kane centre. You may only have 10 minutes when you get there but at least the poor kids hopes wonl't be dashed when they get to school.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:30

Oh dear Porty! A while since you used the LRT buses? The 12 doesn't come through Portobello anymore. Nor does the 32.
Miss them sniff sniff!

Make the kids walk. At the rate we're losing playing fields/ green sites it's the only thing they'll be able to do.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:38

The 12 doesn't come through Portobello??? !!!

Just goes to show how much i know about buses. Could I get off on a technicality by claiming the kids ion question lived on Duddingston Park or does the 12 not go there either?

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 12 Oct 2006, 16:12

As of the begining of October the 12 stops at Kings Road, so it won't go to Duddingston Park either. We now have a 21 which is supposed to come along Ferry Road through Leith, Restalrig, Portobello, Niddrie, Cameron Toll and to new RIE. As yet it doesn't seem to stick to the timetable in the afternoon ( according to Clanger no 3 ).

BABY DRAGON! (Clanger#3) · Post by **BABY DRAGON! (Clanger#3)** » 12 Oct 2006, 20:24

Hi Mummy!

'Tis True The Bus Driver Said He Was Going To Leith links instead And I Was Stuck In The Rain 20Mins Before A #12 Came And Then I Had To Walk From King's Road.

I Hate Rain. Especially Wet Rain.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 12 Oct 2006, 21:51

Porty wrote: Could I get off on a technicality by claiming the kids ion question lived on Duddingston Park or does the 12 not go there either?

As SD and the baby say, no. Buses now don't go where I need them to.

And anyway, you'd be lying.

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